| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gary Schanz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Nuzzo (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Dupuis (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Marlin Hayne (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Patten (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willie Gariepy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Holmes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Rice (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Borges (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenny Davis (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Richard Dupuis inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:32 | Penn State | Gary Schanz connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Patrick Nuzzo | 34-30 |
| 19:25 | Purdue | William Borges knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 34-32 |
| 19:01 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne makes the floater from the baseline | 36-32 |
| 18:48 | Purdue | Thomas Holmes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-32 |
| 18:46 | Purdue | Kenny Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 18:33 | Purdue | Thomas Holmes drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Kenny Davis | 36-35 |
| 18:06 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 36-35 |
| 18:04 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 17:46 | Penn State | Richard Dupuis clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 17:44 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Kenny Davis | 36-35 |
| 17:21 | Purdue | Patrick Nuzzo is called for the reach on Thomas Holmes - foul #1 on Patrick Nuzzo, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mario Price (PG), Jackie Scalf (SG), James Hinson (SF), Keith Hey (PF), Dennis Moriarty (C) Gary Schanz, Patrick Nuzzo, Richard Dupuis, Marlin Hayne, Michael Patten | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jerry Renteria (PG), Raymond Reid (SF), Timothy Borton (C) Willie Gariepy, Christopher Rice, Kenny Davis | |
| 17:16 | Purdue | William Borges's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary Schanz (PG) Mario Price | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 16:54 | Penn State | James Hinson buries a jump hook from the right block | 38-35 |
| 16:44 | Purdue | James Hinson steals the ball from Jerry Renteria | 38-35 |
| 16:22 | Penn State | Dennis Moriarty buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jackie Scalf | 41-35 |
| 16:14 | Purdue | Timothy Borton misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Dennis Moriarty - foul #1 on Dennis Moriarty, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mario Price (PG) Gary Schanz | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Gariepy (PG), Hai Chu (SG), Thomas Curtis (PF) Jerry Renteria, Thomas Holmes, William Borges | |
| 16:14 | Purdue | Timothy Borton misses the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 16:14 | Purdue | Timothy Borton misses the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 16:14 | Penn State | Keith Hey snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 15:45 | Penn State | Mario Price drills a floater from the right wing set up by Jackie Scalf | 43-35 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mario Price (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jackie Scalf (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Hinson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Keith Hey (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Dennis Moriarty (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willie Gariepy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hai Chu (fresh) SF - Raymond Reid (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Curtis (fresh) C - Timothy Borton (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Purdue | Keith Hey picks off the pass by Raymond Reid | 43-35 |
| 15:08 | Penn State | Keith Hey misses short on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Willie Gariepy - foul #2 on Willie Gariepy, team foul #1 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary Schanz (PG), Patrick Nuzzo (SG), Marlin Hayne (PF) Mario Price, James Hinson, Dennis Moriarty | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Holmes (SG), Christopher Rice (SF), William Borges (PF), Kenny Davis (C) Hai Chu, Raymond Reid, Thomas Curtis, Timothy Borton | |
| 15:08 | Penn State | Keith Hey misses the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 15:08 | Penn State | Keith Hey makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 14:51 | Purdue | Kenny Davis's pass is intercepted by Marlin Hayne | 44-35 |
| 14:39 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 44-35 |
| 14:37 | Penn State | Patrick Nuzzo tips it but misses | 44-35 |
| 14:36 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Jackie Scalf | 44-35 |
| 14:20 | Penn State | William Borges is called for the reach on Marlin Hayne - foul #2 on William Borges, team foul #2 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mario Price (PG), Richard Dupuis (SF), Michael Patten (C) Gary Schanz, Patrick Nuzzo, Marlin Hayne | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jerry Renteria (PG) Willie Gariepy | |
| 14:00 | Penn State | Richard Dupuis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-35 |
| 13:58 | Purdue | William Borges pulls down the rebound | 44-35 |
| 13:44 | Purdue | Christopher Rice misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-35 |
| 13:43 | Penn State | Michael Patten gets the rebound | 44-35 |
| 13:26 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-35 |
| 13:25 | Purdue | William Borges pulls down the rebound | 44-35 |
| 13:20 | Purdue | Thomas Holmes hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 44-35 |
| 13:19 | Penn State | Richard Dupuis grabs the defensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 13:14 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf misses the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Jerry Renteria - foul #1 on Jerry Renteria, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary Schanz (PG), Patrick Nuzzo (SG), Marlin Hayne (PF) Mario Price, Richard Dupuis, Michael Patten | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Gariepy (PG), Thomas Curtis (PF), Timothy Borton (C) Jerry Renteria, William Borges, Kenny Davis | |
| 13:14 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf misses the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 13:14 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf misses the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 13:14 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Timothy Borton | 44-35 |
| 12:46 | Purdue | Keith Hey is called for the reach on Willie Gariepy - foul #1 on Keith Hey, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| 12:40 | Purdue | Thomas Holmes misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-35 |
| 12:38 | Penn State | Keith Hey pulls down the rebound | 44-35 |
| 12:11 | Penn State | Gary Schanz clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-35 |
| 12:09 | Purdue | Thomas Curtis gets the rebound | 44-35 |
| 12:01 | Purdue | Thomas Curtis is hacked by Keith Hey - foul #2 on Keith Hey, team foul #4 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mario Price (PG), Richard Dupuis (SF), Michael Patten (C) Gary Schanz, Jackie Scalf, Keith Hey | |
| Subs | Purdue | Hai Chu (SG), Raymond Reid (SF), William Borges (PF), Kenny Davis (C) Thomas Holmes, Christopher Rice, Thomas Curtis, Timothy Borton | |
| 11:49 | Purdue | Willie Gariepy makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Hai Chu | 44-38 |
| 11:27 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne clanks a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Hai Chu - foul #2 on Hai Chu, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary Schanz (PG), Jackie Scalf (SF), Keith Hey (C) Mario Price, Richard Dupuis, Michael Patten | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jerry Renteria (PG) Willie Gariepy | |
| 11:27 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 11:27 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gary Schanz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Nuzzo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jackie Scalf (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Marlin Hayne (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Hey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jerry Renteria (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hai Chu (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Reid (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Borges (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenny Davis (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:17 | Purdue | Jerry Renteria misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 11:15 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf gets the rebound | 46-38 |
| 10:47 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne's layup is rejected by Kenny Davis | 46-38 |
| 10:45 | Purdue | William Borges pulls down the rebound | 46-38 |
| 10:26 | Purdue | Kenny Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-38 |
| 10:25 | Purdue | Jerry Renteria grabs the offensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 10:08 | Purdue | Jerry Renteria makes the pull-up jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Jackie Scalf - foul #1 on Jackie Scalf, team foul #5 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mario Price (PG), James Hinson (SG), Richard Dupuis (SF), Dennis Moriarty (PF), Michael Patten (C) Gary Schanz, Patrick Nuzzo, Jackie Scalf, Marlin Hayne, Keith Hey | |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Holmes (SG), Christopher Rice (SF), Timothy Borton (C) Hai Chu, Raymond Reid, Kenny Davis | |
| 10:08 | Purdue | Jerry Renteria makes the free throw | 46-41 |
| 09:45 | Penn State | Michael Patten makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Mario Price | 48-41 |
| 09:32 | Purdue | Jerry Renteria throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Patrick Nuzzo (SG), Marlin Hayne (PF) James Hinson, Dennis Moriarty | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Gariepy (PG), Thomas Curtis (PF) Jerry Renteria, William Borges | |
| 09:13 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne hits a wide open driving attempt from close range | 50-41 |
| 08:56 | Purdue | Christopher Rice is fouled on the floor by Michael Patten - foul #1 on Michael Patten, team foul #6 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary Schanz (PG), Jackie Scalf (SG), Keith Hey (PF) Mario Price, Patrick Nuzzo, Marlin Hayne | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 08:40 | Purdue | Thomas Holmes knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Willie Gariepy | 50-43 |
| 08:19 | Penn State | Gary Schanz misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-43 |
| 08:17 | Penn State | Michael Patten tips it in | 52-43 |
| 08:01 | Purdue | Timothy Borton makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from Willie Gariepy | 52-45 |
| 07:41 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-45 |
| 07:25 | Purdue | Thomas Holmes knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Christopher Rice | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gary Schanz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jackie Scalf (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Dupuis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Keith Hey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Patten (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willie Gariepy (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Holmes (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Rice (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Curtis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Borton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Penn State | Keith Hey hits a shot from the right block | 56-48 |
| 06:49 | Purdue | Willie Gariepy loses the dribble to Gary Schanz | 56-48 |
| 06:46 | Penn State | Richard Dupuis jams it on a nice dish by Gary Schanz | 58-48 |
| 06:39 | Purdue | Christopher Rice clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 58-48 |
| 06:37 | Penn State | Michael Patten grabs the board | 58-48 |
| 06:13 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Christopher Rice - foul #1 on Christopher Rice, team foul #5 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mario Price (PG), Patrick Nuzzo (SG), Marlin Hayne (PF), Dennis Moriarty (C) Gary Schanz, Richard Dupuis, Keith Hey, Michael Patten | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jerry Renteria (PG), Hai Chu (SG), Raymond Reid (SF), William Borges (PF), Kenny Davis (C) Willie Gariepy, Thomas Holmes, Christopher Rice, Thomas Curtis, Timothy Borton | |
| 06:13 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf misses the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 06:13 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 06:04 | Purdue | William Borges scores on a runner from the left block | 59-50 |
| 05:38 | Penn State | Mario Price is hacked by Jerry Renteria - foul #2 on Jerry Renteria, team foul #6 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Hinson (SF) Jackie Scalf | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 05:20 | Penn State | James Hinson comes up short on the floater from the right block | 59-50 |
| 05:18 | Purdue | Kenny Davis snags the defensive board | 59-50 |
| 05:13 | Purdue | Jerry Renteria buries a 3 from the left wing | 59-53 |
| 04:59 | Penn State | Kenny Davis steals it from James Hinson | 59-53 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:36 | Purdue | William Borges comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Marlin Hayne - foul #2 on Marlin Hayne, team foul #7 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Dupuis (SF), Keith Hey (C) James Hinson, Dennis Moriarty | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Gariepy (PG), Thomas Holmes (SG) Jerry Renteria, Hai Chu | |
| 04:36 | Purdue | William Borges makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 04:36 | Purdue | William Borges makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 04:07 | Penn State | Richard Dupuis is hacked by Raymond Reid - foul #1 on Raymond Reid, team foul #7 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary Schanz (PG), Michael Patten (C) Mario Price, Keith Hey | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 04:07 | Penn State | Richard Dupuis makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 04:07 | Penn State | Richard Dupuis misses the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 04:07 | Purdue | Kenny Davis gets the rebound | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:54 | Purdue | Patrick Nuzzo steps in front of the Thomas Holmes pass | 60-55 |
| 03:50 | Penn State | Patrick Nuzzo banks in the layup | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Purdue | William Borges scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Willie Gariepy | 62-57 |
| 03:14 | Penn State | Patrick Nuzzo shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-57 |
| 03:12 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne gets the offensive rebound | 62-57 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gary Schanz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Nuzzo (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Dupuis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Marlin Hayne (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Patten (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willie Gariepy (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Holmes (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Reid (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Borges (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenny Davis (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:00 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Dupuis | 64-57 |
| 02:49 | Purdue | Raymond Reid misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 64-57 |
| 02:47 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Michael Patten | 64-57 |
| 02:24 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 64-57 |
| 02:23 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne tips it back up and in | 66-57 |
| 02:11 | Purdue | Kenny Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mario Price (PG), Jackie Scalf (SF), Keith Hey (C) Gary Schanz, Richard Dupuis, Michael Patten | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jerry Renteria (PG), Christopher Rice (SF), Thomas Curtis (PF), Timothy Borton (C) Willie Gariepy, Raymond Reid, William Borges, Kenny Davis | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:44 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne clanks a floater near the basket | 66-57 |
| 01:43 | Purdue | Timothy Borton grabs the board | 66-57 |
| 01:43 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary Schanz (PG), Richard Dupuis (SF), Michael Patten (C) Mario Price, Jackie Scalf, Keith Hey | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Gariepy (PG), William Borges (PF), Kenny Davis (C) Jerry Renteria, Thomas Curtis, Timothy Borton | |
| 01:35 | Purdue | Christopher Rice knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-60 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:17 | Penn State | Christopher Rice takes the ball from Patrick Nuzzo | 66-60 |
| 01:09 | Purdue | Christopher Rice clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Dupuis - foul #2 on Richard Dupuis, team foul #8 | 66-60 |
| 01:09 | Purdue | Christopher Rice misses the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 01:09 | Purdue | Christopher Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:47 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne hits a fadeaway from the right block and the foul's on Willie Gariepy - foul #3 on Willie Gariepy, team foul #8 | 68-61 |
| 00:47 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne makes the free throw | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Purdue | Gary Schanz steals it from William Borges | 69-61 |
| 00:36 | Penn State | Gary Schanz throws it down | 71-61 |
| 00:28 | Purdue | Willie Gariepy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-61 |
| 00:26 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne grabs the defensive rebound | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Gary Schanz runs out the clock | 71-61 |