| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willie Gariepy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Rice (fresh) 2 stl. PF - William Borges (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenny Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gary Schanz (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Patrick Nuzzo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Dupuis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marlin Hayne (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Patten (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Richard Dupuis inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Penn State | Gary Schanz hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-27 |
| 19:33 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne tips it but misses | 30-27 |
| 19:32 | Purdue | Christopher Rice gets the rebound | 30-27 |
| 19:15 | Purdue | Christopher Rice misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-27 |
| 19:13 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Kenny Davis | 30-27 |
| 19:08 | Purdue | Willie Gariepy hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Thomas Holmes | 33-27 |
| 18:49 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne loses the dribble to Christopher Rice | 33-27 |
| 18:45 | Purdue | Willie Gariepy lays it in on a nice dish by Christopher Rice | 35-27 |
| 18:18 | Penn State | Patrick Nuzzo scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Patten | 35-30 |
| 18:12 | Purdue | Richard Dupuis is called for the reach on Christopher Rice - foul #3 on Richard Dupuis, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 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 | |
| 18:05 | Purdue | Kenny Davis is fouled on the floor by Dennis Moriarty - foul #1 on Dennis Moriarty, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| 17:53 | Purdue | William Borges is called for a charge - foul #2 on William Borges, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Patrick Nuzzo (SG) James Hinson | |
| 17:34 | Penn State | Patrick Nuzzo shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-33 |
| 17:20 | Purdue | Willie Gariepy is whistled for a carry | 35-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | Raymond Reid (SF), Timothy Borton (C) Christopher Rice, Kenny Davis | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Hinson (SF), Marlin Hayne (PF) Patrick Nuzzo, Dennis Moriarty | |
| 16:59 | Penn State | James Hinson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-33 |
| 16:57 | Purdue | The rebound goes to William Borges | 35-33 |
| 16:45 | Purdue | Raymond Reid's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jerry Renteria (PG), Thomas Curtis (PF) Willie Gariepy, William Borges | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary Schanz (PG), Patrick Nuzzo (SG), Dennis Moriarty (C) Mario Price, James Hinson, Marlin Hayne | |
| 16:25 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gary Schanz and he's hacked by Jerry Renteria - foul #3 on Jerry Renteria, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Gariepy (PG), Hai Chu (SG) Jerry Renteria, Thomas Holmes | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mario Price (PG), Marlin Hayne (PF) Gary Schanz, Dennis Moriarty | |
| 16:25 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf makes the free throw | 35-36 |
| 16:15 | Purdue | Timothy Borton hits a shot from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 15:56 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mario Price | 37-38 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willie Gariepy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hai Chu (fresh) SF - Raymond Reid (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Curtis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Borton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mario Price (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Nuzzo (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jackie Scalf (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Marlin Hayne (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Hey (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Purdue | The pull-up jumper by Thomas Curtis is blocked by Marlin Hayne | 37-38 |
| 15:43 | Purdue | Raymond Reid tips it home | 39-38 |
| 15:20 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf travels with the ball | 39-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jerry Renteria (PG), Thomas Holmes (SG), Christopher Rice (SF), William Borges (PF), Kenny Davis (C) Willie Gariepy, Hai Chu, Raymond Reid, Thomas Curtis, Timothy Borton | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary Schanz (PG), Richard Dupuis (SF), Dennis Moriarty (PF), Michael Patten (C) Mario Price, Patrick Nuzzo, Marlin Hayne, Keith Hey | |
| 15:12 | Purdue | Jerry Renteria's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-38 |
| 14:47 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-38 |
| 14:46 | Purdue | Christopher Rice pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 14:33 | Purdue | Jerry Renteria's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Patten | 39-38 |
| 14:32 | Penn State | Dennis Moriarty grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 14:05 | Penn State | Gary Schanz connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Jackie Scalf | 39-40 |
| 13:53 | Purdue | Jerry Renteria drills a 3 from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 13:31 | Penn State | Gary Schanz misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-40 |
| 13:29 | Purdue | Kenny Davis gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 13:23 | Purdue | Jerry Renteria hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-40 |
| 13:21 | Purdue | Kenny Davis gets the offensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 13:07 | Purdue | William Borges buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Thomas Holmes | 44-40 |
| 12:41 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Gary Schanz | 44-42 |
| 12:22 | Purdue | Jerry Renteria connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Christopher Rice | 46-42 |
| 12:01 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Dupuis | 46-45 |
| 11:52 | Purdue | Christopher Rice makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jerry Renteria | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jerry Renteria (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Holmes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Christopher Rice (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - William Borges (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenny Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gary Schanz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jackie Scalf (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Dupuis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Moriarty (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Patten (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Penn State | Dennis Moriarty hits a 3 from the left corner | 49-48 |
| 11:11 | Purdue | Jackie Scalf is called for the reach on Jerry Renteria - foul #1 on Jackie Scalf, team foul #3 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Gariepy (PG), Hai Chu (SG), Raymond Reid (SF), Thomas Curtis (PF), Timothy Borton (C) Jerry Renteria, Thomas Holmes, Christopher Rice, William Borges, Kenny Davis | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mario Price (PG), Patrick Nuzzo (SG), James Hinson (SF), Marlin Hayne (PF), Keith Hey (C) Gary Schanz, Jackie Scalf, Richard Dupuis, Dennis Moriarty, Michael Patten | |
| 10:56 | Purdue | Raymond Reid clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-48 |
| 10:54 | Penn State | Keith Hey snags the defensive board | 49-48 |
| 10:41 | Penn State | Mario Price loses the dribble to Willie Gariepy | 49-48 |
| 10:32 | Purdue | Thomas Curtis misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 10:31 | Penn State | James Hinson pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 10:17 | Penn State | Patrick Nuzzo misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-48 |
| 10:15 | Purdue | Willie Gariepy grabs the board | 49-48 |
| 10:09 | Purdue | Thomas Curtis loses the ball out of bounds | 49-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jackie Scalf (SF) James Hinson | |
| 09:47 | Penn State | Keith Hey can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 49-48 |
| 09:45 | Penn State | Keith Hey misses the tip | 49-48 |
| 09:43 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf grabs the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 09:24 | Penn State | Mario Price scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-51 |
| 09:10 | Purdue | Thomas Curtis misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 49-51 |
| 09:08 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne gets the rebound | 49-51 |
| 08:46 | Penn State | Patrick Nuzzo works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-51 |
| 08:44 | Purdue | Raymond Reid pulls down the rebound | 49-51 |
| 08:36 | Purdue | Thomas Curtis misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Marlin Hayne - foul #2 on Marlin Hayne, team foul #4 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Holmes (SG), Christopher Rice (SF) Hai Chu, Raymond Reid | |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Dupuis (SF) Jackie Scalf | |
| 08:36 | Purdue | Thomas Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 08:36 | Purdue | Thomas Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 08:14 | Penn State | Christopher Rice takes the ball from Keith Hey | 51-51 |
| 07:59 | Purdue | Christopher Rice misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-51 |
| 07:58 | Purdue | Willie Gariepy pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 07:42 | Purdue | Thomas Curtis lays it up and in | 53-51 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willie Gariepy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Christopher Rice (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. PF - Thomas Curtis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Borton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mario Price (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Nuzzo (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Richard Dupuis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Marlin Hayne (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Keith Hey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Penn State | Mario Price connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-54 |
| 07:17 | Purdue | Timothy Borton is fouled on the floor by Keith Hey - foul #3 on Keith Hey, team foul #5 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jerry Renteria (PG), William Borges (PF), Kenny Davis (C) Willie Gariepy, Thomas Curtis, Timothy Borton | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary Schanz (PG), Michael Patten (C) Mario Price, Keith Hey | |
| 07:06 | Purdue | William Borges's pass is intercepted by Gary Schanz | 53-54 |
| 06:40 | Penn State | Patrick Nuzzo knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-57 |
| 06:20 | Purdue | Kenny Davis blows the layup | 53-57 |
| 06:19 | Purdue | Kenny Davis tips it back up and in | 55-57 |
| 05:58 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne misses badly on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Kenny Davis - foul #2 on Kenny Davis, team foul #3 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Purdue | Raymond Reid (SF) Christopher Rice | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jackie Scalf (SF), Keith Hey (C) Richard Dupuis, Michael Patten | |
| 05:58 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 05:58 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 05:44 | Purdue | Jerry Renteria clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-59 |
| 05:43 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf snags the defensive board | 55-59 |
| 05:17 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's hacked by Thomas Holmes - foul #2 on Thomas Holmes, team foul #4 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Gariepy (PG), Timothy Borton (C) Jerry Renteria, Kenny Davis | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mario Price (PG), Michael Patten (C) Gary Schanz, Keith Hey | |
| 05:17 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 05:17 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 05:09 | Purdue | Patrick Nuzzo steps in front of the Thomas Holmes pass | 55-61 |
| 05:04 | Penn State | Patrick Nuzzo slams it home | 55-63 |
| 04:43 | Purdue | William Borges is denied on a layup by Michael Patten | 55-63 |
| 04:41 | Penn State | Patrick Nuzzo pulls down the rebound | 55-63 |
| 04:28 | Penn State | Patrick Nuzzo splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-63 |
| 04:27 | Purdue | William Borges gets the rebound | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 04:16 | Purdue | William Borges misses short on a shot from close range but the foul's on Marlin Hayne - foul #3 on Marlin Hayne, team foul #6 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Purdue | Hai Chu (SG), Christopher Rice (SF) Thomas Holmes, Raymond Reid | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary Schanz (PG), Richard Dupuis (SF), Keith Hey (C) Mario Price, Jackie Scalf, Michael Patten | |
| 04:16 | Purdue | William Borges makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 04:16 | Purdue | William Borges makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 03:59 | Penn State | Richard Dupuis blows the layup | 57-63 |
| 03:57 | Purdue | Christopher Rice grabs the board | 57-63 |
| 03:51 | Purdue | Christopher Rice double dribbles | 57-63 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Curtis (PF), Kenny Davis (C) William Borges, Timothy Borton | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Patten (C) Marlin Hayne | |
| 03:34 | Penn State | Keith Hey hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-63 |
| 03:32 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Kenny Davis | 57-63 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willie Gariepy (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hai Chu (fresh) SF - Christopher Rice (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. PF - Thomas Curtis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenny Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gary Schanz (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Patrick Nuzzo (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Richard Dupuis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Keith Hey (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Patten (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:25 | Purdue | Thomas Curtis loses the ball out of bounds | 57-63 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mario Price (PG), Jackie Scalf (SF), Marlin Hayne (PF) Gary Schanz, Richard Dupuis, Michael Patten | |
| 03:04 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Patrick Nuzzo out of a doubleteam | 57-65 |
| 02:56 | Purdue | Mario Price is called for the reach on Kenny Davis - foul #1 on Mario Price, team foul #7 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jerry Renteria (PG), Thomas Holmes (SG), William Borges (PF) Willie Gariepy, Hai Chu, Thomas Curtis | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary Schanz (PG), Richard Dupuis (SF), Michael Patten (C) Mario Price, Patrick Nuzzo, Marlin Hayne | |
| 02:56 | Purdue | Kenny Davis misses the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 02:56 | Penn State | Michael Patten grabs the board | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 02:27 | Penn State | Gary Schanz connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jackie Scalf | 57-68 |
| 02:13 | Purdue | William Borges comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 57-68 |
| 02:11 | Penn State | Richard Dupuis pulls down the rebound | 57-68 |
| 01:49 | Penn State | Gary Schanz connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Jackie Scalf | 57-71 |
| 01:37 | Purdue | Keith Hey picks off the pass by William Borges | 57-71 |
| 01:17 | Penn State | Gary Schanz is called for traveling | 57-71 |
| Subs | Purdue | Hai Chu (SG), Raymond Reid (SF), Thomas Curtis (PF), Timothy Borton (C) Thomas Holmes, Christopher Rice, William Borges, Kenny Davis | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mario Price (PG), James Hinson (SF), Dennis Moriarty (C) Gary Schanz, Richard Dupuis, Michael Patten | |
| 01:02 | Purdue | Jerry Renteria clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-71 |
| 01:01 | Penn State | Keith Hey grabs the defensive rebound | 57-71 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:40 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 57-71 |
| 00:38 | Penn State | Keith Hey snags the offensive board | 57-71 |
| 00:11 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-71 |
| 00:09 | Purdue | Thomas Curtis gets the rebound | 57-71 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:05 | Purdue | Dennis Moriarty knocks away the 3 by Jerry Renteria | 57-71 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Jackie Scalf | 57-71 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Mario Price runs out the clock | 57-71 |