| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jerry Hobby (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Aston (fresh) SF - Gerald Frew (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Husman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dikembe Abke (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Chevalier (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Calvin Enos (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dwayne Stanhope (fresh) C - Nelson Lister (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos inbounds the ball | 19-25 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:42 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on John Husman - foul #3 on John Husman, team foul #1 | 19-25 |
| 19:42 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 19:42 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 19:14 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke lays it in set up by Timothy Aston | 21-27 |
| 18:49 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 21-27 |
| 18:48 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke pulls down the rebound | 21-27 |
| 18:27 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke can't finish the layup | 21-27 |
| 18:26 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Dwayne Stanhope | 21-27 |
| 17:57 | Northwestern | Dikembe Abke takes the ball from Calvin Enos after a doubleteam | 21-27 |
| 17:44 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 21-27 |
| 17:43 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke tips it in | 23-27 |
| 17:28 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos is denied on a layup by Dikembe Abke | 23-27 |
| 17:27 | Penn State | John Husman grabs the defensive rebound | 23-27 |
| 17:09 | Penn State | John Husman is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on John Husman, team foul #2 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | Willard Drayton (PF) John Husman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:50 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos can't throw it down against a doubleteam but he's fouled by Timothy Aston - foul #2 on Timothy Aston, team foul #3 | 23-27 |
| 16:50 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos misses the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 16:50 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 16:21 | Penn State | Gerald Frew is hacked by Kenneth Henderson - foul #2 on Kenneth Henderson, team foul #1 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | Percy Naumann (SG), Carl Umana (PF) Timothy Aston, Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Horne (PF) Dwayne Stanhope | |
| 16:03 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby is fouled on the floor by Larry Horne - foul #2 on Larry Horne, team foul #2 | 23-28 |
| 15:39 | Penn State | Gerald Frew misses long on a runner from the baseline | 23-28 |
| 15:37 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson pulls down the rebound | 23-28 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jerry Hobby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Percy Naumann (fresh) SF - Gerald Frew (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Carl Umana (fresh) C - Willard Drayton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Chevalier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Calvin Enos (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. PF - Larry Horne (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Nelson Lister (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:15 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier misses the floater from the right wing | 23-28 |
| 15:13 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister grabs the offensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 14:53 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Calvin Enos and the foul's on Willard Drayton - foul #1 on Willard Drayton, team foul #4 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | Timothy Aston (SG), Dikembe Abke (C) Percy Naumann, Carl Umana | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Taylor (SG), Dwayne Stanhope (PF) Kenneth Henderson, Larry Horne | |
| 14:53 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier makes the free throw | 23-31 |
| 14:27 | Penn State | Timothy Aston's pass is intercepted by Dwayne Stanhope | 23-31 |
| 14:05 | Northwestern | Willard Drayton denies the turnaround by Calvin Enos | 23-31 |
| 14:03 | Penn State | Gerald Frew snags the defensive board | 23-31 |
| 13:34 | Penn State | Willard Drayton double dribbles | 23-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson (SG) Robert Taylor | |
| 13:10 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister is hacked by Willard Drayton - foul #2 on Willard Drayton, team foul #5 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Husman (PF) Willard Drayton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 12:54 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 23-31 |
| 12:51 | Penn State | Gary Chevalier is called for the reach on Jerry Hobby in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Chevalier, team foul #3 | 23-31 |
| 12:31 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-31 |
| 12:30 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-31 |
| 12:12 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 23-31 |
| 12:11 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos grabs the board | 23-31 |
| 11:49 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Gerald Frew - foul #1 on Gerald Frew, team foul #6 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Percy Naumann (SG), Willard Drayton (C) Timothy Aston, Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Horne (PF), Jarrod King (C) Dwayne Stanhope, Nelson Lister | |
| 11:49 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 11:49 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 11:27 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby knocks in the 3 from straight away | 26-33 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jerry Hobby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Percy Naumann (fresh) SF - Gerald Frew (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Husman (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Willard Drayton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Chevalier (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Calvin Enos (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Larry Horne (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jarrod King (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:02 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson hits a wide open 3pt shot from straight away set up by Calvin Enos out of the doubleteam | 26-36 |
| 10:33 | Penn State | Percy Naumann clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-36 |
| 10:32 | Penn State | Gerald Frew hits the follow up shot | 28-36 |
| 10:05 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the jumper in the lane | 28-38 |
| 09:49 | Penn State | Willard Drayton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Jarrod King - foul #1 on Jarrod King, team foul #4 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Timothy Aston (SG), Carl Umana (SF), Dikembe Abke (C) Jerry Hobby, Gerald Frew, John Husman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Stephens (PG), Robert Taylor (SG), Dwayne Stanhope (SF), Nelson Lister (C) Gary Chevalier, Kenneth Henderson, Calvin Enos, Jarrod King | |
| 09:49 | Penn State | Willard Drayton makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 09:49 | Penn State | Willard Drayton makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 09:34 | Northwestern | Dikembe Abke picks off the pass by Robert Taylor | 30-38 |
| 09:11 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke lays it up and in on a nice dish by Percy Naumann | 32-38 |
| 08:51 | Northwestern | Larry Horne is hacked by Willard Drayton - foul #3 on Willard Drayton, team foul #7 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Husman (PF) Willard Drayton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 08:51 | Northwestern | Larry Horne makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 08:51 | Northwestern | Larry Horne misses the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 08:51 | Penn State | John Husman snags the defensive board | 32-39 |
| 08:29 | Penn State | Percy Naumann loses the dribble to Ronald Stephens | 32-39 |
| 08:00 | Northwestern | Larry Horne misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-39 |
| 07:59 | Penn State | The rebound goes to John Husman | 32-39 |
| 07:30 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke banks in the layup and he's hacked by Nelson Lister - foul #2 on Nelson Lister, team foul #5 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jerry Hobby (PG), Gerald Frew (SF) Percy Naumann, Carl Umana | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier (PG), Kenneth Henderson (SG), Calvin Enos (SF) Ronald Stephens, Robert Taylor, Nelson Lister | |
| 07:30 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke makes the free throw | 35-39 |
| 07:08 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-39 |
| 07:06 | Penn State | John Husman grabs the board | 35-39 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jerry Hobby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Aston (fresh) SF - Gerald Frew (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Husman (fresh) 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Dikembe Abke (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Chevalier (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Calvin Enos (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dwayne Stanhope (fresh) 2 reb. C - Larry Horne (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Penn State | Gerald Frew misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Gary Chevalier - foul #3 on Gary Chevalier, team foul #6 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Cecil Lazar (SG) Timothy Aston | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jarrod King (C) Larry Horne | |
| 07:00 | Penn State | Gerald Frew makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 07:00 | Penn State | Gerald Frew makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 06:34 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-39 |
| 06:32 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke grabs the defensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 06:12 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 06:11 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke misses the tip | 37-39 |
| 06:10 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby snags the offensive board | 37-39 |
| 05:50 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-39 |
| 05:49 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Abke | 37-39 |
| 05:32 | Penn State | Gerald Frew connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Jerry Hobby | 39-39 |
| 05:13 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 05:12 | Penn State | John Husman gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 04:51 | Penn State | John Husman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Timothy Aston (SG), Carl Umana (PF), Willard Drayton (C) Cecil Lazar, John Husman, Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Horne (PF), Nelson Lister (C) Dwayne Stanhope, Jarrod King | |
| 04:25 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 04:23 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos grabs the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 04:02 | Northwestern | Larry Horne connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Gary Chevalier | 39-41 |
| 03:38 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby makes the contested 3 from the left corner set up by Timothy Aston | 42-41 |
| 03:20 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos blows the layup | 42-41 |
| 03:18 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 02:52 | Penn State | Gerald Frew loses the dribble to Calvin Enos | 42-41 |
| 02:49 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson throws it down on a nice dish by Calvin Enos | 42-43 |
| 02:49 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Husman (PF), Dikembe Abke (C) Carl Umana, Willard Drayton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope (PF) Larry Horne | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jerry Hobby (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Timothy Aston (fresh) SF - Gerald Frew (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Husman (fresh) 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Dikembe Abke (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Chevalier (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Calvin Enos (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Dwayne Stanhope (fresh) 2 reb. C - Nelson Lister (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 02:25 | Penn State | Dwayne Stanhope steals the ball from Gerald Frew | 42-43 |
| 01:59 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-43 |
| 01:58 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 01:33 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by John Husman | 45-43 |
| 01:09 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Kenneth Henderson | 45-45 |
| 01:00 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-45 |
| 00:59 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 00:37 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 45-45 |
| 00:35 | Penn State | Gerald Frew gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:07 | Penn State | Gerald Frew comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 45-45 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke tips it in | 47-45 |
| 00:06 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 47-45 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |