| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Northrup (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bert Gray (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Alberto Vargas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Neil Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ben Elton (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tony Sims (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elijah Black (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Keller (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dale Lauria (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | James Keller inbounds the ball | 26-22 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:42 | Penn State | Dale Lauria is alone and drills a floater in the lane set up by Elijah Black and he's fouled by Ben Elton - foul #1 on Ben Elton, team foul #1 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Purdue | Dominic Romano (PG), William Brace (SG), David Richardson (SF) Joseph Northrup, Bert Gray, Alberto Vargas | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Carr (SG), Larry Gamboa (SF) Elijah Black, James Keller | |
| 19:42 | Penn State | Dale Lauria makes the free throw | 26-25 |
| 19:25 | Purdue | Larry Gamboa steals the ball from David Richardson | 26-25 |
| 19:10 | Penn State | William Robinson misses the fadeaway near the basket | 26-25 |
| 19:08 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Dale Lauria | 26-25 |
| 18:44 | Penn State | Tony Sims misses the wide open runner in the paint | 26-25 |
| 18:43 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Neil Thompson | 26-25 |
| 18:28 | Purdue | Dominic Romano drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 28-25 |
| 18:05 | Penn State | Tony Sims is fouled on the floor by Neil Thompson - foul #3 on Neil Thompson, team foul #2 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Northrup (PG), Bert Gray (SG), Alberto Vargas (SF) Dominic Romano, William Brace, Neil Thompson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Elijah Black (SG), James Keller (SF), David Gentry (PF), David Sarvis (C) James Carr, Larry Gamboa, William Robinson, Dale Lauria | |
| 17:46 | Penn State | Elijah Black drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Tony Sims | 28-27 |
| 17:41 | Purdue | James Keller steps in front of the Alberto Vargas pass | 28-27 |
| 17:18 | Penn State | Tony Sims is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-30 |
| 16:54 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup banks in the layup and he's fouled by David Gentry - foul #2 on David Gentry, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Brace (SG) David Richardson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Larry Gamboa (SF) Tony Sims | |
| 16:54 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup makes the free throw | 31-30 |
| 16:27 | Penn State | David Sarvis clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 16:25 | Penn State | David Sarvis hits the follow up shot | 31-32 |
| 15:56 | Purdue | Alberto Vargas misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on David Gentry - foul #3 on David Gentry, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | Neil Thompson (PF) William Brace | |
| Subs | Penn State | Tony Sims (PG), William Robinson (PF), Dale Lauria (C) Larry Gamboa, David Gentry, David Sarvis | |
| 15:56 | Purdue | Alberto Vargas makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 15:56 | Purdue | Alberto Vargas makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Northrup (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bert Gray (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Alberto Vargas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Neil Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Ben Elton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tony Sims (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Elijah Black (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Keller (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dale Lauria (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Penn State | Alberto Vargas blocks the jumper by James Keller | 33-32 |
| 15:37 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Ben Elton | 33-32 |
| 15:14 | Purdue | Ben Elton is called for traveling | 33-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | Dominic Romano (PG) Joseph Northrup | |
| Subs | Penn State | Larry Gamboa (SF), David Gentry (PF) James Keller, William Robinson | |
| 14:49 | Penn State | Dale Lauria buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by David Gentry | 33-34 |
| 14:46 | Purdue | Tony Sims is called for the reach on Dominic Romano in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tony Sims, team foul #3 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Northrup (PG), David Richardson (PF) Dominic Romano, Ben Elton | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Carr (SG), James Keller (SF), William Robinson (PF) Elijah Black, Larry Gamboa, David Gentry | |
| 14:24 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 14:22 | Purdue | Alberto Vargas gets the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 14:00 | Purdue | Bert Gray comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 33-34 |
| 13:58 | Penn State | William Robinson snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 13:37 | Penn State | Dale Lauria misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 13:35 | Penn State | Dale Lauria tips it in | 33-36 |
| 13:12 | Purdue | Neil Thompson drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-36 |
| 13:05 | Penn State | James Keller is open and buries a jumper from the right side set up by Tony Sims | 35-38 |
| 12:50 | Purdue | Alberto Vargas misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-38 |
| 12:48 | Purdue | David Richardson grabs the offensive board | 35-38 |
| 12:30 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 12:29 | Penn State | William Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 12:03 | Penn State | Dale Lauria is whistled for traveling | 35-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Dominic Romano (PG), William Brace (SG), Ben Elton (C) Joseph Northrup, Bert Gray, David Richardson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Elijah Black (SG), Larry Gamboa (SF), David Gentry (PF), David Sarvis (C) James Carr, James Keller, William Robinson, Dale Lauria | |
| 11:42 | Purdue | Neil Thompson buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Alberto Vargas and he's fouled by David Sarvis - foul #1 on David Sarvis, team foul #4 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Bert Gray (SF) Alberto Vargas | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 11:42 | Purdue | Neil Thompson makes the free throw | 38-38 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Dominic Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Brace (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bert Gray (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Neil Thompson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Ben Elton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tony Sims (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Elijah Black (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Gamboa (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Gentry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Sarvis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Penn State | David Gentry connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Tony Sims | 38-40 |
| 11:09 | Purdue | Dominic Romano misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-40 |
| 11:08 | Penn State | David Sarvis gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 10:41 | Penn State | Larry Gamboa knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Elijah Black | 38-42 |
| 10:21 | Purdue | Dominic Romano clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 10:20 | Penn State | David Gentry grabs the board | 38-42 |
| 10:06 | Penn State | Elijah Black evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Tony Sims | 38-45 |
| 09:48 | Purdue | Ben Elton scores on a floater from the free throw line | 40-45 |
| 09:43 | Penn State | Tony Sims clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-45 |
| 09:42 | Purdue | Bert Gray gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 09:34 | Purdue | Bert Gray buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-45 |
| 09:14 | Penn State | Elijah Black makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 08:51 | Purdue | William Brace misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Elijah Black - foul #1 on Elijah Black, team foul #5 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Northrup (PG), Alberto Vargas (SF) Dominic Romano, Bert Gray | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Carr (PG), James Keller (SF), William Robinson (PF), Dale Lauria (C) Tony Sims, Larry Gamboa, David Gentry, David Sarvis | |
| 08:51 | Purdue | William Brace misses the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 08:51 | Purdue | William Brace misses the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 08:51 | Penn State | The rebound goes to James Keller | 43-48 |
| 08:49 | Penn State | James Carr is hacked by Joseph Northrup in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Northrup, team foul #3 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Purdue | Bert Gray (SG) William Brace | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 08:24 | Penn State | Dale Lauria makes the wide open turnaround in the lane set up by James Carr | 43-50 |
| 07:59 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Alberto Vargas | 46-50 |
| 07:32 | Penn State | James Keller hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-50 |
| 07:31 | Purdue | Ben Elton snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Northrup (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bert Gray (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Alberto Vargas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Neil Thompson (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Ben Elton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - James Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elijah Black (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Keller (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Robinson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Dale Lauria (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Purdue | Ben Elton is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Ben Elton, team foul #4 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Brace (SG) Bert Gray | |
| Subs | Penn State | Tony Sims (PG), David Gentry (PF) James Carr, William Robinson | |
| 06:42 | Penn State | Dale Lauria misses badly on the uncontested jump hook in the paint | 46-50 |
| 06:40 | Purdue | Neil Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 06:18 | Purdue | Alberto Vargas clanks a 3 from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 06:16 | Penn State | David Gentry gets the rebound | 46-50 |
| 05:55 | Penn State | Elijah Black misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-50 |
| 05:53 | Penn State | Dale Lauria tips it back up and in | 46-52 |
| 05:37 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 05:36 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Tony Sims | 46-52 |
| 05:31 | Penn State | Tony Sims loses the dribble to William Brace | 46-52 |
| 05:27 | Purdue | William Brace can't finish the layup | 46-52 |
| 05:26 | Purdue | William Brace gets the offensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 05:03 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 04:38 | Penn State | James Keller is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Tony Sims | 49-55 |
| 04:18 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 49-55 |
| 04:16 | Purdue | Neil Thompson snags the offensive board | 49-55 |
| 03:52 | Purdue | Neil Thompson's fadeaway is rejected by David Gentry | 49-55 |
| 03:51 | Penn State | David Gentry grabs the board | 49-55 |
| 03:22 | Penn State | Tony Sims is called for traveling | 49-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Bert Gray (SG), David Richardson (PF) William Brace, Neil Thompson | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Carr (PG), Larry Gamboa (SF), William Robinson (PF) Tony Sims, James Keller, David Gentry | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Joseph Northrup (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bert Gray (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Alberto Vargas (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ben Elton (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - James Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elijah Black (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Gamboa (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Robinson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Dale Lauria (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Purdue | Joseph Northrup misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-55 |
| 02:59 | Purdue | Bert Gray tips it back up and in | 51-55 |
| 02:47 | Penn State | Bert Gray is called for the reach on Elijah Black - foul #3 on Bert Gray, team foul #5 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Purdue | Dominic Romano (PG), Neil Thompson (C) Joseph Northrup, Ben Elton | |
| Subs | Penn State | David Sarvis (C) Dale Lauria | |
| 02:18 | Penn State | Elijah Black splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-55 |
| 02:16 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to William Robinson | 51-55 |
| 01:47 | Penn State | Elijah Black makes the contested 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from William Robinson | 51-58 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:18 | Purdue | Neil Thompson lays it up and in | 53-58 |
| 00:51 | Penn State | Larry Gamboa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-58 |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Northrup (PG), Ben Elton (C) Dominic Romano, David Richardson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Tony Sims (PG), James Keller (SF), Dale Lauria (C) James Carr, Larry Gamboa, David Sarvis | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:41 | Purdue | Bert Gray makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Joseph Northrup | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:20 | Penn State | Dale Lauria connects on the open shot near the basket set up by James Keller | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:14 | Purdue | Alberto Vargas is hacked by James Keller - foul #3 on James Keller, team foul #6 | 55-60 |
| 00:10 | Purdue | Ben Elton clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-60 |
| 00:08 | Penn State | Elijah Black grabs the board | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Elijah Black is hacked by Bert Gray in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bert Gray, team foul #6 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Carr (PG) Tony Sims | |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Elijah Black is hacked by Bert Gray - foul #5 on Bert Gray, team foul #7 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Brace (SG) Bert Gray | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Elijah Black makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Elijah Black makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Alberto Vargas misses short on a halfcourt shot | 55-62 |