| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thomas Goggin (fresh) SG - Chester Marks (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Walter Hammonds (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Day (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Das (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Timothy Hogg (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Matthew Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Chadwick (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Tovar (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Negele Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick inbounds the ball | 25-23 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:43 | Purdue | Matthew Johnson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-23 |
| 19:41 | Penn State | The rebound goes to James Das | 25-23 |
| 19:18 | Penn State | William Day comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 25-23 |
| 19:17 | Penn State | Chester Marks grabs the offensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 18:52 | Penn State | Chester Marks comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 25-23 |
| 18:50 | Purdue | Negele Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 18:44 | Purdue | Negele Adams hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Timothy Hogg | 25-25 |
| 18:25 | Penn State | James Tovar swats the layup by William Day | 25-25 |
| 18:24 | Penn State | Thomas Goggin tips it back up and in | 27-25 |
| 18:17 | Purdue | Negele Adams hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Timothy Hogg | 27-27 |
| 17:59 | Penn State | William Day is fouled on the floor by Matthew Johnson - foul #2 on Matthew Johnson, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| 17:39 | Penn State | William Day knocks in the shot in the paint | 29-27 |
| 17:26 | Purdue | James Tovar lays it in uncontested set up by Robert Chadwick | 29-29 |
| 17:04 | Penn State | William Day loses the dribble to James Tovar | 29-29 |
| 16:54 | Purdue | William Day is called for the reach on Negele Adams - foul #1 on William Day, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | Curtis Elias (C) James Das | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 16:45 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick is hacked by Walter Hammonds - foul #2 on Walter Hammonds, team foul #2 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski (PG) Thomas Goggin | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 16:33 | Purdue | William Day takes the ball from Timothy Hogg | 29-29 |
| 16:11 | Penn State | Curtis Elias misses long on a runner from the baseline | 29-29 |
| 16:10 | Purdue | Negele Adams grabs the board | 29-29 |
| 16:03 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-29 |
| 16:01 | Penn State | Walter Hammonds gets the rebound | 29-29 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Szczesny Olshefski (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chester Marks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Walter Hammonds (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Day (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Curtis Elias (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Timothy Hogg (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Matthew Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Chadwick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Tovar (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Negele Adams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:44 | Penn State | William Day can't finish the layup | 29-29 |
| 15:42 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 15:37 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick's pass is intercepted by Chester Marks | 29-29 |
| 15:34 | Penn State | Chester Marks hits the finger roll | 31-29 |
| 15:11 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Walter Hammonds - foul #3 on Walter Hammonds, team foul #3 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Goggin (SG), Bruce Porter (PF), James Das (C) Chester Marks, William Day, Curtis Elias | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 15:11 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 15:11 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick misses the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 15:11 | Purdue | Negele Adams grabs the offensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 14:53 | Purdue | Matthew Johnson knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Timothy Hogg | 31-33 |
| 14:33 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski's fadeaway is rejected by Negele Adams | 31-33 |
| 14:31 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Negele Adams | 31-33 |
| 14:29 | Purdue | Szczesny Olshefski is called for the reach on Timothy Hogg in the backcourt - foul #1 on Szczesny Olshefski, team foul #4 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Chester Marks (SG) Walter Hammonds | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 14:17 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick hits a floater from close range | 31-35 |
| 14:09 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-35 |
| 13:49 | Purdue | Negele Adams knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Robert Chadwick out of the doubleteam | 31-37 |
| 13:26 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-37 |
| 13:19 | Purdue | Negele Adams makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Matthew Johnson and he's hacked by James Das - foul #3 on James Das, team foul #5 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Day (SF) Chester Marks | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 13:19 | Purdue | Negele Adams makes the free throw | 33-40 |
| 12:55 | Penn State | James Das misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 33-40 |
| 12:53 | Penn State | James Das tips it home | 35-40 |
| 12:34 | Purdue | Bruce Porter denies the turnaround by Negele Adams | 35-40 |
| 12:33 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Bruce Porter | 35-40 |
| 12:22 | Penn State | Bruce Porter loses the dribble to James Tovar | 35-40 |
| 12:06 | Purdue | The jump hook by Robert Chadwick is blocked by William Day | 35-40 |
| 12:04 | Penn State | William Day grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 11:37 | Penn State | Robert Chadwick is called for the reach on William Day - foul #1 on Robert Chadwick, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Chester Marks (SG), Walter Hammonds (SF), Curtis Elias (C) Szczesny Olshefski, Bruce Porter, James Das | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Irish (PG), Thomas Norton (SF), Jerry Yates (C) Timothy Hogg, Robert Chadwick, Negele Adams | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thomas Goggin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Chester Marks (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Walter Hammonds (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Day (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Curtis Elias (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Irish (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Norton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Tovar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jerry Yates (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:20 | Penn State | Curtis Elias throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-40 |
| 11:00 | Purdue | Matthew Johnson makes the contested 3 from the left wing | 35-43 |
| 10:31 | Penn State | Chester Marks's fadeaway is rejected by James Tovar | 35-43 |
| 10:30 | Purdue | Thomas Norton grabs the defensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 10:07 | Purdue | Thomas Goggin steals the ball from Jerry Yates | 35-43 |
| 09:43 | Penn State | Chester Marks misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-43 |
| 09:42 | Penn State | Thomas Goggin hits the follow up shot | 37-43 |
| 09:28 | Purdue | Donald Irish connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Matthew Johnson | 37-46 |
| 09:12 | Penn State | Curtis Elias connects on the jump hook in the paint | 39-46 |
| 09:00 | Purdue | Matthew Johnson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-46 |
| 08:59 | Penn State | Curtis Elias grabs the defensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 08:36 | Penn State | Chester Marks is hacked by Matthew Johnson - foul #3 on Matthew Johnson, team foul #3 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski (PG), Bruce Porter (PF), James Das (C) Thomas Goggin, William Day, Curtis Elias | |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Hogg (PG), Robert Chadwick (SF), Negele Adams (C) Matthew Johnson, Thomas Norton, James Tovar | |
| 08:15 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-46 |
| 08:14 | Penn State | James Das tips it but misses | 39-46 |
| 08:13 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick grabs the defensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 08:08 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 39-46 |
| 08:07 | Purdue | Jerry Yates hits the follow up shot | 39-48 |
| 07:45 | Penn State | Chester Marks hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Szczesny Olshefski | 41-48 |
| 07:28 | Purdue | Donald Irish throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Hall (PF) Jerry Yates | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Szczesny Olshefski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chester Marks (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Walter Hammonds (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bruce Porter (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - James Das (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Timothy Hogg (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SG - Donald Irish (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Chadwick (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Hall (fresh) C - Negele Adams (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 06:59 | Penn State | Bruce Porter comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 41-48 |
| 06:58 | Penn State | James Das tips it in | 43-48 |
| 06:54 | Purdue | James Das denies the turnaround by Robert Chadwick | 43-48 |
| 06:53 | Purdue | Negele Adams pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 06:38 | Purdue | Donald Irish misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 06:36 | Penn State | The rebound goes to James Das | 43-48 |
| 06:09 | Penn State | James Das misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Negele Adams - foul #4 on Negele Adams, team foul #4 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Matthew Johnson (SG), James Tovar (PF) Donald Irish, Brian Hall | |
| 06:09 | Penn State | James Das misses the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 06:09 | Penn State | James Das makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 06:01 | Purdue | Bruce Porter is called for the reach on James Tovar - foul #1 on Bruce Porter, team foul #6 | 44-48 |
| 05:46 | Purdue | Matthew Johnson shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-51 |
| 05:29 | Penn State | Bruce Porter lays it in | 46-51 |
| 05:23 | Purdue | Negele Adams makes the fadeaway near the basket | 46-53 |
| 04:59 | Penn State | Chester Marks misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-53 |
| 04:57 | Purdue | Robert Chadwick grabs the board | 46-53 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 04:30 | Purdue | Matthew Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-53 |
| 04:29 | Penn State | Bruce Porter gets the rebound | 46-53 |
| 04:01 | Penn State | Chester Marks drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side and the foul's on Negele Adams - foul #5 on Negele Adams, team foul #5 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Goggin (PG), William Day (PF), Curtis Elias (C) Szczesny Olshefski, Bruce Porter, James Das | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Irish (PG), Thomas Norton (SF), Jerry Yates (C) Timothy Hogg, Robert Chadwick, Negele Adams | |
| 04:01 | Penn State | Chester Marks makes the free throw | 49-53 |
| 03:46 | Purdue | Donald Irish hits a wide open jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Jerry Yates | 49-55 |
| 03:17 | Penn State | Donald Irish picks off the pass by William Day | 49-55 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thomas Goggin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - Chester Marks (tiring) 15 pts. SF - Walter Hammonds (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Day (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Curtis Elias (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Donald Irish (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Johnson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Norton (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Tovar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Jerry Yates (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:03 | Purdue | Matthew Johnson is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Matthew Johnson, team foul #6 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski (PG) Chester Marks | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:39 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Walter Hammonds | 52-55 |
| 02:39 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bruce Porter (PF), James Das (C) Walter Hammonds, Curtis Elias | |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Hogg (PG), Robert Chadwick (SF) Donald Irish, Thomas Norton | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 02:29 | Purdue | Matthew Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-55 |
| 02:27 | Purdue | Jerry Yates gets the offensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 02:17 | Purdue | Matthew Johnson scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jerry Yates | 52-58 |
| 02:17 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-58 |
| 02:00 | Penn State | William Day comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 52-58 |
| 01:58 | Purdue | James Tovar pulls down the rebound | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:55 | Purdue | Thomas Goggin is called for the reach on James Tovar in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Goggin, team foul #7 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | Chester Marks (SG), Walter Hammonds (SF) Szczesny Olshefski, Bruce Porter | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Irish (PG) Timothy Hogg | |
| 01:55 | Purdue | James Tovar makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 01:55 | Purdue | James Tovar makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:32 | Penn State | James Tovar steals the ball from James Das | 52-60 |
| 01:32 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-60 |
| 01:31 | Purdue | Jerry Yates is fouled in the backcourt by Chester Marks - foul #1 on Chester Marks, team foul #8 | 52-60 |
| 01:31 | Purdue | Jerry Yates makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 01:31 | Purdue | Jerry Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 01:04 | Penn State | James Tovar steals the ball from Chester Marks | 52-62 |
| 01:02 | Purdue | James Tovar is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Goggin - foul #4 on Thomas Goggin, team foul #9 | 52-62 |
| 01:02 | Purdue | James Tovar makes the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 01:02 | Purdue | James Tovar makes the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:58 | Penn State | Chester Marks hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 52-64 |
| 00:56 | Penn State | James Das can't tip it in | 52-64 |
| 00:55 | Purdue | Matthew Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Purdue | Donald Irish misses the jumper from the free throw line | 52-64 |
| 00:34 | Penn State | James Das pulls down the rebound | 52-64 |
| 00:27 | Penn State | Chester Marks travels with the ball | 52-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Timothy Hogg (PG) Donald Irish | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Timothy Hogg runs out the clock | 52-64 |