| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Varner (fresh) SG - Marco Fincher (fresh) SF - Justin Davis (fresh) PF - Joseph Coleman (fresh) C - Richard Jernigan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Lewis Avery (fresh) SG - Larry Murray (fresh) SF - Jonathan Pannell (fresh) PF - Anthony Westhoff (fresh) C - Jason Desilets (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:32 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Justin Davis - foul #1 on Justin Davis, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:32 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Penn State | Justin Davis buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Mark Varner | 3-2 |
| 18:51 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell misses long on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Justin Davis - foul #2 on Justin Davis, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gabriel Myers (SF) Justin Davis | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 18:51 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:51 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell misses the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:51 | Penn State | Richard Jernigan snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 18:26 | Penn State | Marco Fincher comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 3-3 |
| 18:25 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Gabriel Myers | 3-3 |
| 18:01 | Penn State | Gabriel Myers knocks in the floater from the right side | 5-3 |
| 17:46 | Northwestern | Lewis Avery drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Jonathan Pannell | 5-5 |
| 17:26 | Penn State | Marco Fincher drills a 3 from the left corner | 8-5 |
| 17:17 | Northwestern | Lewis Avery connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Larry Murray | 8-7 |
| 17:01 | Penn State | Marco Fincher misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 16:59 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets gets the rebound | 8-7 |
| 16:41 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell misses badly on the uncontested floater from the baseline | 8-7 |
| 16:40 | Penn State | Richard Jernigan pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 16:11 | Penn State | Jonathan Pannell steals it from Joseph Coleman | 8-7 |
| 16:08 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell misses the lay-in | 8-7 |
| 16:06 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets can't tip it in | 8-7 |
| 16:05 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell tips it home | 8-9 |
| 15:49 | Penn State | Marco Fincher knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 11-9 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Varner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marco Fincher (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gabriel Myers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Coleman (fresh) C - Richard Jernigan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Lewis Avery (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Larry Murray (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Pannell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Anthony Westhoff (fresh) C - Jason Desilets (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-9 |
| 15:37 | Penn State | Joseph Coleman gets the rebound | 11-9 |
| 15:11 | Penn State | Mark Varner connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 13-9 |
| 14:56 | Northwestern | Gabriel Myers is called for the reach on Jonathan Pannell - foul #1 on Gabriel Myers, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dennis Kohlmeier (SG), Dorsey Hardin (SF), Robin Terrell (PF), Michael Bruns (C) Marco Fincher, Gabriel Myers, Joseph Coleman, Richard Jernigan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini (PG), Pavel Luczynski (SG), Roy Greene (PF), Kevin Debord (C) Lewis Avery, Larry Murray, Anthony Westhoff, Jason Desilets | |
| 14:36 | Northwestern | Pavel Luczynski connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Alvaro Mancini | 13-11 |
| 14:13 | Penn State | Kevin Debord is called for the reach on Mark Varner - foul #1 on Kevin Debord, team foul #1 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Abshire (PG) Mark Varner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Murray (SG) Jonathan Pannell | |
| 13:50 | Penn State | Michael Bruns is called for traveling | 13-11 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marco Fincher (PG), Richard Jernigan (C) Robert Abshire, Michael Bruns | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Westhoff (PF) Larry Murray | |
| 13:30 | Northwestern | Anthony Westhoff's pass is intercepted by Dennis Kohlmeier | 13-11 |
| 13:27 | Penn State | Dennis Kohlmeier lays it in | 15-11 |
| 13:06 | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Pavel Luczynski | 15-14 |
| 12:50 | Penn State | Richard Jernigan loses the ball out of bounds | 15-14 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Varner (PG), Gabriel Myers (SF), Joseph Coleman (PF) Dennis Kohlmeier, Dorsey Hardin, Robin Terrell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lewis Avery (PG) Anthony Westhoff | |
| 12:39 | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Richard Jernigan - foul #1 on Richard Jernigan, team foul #4 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Desilets (PF) Lewis Avery | |
| 12:39 | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 12:39 | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 12:23 | Penn State | Richard Jernigan hits a shot from close range | 17-16 |
| 12:00 | Northwestern | Roy Greene hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 17-18 |
| 11:38 | Penn State | Marco Fincher makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Gabriel Myers | 20-18 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Varner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marco Fincher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Gabriel Myers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Coleman (fresh) C - Richard Jernigan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alvaro Mancini (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Pavel Luczynski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roy Greene (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Desilets (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Debord (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:14 | Northwestern | Mark Varner is called for the reach on Alvaro Mancini - foul #1 on Mark Varner, team foul #5 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dennis Kohlmeier (SG), Robin Terrell (PF), Michael Bruns (C) Marco Fincher, Gabriel Myers, Richard Jernigan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lewis Avery (PG), Larry Murray (SG), Jonathan Pannell (SF) Alvaro Mancini, Pavel Luczynski, Jason Desilets | |
| 10:58 | Northwestern | Lewis Avery dunks the ball set up by Larry Murray | 20-20 |
| 10:35 | Penn State | Joseph Coleman misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 20-20 |
| 10:34 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Robin Terrell | 20-20 |
| 10:19 | Penn State | Dennis Kohlmeier clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-20 |
| 10:18 | Northwestern | Roy Greene gets the rebound | 20-20 |
| 10:11 | Northwestern | Roy Greene misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Robin Terrell - foul #1 on Robin Terrell, team foul #6 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Abshire (PG), Dorsey Hardin (SF) Mark Varner, Joseph Coleman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Westhoff (PF), Jason Desilets (C) Jonathan Pannell, Kevin Debord | |
| 10:11 | Northwestern | Roy Greene makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 10:11 | Northwestern | Roy Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 09:46 | Penn State | Robert Abshire is hacked by Anthony Westhoff - foul #1 on Anthony Westhoff, team foul #2 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marco Fincher (PG), Gabriel Myers (SF), Richard Jernigan (C) Robert Abshire, Dorsey Hardin, Michael Bruns | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Pavel Luczynski (SG), Jonathan Pannell (SF) Larry Murray, Roy Greene | |
| 09:30 | Penn State | Gabriel Myers double dribbles | 20-22 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Murray (SG) Jonathan Pannell | |
| 09:13 | Northwestern | Lewis Avery can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gabriel Myers - foul #2 on Gabriel Myers, team foul #7 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Varner (PG), Dorsey Hardin (SF) Dennis Kohlmeier, Gabriel Myers | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell (SF) Larry Murray | |
| 09:13 | Northwestern | Lewis Avery makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 09:13 | Northwestern | Lewis Avery makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 08:45 | Penn State | Marco Fincher clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-24 |
| 08:43 | Northwestern | Anthony Westhoff pulls down the rebound | 20-24 |
| 08:21 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell is fouled on the floor by Marco Fincher - foul #1 on Marco Fincher, team foul #8 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph Coleman (SF) Dorsey Hardin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini (PG), Larry Murray (SG), Kevin Debord (C) Lewis Avery, Pavel Luczynski, Jason Desilets | |
| 08:21 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell misses the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 08:21 | Penn State | Richard Jernigan gets the rebound | 20-24 |
| 08:12 | Penn State | Mark Varner can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-24 |
| 08:10 | Northwestern | Kevin Debord grabs the board | 20-24 |
| 08:04 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Larry Murray is blocked by Robin Terrell | 20-24 |
| 08:02 | Penn State | Richard Jernigan grabs the board | 20-24 |
| 07:43 | Penn State | Richard Jernigan connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Mark Varner | 22-24 |
| 07:30 | Northwestern | Kevin Debord lays it in | 22-26 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Varner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marco Fincher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Joseph Coleman (fresh) PF - Robin Terrell (fairly fresh) C - Richard Jernigan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alvaro Mancini (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Murray (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Pannell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Anthony Westhoff (fresh) C - Kevin Debord (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:06 | Penn State | Anthony Westhoff steals it from Robin Terrell | 22-26 |
| 06:54 | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini is called for 5 seconds | 22-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Abshire (PG), Dennis Kohlmeier (SG), Michael Bruns (C) Mark Varner, Marco Fincher, Richard Jernigan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lewis Avery (PG), Pavel Luczynski (SF), Roy Greene (PF), Jason Desilets (C) Alvaro Mancini, Jonathan Pannell, Anthony Westhoff, Kevin Debord | |
| 06:28 | Penn State | Joseph Coleman makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Larry Murray - foul #1 on Larry Murray, team foul #3 | 24-26 |
| 06:28 | Penn State | Joseph Coleman makes the free throw | 25-26 |
| 06:10 | Northwestern | Larry Murray knocks in the runner from the right block and he's fouled by Dennis Kohlmeier - foul #1 on Dennis Kohlmeier, team foul #9 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dorsey Hardin (SF) Joseph Coleman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Westhoff (PF) Roy Greene | |
| 06:10 | Northwestern | Larry Murray makes the free throw | 25-29 |
| 05:44 | Penn State | Robin Terrell makes the shot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Anthony Westhoff - foul #2 on Anthony Westhoff, team foul #4 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Varner (PG) Robert Abshire | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell (SF), Roy Greene (PF) Larry Murray, Anthony Westhoff | |
| 05:44 | Penn State | Robin Terrell makes the free throw | 28-29 |
| 05:31 | Northwestern | Dorsey Hardin blocks the jumper by Lewis Avery | 28-29 |
| 05:29 | Northwestern | Pavel Luczynski snags the offensive board | 28-29 |
| 05:14 | Northwestern | Pavel Luczynski buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Jonathan Pannell | 28-32 |
| 04:59 | Penn State | Dennis Kohlmeier makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 04:50 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lewis Avery | 31-34 |
| 04:32 | Penn State | Dorsey Hardin misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-34 |
| 04:30 | Penn State | Michael Bruns tips it home | 33-34 |
| 04:09 | Northwestern | Pavel Luczynski is called for traveling | 33-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marco Fincher (SG), Joseph Coleman (PF), Richard Jernigan (C) Dennis Kohlmeier, Robin Terrell, Michael Bruns | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini (PG), Larry Murray (SG), Kevin Debord (C) Lewis Avery, Jonathan Pannell, Roy Greene | |
| 03:50 | Penn State | Joseph Coleman loses the ball out of bounds | 33-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Abshire (PG), Justin Davis (SF) Mark Varner, Dorsey Hardin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Westhoff (PF) Jason Desilets | |
| 03:29 | Northwestern | Larry Murray misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-34 |
| 03:28 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Murray | 33-34 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Robert Abshire (fresh) SG - Marco Fincher (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Justin Davis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Jernigan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alvaro Mancini (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Murray (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Pavel Luczynski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Anthony Westhoff (fresh) C - Kevin Debord (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:11 | Northwestern | Larry Murray hits the finger roll set up by Alvaro Mancini | 33-36 |
| 02:50 | Penn State | Marco Fincher makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Justin Davis | 36-36 |
| 02:29 | Northwestern | Pavel Luczynski makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Larry Murray | 36-38 |
| 02:11 | Penn State | Joseph Coleman misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 36-38 |
| 02:09 | Northwestern | Pavel Luczynski grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 01:58 | Northwestern | Kevin Debord is denied on a layup by Joseph Coleman | 36-38 |
| 01:57 | Penn State | Joseph Coleman grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 01:30 | Penn State | Joseph Coleman lays it in on a nice dish by Marco Fincher and he's fouled by Anthony Westhoff - foul #3 on Anthony Westhoff, team foul #5 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Varner (PG) Robert Abshire | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lewis Avery (PG), Jonathan Pannell (SF), Roy Greene (PF), Jason Desilets (C) Alvaro Mancini, Larry Murray, Anthony Westhoff, Kevin Debord | |
| 01:30 | Penn State | Joseph Coleman misses the free throw | 38-38 |
| 01:30 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Roy Greene | 38-38 |
| 01:18 | Northwestern | Roy Greene hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Mark Varner - foul #2 on Mark Varner, team foul #10 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dennis Kohlmeier (SG), Robin Terrell (PF), Michael Bruns (C) Marco Fincher, Joseph Coleman, Richard Jernigan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Murray (SG) Pavel Luczynski | |
| 01:18 | Northwestern | Roy Greene makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 01:18 | Northwestern | Roy Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 00:51 | Penn State | Robin Terrell clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-40 |
| 00:49 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Lewis Avery misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 00:27 | Penn State | Michael Bruns pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Robin Terrell makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Justin Davis and he's hacked by Roy Greene - foul #1 on Roy Greene, team foul #6 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marco Fincher (SG), Gabriel Myers (SF), Richard Jernigan (C) Dennis Kohlmeier, Justin Davis, Michael Bruns | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Pavel Luczynski (SG) Larry Murray | |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Robin Terrell misses the free throw | 40-40 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Pavel Luczynski pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Pavel Luczynski misses long on a halfcourt shot | 40-40 |