| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Troy Stovall (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Hawkins (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Craig Wolfe (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Derek Smith (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Gerald Ricco (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Bruce Bennett (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Everett Ibrahim (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan inbounds the ball | 26-44 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Purdue | John Smith clanks a jumper from the left block | 26-44 |
| 19:38 | Purdue | John Smith hits the follow up shot | 28-44 |
| 19:21 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Craig Wolfe - foul #3 on Craig Wolfe, team foul #1 | 28-44 |
| 19:21 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 28-44 |
| 19:21 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 28-45 |
| 18:56 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-45 |
| 18:38 | Penn State | Roy Hill travels with the ball | 30-45 |
| 18:19 | Purdue | John Smith clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-45 |
| 18:17 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins grabs the offensive board | 30-45 |
| 17:55 | Purdue | John Smith is fouled on the floor by Roy Hill - foul #3 on Roy Hill, team foul #1 | 30-45 |
| 17:44 | Purdue | Troy Stovall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-45 |
| 17:21 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett scores on a runner in the lane set up by Derek Smith | 30-47 |
| 16:57 | Purdue | John Smith evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-47 |
| 16:56 | Penn State | Derek Smith snags the defensive board | 30-47 |
| 16:50 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco is hacked by Craig Wolfe - foul #4 on Craig Wolfe, team foul #2 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Nee (PG), James Anderson (C) Troy Stovall, Craig Wolfe | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 16:35 | Penn State | John Smith is called for the reach on Gerald Ricco - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #3 | 30-47 |
| 16:24 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco is fouled on the floor by Robert Hawkins - foul #3 on Robert Hawkins, team foul #4 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rafael Anderson (SG) Robert Hawkins | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 16:19 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco is hacked by John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #5 | 30-47 |
| 16:07 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-47 |
| 16:05 | Purdue | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 30-47 |
| 16:00 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan loses the dribble to Everett Ibrahim | 30-47 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Christopher Nee (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rafael Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy Sullivan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Derek Smith (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SG - Gerald Ricco (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Bruce Bennett (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Hill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Everett Ibrahim (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 15:45 | Penn State | Derek Smith knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Gerald Ricco | 30-50 |
| 15:36 | Purdue | James Anderson misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 30-50 |
| 15:35 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco grabs the defensive rebound | 30-50 |
| 15:31 | Penn State | Derek Smith knocks in the runner from the right block set up by Gerald Ricco and he's hacked by Christopher Nee - foul #3 on Christopher Nee, team foul #6 | 30-52 |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Stovall (PG), Robert Hawkins (SG) Christopher Nee, Rafael Anderson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 15:31 | Penn State | Derek Smith misses the free throw | 30-52 |
| 15:31 | Purdue | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 30-52 |
| 15:12 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-52 |
| 15:11 | Purdue | Troy Stovall grabs the offensive rebound | 30-52 |
| 14:53 | Purdue | James Anderson drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Hawkins | 32-52 |
| 14:34 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim is hacked by John Smith - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #7 | 32-52 |
| 14:34 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim makes the 1st free throw | 32-53 |
| 14:34 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim makes the 2nd free throw | 32-54 |
| 14:27 | Purdue | John Smith is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 32-54 |
| 14:09 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-54 |
| 13:44 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Bruce Bennett - foul #3 on Bruce Bennett, team foul #2 | 32-54 |
| 13:44 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 33-54 |
| 13:44 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 34-54 |
| 13:32 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gerald Ricco | 34-56 |
| 13:11 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-56 |
| 13:09 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim gets the rebound | 34-56 |
| 12:49 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Derek Smith | 34-58 |
| 12:29 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-58 |
| 12:27 | Purdue | James Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-58 |
| 12:09 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Timothy Sullivan | 36-58 |
| 11:54 | Penn State | Roy Hill drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Derek Smith | 36-60 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Troy Stovall (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Hawkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Sullivan (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Smith (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Anderson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Derek Smith (tiring) 5 pts. 8 ast. SG - Gerald Ricco (tiring) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bruce Bennett (tiring) 16 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Roy Hill (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Everett Ibrahim (tiring) 19 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:34 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Nee (PG), Rafael Anderson (SF) Troy Stovall, Timothy Sullivan | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Dolezal (PG), Mwai Abdur (SG), James Chiesa (SF), Garry Gearhart (PF), William Devore (C) Derek Smith, Gerald Ricco, Bruce Bennett, Roy Hill, Everett Ibrahim | |
| 11:14 | Penn State | John Dolezal is whistled for traveling | 36-60 |
| 10:56 | Purdue | John Smith knocks in the jumper from the left block | 38-60 |
| 10:40 | Penn State | James Anderson takes the ball from John Dolezal | 38-60 |
| 10:38 | Purdue | John Dolezal steals it from Christopher Nee in the backcourt | 38-60 |
| 10:26 | Penn State | William Devore hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Garry Gearhart | 38-62 |
| 10:03 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 38-62 |
| 10:02 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart grabs the defensive rebound | 38-62 |
| 09:53 | Penn State | John Dolezal hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-62 |
| 09:52 | Purdue | John Smith grabs the board | 38-62 |
| 09:42 | Purdue | John Smith blows the layup over the doubleteam but he's hacked by Garry Gearhart - foul #1 on Garry Gearhart, team foul #3 | 38-62 |
| Subs | Purdue | Troy Stovall (PG) Robert Hawkins | |
| Subs | Penn State | Derek Smith (PG), Bruce Bennett (SF), Everett Ibrahim (C) Mwai Abdur, James Chiesa, Garry Gearhart | |
| 09:42 | Purdue | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 39-62 |
| 09:42 | Purdue | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 40-62 |
| 09:21 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by John Dolezal | 40-65 |
| 09:13 | Purdue | William Devore swats the short shot by James Anderson | 40-65 |
| 09:11 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Derek Smith | 40-65 |
| 08:56 | Penn State | William Devore misses the jumper from close range but the foul's on John Smith - foul #4 on John Smith, team foul #8 | 40-65 |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan (SF), Craig Wolfe (C) Christopher Nee, John Smith | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Ricco (SG) John Dolezal | |
| 08:56 | Penn State | William Devore misses the 1st free throw | 40-65 |
| 08:56 | Penn State | William Devore makes the 2nd free throw | 40-66 |
| 08:37 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Everett Ibrahim - foul #2 on Everett Ibrahim, team foul #4 | 40-66 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Hawkins (SG) Craig Wolfe | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roy Hill (PF) William Devore | |
| 08:37 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 40-66 |
| 08:37 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-66 |
| 08:37 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Roy Hill | 40-66 |
| 08:23 | Penn State | Derek Smith is by himself and knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Gerald Ricco | 40-68 |
| 08:05 | Purdue | Troy Stovall hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Rafael Anderson | 42-68 |
| 07:57 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 42-68 |
| 07:56 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Troy Stovall | 42-68 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Troy Stovall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Hawkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Sullivan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rafael Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. C - James Anderson (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Derek Smith (tiring) 7 pts. 8 ast. SG - Gerald Ricco (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bruce Bennett (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Roy Hill (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Everett Ibrahim (tiring) 19 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:41 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Troy Stovall and he's hacked by Bruce Bennett - foul #4 on Bruce Bennett, team foul #5 | 44-68 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Smith (PF), Craig Wolfe (C) Rafael Anderson, James Anderson | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Dolezal (SG) Derek Smith | |
| 07:41 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan misses the free throw | 44-68 |
| 07:41 | Penn State | Roy Hill gets the rebound | 44-68 |
| 07:23 | Penn State | John Dolezal is fouled on the floor by Timothy Sullivan - foul #2 on Timothy Sullivan, team foul #9 | 44-68 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rafael Anderson (SG) Robert Hawkins | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Chiesa (SF), William Devore (C) Bruce Bennett, Everett Ibrahim | |
| 07:23 | Penn State | John Dolezal makes the 1st free throw | 44-69 |
| 07:23 | Penn State | John Dolezal makes the 2nd free throw | 44-70 |
| 07:03 | Purdue | John Smith scores on a jumper from the right side | 46-70 |
| 06:54 | Penn State | Roy Hill misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the right wing | 46-70 |
| 06:53 | Purdue | Timothy Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 46-70 |
| 06:44 | Purdue | Troy Stovall comes up short on the floater from the left side | 46-70 |
| 06:42 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco snags the defensive board | 46-70 |
| 06:38 | Penn State | James Chiesa makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by William Devore | 46-72 |
| 06:12 | Purdue | James Chiesa is called for the reach on Craig Wolfe - foul #2 on James Chiesa, team foul #6 | 46-72 |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Nee (PG), David McLeod (SG), James Anderson (PF), Kurt Smith (C) Troy Stovall, Timothy Sullivan, John Smith, Craig Wolfe | |
| Subs | Penn State | Derek Smith (PG), Bruce Bennett (SF) Gerald Ricco, James Chiesa | |
| 05:57 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson scores on a floater from the left wing | 48-72 |
| 05:52 | Penn State | Kurt Smith is called for the reach on William Devore - foul #1 on Kurt Smith, team foul #10 | 48-72 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Hawkins (SG), John Smith (PF), Craig Wolfe (C) David McLeod, James Anderson, Kurt Smith | |
| Subs | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim (C) Roy Hill | |
| 05:52 | Penn State | William Devore makes the 1st free throw | 48-73 |
| 05:52 | Penn State | William Devore misses the 2nd free throw | 48-73 |
| 05:52 | Purdue | John Smith grabs the board | 48-73 |
| 05:30 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 48-73 |
| 05:28 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson grabs the offensive board | 48-73 |
| 05:14 | Purdue | Robert Hawkins clanks a 3 from the left wing | 48-73 |
| 05:13 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett pulls down the rebound | 48-73 |
| 05:05 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Derek Smith | 48-75 |
| 04:56 | Purdue | Craig Wolfe is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on Craig Wolfe, team foul #11 | 48-75 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Bluhm (PG), David McLeod (SG), James Anderson (PF), Kurt Smith (C) Robert Hawkins, Rafael Anderson, John Smith, Craig Wolfe | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mwai Abdur (SG), Garry Gearhart (PF) John Dolezal, William Devore | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 04:34 | Penn State | Derek Smith is hacked by Kurt Smith - foul #2 on Kurt Smith, team foul #12 | 48-75 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Ricco (SG), Roy Hill (PF) Mwai Abdur, Garry Gearhart | |
| 04:34 | Penn State | Derek Smith makes the 1st free throw | 48-76 |
| 04:34 | Penn State | Derek Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 48-77 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 04:26 | Purdue | James Anderson misses long on a shot from the left block | 48-77 |
| 04:25 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim pulls down the rebound | 48-77 |
| 03:59 | Penn State | Derek Smith scores on a shot from the right wing and the foul's on Robert Bluhm - foul #1 on Robert Bluhm, team foul #13 | 48-79 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rafael Anderson (SF) Christopher Nee | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Chiesa (SF) Bruce Bennett | |
| 03:59 | Penn State | Derek Smith makes the free throw | 48-80 |
| 03:41 | Purdue | The jump hook by Kurt Smith is blocked by Everett Ibrahim | 48-80 |
| 03:39 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim pulls down the rebound | 48-80 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Robert Bluhm (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David McLeod (fresh) SF - Rafael Anderson (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Anderson (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kurt Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Derek Smith (tiring) 12 pts. 9 ast. SG - Gerald Ricco (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Chiesa (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roy Hill (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Everett Ibrahim (tiring) 21 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:16 | Penn State | Derek Smith hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-80 |
| 03:14 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim grabs the offensive board | 48-80 |
| 02:54 | Penn State | James Anderson takes the ball from Derek Smith | 48-80 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:38 | Purdue | Roy Hill denies the turnaround by James Anderson | 48-80 |
| 02:36 | Purdue | James Anderson misses the tip | 48-80 |
| 02:34 | Purdue | Rafael Anderson snags the offensive board | 48-80 |
| 02:20 | Purdue | Robert Bluhm misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-80 |
| 02:19 | Penn State | Roy Hill gets the rebound | 48-80 |
| 01:53 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on David McLeod - foul #1 on David McLeod, team foul #14 | 48-80 |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Nee (PG) Robert Bluhm | |
| Subs | Penn State | Bruce Bennett (SF) James Chiesa | |
| 01:53 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco makes the 1st free throw | 48-81 |
| 01:53 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco misses the 2nd free throw | 48-81 |
| 01:53 | Purdue | Kurt Smith grabs the board | 48-81 |
| 01:43 | Purdue | Bruce Bennett picks off the pass by James Anderson | 48-81 |
| 01:40 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco lays it up and in on a great pass from Bruce Bennett | 48-83 |
| 01:26 | Purdue | James Anderson loses the ball out of bounds | 48-83 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:02 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Gerald Ricco | 48-85 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:56 | Purdue | Christopher Nee connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Rafael Anderson | 50-85 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:36 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim clanks a turnaround from close range | 50-85 |
| 00:35 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett tips it in | 50-87 |
| 00:29 | Purdue | Everett Ibrahim swats the short shot by Kurt Smith | 50-87 |
| 00:28 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett pulls down the rebound | 50-87 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Derek Smith runs out the clock | 50-87 |