| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Stephen Wyatt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Wynn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stanley Lindgren (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Edwards (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Senecal (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Keith Schwab (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kurt Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Briseno (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nicholas Bradford (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Herman Orton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Stanley Lindgren inbounds the ball | 24-34 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Penn State | Stephen Edwards scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Stanley Lindgren | 26-34 |
| 19:23 | Purdue | Nicholas Bradford makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Herman Orton | 26-36 |
| 18:54 | Penn State | Harry Wynn misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 26-36 |
| 18:52 | Purdue | Nicholas Bradford pulls down the rebound | 26-36 |
| 18:33 | Purdue | Kurt Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Oliver (PG), Dennis Carpenter (SF), Alfredo Figueroa (C) Stephen Wyatt, Stanley Lindgren, Charles Senecal | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 18:11 | Penn State | Kurt Williams steals it from Robert Oliver | 26-36 |
| 18:07 | Purdue | Keith Schwab lays it in on a great pass from Kurt Williams | 26-38 |
| 17:46 | Penn State | Dennis Carpenter clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-38 |
| 17:45 | Penn State | Harry Wynn pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-38 |
| 17:35 | Penn State | Stephen Edwards connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Alfredo Figueroa | 28-38 |
| 17:10 | Purdue | Kurt Williams drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Keith Schwab | 28-41 |
| 16:49 | Penn State | Stephen Edwards buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Harry Wynn | 30-41 |
| 16:36 | Purdue | Kenneth Briseno loses the dribble to Robert Oliver | 30-41 |
| 16:33 | Penn State | Robert Oliver slams it home | 32-41 |
| 16:28 | Purdue | Keith Schwab clanks a 3 from the right corner | 32-41 |
| 16:27 | Penn State | Alfredo Figueroa snags the defensive board | 32-41 |
| 16:07 | Penn State | Alfredo Figueroa connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from Dennis Carpenter and the foul's on Herman Orton - foul #1 on Herman Orton, team foul #1 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Wyatt (PG), Gonzalo Romano (SG), Charles Senecal (C) Robert Oliver, Harry Wynn, Stephen Edwards | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Guidry (PG), Jimoh Arrambide (SG), Nelson Pantano (SF), Brian Franklin (C) Keith Schwab, Kurt Williams, Kenneth Briseno, Herman Orton | |
| 16:07 | Penn State | Alfredo Figueroa makes the free throw | 35-41 |
| 15:45 | Purdue | Nicholas Bradford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Peter Lee (SF), Stanley Lindgren (PF) Dennis Carpenter, Alfredo Figueroa | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Gill (C) Nelson Pantano | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Stephen Wyatt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gonzalo Romano (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Peter Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Stanley Lindgren (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. C - Charles Senecal (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willie Guidry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jimoh Arrambide (fresh) SF - Nicholas Bradford (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Franklin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Gill (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:17 | Penn State | Charles Senecal's pass is intercepted by Nicholas Bradford | 35-41 |
| 14:50 | Purdue | Gonzalo Romano steals the ball from Brian Franklin | 35-41 |
| 14:21 | Penn State | Charles Senecal makes the shot from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 14:01 | Purdue | Brian Franklin is fouled on the floor by Stanley Lindgren - foul #3 on Stanley Lindgren, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Wynn (SG), Dennis Carpenter (SF) Gonzalo Romano, Peter Lee | |
| Subs | Purdue | Keith Schwab (PG), Kurt Williams (SG), Kenneth Briseno (SF) Willie Guidry, Jimoh Arrambide, Brian Franklin | |
| 13:51 | Purdue | Stanley Lindgren steals the ball from Keith Schwab | 37-41 |
| 13:31 | Penn State | Stephen Wyatt misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 13:29 | Purdue | John Gill grabs the board | 37-41 |
| 13:24 | Purdue | Keith Schwab can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-41 |
| 13:23 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Bradford | 37-41 |
| 13:01 | Purdue | Keith Schwab clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 37-41 |
| 12:59 | Penn State | Dennis Carpenter snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| 12:39 | Penn State | Harry Wynn knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Wyatt | 39-41 |
| 12:30 | Purdue | Kurt Williams misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 12:28 | Penn State | Charles Senecal pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 12:08 | Penn State | Charles Senecal makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Dennis Carpenter | 41-41 |
| 11:59 | Purdue | Kenneth Briseno comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-41 |
| 11:57 | Purdue | Kurt Williams hits the follow up shot | 41-43 |
| 11:34 | Penn State | Charles Senecal misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on John Gill - foul #4 on John Gill, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Oliver (PG), Gonzalo Romano (SG), Alfredo Figueroa (PF) Stephen Wyatt, Harry Wynn, Stanley Lindgren | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jimoh Arrambide (SG), Nelson Pantano (SF), Brian Franklin (PF), Herman Orton (C) Kurt Williams, Kenneth Briseno, Nicholas Bradford, John Gill | |
| 11:34 | Penn State | Charles Senecal misses the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 11:34 | Penn State | Charles Senecal misses the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 11:34 | Purdue | Herman Orton pulls down the rebound | 41-43 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Robert Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gonzalo Romano (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Carpenter (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Alfredo Figueroa (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Senecal (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Keith Schwab (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jimoh Arrambide (fresh) SF - Nelson Pantano (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Franklin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Herman Orton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Purdue | Jimoh Arrambide hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-43 |
| 11:13 | Penn State | Gonzalo Romano grabs the board | 41-43 |
| 10:51 | Penn State | The jump hook by Robert Oliver is blocked by Herman Orton | 41-43 |
| 10:49 | Purdue | Herman Orton grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 10:27 | Purdue | Jimoh Arrambide is fouled on the floor by Gonzalo Romano - foul #2 on Gonzalo Romano, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Wyatt (PG), Harry Wynn (SG), Peter Lee (SF), Stephen Edwards (PF) Robert Oliver, Gonzalo Romano, Dennis Carpenter, Charles Senecal | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Guidry (PG), Kurt Williams (SG) Keith Schwab, Jimoh Arrambide | |
| 10:18 | Purdue | Herman Orton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 41-43 |
| 10:17 | Penn State | Harry Wynn grabs the board | 41-43 |
| 10:09 | Penn State | Peter Lee hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Nelson Pantano - foul #1 on Nelson Pantano, team foul #3 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Senecal (C) Alfredo Figueroa | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 10:09 | Penn State | Peter Lee makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 10:09 | Penn State | Peter Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 09:59 | Purdue | Kurt Williams buries a jumper from the right side set up by Brian Franklin and he's hacked by Stephen Wyatt - foul #1 on Stephen Wyatt, team foul #3 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Oliver (PG), Stanley Lindgren (PF) Peter Lee, Stephen Edwards | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Briseno (SF) Nelson Pantano | |
| 09:59 | Purdue | Kurt Williams makes the free throw | 43-46 |
| 09:34 | Penn State | Charles Senecal blows the layup | 43-46 |
| 09:32 | Purdue | Herman Orton snags the defensive board | 43-46 |
| 09:16 | Purdue | Kurt Williams misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-46 |
| 09:15 | Penn State | Harry Wynn gets the rebound | 43-46 |
| 08:55 | Penn State | Brian Franklin steps in front of the Charles Senecal pass | 43-46 |
| 08:30 | Purdue | Kenneth Briseno scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Kurt Williams | 43-49 |
| 08:05 | Penn State | Willie Guidry is called for the reach on Harry Wynn - foul #1 on Willie Guidry, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Peter Lee (SG), Dennis Carpenter (SF), Stephen Edwards (PF), Alfredo Figueroa (C) Harry Wynn, Stephen Wyatt, Stanley Lindgren, Charles Senecal | |
| Subs | Purdue | Keith Schwab (PG), Jimoh Arrambide (SG), Nelson Pantano (SF), Nicholas Bradford (PF) Willie Guidry, Kurt Williams, Kenneth Briseno, Brian Franklin | |
| 07:37 | Penn State | Keith Schwab takes the ball from Dennis Carpenter | 43-49 |
| 07:13 | Purdue | Nicholas Bradford drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Keith Schwab | 43-51 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Robert Oliver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Peter Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Carpenter (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Stephen Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Alfredo Figueroa (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Keith Schwab (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jimoh Arrambide (fresh) SF - Nelson Pantano (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nicholas Bradford (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Herman Orton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:51 | Penn State | Dennis Carpenter drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Stephen Edwards | 46-51 |
| 06:26 | Purdue | Herman Orton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 06:25 | Penn State | Peter Lee snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 06:02 | Penn State | Robert Oliver misses long on a floater from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 06:00 | Purdue | Keith Schwab grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 05:42 | Purdue | Jimoh Arrambide makes the floater from the left wing and he's fouled by Stephen Edwards - foul #1 on Stephen Edwards, team foul #4 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Wyatt (PG), Gonzalo Romano (SG), Stanley Lindgren (PF), Charles Senecal (C) Robert Oliver, Peter Lee, Stephen Edwards, Alfredo Figueroa | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Briseno (SF), John Gill (C) Nelson Pantano, Herman Orton | |
| 05:42 | Purdue | Jimoh Arrambide misses the free throw | 46-53 |
| 05:42 | Penn State | Gonzalo Romano snags the defensive board | 46-53 |
| 05:21 | Penn State | Gonzalo Romano can't finish the layup | 46-53 |
| 05:20 | Penn State | Stephen Wyatt tips it back up and in | 48-53 |
| 04:56 | Purdue | Kenneth Briseno is fouled on the floor by Dennis Carpenter - foul #3 on Dennis Carpenter, team foul #5 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Wynn (SG) Gonzalo Romano | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kurt Williams (SG) Jimoh Arrambide | |
| 04:37 | Purdue | Nicholas Bradford comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 48-53 |
| 04:35 | Purdue | John Gill tips it back up and in | 48-55 |
| 04:12 | Penn State | The jump hook by Charles Senecal is blocked by Kenneth Briseno | 48-55 |
| 04:10 | Purdue | Kurt Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 03:55 | Purdue | Kurt Williams makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Nicholas Bradford | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:38 | Penn State | Stephen Wyatt can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 48-58 |
| 03:37 | Penn State | Charles Senecal can't tip it in | 48-58 |
| 03:36 | Purdue | Kenneth Briseno gets the rebound | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:12 | Purdue | Nicholas Bradford misses the lay-in | 48-58 |
| 03:11 | Purdue | John Gill tips it home | 48-60 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Stephen Wyatt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harry Wynn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Carpenter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Stanley Lindgren (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. C - Charles Senecal (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Keith Schwab (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kurt Williams (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Briseno (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Nicholas Bradford (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - John Gill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:53 | Penn State | Stephen Wyatt comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 48-60 |
| 02:52 | Purdue | John Gill snags the defensive board | 48-60 |
| 02:38 | Purdue | Keith Schwab is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-60 |
| 02:36 | Purdue | Nicholas Bradford snags the offensive board | 48-60 |
| 02:24 | Purdue | Keith Schwab is fouled on the floor by Stephen Wyatt - foul #2 on Stephen Wyatt, team foul #6 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Oliver (PG), Gonzalo Romano (SG), Peter Lee (SF), Stephen Edwards (PF), Alfredo Figueroa (C) Stephen Wyatt, Harry Wynn, Dennis Carpenter, Stanley Lindgren, Charles Senecal | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Guidry (PG), Jimoh Arrambide (SG), Nelson Pantano (SF), Brian Franklin (PF), Herman Orton (C) Keith Schwab, Kurt Williams, Kenneth Briseno, Nicholas Bradford, John Gill | |
| 02:07 | Purdue | Brian Franklin makes the wide open jumper in the paint set up by Willie Guidry | 48-62 |
| 02:02 | Penn State | Alfredo Figueroa is whistled for a carry | 48-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Senecal (C) Stephen Edwards | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:58 | Purdue | Willie Guidry is hacked by Alfredo Figueroa - foul #1 on Alfredo Figueroa, team foul #7 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dennis Carpenter (SF) Peter Lee | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Epps (SF) Nelson Pantano | |
| 01:58 | Purdue | Willie Guidry misses the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 01:58 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Charles Senecal | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:47 | Penn State | Charles Senecal clanks a runner in the paint | 48-62 |
| 01:46 | Penn State | Robert Oliver grabs the offensive board | 48-62 |
| 01:31 | Penn State | Charles Senecal lays it up and in | 50-62 |
| 01:29 | Purdue | Brian Franklin is hacked by Gonzalo Romano in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gonzalo Romano, team foul #8 | 50-62 |
| 01:29 | Purdue | Brian Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 01:29 | Purdue | Brian Franklin misses the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 01:29 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Charles Senecal | 50-63 |
| 01:14 | Penn State | Herman Orton steals it from Charles Senecal | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:10 | Purdue | Willie Guidry is hacked by Robert Oliver in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Oliver, team foul #9 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Nelson Pantano (SF) Kevin Epps | |
| 01:10 | Purdue | Willie Guidry makes the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 01:10 | Purdue | Willie Guidry makes the 2nd free throw | 50-65 |
| 00:58 | Penn State | Gonzalo Romano connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Nelson Pantano knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Willie Guidry | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:23 | Penn State | Charles Senecal jams it on a nice dish by Dennis Carpenter | 55-67 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Willie Guidry runs out the clock | 55-67 |