| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Larry Vigil (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Wyatt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Doug Baker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Kindel (fresh) 1 pts. C - Charles Senecal (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Stephen Dantzler (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnny Parent (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ernie Stoughton (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Steve Chicoine (fresh) 9 pts. C - Terry Welch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton inbounds the ball | 27-37 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:44 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton's pass is intercepted by Doug Baker | 27-37 |
| 19:39 | Penn State | Larry Vigil can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 27-37 |
| 19:37 | Penn State | Michael Kindel snags the offensive board | 27-37 |
| 19:15 | Penn State | Doug Baker misses the 3 from the right corner | 27-37 |
| 19:14 | Northwestern | Terry Welch pulls down the rebound | 27-37 |
| 19:02 | Northwestern | Stephen Wyatt is called for the reach on Stephen Dantzler - foul #1 on Stephen Wyatt, team foul #1 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dennis Carpenter (PG), Gonzalo Romano (SG), Stephen Edwards (PF), Alfredo Figueroa (C) Larry Vigil, Stephen Wyatt, Michael Kindel, Charles Senecal | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 18:52 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 27-37 |
| 18:50 | Northwestern | Terry Welch can't tip it in | 27-37 |
| 18:48 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 18:30 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Johnny Parent | 27-40 |
| 18:09 | Penn State | Alfredo Figueroa is fouled on the floor by Terry Welch - foul #1 on Terry Welch, team foul #1 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Larry Vigil (PG), Harry Wynn (SG), Michael Kindel (PF), Charles Senecal (C) Dennis Carpenter, Gonzalo Romano, Stephen Edwards, Alfredo Figueroa | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:42 | Penn State | Larry Vigil buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-40 |
| 17:24 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Stephen Dantzler | 29-43 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 17:22 | Penn State | Larry Vigil's pass is intercepted by Johnny Parent in the backcourt | 29-43 |
| 17:20 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler jams it on a nice dish by Johnny Parent | 29-45 |
| 17:02 | Penn State | Larry Vigil clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 29-45 |
| 17:01 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton pulls down the rebound | 29-45 |
| 16:49 | Northwestern | Charles Senecal steals the ball from Steve Chicoine | 29-45 |
| 16:31 | Penn State | Harry Wynn makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Doug Baker | 32-45 |
| 16:17 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton clanks a 3 from straight away | 32-45 |
| 16:16 | Penn State | Charles Senecal snags the defensive board | 32-45 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 15:51 | Penn State | Michael Kindel's fadeaway is rejected by Terry Welch | 32-45 |
| 15:50 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Ernie Stoughton | 32-45 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Larry Vigil (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Wynn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Doug Baker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Kindel (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Senecal (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Stephen Dantzler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnny Parent (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ernie Stoughton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Chicoine (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Terry Welch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Dantzler | 32-48 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 15:16 | Penn State | Larry Vigil shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Harry Wynn | 35-48 |
| 14:57 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-48 |
| 14:56 | Penn State | Larry Vigil gets the rebound | 35-48 |
| 14:40 | Penn State | Larry Vigil hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-48 |
| 14:25 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Kindel - foul #2 on Michael Kindel, team foul #2 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gonzalo Romano (SG), Dennis Carpenter (SF), Stephen Edwards (PF), Alfredo Figueroa (C) Harry Wynn, Doug Baker, Michael Kindel, Charles Senecal | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edgar Foster (PG), Robert Alford (SF), John McCullars (PF), Mark Olguin (C) Stephen Dantzler, Ernie Stoughton, Steve Chicoine, Terry Welch | |
| 14:25 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent makes the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 14:25 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent makes the 2nd free throw | 37-50 |
| 14:13 | Penn State | Stephen Edwards is hacked by John McCullars - foul #2 on John McCullars, team foul #2 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo (SG) Johnny Parent | |
| 13:58 | Penn State | Larry Vigil shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-50 |
| 13:56 | Penn State | Alfredo Figueroa snags the offensive board | 37-50 |
| 13:38 | Penn State | Dennis Carpenter misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-50 |
| 13:37 | Penn State | Larry Vigil snags the offensive board | 37-50 |
| 13:28 | Penn State | Larry Vigil comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-50 |
| 13:27 | Northwestern | Mark Olguin pulls down the rebound | 37-50 |
| 13:05 | Northwestern | Edgar Foster can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 37-50 |
| 13:03 | Penn State | Larry Vigil grabs the defensive rebound | 37-50 |
| 12:46 | Penn State | Alfredo Figueroa is by himself and knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Larry Vigil | 39-50 |
| 12:30 | Northwestern | Robert Alford misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 39-50 |
| 12:29 | Northwestern | Robert Alford snags the offensive board | 39-50 |
| 12:18 | Northwestern | Robert Alford lays it in | 39-52 |
| 12:06 | Penn State | Gonzalo Romano comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 39-52 |
| 12:05 | Northwestern | Mark Olguin grabs the defensive rebound | 39-52 |
| 11:47 | Northwestern | Robert Alford blows the dunk but the foul's on Dennis Carpenter - foul #3 on Dennis Carpenter, team foul #3 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Wyatt (PG), Doug Baker (SF), Michael Kindel (PF), Charles Senecal (C) Larry Vigil, Dennis Carpenter, Stephen Edwards, Alfredo Figueroa | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler (PG), Johnny Parent (SG), Ernie Stoughton (SF), Terry Welch (C) Edgar Foster, Lloyd Vallo, John McCullars, Mark Olguin | |
| 11:47 | Northwestern | Robert Alford makes the 1st free throw | 39-53 |
| 11:47 | Northwestern | Robert Alford makes the 2nd free throw | 39-54 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Stephen Wyatt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gonzalo Romano (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Doug Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Kindel (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Senecal (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Stephen Dantzler (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnny Parent (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ernie Stoughton (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Alford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Welch (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Penn State | Michael Kindel misses the easy layup | 39-54 |
| 11:28 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler grabs the board | 39-54 |
| 11:07 | Northwestern | Stephen Wyatt is called for the reach on Stephen Dantzler - foul #2 on Stephen Wyatt, team foul #4 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Chicoine (PF) Robert Alford | |
| 10:45 | Northwestern | Steve Chicoine scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 39-56 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 10:27 | Penn State | Gonzalo Romano misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 39-56 |
| 10:25 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent snags the defensive board | 39-56 |
| 09:56 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler makes the contested jumpshot from the left wing set up by Johnny Parent and he's hacked by Gonzalo Romano - foul #1 on Gonzalo Romano, team foul #5 | 39-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | Larry Vigil (PG) Gonzalo Romano | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 09:56 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler makes the free throw | 39-59 |
| 09:47 | Penn State | Michael Kindel comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 39-59 |
| 09:45 | Northwestern | Terry Welch gets the rebound | 39-59 |
| 09:23 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton misses the dunk | 39-59 |
| 09:21 | Northwestern | Terry Welch gets the offensive rebound | 39-59 |
| 09:09 | Northwestern | Terry Welch misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-59 |
| 09:08 | Northwestern | Terry Welch tips it back up and in | 39-61 |
| 08:55 | Penn State | Stephen Wyatt misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-61 |
| 08:54 | Northwestern | Steve Chicoine snags the defensive board | 39-61 |
| 08:34 | Northwestern | The short jumper by Steve Chicoine is denied by Charles Senecal | 39-61 |
| 08:32 | Northwestern | Terry Welch tips it back up and in | 39-63 |
| 08:18 | Penn State | Larry Vigil can't throw it down | 39-63 |
| 08:16 | Northwestern | Terry Welch snags the defensive board | 39-63 |
| 08:00 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton is hacked by Doug Baker - foul #2 on Doug Baker, team foul #6 | 39-63 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Wynn (PG), Gonzalo Romano (SG), Dennis Carpenter (SF), Stephen Edwards (PF), Alfredo Figueroa (C) Larry Vigil, Stephen Wyatt, Doug Baker, Michael Kindel, Charles Senecal | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edgar Foster (PG), Lloyd Vallo (SG), Robert Alford (SF), John McCullars (PF), Mark Olguin (C) Stephen Dantzler, Johnny Parent, Ernie Stoughton, Steve Chicoine, Terry Welch | |
| 07:40 | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo is hacked by Gonzalo Romano - foul #2 on Gonzalo Romano, team foul #7 | 39-63 |
| Subs | Penn State | Larry Vigil (PG) Harry Wynn | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 07:40 | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo makes the 1st free throw | 39-64 |
| 07:40 | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo makes the 2nd free throw | 39-65 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Larry Vigil (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gonzalo Romano (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Carpenter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Edwards (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alfredo Figueroa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edgar Foster (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Lloyd Vallo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Alford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John McCullars (fresh) C - Mark Olguin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Penn State | Larry Vigil comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-65 |
| 07:19 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to John McCullars | 39-65 |
| 07:03 | Northwestern | Dennis Carpenter is called for the reach on Robert Alford - foul #4 on Dennis Carpenter, team foul #8 | 39-65 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Wynn (PG) Larry Vigil | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Johnny Parent (SG) Lloyd Vallo | |
| 07:03 | Northwestern | Robert Alford misses the 1st free throw | 39-65 |
| 07:03 | Penn State | Alfredo Figueroa grabs the defensive rebound | 39-65 |
| 06:47 | Penn State | Alfredo Figueroa is fouled on the floor by Mark Olguin - foul #2 on Mark Olguin, team foul #3 | 39-65 |
| 06:29 | Penn State | Dennis Carpenter clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-65 |
| 06:27 | Northwestern | Robert Alford grabs the board | 39-65 |
| 06:13 | Northwestern | Robert Alford knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by Johnny Parent | 39-67 |
| 06:00 | Penn State | Gonzalo Romano clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-67 |
| 05:59 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to John McCullars | 39-67 |
| 05:53 | Northwestern | John McCullars is hacked by Alfredo Figueroa - foul #1 on Alfredo Figueroa, team foul #9 | 39-67 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler (PG), Ernie Stoughton (SF), Terry Welch (C) Edgar Foster, Robert Alford, Mark Olguin | |
| 05:53 | Northwestern | John McCullars makes the 1st free throw | 39-68 |
| 05:53 | Northwestern | John McCullars misses the 2nd free throw | 39-68 |
| 05:53 | Penn State | Stephen Edwards gets the rebound | 39-68 |
| 05:38 | Penn State | Dennis Carpenter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-68 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Chicoine (PF) John McCullars | |
| 05:16 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Dantzler | 39-71 |
| 05:08 | Penn State | Harry Wynn misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-71 |
| 05:06 | Northwestern | Steve Chicoine grabs the board | 39-71 |
| 04:50 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 39-71 |
| 04:48 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Alfredo Figueroa | 39-71 |
| 04:44 | Penn State | Harry Wynn hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Stephen Edwards | 42-71 |
| 04:34 | Northwestern | Steve Chicoine hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Terry Welch | 42-73 |
| 04:23 | Penn State | Gonzalo Romano misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-73 |
| 04:22 | Northwestern | Terry Welch gets the rebound | 42-73 |
| 04:14 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler's fadeaway is rejected by Alfredo Figueroa | 42-73 |
| 04:12 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler tips it in | 42-75 |
| 04:02 | Penn State | Harry Wynn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-75 |
| 04:01 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton grabs the board | 42-75 |
| 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 and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:40 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Stephen Dantzler | 42-78 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harry Wynn (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gonzalo Romano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Carpenter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. PF - Stephen Edwards (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Alfredo Figueroa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Stephen Dantzler (fresh) 15 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnny Parent (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ernie Stoughton (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steve Chicoine (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Welch (fresh) 6 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Penn State | Gonzalo Romano clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-78 |
| 03:20 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler grabs the board | 42-78 |
| 02:56 | Northwestern | Terry Welch makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Stephen Dantzler | 42-80 |
| 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 and a man to man (+4) | |
| 02:43 | Penn State | Dennis Carpenter connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Harry Wynn | 44-80 |
| 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 (+4) | |
| 02:17 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-80 |
| 02:16 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler can't tip it in | 44-80 |
| 02:14 | Northwestern | Steve Chicoine grabs the offensive rebound | 44-80 |
| 01:50 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Johnny Parent | 44-83 |
| 01:36 | Penn State | The jumper by Dennis Carpenter is denied by Terry Welch | 44-83 |
| 01:35 | Northwestern | Terry Welch grabs the board | 44-83 |
| 01:17 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-83 |
| 01:16 | Penn State | Stephen Edwards pulls down the rebound | 44-83 |
| 01:00 | Penn State | Gonzalo Romano hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-83 |
| 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 (+4) | |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Johnny Parent | 47-85 |
| 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 (+4) | |
| 00:30 | Penn State | Gonzalo Romano is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Gonzalo Romano, team foul #10 | 47-85 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler runs out the clock | 47-85 |