| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Patrick Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alfredo Bruno (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Victor Hebert (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Lathem (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Lee Pokorski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alex Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Buckland (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Arden Buteau (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Schwerdt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Daniel Buckland inbounds the ball | 32-24 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Northwestern | Arden Buteau is called for traveling | 32-24 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Moody (PG), Osvaldo Rizzo (SG), Toni Brojakowski (SF), Craig Santoro (PF), Tracy Merrill (C) Patrick Thompson, Alfredo Bruno, Victor Hebert, Michael Lathem, Lee Pokorski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 19:25 | Penn State | Arden Buteau is called for the reach on Tracy Merrill - foul #1 on Arden Buteau, team foul #1 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Penn State | Alfredo Bruno (SG), William Baker (SF), Michael Lathem (PF) Osvaldo Rizzo, Toni Brojakowski, Craig Santoro | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 19:07 | Penn State | Michael Lathem clanks a floater from the left side | 32-24 |
| 19:05 | Northwestern | Christopher Schwerdt grabs the defensive rebound | 32-24 |
| 18:59 | Northwestern | Dikembe Abdelwahed misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 32-24 |
| 18:57 | Penn State | Tracy Merrill snags the defensive board | 32-24 |
| 18:52 | Penn State | Alfredo Bruno misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-24 |
| 18:51 | Northwestern | Alex Smith pulls down the rebound | 32-24 |
| 18:45 | Northwestern | Alex Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-24 |
| 18:44 | Penn State | William Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 32-24 |
| 18:19 | Penn State | Michael Lathem misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-24 |
| 18:18 | Northwestern | Alex Smith grabs the board | 32-24 |
| 18:14 | Northwestern | Daniel Buckland loses the ball out of bounds | 32-24 |
| Subs | Penn State | Patrick Thompson (PG), Osvaldo Rizzo (SG), Victor Hebert (SF), Craig Santoro (PF) Robert Moody, Alfredo Bruno, William Baker, Michael Lathem | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Fogel (PG), William Ross (SG), John Mandell (SF), Clyde Borkholder (PF), Brad Fillion (C) Alex Smith, Dikembe Abdelwahed, Daniel Buckland, Arden Buteau, Christopher Schwerdt | |
| 17:47 | Penn State | Tracy Merrill clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 32-24 |
| 17:45 | Penn State | Osvaldo Rizzo tips it in | 34-24 |
| 17:29 | Northwestern | Clyde Borkholder misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 34-24 |
| 17:28 | Penn State | Craig Santoro gets the rebound | 34-24 |
| 17:07 | Penn State | Patrick Thompson misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-24 |
| 17:06 | Penn State | Craig Santoro tips it in | 36-24 |
| 16:53 | Northwestern | William Ross is hacked by Craig Santoro - foul #1 on Craig Santoro, team foul #1 | 36-24 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Moody (PG), Alfredo Bruno (SG), William Baker (SF), Toni Brojakowski (PF), Lee Pokorski (C) Patrick Thompson, Osvaldo Rizzo, Victor Hebert, Craig Santoro, Tracy Merrill | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alex Smith (PG), Dikembe Abdelwahed (SG), Daniel Buckland (SF), Arden Buteau (PF), Christopher Schwerdt (C) Nicholas Fogel, William Ross, John Mandell, Clyde Borkholder, Brad Fillion | |
| 16:46 | Northwestern | Dikembe Abdelwahed hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-24 |
| 16:44 | Penn State | Toni Brojakowski pulls down the rebound | 36-24 |
| 16:42 | Penn State | Alfredo Bruno's pass is intercepted by Daniel Buckland in the backcourt | 36-24 |
| 16:26 | Northwestern | Daniel Buckland misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Lee Pokorski - foul #2 on Lee Pokorski, team foul #2 | 36-24 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Lathem (PF) William Baker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:26 | Northwestern | Daniel Buckland makes the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 16:26 | Northwestern | Daniel Buckland makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 15:57 | Penn State | Alfredo Bruno is hacked by Christopher Schwerdt - foul #2 on Christopher Schwerdt, team foul #2 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | Patrick Thompson (PG), Victor Hebert (SF), William Baker (PF) Robert Moody, Toni Brojakowski, Michael Lathem | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Patrick Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alfredo Bruno (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Victor Hebert (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Baker (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Pokorski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alex Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Buckland (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Arden Buteau (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Schwerdt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Penn State | William Baker scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Victor Hebert and he's fouled by Arden Buteau - foul #2 on Arden Buteau, team foul #3 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | Tracy Merrill (C) Lee Pokorski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Ross (SF), Clyde Borkholder (PF), Brad Fillion (C) Daniel Buckland, Arden Buteau, Christopher Schwerdt | |
| 15:35 | Penn State | William Baker misses the free throw | 38-26 |
| 15:35 | Northwestern | Clyde Borkholder grabs the defensive rebound | 38-26 |
| 15:17 | Northwestern | Brad Fillion is hacked by Alfredo Bruno - foul #3 on Alfredo Bruno, team foul #3 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Moody (PG), Michael Lathem (PF), Lee Pokorski (C) Patrick Thompson, Victor Hebert, Tracy Merrill | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Fogel (PG), John Mandell (SF) Alex Smith, Dikembe Abdelwahed | |
| 15:00 | Northwestern | Nicholas Fogel's pass is intercepted by Alfredo Bruno | 38-26 |
| 14:35 | Penn State | William Baker is hacked by Brad Fillion - foul #1 on Brad Fillion, team foul #4 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | Patrick Thompson (PG), Osvaldo Rizzo (SG), Victor Hebert (SF), Toni Brojakowski (PF), Tracy Merrill (C) Robert Moody, Alfredo Bruno, William Baker, Michael Lathem, Lee Pokorski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Arden Buteau (PF) Brad Fillion | |
| 14:09 | Penn State | Victor Hebert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | Alfredo Bruno (SG), Craig Santoro (PF) Osvaldo Rizzo, Toni Brojakowski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alex Smith (PG), Dikembe Abdelwahed (SG), Daniel Buckland (SF), Christopher Schwerdt (C) Nicholas Fogel, William Ross, John Mandell, Clyde Borkholder | |
| 13:52 | Northwestern | Arden Buteau drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-29 |
| 13:50 | Penn State | Alfredo Bruno is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Abdelwahed - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdelwahed, team foul #5 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Moody (PG), Osvaldo Rizzo (SG), William Baker (SF), Michael Lathem (PF), Lee Pokorski (C) Patrick Thompson, Alfredo Bruno, Victor Hebert, Craig Santoro, Tracy Merrill | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:36 | Penn State | Lee Pokorski misses long on a floater from the left side | 38-29 |
| 13:34 | Northwestern | Christopher Schwerdt grabs the defensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 13:28 | Northwestern | Daniel Buckland misses the fadeaway from the left side | 38-29 |
| 13:26 | Penn State | Lee Pokorski grabs the board | 38-29 |
| 13:06 | Penn State | William Baker comes up short on the shot near the basket | 38-29 |
| 13:04 | Northwestern | Daniel Buckland pulls down the rebound | 38-29 |
| 12:57 | Northwestern | Arden Buteau hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Alex Smith | 38-31 |
| 12:34 | Penn State | William Baker's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Abdelwahed | 38-31 |
| 12:29 | Northwestern | Dikembe Abdelwahed is hacked by Osvaldo Rizzo - foul #1 on Osvaldo Rizzo, team foul #4 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Patrick Thompson (PG), Alfredo Bruno (SG), Victor Hebert (SF), Craig Santoro (PF), Tracy Merrill (C) Robert Moody, Osvaldo Rizzo, William Baker, Michael Lathem, Lee Pokorski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Fogel (PG), William Ross (SG), John Mandell (SF), Clyde Borkholder (PF), Brad Fillion (C) Alex Smith, Dikembe Abdelwahed, Daniel Buckland, Arden Buteau, Christopher Schwerdt | |
| 12:12 | Northwestern | John Mandell is denied on a layup by Craig Santoro | 38-31 |
| 12:10 | Northwestern | Brad Fillion gets the offensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 11:54 | Northwestern | Clyde Borkholder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Toni Brojakowski (PF) Craig Santoro | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Patrick Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alfredo Bruno (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Victor Hebert (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Toni Brojakowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tracy Merrill (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicholas Fogel (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Ross (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Mandell (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Clyde Borkholder (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brad Fillion (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Penn State | Patrick Thompson connects on the open jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Alfredo Bruno | 40-31 |
| 11:21 | Northwestern | Brad Fillion double dribbles | 40-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Baker (PF), Lee Pokorski (C) Toni Brojakowski, Tracy Merrill | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Buckland (SF) Clyde Borkholder | |
| 11:17 | Penn State | Daniel Buckland is called for the reach on Victor Hebert in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Buckland, team foul #6 | 40-31 |
| 11:02 | Penn State | William Baker misses the lay-in | 40-31 |
| 11:00 | Northwestern | Daniel Buckland gets the rebound | 40-31 |
| 10:41 | Northwestern | John Mandell clanks a 3 from the right corner | 40-31 |
| 10:39 | Northwestern | Brad Fillion tips it in | 40-33 |
| 10:36 | Penn State | Lee Pokorski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Moody (PG), Toni Brojakowski (SF), Michael Lathem (PF), Tracy Merrill (C) Patrick Thompson, Victor Hebert, William Baker, Lee Pokorski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alex Smith (PG), Dikembe Abdelwahed (SG), Arden Buteau (PF), Christopher Schwerdt (C) William Ross, Daniel Buckland, John Mandell, Brad Fillion | |
| 10:22 | Northwestern | Arden Buteau is hacked by Michael Lathem - foul #2 on Michael Lathem, team foul #5 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Patrick Thompson (PG), Osvaldo Rizzo (SG), Victor Hebert (SF), Craig Santoro (PF) Robert Moody, Alfredo Bruno, Toni Brojakowski, Michael Lathem | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Buckland (SF) Nicholas Fogel | |
| 09:59 | Northwestern | Alex Smith can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 40-33 |
| 09:57 | Northwestern | Daniel Buckland hits the follow up shot | 40-35 |
| 09:34 | Penn State | The jump hook by Victor Hebert is blocked by Daniel Buckland | 40-35 |
| 09:33 | Penn State | Craig Santoro snags the offensive board | 40-35 |
| 09:11 | Penn State | Victor Hebert is fouled on the floor by Daniel Buckland - foul #4 on Daniel Buckland, team foul #7 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Moody (PG), Alfredo Bruno (SG), Michael Lathem (PF), Lee Pokorski (C) Patrick Thompson, Osvaldo Rizzo, Craig Santoro, Tracy Merrill | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Fogel (PG), William Ross (SG), John Mandell (SF), Clyde Borkholder (PF), Igor Kopinski (C) Alex Smith, Dikembe Abdelwahed, Daniel Buckland, Arden Buteau, Christopher Schwerdt | |
| 09:11 | Penn State | Victor Hebert makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 09:11 | Penn State | Victor Hebert misses the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 09:11 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Clyde Borkholder | 41-35 |
| 08:58 | Northwestern | Clyde Borkholder is called for traveling | 41-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Baker (SF) Victor Hebert | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Brad Fillion (C) Igor Kopinski | |
| 08:44 | Penn State | William Baker drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Robert Moody | 43-35 |
| 08:22 | Northwestern | William Ross knocks in the jumper in the lane | 43-37 |
| 08:02 | Penn State | William Baker drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Moody | 45-37 |
| 07:41 | Northwestern | William Ross comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Lee Pokorski - foul #3 on Lee Pokorski, team foul #6 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Patrick Thompson (PG), Victor Hebert (SF), Toni Brojakowski (PF), Tracy Merrill (C) Robert Moody, William Baker, Michael Lathem, Lee Pokorski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alex Smith (PG), Dikembe Abdelwahed (SG), Igor Kopinski (C) Nicholas Fogel, John Mandell, Brad Fillion | |
| 07:41 | Northwestern | William Ross makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 07:41 | Northwestern | William Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Patrick Thompson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alfredo Bruno (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Victor Hebert (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Toni Brojakowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tracy Merrill (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alex Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - William Ross (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Clyde Borkholder (fresh) 3 reb. C - Igor Kopinski (fresh) | |
| 07:17 | Penn State | Patrick Thompson makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-39 |
| 07:11 | Northwestern | Alex Smith is fouled on the floor by Victor Hebert - foul #1 on Victor Hebert, team foul #7 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Baker (SF), Craig Santoro (PF), Lee Pokorski (C) Victor Hebert, Toni Brojakowski, Tracy Merrill | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Buckland (SF), Arden Buteau (PF), Christopher Schwerdt (C) William Ross, Clyde Borkholder, Igor Kopinski | |
| 07:11 | Northwestern | Alex Smith makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 07:11 | Northwestern | Alex Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 06:45 | Penn State | William Baker is by himself and knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Alfredo Bruno | 50-41 |
| 06:29 | Northwestern | Arden Buteau clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-41 |
| 06:28 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Craig Santoro | 50-41 |
| 06:26 | Penn State | Alex Smith steals it from Alfredo Bruno in the backcourt | 50-41 |
| 06:25 | Northwestern | Alex Smith throws it down | 50-43 |
| 06:04 | Penn State | Patrick Thompson buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from William Baker | 53-43 |
| 05:47 | Northwestern | Dikembe Abdelwahed hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Alex Smith | 53-46 |
| 05:45 | Penn State | Alfredo Bruno is hacked by Dikembe Abdelwahed in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dikembe Abdelwahed, team foul #8 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Moody (PG), Victor Hebert (SF), Michael Lathem (PF), Tracy Merrill (C) Patrick Thompson, William Baker, Craig Santoro, Lee Pokorski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Fogel (PG), John Mandell (SF), Brad Fillion (C) Alex Smith, Daniel Buckland, Christopher Schwerdt | |
| 05:45 | Penn State | Alfredo Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 05:45 | Penn State | Alfredo Bruno misses the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 05:45 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Arden Buteau | 54-46 |
| 05:23 | Northwestern | John Mandell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-46 |
| 05:21 | Northwestern | Arden Buteau tips it in | 54-48 |
| 04:52 | Penn State | Victor Hebert scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from Alfredo Bruno | 56-48 |
| 04:47 | Northwestern | Nicholas Fogel is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Moody - foul #1 on Robert Moody, team foul #8 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Patrick Thompson (PG), Osvaldo Rizzo (SG), William Baker (PF), Lee Pokorski (C) Robert Moody, Alfredo Bruno, Michael Lathem, Tracy Merrill | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Ross (SG), Clyde Borkholder (PF) Dikembe Abdelwahed, Arden Buteau | |
| 04:47 | Northwestern | Nicholas Fogel makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 04:47 | Northwestern | Nicholas Fogel makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 04:31 | Penn State | Victor Hebert misses the floater from the right block | 56-50 |
| 04:29 | Northwestern | Clyde Borkholder grabs the board | 56-50 |
| 04:25 | Northwestern | William Ross misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Victor Hebert - foul #2 on Victor Hebert, team foul #9 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Lathem (PF), Tracy Merrill (C) William Baker, Lee Pokorski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Buckland (SF), Christopher Schwerdt (C) John Mandell, Brad Fillion | |
| 04:25 | Northwestern | William Ross makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 04:25 | Northwestern | William Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 04:05 | Penn State | Patrick Thompson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Nicholas Fogel - foul #1 on Nicholas Fogel, team foul #9 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Baker (SF), Lee Pokorski (C) Victor Hebert, Tracy Merrill | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alex Smith (PG) Nicholas Fogel | |
| 04:05 | Penn State | Patrick Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 04:05 | Penn State | Patrick Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 03:58 | Northwestern | Osvaldo Rizzo takes the ball from William Ross | 58-52 |
| 03:54 | Penn State | Osvaldo Rizzo lays it up and in | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:39 | Northwestern | Clyde Borkholder banks in the layup on a nice dish by Daniel Buckland | 60-54 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Patrick Thompson (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Osvaldo Rizzo (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Baker (fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Lathem (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Lee Pokorski (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alex Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Ross (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Daniel Buckland (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Clyde Borkholder (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Schwerdt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Penn State | William Baker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Moody (PG), Victor Hebert (SF), Toni Brojakowski (PF), Tracy Merrill (C) Patrick Thompson, William Baker, Michael Lathem, Lee Pokorski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:23 | Northwestern | Christopher Schwerdt double dribbles | 60-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Alfredo Bruno (SG), William Baker (PF) Osvaldo Rizzo, Toni Brojakowski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Fogel (SG), Arden Buteau (PF), Igor Kopinski (C) William Ross, Clyde Borkholder, Christopher Schwerdt | |
| 02:54 | Penn State | Alfredo Bruno knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Moody | 63-54 |
| 02:54 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Patrick Thompson (PG), Osvaldo Rizzo (SG), Toni Brojakowski (SF), Michael Lathem (PF), Lee Pokorski (C) Robert Moody, Alfredo Bruno, Victor Hebert, William Baker, Tracy Merrill | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dikembe Abdelwahed (SG), William Ross (SF), Christopher Schwerdt (C) Nicholas Fogel, Daniel Buckland, Igor Kopinski | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:40 | Northwestern | Christopher Schwerdt is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Christopher Schwerdt, team foul #10 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Moody (PG), Victor Hebert (SF) Patrick Thompson, Michael Lathem | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:27 | Penn State | Osvaldo Rizzo is hacked by Arden Buteau - foul #3 on Arden Buteau, team foul #11 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Patrick Thompson (PG), William Baker (SF), Michael Lathem (PF), Tracy Merrill (C) Robert Moody, Victor Hebert, Toni Brojakowski, Lee Pokorski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:27 | Penn State | Osvaldo Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 02:27 | Penn State | Osvaldo Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 02:07 | Northwestern | Alex Smith's pass is intercepted by Tracy Merrill | 65-54 |
| 01:41 | Penn State | William Baker can't connect on a shot near the basket | 65-54 |
| 01:39 | Northwestern | Arden Buteau grabs the board | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:34 | Northwestern | William Ross misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 65-54 |
| 01:32 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Patrick Thompson | 65-54 |
| 01:03 | Penn State | Patrick Thompson misses the 3 from the right wing | 65-54 |
| 01:01 | Penn State | William Baker grabs the offensive board | 65-54 |
| 00:41 | Penn State | William Baker hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 65-54 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Christopher Schwerdt grabs the defensive rebound | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | Arden Buteau is whistled for traveling | 65-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Moody (PG), Craig Santoro (PF) Patrick Thompson, Michael Lathem | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Fogel (PG), John Mandell (SF), Clyde Borkholder (PF), Brad Fillion (C) Alex Smith, Dikembe Abdelwahed, Arden Buteau, Christopher Schwerdt | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Penn State | William Baker scores on a driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by John Mandell - foul #2 on John Mandell, team foul #12 | 67-54 |
| 00:11 | Penn State | William Baker makes the free throw | 68-54 |
| 00:03 | Northwestern | William Ross is whistled for traveling | 68-54 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Robert Moody runs out the clock | 68-54 |