| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Larry Vigil (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bellows (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Doug Baker (fresh) PF - Charles Senecal (fresh) C - Titus Smithey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Johnny Parent (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Dantzler (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ernie Stoughton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ralph Brassell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - John McCullars (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton inbounds the ball | 13-27 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater in the paint | 13-27 |
| 19:34 | Penn State | Titus Smithey pulls down the rebound | 13-27 |
| 19:10 | Penn State | Titus Smithey can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Ralph Brassell - foul #2 on Ralph Brassell, team foul #1 | 13-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Tillman (SF), Michael Kindel (PF) Doug Baker, Charles Senecal | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 19:10 | Penn State | Titus Smithey makes the 1st free throw | 14-27 |
| 19:10 | Penn State | Titus Smithey misses the 2nd free throw | 14-27 |
| 19:10 | Northwestern | John McCullars pulls down the rebound | 14-27 |
| 18:45 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell buries a floater from the left block set up by Johnny Parent | 14-29 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 18:16 | Penn State | Larry Vigil misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-29 |
| 18:15 | Penn State | Robert Bellows tips it but misses | 14-29 |
| 18:13 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton grabs the board | 14-29 |
| 17:53 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-29 |
| 17:52 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell hits the follow up shot | 14-31 |
| 17:23 | Penn State | Titus Smithey can't connect on a shot in the paint | 14-31 |
| 17:22 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton pulls down the rebound | 14-31 |
| 16:58 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Johnny Parent and he's hacked by Michael Kindel - foul #2 on Michael Kindel, team foul #1 | 14-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Wyatt (PG), Roger Davis (SG), Doug Baker (SF), Charles Senecal (PF), James Edgell (C) Larry Vigil, Robert Bellows, Edward Tillman, Michael Kindel, Titus Smithey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jerome Poremski (C) John McCullars | |
| 16:58 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler makes the free throw | 14-34 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:47 | Penn State | Roger Davis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-34 |
| 16:46 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton pulls down the rebound | 14-34 |
| 16:29 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton is hacked by Doug Baker - foul #1 on Doug Baker, team foul #2 | 14-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Bellows (SG), Titus Smithey (C) Roger Davis, James Edgell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo (SG), Terry Welch (PF) Stephen Dantzler, Ralph Brassell | |
| 16:04 | Northwestern | Terry Welch scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Johnny Parent | 14-36 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Stephen Wyatt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Bellows (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Doug Baker (fresh) PF - Charles Senecal (fresh) C - Titus Smithey (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Johnny Parent (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Lloyd Vallo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ernie Stoughton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Welch (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerome Poremski (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Penn State | Robert Bellows misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Terry Welch - foul #2 on Terry Welch, team foul #2 | 14-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Larry Vigil (PG) Stephen Wyatt | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 15:47 | Penn State | Robert Bellows makes the 1st free throw | 15-36 |
| 15:47 | Penn State | Robert Bellows makes the 2nd free throw | 16-36 |
| 15:25 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Johnny Parent | 16-39 |
| 15:14 | Penn State | Titus Smithey knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Larry Vigil | 18-39 |
| 14:53 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Terry Welch | 18-42 |
| 14:39 | Penn State | Larry Vigil buries a shot from the left side set up by Titus Smithey | 20-42 |
| 14:17 | Northwestern | Terry Welch clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 20-42 |
| 14:16 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton gets the offensive rebound | 20-42 |
| 13:59 | Northwestern | Terry Welch clanks a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Robert Bellows - foul #3 on Robert Bellows, team foul #3 | 20-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Wyatt (PG), Roger Davis (SG), Edward Tillman (SF), Michael Kindel (PF), James Edgell (C) Larry Vigil, Robert Bellows, Doug Baker, Charles Senecal, Titus Smithey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edgar Foster (PG), Stephen Dantzler (SG), John McCullars (C) Johnny Parent, Lloyd Vallo, Jerome Poremski | |
| 13:59 | Northwestern | Terry Welch makes the 1st free throw | 20-43 |
| 13:59 | Northwestern | Terry Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 20-44 |
| 13:36 | Penn State | James Edgell can't throw it down but he's fouled by John McCullars - foul #1 on John McCullars, team foul #3 | 20-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Larry Vigil (PG), Doug Baker (SF) Roger Davis, Edward Tillman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell (PF) Terry Welch | |
| 13:36 | Penn State | James Edgell makes the 1st free throw | 21-44 |
| 13:36 | Penn State | James Edgell misses the 2nd free throw | 21-44 |
| 13:36 | Northwestern | John McCullars grabs the board | 21-44 |
| 13:14 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Senecal (PF), Titus Smithey (C) Michael Kindel, James Edgell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:01 | Penn State | Stephen Wyatt drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-44 |
| 12:41 | Northwestern | Edgar Foster buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Ernie Stoughton | 24-46 |
| 12:29 | Penn State | Charles Senecal drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Titus Smithey | 26-46 |
| 12:05 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 26-46 |
| 12:04 | Penn State | Titus Smithey gets the rebound | 26-46 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Larry Vigil (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Wyatt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Doug Baker (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Senecal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Titus Smithey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edgar Foster (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Dantzler (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Ernie Stoughton (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ralph Brassell (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - John McCullars (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:58 | Penn State | Larry Vigil knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Senecal | 29-46 |
| 11:31 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell drills a jumper from the left wing | 29-48 |
| 11:26 | Penn State | Stephen Wyatt hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Doug Baker | 32-48 |
| 11:05 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler makes the contested 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Edgar Foster | 32-51 |
| 10:53 | Penn State | Charles Senecal misses the dunk | 32-51 |
| 10:51 | Northwestern | John McCullars grabs the board | 32-51 |
| 10:26 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-51 |
| 10:25 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to John McCullars | 32-51 |
| 10:05 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler comes up short on the floater from the left block | 32-51 |
| 10:03 | Penn State | Titus Smithey gets the rebound | 32-51 |
| 09:57 | Penn State | Doug Baker scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Stephen Wyatt | 35-51 |
| 09:36 | Northwestern | John McCullars's fadeaway is rejected by Titus Smithey | 35-51 |
| 09:34 | Penn State | Titus Smithey pulls down the rebound | 35-51 |
| 09:30 | Penn State | Doug Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-51 |
| 09:29 | Penn State | Titus Smithey grabs the offensive board | 35-51 |
| 09:20 | Penn State | Doug Baker drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-51 |
| 08:52 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Larry Vigil - foul #1 on Larry Vigil, team foul #4 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Bellows (PG), Roger Davis (SG), Edward Tillman (SF), Michael Kindel (PF), James Edgell (C) Larry Vigil, Stephen Wyatt, Doug Baker, Charles Senecal, Titus Smithey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Johnny Parent (PG), Robert Alford (SF), Terry Welch (PF), Jerome Poremski (C) Edgar Foster, Ernie Stoughton, Ralph Brassell, John McCullars | |
| 08:52 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler misses the 1st free throw | 38-51 |
| 08:52 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler makes the 2nd free throw | 38-52 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:36 | Penn State | Robert Bellows hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-52 |
| 08:35 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent grabs the defensive rebound | 38-52 |
| 08:12 | Northwestern | Jerome Poremski lays it in on a nice dish by Johnny Parent and the foul's on Robert Bellows - foul #4 on Robert Bellows, team foul #5 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Larry Vigil (PG) Robert Bellows | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo (SG) Stephen Dantzler | |
| 08:12 | Northwestern | Jerome Poremski makes the free throw | 38-55 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:03 | Penn State | James Edgell misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-55 |
| 08:02 | Northwestern | Terry Welch snags the defensive board | 38-55 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Larry Vigil (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Tillman (fresh) PF - Michael Kindel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Edgell (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Johnny Parent (fresh) 5 pts. 8 ast. SG - Lloyd Vallo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Alford (fresh) PF - Terry Welch (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerome Poremski (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:39 | Northwestern | Terry Welch misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 38-55 |
| 07:38 | Northwestern | Jerome Poremski grabs the offensive board | 38-55 |
| 07:21 | Northwestern | Terry Welch makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Johnny Parent | 38-57 |
| 07:13 | Penn State | Roger Davis is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Roger Davis, team foul #6 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Bellows (PG), Titus Smithey (C) Larry Vigil, James Edgell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell (PF) Terry Welch | |
| 06:54 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell misses the wide open shot from the left wing | 38-57 |
| 06:53 | Northwestern | Jerome Poremski pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-57 |
| 06:39 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-57 |
| 06:38 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Edward Tillman | 38-57 |
| 06:16 | Penn State | Michael Kindel lays it in set up by Robert Bellows and he's fouled by Ralph Brassell - foul #3 on Ralph Brassell, team foul #4 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | Larry Vigil (PG), Doug Baker (SF) Roger Davis, Edward Tillman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Olguin (C) Jerome Poremski | |
| 06:16 | Penn State | Michael Kindel makes the free throw | 41-57 |
| 05:47 | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo is hacked by Robert Bellows - foul #5 on Robert Bellows, team foul #7 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Wyatt (SG), Edward Tillman (SF) Robert Bellows, Doug Baker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 05:47 | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo makes the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 05:47 | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo makes the 2nd free throw | 41-59 |
| 05:32 | Penn State | The short jumper by Titus Smithey is denied by Mark Olguin | 41-59 |
| 05:31 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell grabs the board | 41-59 |
| 05:08 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Johnny Parent | 41-61 |
| 04:52 | Penn State | Edward Tillman is fouled on the floor by Mark Olguin - foul #1 on Mark Olguin, team foul #5 | 41-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Davis (SG), James Edgell (C) Larry Vigil, Titus Smithey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edgar Foster (PG), Stephen Dantzler (SG), Ernie Stoughton (SF), Terry Welch (PF), John McCullars (C) Johnny Parent, Lloyd Vallo, Robert Alford, Ralph Brassell, Mark Olguin | |
| 04:43 | Penn State | Ernie Stoughton steals it from Michael Kindel | 41-61 |
| 04:24 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-61 |
| 04:23 | Northwestern | Terry Welch hits the follow up shot | 41-63 |
| 04:09 | Penn State | James Edgell comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 41-63 |
| 04:08 | Penn State | James Edgell grabs the offensive board | 41-63 |
| 03:54 | Penn State | Roger Davis buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Edward Tillman | 44-63 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Stephen Wyatt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Tillman (fresh) PF - Michael Kindel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Edgell (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edgar Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Dantzler (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Ernie Stoughton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Welch (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - John McCullars (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 03:31 | Northwestern | Terry Welch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-63 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Johnny Parent (PG), Ralph Brassell (PF) Edgar Foster, Terry Welch | |
| 03:19 | Penn State | Edward Tillman clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-63 |
| 03:17 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell gets the rebound | 44-63 |
| 02:50 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-63 |
| 02:48 | Penn State | Edward Tillman grabs the board | 44-63 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 02:40 | Penn State | Stephen Wyatt is fouled on the floor by Johnny Parent - foul #1 on Johnny Parent, team foul #6 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jerome Poremski (C) John McCullars | |
| 02:35 | Penn State | Edward Tillman misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-63 |
| 02:34 | Penn State | Roger Davis tips it in | 46-63 |
| 02:21 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell is fouled on the floor by Michael Kindel - foul #3 on Michael Kindel, team foul #8 | 46-63 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Alford (SF) Ernie Stoughton | |
| 02:21 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell makes the 1st free throw | 46-64 |
| 02:21 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell makes the 2nd free throw | 46-65 |
| 02:04 | Penn State | Michael Kindel misses badly on a floater from close range | 46-65 |
| 02:03 | Northwestern | Robert Alford grabs the defensive rebound | 46-65 |
| 01:40 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Michael Kindel - foul #4 on Michael Kindel, team foul #9 | 46-65 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton (SF), John McCullars (C) Robert Alford, Jerome Poremski | |
| 01:40 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell makes the 1st free throw | 46-66 |
| 01:40 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell makes the 2nd free throw | 46-67 |
| 01:27 | Penn State | Edward Tillman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-67 |
| 00:58 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton misses long on an open fadeaway from the baseline | 46-67 |
| 00:56 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Ernie Stoughton | 46-67 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Stephen Dantzler | 46-70 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Penn State | Johnny Parent steals the ball from Stephen Wyatt | 46-70 |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler lays it in set up by Johnny Parent | 46-72 |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Johnny Parent steals it from Roger Davis | 46-72 |
| 00:16 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell throws it down set up by Johnny Parent | 46-74 |
| 00:09 | Penn State | Michael Kindel is denied on a dunk by Ernie Stoughton | 46-74 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | John McCullars pulls down the rebound | 46-74 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent runs out the clock | 46-74 |