| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Shaffer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Dowd (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Olshefski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Derick White (fresh) C - Steven Murray (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Cecil Beaubien (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Frew (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Dikembe Abke (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Charles Olshefski inbounds the ball | 31-24 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:34 | Purdue | James Shaffer knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Dowd | 34-24 |
| 19:17 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-24 |
| 19:16 | Purdue | Derick White grabs the defensive rebound | 34-24 |
| 19:01 | Purdue | Gerald Frew swats the layup by Charles Olshefski | 34-24 |
| 18:59 | Purdue | Derick White pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-24 |
| 18:39 | Purdue | James Shaffer is fouled on the floor by Cecil Beaubien - foul #1 on Cecil Beaubien, team foul #1 | 34-24 |
| 18:25 | Purdue | James Shaffer drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Dowd | 37-24 |
| 18:05 | Penn State | James Brown misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 37-24 |
| 18:04 | Purdue | Steven Murray pulls down the rebound | 37-24 |
| 17:46 | Purdue | Joseph Dowd hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-24 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 17:34 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke loses the dribble to James Shaffer | 40-24 |
| 17:30 | Purdue | James Shaffer hits the finger roll | 42-24 |
| 17:14 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien misses short on a runner from close range | 42-24 |
| 17:13 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson snags the offensive board | 42-24 |
| 16:52 | Penn State | Derick White swats the dunk try by James Brown | 42-24 |
| 16:50 | Penn State | Gerald Frew gets the offensive rebound | 42-24 |
| 16:36 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-24 |
| 16:35 | Purdue | James Shaffer grabs the defensive rebound | 42-24 |
| 16:29 | Purdue | James Shaffer clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-24 |
| 16:28 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-24 |
| 16:24 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by James Brown | 42-26 |
| 16:22 | Purdue | Cecil Beaubien is called for the reach on James Shaffer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Cecil Beaubien, team foul #2 | 42-26 |
| Subs | Purdue | Larry Collins (SG) Joseph Dowd | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 16:06 | Purdue | James Shaffer comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 42-26 |
| 16:05 | Purdue | Larry Collins snags the offensive board | 42-26 |
| 15:53 | Purdue | Larry Collins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-26 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joel Patch (PG), Richard Sanders (SF), Gary Dorgan (PF), Robert Burris (C) James Shaffer, Charles Olshefski, Derick White, Steven Murray | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joel Patch (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Collins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Dorgan (fresh) C - Robert Burris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Cecil Beaubien (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Anderson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Frew (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Dikembe Abke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Penn State | James Brown banks in the layup on a nice dish by Cecil Beaubien and the foul's on Gary Dorgan - foul #1 on Gary Dorgan, team foul #1 | 42-28 |
| 15:41 | Penn State | James Brown makes the free throw | 42-29 |
| 15:26 | Purdue | Joel Patch connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Sanders | 45-29 |
| 15:05 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 45-29 |
| 15:03 | Penn State | James Brown hits the follow up shot | 45-31 |
| 14:44 | Purdue | Richard Sanders loses the dribble to Cecil Beaubien | 45-31 |
| 14:21 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Cecil Beaubien | 45-34 |
| 14:05 | Purdue | Dikembe Abke swats the short shot by Gary Dorgan | 45-34 |
| 14:03 | Penn State | James Brown pulls down the rebound | 45-34 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 13:43 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Clarence Anderson | 45-37 |
| 13:28 | Purdue | Gary Dorgan misses the dunk attempt | 45-37 |
| 13:26 | Penn State | James Brown gets the rebound | 45-37 |
| 13:21 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson travels with the ball | 45-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Shaffer (PG), Joseph Dowd (SG), Charles Olshefski (SF), Derick White (PF), Steven Murray (C) Joel Patch, Larry Collins, Richard Sanders, Gary Dorgan, Robert Burris | |
| Subs | Penn State | Willard Drayton (C) Dikembe Abke | |
| 12:52 | Purdue | Charles Olshefski connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from James Shaffer | 47-37 |
| 12:32 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien makes the shot from the right block and he's fouled by Derick White - foul #3 on Derick White, team foul #2 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Umana (SF) Gerald Frew | |
| 12:32 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien makes the free throw | 47-40 |
| 12:12 | Purdue | James Shaffer misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-40 |
| 12:10 | Purdue | Derick White grabs the offensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 11:57 | Purdue | James Shaffer hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Dowd | 50-40 |
| 11:28 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 50-40 |
| 11:27 | Purdue | James Shaffer pulls down the rebound | 50-40 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Shaffer (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Dowd (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Olshefski (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Derick White (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Steven Murray (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Cecil Beaubien (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clarence Anderson (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Umana (fresh) PF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Willard Drayton (fresh) | |
| 11:04 | Purdue | Joseph Dowd knocks in the floater in the lane | 52-40 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 10:46 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Derick White - foul #4 on Derick White, team foul #3 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Dorgan (PF) Derick White | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Frew (SF), Dikembe Abke (C) Carl Umana, James Brown | |
| 10:46 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 10:46 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 10:30 | Purdue | Joseph Dowd misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-42 |
| 10:28 | Penn State | Gerald Frew snags the defensive board | 52-42 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 10:04 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-42 |
| 10:02 | Purdue | Charles Olshefski grabs the board | 52-42 |
| 09:45 | Purdue | Steven Murray's floater is tipped away by Willard Drayton | 52-42 |
| 09:43 | Penn State | Willard Drayton gets the rebound | 52-42 |
| 09:23 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien knocks in the floater from the right side | 52-44 |
| 09:19 | Purdue | James Shaffer comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-44 |
| 09:17 | Purdue | Steven Murray grabs the offensive board | 52-44 |
| 09:03 | Purdue | James Shaffer hits a runner near the basket and he's hacked by Willard Drayton - foul #2 on Willard Drayton, team foul #3 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | Larry Collins (SG), Richard Sanders (SF), Robert Burris (C) Joseph Dowd, Charles Olshefski, Steven Murray | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Sperber (PG), Franjo Taberski (SG), James Brown (PF) Cecil Beaubien, Clarence Anderson, Willard Drayton | |
| 09:03 | Purdue | James Shaffer makes the free throw | 55-44 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 08:42 | Penn State | James Brown can't finish the layup | 55-44 |
| 08:40 | Penn State | James Brown tips it but misses | 55-44 |
| 08:39 | Purdue | Larry Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 08:35 | Purdue | Harold Sperber is called for the reach on James Shaffer - foul #1 on Harold Sperber, team foul #4 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joel Patch (PG) James Shaffer | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 08:21 | Purdue | Richard Sanders can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Harold Sperber - foul #2 on Harold Sperber, team foul #5 | 55-44 |
| 08:21 | Purdue | Richard Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 08:21 | Purdue | Richard Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 08:21 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke gets the rebound | 55-44 |
| 07:55 | Penn State | Franjo Taberski's floater is tipped away by Robert Burris | 55-44 |
| 07:54 | Penn State | Franjo Taberski tips it in | 55-46 |
| 07:37 | Purdue | Joel Patch travels with the ball | 55-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Olshefski (SF), Derick White (PF), Steven Murray (C) Richard Sanders, Gary Dorgan, Robert Burris | |
| Subs | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien (PG), Carl Umana (SF), Willard Drayton (C) Harold Sperber, Gerald Frew, Dikembe Abke | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 07:08 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Shaffer (PG), Joseph Dowd (SG) Joel Patch, Larry Collins | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Shaffer (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Dowd (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Olshefski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derick White (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Steven Murray (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Cecil Beaubien (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Franjo Taberski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carl Umana (fresh) PF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. C - Willard Drayton (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 06:53 | Purdue | Joseph Dowd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-46 |
| 06:35 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 55-46 |
| 06:34 | Purdue | Derick White grabs the board | 55-46 |
| 06:30 | Purdue | Derick White is whistled for a carry | 55-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Clarence Anderson (SG) Franjo Taberski | |
| 06:05 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 55-46 |
| 06:04 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson tips it home | 55-48 |
| 05:43 | Purdue | Joseph Dowd can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-48 |
| 05:42 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien snags the defensive board | 55-48 |
| 05:26 | Penn State | Derick White is called for the reach on James Brown - foul #5 on Derick White, team foul #4 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Dorgan (PF) Derick White | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Frew (SF), Dikembe Abke (C) Carl Umana, James Brown | |
| 05:07 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-48 |
| 05:05 | Penn State | Willard Drayton snags the offensive board | 55-48 |
| 04:53 | Penn State | Gary Dorgan is called for the reach on Clarence Anderson - foul #2 on Gary Dorgan, team foul #5 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Burris (C) Steven Murray | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 04:35 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Gerald Frew | 55-51 |
| 04:10 | Purdue | Robert Burris is denied on a layup by Willard Drayton | 55-51 |
| 04:09 | Penn State | Gerald Frew gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 04:04 | Penn State | Gary Dorgan is called for the reach on Cecil Beaubien - foul #3 on Gary Dorgan, team foul #6 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joel Patch (PG), Larry Collins (SG), Richard Sanders (SF), Steven Murray (C) James Shaffer, Joseph Dowd, Charles Olshefski, Robert Burris | |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Taberski (SG), James Brown (PF) Clarence Anderson, Willard Drayton | |
| 03:46 | Penn State | James Brown scores on a shot from the right block | 55-53 |
| 03:33 | Purdue | Richard Sanders misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-53 |
| 03:31 | Purdue | Richard Sanders hits the follow up shot | 57-53 |
| 03:16 | Penn State | Richard Sanders is called for the reach on Gerald Frew - foul #1 on Richard Sanders, team foul #7 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Shaffer (PG) Joel Patch | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Sperber (PG), Willard Drayton (C) Cecil Beaubien, Dikembe Abke | |
| 03:16 | Penn State | Gerald Frew makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 03:16 | Penn State | Gerald Frew makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 03:06 | Purdue | Richard Sanders can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Gerald Frew - foul #2 on Gerald Frew, team foul #6 | 57-55 |
| 03:06 | Purdue | Richard Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 03:06 | Purdue | Richard Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Shaffer (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Sanders (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Dorgan (fresh) 3 pf. C - Steven Murray (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Sperber (fresh) SG - Franjo Taberski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerald Frew (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. C - Willard Drayton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 02:59 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Dowd (SG), Charles Olshefski (SF) Larry Collins, Richard Sanders | |
| Subs | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien (PG), Clarence Anderson (SG), Dikembe Abke (C) Harold Sperber, Franjo Taberski, Willard Drayton | |
| 02:44 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 58-57 |
| 02:32 | Purdue | The jump hook by Joseph Dowd is blocked by Gerald Frew | 58-57 |
| 02:31 | Purdue | Charles Olshefski tips it in | 60-57 |
| 02:12 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-57 |
| 02:10 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Steven Murray | 60-57 |
| 01:52 | Purdue | James Shaffer misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Cecil Beaubien - foul #3 on Cecil Beaubien, team foul #7 | 60-57 |
| 01:52 | Purdue | James Shaffer makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 01:52 | Purdue | James Shaffer misses the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 01:52 | Penn State | James Brown pulls down the rebound | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 01:36 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-57 |
| 01:34 | Purdue | Charles Olshefski snags the defensive board | 61-57 |
| 01:30 | Purdue | James Shaffer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-57 |
| 01:20 | Penn State | James Shaffer takes the ball from James Brown | 61-57 |
| 01:01 | Purdue | Charles Olshefski makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by James Shaffer | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:38 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by James Brown | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:35 | Purdue | Joseph Dowd is fouled in the backcourt by Clarence Anderson - foul #1 on Clarence Anderson, team foul #8 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jared Stanley (PF) Gary Dorgan | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:35 | Purdue | Joseph Dowd makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:35 | Purdue | Joseph Dowd makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:29 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien hits a shot from the right block | 65-62 |
| 00:26 | Purdue | Jared Stanley is fouled in the backcourt by Clarence Anderson - foul #2 on Clarence Anderson, team foul #9 | 65-62 |
| 00:26 | Purdue | Jared Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:26 | Purdue | Jared Stanley misses the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:26 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke grabs the board | 66-62 |
| 00:21 | Penn State | Jared Stanley steals the ball from James Brown | 66-62 |
| 00:20 | Purdue | Jared Stanley is fouled in the backcourt by Cecil Beaubien - foul #4 on Cecil Beaubien, team foul #10 | 66-62 |
| 00:20 | Purdue | Jared Stanley misses the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:20 | Purdue | Jared Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:15 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Brown | 67-65 |
| 00:13 | Purdue | Jared Stanley is fouled in the backcourt by Clarence Anderson - foul #3 on Clarence Anderson, team foul #11 | 67-65 |
| 00:13 | Purdue | Jared Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:13 | Purdue | Jared Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:07 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien misses the 3 from the right wing | 69-65 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke snags the offensive board | 69-65 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-65 |
| 00:03 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Cecil Beaubien | 69-65 |
| 00:01 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-65 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Jared Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 69-65 |