| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Robert Bellows (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Larry Vigil (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Bates (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darryl Magoon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Titus Smithey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Stephen Dantzler (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Freeman (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Stanley Briscoe (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Andrew Wiley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert George (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Roy Bates inbounds the ball | 26-24 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:36 | Penn State | Larry Vigil misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-24 |
| 19:35 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Andrew Wiley | 26-24 |
| 19:31 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Larry Vigil - foul #3 on Larry Vigil, team foul #1 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Penn State | Doug Baker (SG), Edward Tillman (SF), James Edgell (PF) Robert Bellows, Larry Vigil, Darryl Magoon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 19:31 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe misses the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 19:31 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe misses the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 19:31 | Penn State | Titus Smithey gets the rebound | 26-24 |
| 19:10 | Penn State | James Edgell can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 26-24 |
| 19:08 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Andrew Wiley | 26-24 |
| 18:59 | Northwestern | Robert George's fadeaway is rejected by Titus Smithey | 26-24 |
| 18:58 | Northwestern | Robert George grabs the offensive board | 26-24 |
| 18:44 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe can't throw it down | 26-24 |
| 18:43 | Penn State | Roy Bates snags the defensive board | 26-24 |
| 18:25 | Penn State | Doug Baker is fouled on the floor by Steven Freeman - foul #3 on Steven Freeman, team foul #1 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Bellows (PG), Roger Davis (SG), Darryl Magoon (PF), Jerry Johnson (C) Doug Baker, Edward Tillman, James Edgell, Titus Smithey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 18:02 | Penn State | Roy Bates drills a 3 from the right wing | 29-24 |
| 17:52 | Northwestern | Steven Freeman dunks the ball on a great pass from Stephen Dantzler | 29-26 |
| 17:31 | Penn State | Jerry Johnson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-26 |
| 17:30 | Penn State | Darryl Magoon hits the follow up shot | 31-26 |
| 17:18 | Northwestern | Robert George hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Jerry Johnson - foul #1 on Jerry Johnson, team foul #2 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | Doug Baker (SG), Titus Smithey (C) Roger Davis, Jerry Johnson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:18 | Northwestern | Robert George misses the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 17:18 | Northwestern | Robert George misses the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 17:18 | Penn State | Titus Smithey grabs the defensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 16:57 | Penn State | Titus Smithey scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 33-26 |
| 16:51 | Northwestern | Robert George is open and scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Stanley Briscoe | 33-28 |
| 16:28 | Penn State | Robert George swats the layup by Darryl Magoon | 33-28 |
| 16:26 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe pulls down the rebound | 33-28 |
| 16:04 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 33-28 |
| 16:02 | Northwestern | Robert George tips it in | 33-30 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Robert Bellows (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Doug Baker (fresh) SF - Roy Bates (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darryl Magoon (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Titus Smithey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Stephen Dantzler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Freeman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Stanley Briscoe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Wiley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert George (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Penn State | Titus Smithey misses short on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Stephen Dantzler - foul #1 on Stephen Dantzler, team foul #2 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | Larry Vigil (SG) Doug Baker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Trojan (PG), Joe Nisbett (SF), Ralph Brassell (PF), Jerome Poremski (C) Stephen Dantzler, Stanley Briscoe, Andrew Wiley, Robert George | |
| 15:38 | Penn State | Titus Smithey makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 15:38 | Penn State | Titus Smithey makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 15:19 | Northwestern | Steven Freeman buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Ralph Brassell and he's fouled by Darryl Magoon - foul #1 on Darryl Magoon, team foul #3 | 35-32 |
| 15:19 | Northwestern | Steven Freeman makes the free throw | 35-33 |
| 15:14 | Penn State | Robert Bellows loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-33 |
| 14:55 | Northwestern | Joe Nisbett hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Steven Freeman | 35-36 |
| 14:40 | Penn State | Roy Bates is fouled on the floor by Steven Freeman - foul #4 on Steven Freeman, team foul #3 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Edgell (PF) Darryl Magoon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Johnny Parent (SG) Steven Freeman | |
| 14:15 | Penn State | Larry Vigil hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 14:14 | Penn State | Titus Smithey gets the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 13:57 | Penn State | James Edgell misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Joe Nisbett - foul #1 on Joe Nisbett, team foul #4 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Tillman (SF) Robert Bellows | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler (PG), Stanley Briscoe (SF), Andrew Wiley (PF), Robert George (C) Nicholas Trojan, Joe Nisbett, Ralph Brassell, Jerome Poremski | |
| 13:57 | Penn State | James Edgell misses the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 13:57 | Penn State | James Edgell makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 13:36 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley clanks a shot from the left block but he's fouled by James Edgell - foul #1 on James Edgell, team foul #4 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Bellows (PG), Darryl Magoon (PF) Edward Tillman, James Edgell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:36 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley misses the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 13:36 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley misses the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 13:36 | Northwestern | Robert George grabs the offensive board | 36-36 |
| 13:11 | Northwestern | Robert George's fadeaway is rejected by Titus Smithey | 36-36 |
| 13:09 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe tips it back up and in | 36-38 |
| 12:41 | Penn State | Larry Vigil misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-38 |
| 12:40 | Penn State | Titus Smithey tips it home | 38-38 |
| 12:11 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 38-40 |
| 11:43 | Penn State | Darryl Magoon buries a floater in the paint | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Robert Bellows (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Larry Vigil (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roy Bates (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darryl Magoon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Titus Smithey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Stephen Dantzler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Parent (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Briscoe (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Wiley (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert George (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 40-40 |
| 11:22 | Penn State | Darryl Magoon snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 11:04 | Penn State | Titus Smithey misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 11:03 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 10:41 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe makes the contested jumper from close range set up by Andrew Wiley | 40-42 |
| 10:15 | Penn State | Titus Smithey clanks a floater from the left block | 40-42 |
| 10:13 | Penn State | Darryl Magoon grabs the offensive board | 40-42 |
| 09:58 | Penn State | Roy Bates comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 40-42 |
| 09:57 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 09:42 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent makes the wide open 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Stanley Briscoe | 40-45 |
| 09:28 | Penn State | Roy Bates misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 40-45 |
| 09:26 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 09:13 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley is hacked by Roy Bates - foul #2 on Roy Bates, team foul #5 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Doug Baker (PG), Edward Tillman (SF), James Edgell (PF) Robert Bellows, Roy Bates, Darryl Magoon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Trojan (PG), Steven Freeman (SG), Joe Nisbett (SF), Ralph Brassell (PF), Jerome Poremski (C) Stephen Dantzler, Johnny Parent, Stanley Briscoe, Andrew Wiley, Robert George | |
| 08:54 | Northwestern | Steven Freeman is fouled on the floor by Edward Tillman - foul #3 on Edward Tillman, team foul #6 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Roy Bates (SF), Darryl Magoon (PF) Edward Tillman, James Edgell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 08:38 | Northwestern | Darryl Magoon steals it from Steven Freeman out of a doubleteam | 40-45 |
| 08:14 | Penn State | Titus Smithey clanks a floater in the paint | 40-45 |
| 08:12 | Northwestern | Jerome Poremski gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 08:07 | Northwestern | Steven Freeman lays it in on a nice dish by Joe Nisbett | 40-47 |
| 07:41 | Penn State | Roy Bates is called for a charge - foul #3 on Roy Bates, team foul #7 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Bellows (PG), Edward Tillman (SF), James Edgell (PF) Doug Baker, Roy Bates, Darryl Magoon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley (PF) Ralph Brassell | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Robert Bellows (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Larry Vigil (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Tillman (fresh) 3 pf. PF - James Edgell (fresh) 5 pts. C - Titus Smithey (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicholas Trojan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Freeman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SF - Joe Nisbett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Wiley (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Jerome Poremski (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley lays it up and in | 40-49 |
| 07:11 | Penn State | Robert Bellows buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 06:47 | Northwestern | Robert Bellows is called for the reach on Joe Nisbett - foul #2 on Robert Bellows, team foul #8 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Roy Bates (SF), Darryl Magoon (PF) Edward Tillman, James Edgell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert George (C) Jerome Poremski | |
| 06:47 | Northwestern | Joe Nisbett makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 06:47 | Northwestern | Joe Nisbett makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 06:26 | Penn State | Robert Bellows misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-51 |
| 06:24 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Andrew Wiley | 43-51 |
| 06:10 | Northwestern | Joe Nisbett connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Nicholas Trojan | 43-54 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:51 | Penn State | Roy Bates loses the dribble to Robert George | 43-54 |
| 05:51 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Davis (PG) Robert Bellows | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler (PG), Stanley Briscoe (SF) Nicholas Trojan, Joe Nisbett | |
| 05:35 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Roger Davis - foul #2 on Roger Davis, team foul #9 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Bellows (PG) Roger Davis | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 05:35 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 05:35 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley misses the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 05:35 | Penn State | Titus Smithey gets the rebound | 43-55 |
| 05:16 | Penn State | Roy Bates's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Wiley | 43-55 |
| 05:14 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley grabs the defensive rebound | 43-55 |
| 04:57 | Northwestern | Darryl Magoon denies the turnaround by Andrew Wiley | 43-55 |
| 04:55 | Penn State | Larry Vigil pulls down the rebound | 43-55 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:43 | Penn State | Larry Vigil is fouled on the floor by Steven Freeman - foul #5 on Steven Freeman, team foul #5 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Doug Baker (SG), Jerry Johnson (C) Larry Vigil, Titus Smithey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Johnny Parent (SG) Steven Freeman | |
| 04:34 | Penn State | Robert George swats the shot by Jerry Johnson | 43-55 |
| 04:33 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe pulls down the rebound | 43-55 |
| 04:22 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Stephen Dantzler | 43-57 |
| 04:06 | Penn State | Johnny Parent takes the ball from Robert Bellows | 43-57 |
| 04:02 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler blows the layup | 43-57 |
| 04:01 | Penn State | Roy Bates gets the rebound | 43-57 |
| 03:56 | Penn State | Robert Bellows misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-57 |
| 03:54 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Robert George | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:45 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Stephen Dantzler and he's fouled by Robert Bellows - foul #3 on Robert Bellows, team foul #10 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Davis (PG), Edward Tillman (SF), James Edgell (PF) Robert Bellows, Roy Bates, Darryl Magoon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 03:45 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe makes the free throw | 43-60 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Roger Davis (fresh) SG - Doug Baker (fresh) SF - Edward Tillman (fresh) 3 pf. PF - James Edgell (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jerry Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Stephen Dantzler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnny Parent (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Briscoe (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andrew Wiley (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert George (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:34 | Penn State | Roger Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-60 |
| 03:20 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Stephen Dantzler | 43-62 |
| 03:09 | Penn State | Roger Davis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-62 |
| 03:08 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe pulls down the rebound | 43-62 |
| 03:02 | Northwestern | Roger Davis is called for the reach on Stephen Dantzler - foul #3 on Roger Davis, team foul #11 | 43-62 |
| 03:02 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler misses the 1st free throw | 43-62 |
| 03:02 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler makes the 2nd free throw | 43-63 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:45 | Penn State | Jerry Johnson's layup is rejected by Andrew Wiley | 43-63 |
| 02:44 | Penn State | James Edgell can't tip it in | 43-63 |
| 02:42 | Penn State | Edward Tillman tips it back up and in | 45-63 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:13 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-63 |
| 02:11 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Jerry Johnson | 45-63 |
| 02:05 | Penn State | Edward Tillman misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 45-63 |
| 02:03 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Robert George | 45-63 |
| 01:45 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley buries a driving attempt from the left block | 45-65 |
| 01:31 | Penn State | Edward Tillman scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Roger Davis | 47-65 |
| 01:09 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Johnny Parent and he's hacked by Roger Davis - foul #4 on Roger Davis, team foul #12 | 47-67 |
| 01:09 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler misses the free throw | 47-67 |
| 01:09 | Penn State | Jerry Johnson gets the rebound | 47-67 |
| 00:53 | Penn State | Doug Baker can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 47-67 |
| 00:52 | Penn State | James Edgell tips it in | 49-67 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 49-67 |
| 00:26 | Northwestern | Robert George can't tip it in | 49-67 |
| 00:25 | Penn State | Edward Tillman pulls down the rebound | 49-67 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Edward Tillman misses the lay-in | 49-67 |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley grabs the defensive rebound | 49-67 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler runs out the clock | 49-67 |