| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Varner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Kohlmeier (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Justin Davis (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robin Terrell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Jernigan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Peter Hazelwood (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Jon Barham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Koch (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Kibby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Hodges (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Justin Davis inbounds the ball | 33-33 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Penn State | Dennis Kohlmeier clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 19:34 | Purdue | Kenneth Kibby gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 19:29 | Purdue | Peter Hazelwood is whistled for traveling | 33-33 |
| 19:01 | Penn State | Richard Jernigan comes up short on the floater from close range | 33-33 |
| 18:59 | Purdue | Kenneth Kibby gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 18:54 | Purdue | Peter Hazelwood dunks the ball on a nice dish by Jon Barham | 33-35 |
| 18:44 | Penn State | Justin Davis can't finish the layup | 33-35 |
| 18:42 | Purdue | Edward Koch grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 18:20 | Purdue | Justin Davis is called for the reach on Edward Koch - foul #2 on Justin Davis, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| 18:13 | Purdue | Jon Barham scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Edward Koch | 33-38 |
| 17:57 | Penn State | Justin Davis knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Dennis Kohlmeier | 36-38 |
| 17:52 | Purdue | Dennis Kohlmeier takes the ball from Peter Hazelwood in the backcourt | 36-38 |
| 17:50 | Penn State | Dennis Kohlmeier lays it up and in | 38-38 |
| 17:40 | Purdue | Peter Hazelwood misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 17:39 | Penn State | Dennis Kohlmeier grabs the board | 38-38 |
| 17:16 | Penn State | Justin Davis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-38 |
| 17:15 | Penn State | Richard Jernigan tips it in | 40-38 |
| 17:02 | Purdue | Peter Hazelwood clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 17:00 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Robin Terrell | 40-38 |
| 16:35 | Penn State | Kenneth Kibby picks off the pass by Mark Varner | 40-38 |
| 16:18 | Purdue | Jon Barham can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-38 |
| 16:16 | Purdue | Kenneth Kibby tips it in | 40-40 |
| 15:53 | Penn State | Dennis Kohlmeier clanks a 3 from the left corner | 40-40 |
| 15:51 | Purdue | Robert Hodges snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Varner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Kohlmeier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Justin Davis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Robin Terrell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Jernigan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Peter Hazelwood (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Jon Barham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Koch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Kibby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Hodges (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Purdue | Peter Hazelwood makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Jon Barham | 40-42 |
| 15:10 | Penn State | Richard Jernigan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 40-42 |
| 15:08 | Purdue | Edward Koch grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 14:48 | Purdue | Peter Hazelwood can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-42 |
| 14:47 | Penn State | Dennis Kohlmeier gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 14:31 | Penn State | Justin Davis connects on the 3 from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 14:26 | Purdue | Peter Hazelwood is hacked by Mark Varner - foul #3 on Mark Varner, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Abshire (PG), Steve Bracamonte (SG), Simon Jackson (PF) Mark Varner, Dennis Kohlmeier, Robin Terrell | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Dickman (PG), Andrew Ogden (SG), Edward Tapia (SF), Allen St. Pierre (PF) Peter Hazelwood, Jon Barham, Edward Koch, Kenneth Kibby | |
| 14:16 | Purdue | Andrew Ogden connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from James Dickman | 43-44 |
| 13:58 | Penn State | Robert Abshire makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Steve Bracamonte | 46-44 |
| 13:34 | Purdue | James Dickman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Simon Jackson - foul #1 on Simon Jackson, team foul #3 | 46-44 |
| 13:34 | Purdue | James Dickman makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 13:34 | Purdue | James Dickman misses the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 13:34 | Penn State | Justin Davis grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 13:15 | Penn State | Richard Jernigan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Hodges - foul #2 on Robert Hodges, team foul #1 | 46-45 |
| 13:15 | Penn State | Richard Jernigan makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 13:15 | Penn State | Richard Jernigan makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 13:02 | Purdue | Robert Hodges misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 13:01 | Purdue | Edward Tapia pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 12:48 | Purdue | Steve Bracamonte picks off the pass by Allen St. Pierre | 48-45 |
| 12:25 | Penn State | Allen St. Pierre takes the ball from Simon Jackson | 48-45 |
| 12:09 | Purdue | Andrew Ogden misses the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Jernigan - foul #2 on Richard Jernigan, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dennis Kohlmeier (SG), Gabriel Myers (SF), Michael Bruns (C) Steve Bracamonte, Justin Davis, Richard Jernigan | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jon Barham (SG) Allen St. Pierre | |
| 12:09 | Purdue | Andrew Ogden misses the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 12:09 | Purdue | Andrew Ogden makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 11:44 | Penn State | Gabriel Myers loses the ball out of bounds | 48-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Varner (PG) Robert Abshire | |
| Subs | Purdue | Peter Hazelwood (PG), Edward Koch (SF) Andrew Ogden, James Dickman | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Varner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Kohlmeier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gabriel Myers (fresh) PF - Simon Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Bruns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Peter Hazelwood (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Jon Barham (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Edward Koch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Tapia (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Hodges (tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Purdue | Peter Hazelwood misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-46 |
| 11:28 | Purdue | Robert Hodges gets the offensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 11:12 | Purdue | Jon Barham can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Dennis Kohlmeier - foul #1 on Dennis Kohlmeier, team foul #5 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Kibby (PF) Edward Tapia | |
| 11:12 | Purdue | Jon Barham makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 11:12 | Purdue | Jon Barham makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 11:12 | Purdue | Jon Barham makes the 3rd free throw | 48-49 |
| 10:51 | Penn State | Mark Varner makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Dennis Kohlmeier | 50-49 |
| 10:33 | Purdue | Jon Barham makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Peter Hazelwood | 50-52 |
| 10:11 | Penn State | Mark Varner misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 10:09 | Purdue | Kenneth Kibby gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 09:48 | Purdue | Jon Barham clanks a 3 from the left corner | 50-52 |
| 09:46 | Penn State | Gabriel Myers snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| 09:23 | Penn State | Michael Bruns lays it in and the foul's on Robert Hodges - foul #3 on Robert Hodges, team foul #2 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Abshire (PG), Steve Bracamonte (SG), Justin Davis (SF), Robin Terrell (PF) Mark Varner, Dennis Kohlmeier, Gabriel Myers, Simon Jackson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Andrew Ogden (SG), James Dickman (SF), Edward Tapia (PF) Jon Barham, Edward Koch, Kenneth Kibby | |
| 09:23 | Penn State | Michael Bruns makes the free throw | 53-52 |
| 09:05 | Purdue | Peter Hazelwood is fouled on the floor by Robert Abshire - foul #2 on Robert Abshire, team foul #6 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Jernigan (C) Michael Bruns | |
| Subs | Purdue | Allen St. Pierre (PF) Peter Hazelwood | |
| 08:50 | Purdue | Richard Jernigan is called for the reach on Robert Hodges - foul #3 on Richard Jernigan, team foul #7 | 53-52 |
| 08:50 | Purdue | Robert Hodges makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 08:50 | Purdue | Robert Hodges misses the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 08:50 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Richard Jernigan | 53-53 |
| 08:21 | Penn State | Justin Davis comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 53-53 |
| 08:20 | Purdue | Allen St. Pierre gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| 08:08 | Purdue | Allen St. Pierre knocks in the shot in the paint set up by James Dickman | 53-55 |
| 07:44 | Penn State | Justin Davis makes the turnaround in the lane | 55-55 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Robert Abshire (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Steve Bracamonte (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Davis (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robin Terrell (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Jernigan (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Dickman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Ogden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Edward Tapia (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Allen St. Pierre (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Hodges (very tired) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Purdue | James Dickman makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Andrew Ogden | 55-58 |
| 07:03 | Penn State | Richard Jernigan is hacked by Robert Hodges - foul #4 on Robert Hodges, team foul #3 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Varner (PG), Dennis Kohlmeier (SG), Simon Jackson (PF) Robert Abshire, Steve Bracamonte, Robin Terrell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Peter Hazelwood (PG), Jon Barham (SG), Kenneth Kibby (PF) Andrew Ogden, Edward Tapia, Allen St. Pierre | |
| 06:49 | Penn State | Richard Jernigan misses the jumper in the lane | 55-58 |
| 06:47 | Purdue | Kenneth Kibby snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| 06:29 | Purdue | Kenneth Kibby is fouled on the floor by Mark Varner - foul #4 on Mark Varner, team foul #8 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Edward Tapia (SF) James Dickman | |
| 06:29 | Purdue | Kenneth Kibby makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 06:29 | Purdue | Kenneth Kibby makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 06:07 | Penn State | Richard Jernigan lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dennis Kohlmeier and the foul's on Robert Hodges - foul #5 on Robert Hodges, team foul #4 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Allen St. Pierre (C) Robert Hodges | |
| 06:07 | Penn State | Richard Jernigan makes the free throw | 58-60 |
| 05:48 | Purdue | Peter Hazelwood drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jon Barham | 58-63 |
| 05:26 | Penn State | Justin Davis misses short on a 3 from straight away | 58-63 |
| 05:24 | Purdue | Peter Hazelwood gets the rebound | 58-63 |
| 05:03 | Purdue | Jon Barham hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the right side | 58-63 |
| 05:01 | Penn State | Dennis Kohlmeier gets the rebound | 58-63 |
| 04:42 | Penn State | Jon Barham takes the ball from Richard Jernigan | 58-63 |
| 04:39 | Purdue | Peter Hazelwood lays it in set up by Jon Barham | 58-65 |
| 04:17 | Penn State | Mark Varner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-65 |
| 04:15 | Penn State | Simon Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 58-65 |
| 03:50 | Penn State | Justin Davis is fouled on the floor by Edward Tapia - foul #1 on Edward Tapia, team foul #5 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Abshire (PG), Steve Bracamonte (SG), Gabriel Myers (SF), Robin Terrell (PF) Mark Varner, Dennis Kohlmeier, Justin Davis, Simon Jackson | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Dickman (PG), Andrew Ogden (SG), Edward Koch (SF) Peter Hazelwood, Jon Barham, Allen St. Pierre | |
| 03:32 | Penn State | Richard Jernigan misses the shot from close range but he's hacked by Edward Tapia - foul #2 on Edward Tapia, team foul #6 | 58-65 |
| 03:32 | Penn State | Richard Jernigan makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 03:32 | Penn State | Richard Jernigan makes the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Robert Abshire (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Steve Bracamonte (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gabriel Myers (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robin Terrell (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Jernigan (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Dickman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Ogden (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edward Koch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Kibby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Tapia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Purdue | James Dickman makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Kibby | 60-68 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:05 | Penn State | Gabriel Myers is hacked by Kenneth Kibby - foul #1 on Kenneth Kibby, team foul #7 | 60-68 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Bruns (C) Richard Jernigan | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 03:05 | Penn State | Gabriel Myers makes the 1st free throw | 61-68 |
| 03:05 | Penn State | Gabriel Myers misses the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 03:05 | Purdue | Edward Tapia gets the rebound | 61-68 |
| 02:52 | Purdue | James Dickman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-68 |
| 02:51 | Purdue | Edward Koch tips it but misses | 61-68 |
| 02:49 | Purdue | Kenneth Kibby pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-68 |
| 02:49 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-68 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Varner (PG), Dennis Kohlmeier (SG), Justin Davis (SF), Richard Jernigan (C) Robert Abshire, Steve Bracamonte, Gabriel Myers, Michael Bruns | |
| Subs | Purdue | Peter Hazelwood (PG), Jon Barham (SG) James Dickman, Andrew Ogden | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:35 | Purdue | Justin Davis is called for the reach on Jon Barham - foul #3 on Justin Davis, team foul #9 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Allen St. Pierre (C) Kenneth Kibby | |
| 02:35 | Purdue | Jon Barham makes the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 02:35 | Purdue | Jon Barham makes the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 02:17 | Penn State | Richard Jernigan steps out of bounds on the baseline | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:15 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-70 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Kibby (PF) Allen St. Pierre | |
| 01:59 | Purdue | Peter Hazelwood comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dennis Kohlmeier - foul #2 on Dennis Kohlmeier, team foul #10 | 61-70 |
| 01:59 | Purdue | Peter Hazelwood makes the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 01:59 | Purdue | Peter Hazelwood makes the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| 01:43 | Penn State | Mark Varner is called for traveling | 61-72 |
| 01:19 | Purdue | Jon Barham can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-72 |
| 01:17 | Penn State | Richard Jernigan pulls down the rebound | 61-72 |
| 01:11 | Penn State | Richard Jernigan connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Justin Davis | 63-72 |
| 00:44 | Purdue | 3 seconds is called on Jon Barham | 63-72 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Penn State | Justin Davis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-72 |
| 00:38 | Penn State | Richard Jernigan pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-72 |
| 00:36 | Penn State | Peter Hazelwood is called for the reach on Mark Varner - foul #2 on Peter Hazelwood, team foul #8 | 63-72 |
| 00:36 | Penn State | Mark Varner makes the 1st free throw | 64-72 |
| 00:36 | Penn State | Mark Varner makes the 2nd free throw | 65-72 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Purdue | Jon Barham is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Kohlmeier - foul #3 on Dennis Kohlmeier, team foul #11 | 65-72 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Allen St. Pierre (C) Edward Tapia | |
| 00:35 | Purdue | Jon Barham misses the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:35 | Purdue | Jon Barham makes the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| 00:31 | Penn State | Peter Hazelwood steps in front of the Dennis Kohlmeier pass | 65-73 |
| 00:28 | Purdue | Peter Hazelwood blows the layup | 65-73 |
| 00:26 | Purdue | Edward Koch tips it but misses | 65-73 |
| 00:25 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Dennis Kohlmeier | 65-73 |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Justin Davis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-73 |
| 00:15 | Purdue | Peter Hazelwood gets the rebound | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Purdue | Dennis Kohlmeier is called for the reach on Peter Hazelwood in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dennis Kohlmeier, team foul #12 | 65-73 |
| 00:13 | Purdue | Peter Hazelwood makes the 1st free throw | 65-74 |
| 00:13 | Purdue | Peter Hazelwood makes the 2nd free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:07 | Penn State | Richard Jernigan misses the shot from the left block | 65-75 |
| 00:05 | Purdue | Kenneth Kibby pulls down the rebound | 65-75 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Peter Hazelwood runs out the clock | 65-75 |