| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Wilbur Honeycutt (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Calvin Enos (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Parkinson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Cecil Beaubien (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gerald Frew (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Abke (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Gerald Frew inbounds the ball | 26-28 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:32 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Cecil Beaubien out of a doubleteam | 26-31 |
| 19:12 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 26-31 |
| 19:10 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos snags the offensive board | 26-31 |
| 18:42 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Dikembe Abke - foul #1 on Dikembe Abke, team foul #1 | 26-31 |
| 18:42 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 18:42 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson misses the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 18:42 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke pulls down the rebound | 27-31 |
| 18:22 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson's floater is knocked away by Dennis Parkinson | 27-31 |
| 18:21 | Northwestern | Richard Taylor snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 17:53 | Northwestern | Clarence Anderson is called for the reach on Wilbur Honeycutt - foul #2 on Clarence Anderson, team foul #2 | 27-31 |
| 17:39 | Northwestern | Richard Taylor's layup is rejected by Dikembe Abke | 27-31 |
| 17:38 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 17:15 | Penn State | Gerald Frew misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Richard Taylor - foul #2 on Richard Taylor, team foul #1 | 27-31 |
| 17:15 | Penn State | Gerald Frew makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 17:15 | Penn State | Gerald Frew makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 16:46 | Northwestern | Richard Taylor clanks a 3 from the left wing | 27-33 |
| 16:45 | Penn State | James Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 16:16 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-33 |
| 16:15 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 15:53 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-33 |
| 15:52 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos gets the rebound | 27-33 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Wilbur Honeycutt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Calvin Enos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Dennis Parkinson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Cecil Beaubien (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Anderson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Gerald Frew (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Abke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:27 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Calvin Enos | 29-33 |
| 15:13 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-33 |
| 15:12 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien hits the follow up shot | 29-35 |
| 14:47 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt loses the dribble to Gerald Frew | 29-35 |
| 14:44 | Penn State | Gerald Frew slams it home | 29-37 |
| 14:16 | Northwestern | Richard Taylor hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-37 |
| 13:56 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien splits the doubleteam and buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Gerald Frew | 32-39 |
| 13:31 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-39 |
| 13:07 | Penn State | Wilbur Honeycutt is called for the reach on Cecil Beaubien - foul #1 on Wilbur Honeycutt, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Bancroft (PG), Frank Dixon (SG), Richard Roberts (SF), Allen Misner (C) Wilbur Honeycutt, Kenneth Henderson, Richard Taylor, Dennis Parkinson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Willard Drayton (C) Dikembe Abke | |
| 12:51 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson loses the dribble to Calvin Enos | 35-39 |
| 12:27 | Northwestern | Allen Misner buries a floater from the free throw line | 37-39 |
| 12:02 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-39 |
| 12:01 | Northwestern | Allen Misner gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 11:36 | Northwestern | Allen Misner lays it in set up by Frank Dixon | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Bancroft (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Frank Dixon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Roberts (fresh) PF - Calvin Enos (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Allen Misner (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Cecil Beaubien (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Anderson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Gerald Frew (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Willard Drayton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien is fouled on the floor by James Bancroft - foul #2 on James Bancroft, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Terry Wilkerson (C) Calvin Enos | |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Taberski (SG), Carl Umana (SF), Dikembe Abke (C) Clarence Anderson, Gerald Frew, Willard Drayton | |
| 11:03 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke misses short on an open fadeaway from the right block | 39-39 |
| 11:02 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke grabs the offensive board | 39-39 |
| 10:42 | Penn State | James Brown evades the doubleteam and hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Cecil Beaubien | 39-41 |
| 10:13 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 10:11 | Penn State | James Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 10:06 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 10:05 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 09:43 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 09:42 | Penn State | James Brown tips it back up and in | 39-43 |
| 09:13 | Northwestern | Allen Misner double dribbles | 39-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt (PG), Kenneth Henderson (SG), Richard Taylor (SF), Calvin Enos (PF), Dennis Parkinson (C) James Bancroft, Frank Dixon, Richard Roberts, Allen Misner, Terry Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Clarence Anderson (SG), Gerald Frew (SF), Willard Drayton (C) Franjo Taberski, James Brown, Dikembe Abke | |
| 08:45 | Penn State | Carl Umana is fouled on the floor by Dennis Parkinson - foul #1 on Dennis Parkinson, team foul #4 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Sperber (PG) Cecil Beaubien | |
| 08:31 | Penn State | Willard Drayton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-43 |
| 08:10 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-43 |
| 08:09 | Penn State | Willard Drayton snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 07:45 | Penn State | Richard Taylor steals it from Clarence Anderson | 39-43 |
| 07:26 | Northwestern | Richard Taylor knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Wilbur Honeycutt | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Wilbur Honeycutt (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Calvin Enos (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Dennis Parkinson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Sperber (fresh) SG - Clarence Anderson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Gerald Frew (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Carl Umana (fresh) 2 reb. C - Willard Drayton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Willard Drayton | 42-46 |
| 06:37 | Northwestern | Richard Taylor's pass is intercepted by Clarence Anderson | 42-46 |
| 06:20 | Penn State | Harold Sperber is fouled on the floor by Wilbur Honeycutt - foul #2 on Wilbur Honeycutt, team foul #5 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Allen Misner (PF) Calvin Enos | |
| Subs | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien (PG), James Brown (PF), Dikembe Abke (C) Harold Sperber, Carl Umana, Willard Drayton | |
| 05:54 | Penn State | James Brown makes the contested pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Clarence Anderson | 42-48 |
| 05:25 | Northwestern | Allen Misner loses the dribble to Cecil Beaubien | 42-48 |
| 05:19 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien is hacked by Wilbur Honeycutt - foul #3 on Wilbur Honeycutt, team foul #6 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Frank Dixon (SG) Kenneth Henderson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Taberski (SF) Gerald Frew | |
| 05:04 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke misses short on an open runner from close range but the foul's on Frank Dixon - foul #1 on Frank Dixon, team foul #7 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Bancroft (PG), Terry Wilkerson (C) Wilbur Honeycutt, Dennis Parkinson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 05:04 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 05:04 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 04:43 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon is whistled for a carry | 42-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Roberts (SF) Richard Taylor | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Umana (SF) Clarence Anderson | |
| 04:41 | Penn State | James Bancroft picks off the pass by Cecil Beaubien in the backcourt | 42-50 |
| 04:40 | Northwestern | James Bancroft hits the finger roll | 44-50 |
| 04:17 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 44-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Calvin Enos (PF), Dennis Parkinson (C) Allen Misner, Terry Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 03:48 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Dennis Parkinson | 47-50 |
| 03:24 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 47-50 |
| 03:22 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Bancroft (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Frank Dixon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Calvin Enos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Dennis Parkinson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Cecil Beaubien (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Franjo Taberski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carl Umana (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Dikembe Abke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:17 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt (PG), Kenneth Henderson (SG), Richard Taylor (SF) James Bancroft, Frank Dixon, Richard Roberts | |
| Subs | Penn State | Clarence Anderson (SG), Gerald Frew (SF) Franjo Taberski, Carl Umana | |
| 02:53 | Northwestern | Richard Taylor hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Calvin Enos | 50-50 |
| 02:30 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien knocks in the 3 from straight away | 50-53 |
| 02:01 | Northwestern | Cecil Beaubien takes the ball from Richard Taylor | 50-53 |
| 01:49 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left corner | 50-53 |
| 01:48 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien gets the offensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 01:40 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson is hacked by Kenneth Henderson - foul #1 on Kenneth Henderson, team foul #8 | 50-53 |
| 01:40 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 01:40 | Penn State | James Brown snags the offensive board | 50-53 |
| 01:17 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Dennis Parkinson - foul #2 on Dennis Parkinson, team foul #9 | 50-53 |
| 01:17 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 01:17 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:03 | Northwestern | Richard Taylor misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 50-55 |
| 01:01 | Penn State | James Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:57 | Penn State | Gerald Frew is hacked by Richard Taylor - foul #3 on Richard Taylor, team foul #10 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Taberski (SG) Clarence Anderson | |
| 00:57 | Penn State | Gerald Frew makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:57 | Penn State | Gerald Frew makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 00:50 | Northwestern | Cecil Beaubien is called for the reach on Dennis Parkinson - foul #1 on Cecil Beaubien, team foul #3 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Clarence Anderson (SG) Franjo Taberski | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:47 | Northwestern | Richard Taylor misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-57 |
| 00:45 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson grabs the offensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 00:41 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 50-57 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Taylor | 50-57 |
| 00:37 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Abke - foul #2 on Dikembe Abke, team foul #4 | 50-57 |
| 00:34 | Northwestern | Richard Taylor buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Calvin Enos | 53-57 |
| 00:32 | Penn State | James Brown is hacked by Kenneth Henderson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Henderson, team foul #11 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Umana (SF) Gerald Frew | |
| 00:32 | Penn State | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:32 | Penn State | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-59 |
| 00:25 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Carl Umana | 53-59 |
| 00:23 | Penn State | Carl Umana is hacked by Wilbur Honeycutt in the backcourt - foul #4 on Wilbur Honeycutt, team foul #12 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Sperber (SG), Gerald Frew (SF) Clarence Anderson, Dikembe Abke | |
| 00:23 | Penn State | Carl Umana misses the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:23 | Penn State | Carl Umana makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:16 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Kenneth Henderson | 56-60 |
| 00:16 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Clarence Anderson (SG), Dikembe Abke (C) Harold Sperber, James Brown | |
| 00:15 | Penn State | Gerald Frew is fouled in the backcourt by Wilbur Honeycutt - foul #5 on Wilbur Honeycutt, team foul #13 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Bancroft (PG) Wilbur Honeycutt | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:15 | Penn State | Gerald Frew makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:15 | Penn State | Gerald Frew misses the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-61 |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | Richard Taylor buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-61 |
| 00:08 | Penn State | Gerald Frew is hacked by James Bancroft in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Bancroft, team foul #14 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Brown (PF) Carl Umana | |
| 00:08 | Penn State | Gerald Frew makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:08 | Penn State | Gerald Frew misses the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson gets the rebound | 59-62 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Northwestern | James Bancroft comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-62 |
| 00:01 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos grabs the offensive board | 59-62 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | The clock runs out | 59-62 |