| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Stephen Wyatt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Wynn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Lindgren (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Senecal (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Lloyd Vallo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dema Gradowski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernie Stoughton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Moshe Zircher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Terry Welch (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton inbounds the ball | 25-35 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Northwestern | Dema Gradowski is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-35 |
| 19:42 | Penn State | Stephen Edwards snags the defensive board | 25-35 |
| 19:16 | Penn State | Harry Wynn misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 25-35 |
| 19:14 | Northwestern | Moshe Zircher gets the rebound | 25-35 |
| 18:59 | Northwestern | Moshe Zircher lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dema Gradowski and he's fouled by Stephen Wyatt - foul #2 on Stephen Wyatt, team foul #1 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Oliver (PG), Peter Lee (SF), Alfredo Figueroa (C) Stephen Wyatt, Stephen Edwards, Charles Senecal | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 18:59 | Northwestern | Moshe Zircher makes the free throw | 25-38 |
| 18:38 | Penn State | Peter Lee misses the lay-in but the foul's on Terry Welch - foul #2 on Terry Welch, team foul #1 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Wyatt (PG) Robert Oliver | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 18:38 | Penn State | Peter Lee makes the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 18:38 | Penn State | Peter Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 18:18 | Northwestern | Moshe Zircher comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 27-38 |
| 18:17 | Penn State | Harry Wynn snags the defensive board | 27-38 |
| 17:54 | Penn State | Alfredo Figueroa misses the easy layup | 27-38 |
| 17:52 | Northwestern | Moshe Zircher grabs the board | 27-38 |
| 17:31 | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Lloyd Vallo, team foul #2 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Oliver (PG), Stephen Edwards (PF), Charles Senecal (C) Stephen Wyatt, Peter Lee, Alfredo Figueroa | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:05 | Penn State | Charles Senecal slams it home | 29-38 |
| 16:50 | Northwestern | Stanley Lindgren steals the ball from Lloyd Vallo | 29-38 |
| 16:44 | Penn State | Robert Oliver is hacked by Lloyd Vallo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lloyd Vallo, team foul #3 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Wyatt (PG), Alfredo Figueroa (PF) Robert Oliver, Stephen Edwards | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edgar Foster (PG), Mark Olguin (C) Lloyd Vallo, Terry Welch | |
| 16:18 | Penn State | Charles Senecal shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the right block | 29-38 |
| 16:17 | Northwestern | Mark Olguin snags the defensive board | 29-38 |
| 15:57 | Northwestern | Edgar Foster comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 29-38 |
| 15:56 | Northwestern | Mark Olguin pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-38 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Stephen Wyatt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Wynn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Lindgren (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alfredo Figueroa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Senecal (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edgar Foster (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Dema Gradowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernie Stoughton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Moshe Zircher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Olguin (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Northwestern | Edgar Foster connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 29-40 |
| 15:38 | Penn State | Charles Senecal lays it up and in | 31-40 |
| 15:22 | Northwestern | Moshe Zircher makes the wide open fadeaway in the lane set up by Edgar Foster out of the doubleteam | 31-42 |
| 14:59 | Penn State | Harry Wynn is called for a charge - foul #3 on Harry Wynn, team foul #2 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gonzalo Romano (SG), Dennis Carpenter (SF), Stephen Edwards (PF) Stephen Wyatt, Stanley Lindgren, Alfredo Figueroa | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo (PG), Steve Chicoine (SG), Robert Alford (SF), Terry Welch (C) Edgar Foster, Dema Gradowski, Ernie Stoughton, Mark Olguin | |
| 14:42 | Northwestern | Steve Chicoine knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-45 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:24 | Penn State | Dennis Carpenter can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-45 |
| 14:22 | Northwestern | Moshe Zircher grabs the board | 31-45 |
| 14:04 | Northwestern | Dennis Carpenter is called for the reach on Robert Alford - foul #4 on Dennis Carpenter, team foul #3 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Oliver (PG), Peter Lee (SF), Stanley Lindgren (PF) Gonzalo Romano, Dennis Carpenter, Stephen Edwards | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:39 | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Steve Chicoine | 31-48 |
| 13:12 | Penn State | Stanley Lindgren scores on a 3 from the left wing | 34-48 |
| 13:04 | Northwestern | Robert Alford hits a jumper from the right block set up by Steve Chicoine and the foul's on Peter Lee - foul #1 on Peter Lee, team foul #4 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Wyatt (SF) Peter Lee | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dema Gradowski (SG), John McCullars (PF) Steve Chicoine, Moshe Zircher | |
| 13:04 | Northwestern | Robert Alford makes the free throw | 34-51 |
| 12:48 | Penn State | Harry Wynn misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-51 |
| 12:47 | Northwestern | Terry Welch pulls down the rebound | 34-51 |
| 12:29 | Northwestern | Dema Gradowski drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-54 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:25 | Penn State | Charles Senecal is fouled on the floor by Terry Welch - foul #3 on Terry Welch, team foul #4 | 34-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gonzalo Romano (SG), Peter Lee (SF), Stephen Edwards (PF) Robert Oliver, Harry Wynn, Stanley Lindgren | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edgar Foster (PG), Ernie Stoughton (SF) Lloyd Vallo, Robert Alford | |
| 12:17 | Penn State | Charles Senecal shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Gonzalo Romano | 36-54 |
| 11:58 | Northwestern | Dema Gradowski hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Ernie Stoughton | 36-57 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Stephen Wyatt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gonzalo Romano (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Peter Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stephen Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Senecal (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edgar Foster (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dema Gradowski (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernie Stoughton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - John McCullars (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Welch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:46 | Penn State | Peter Lee loses the dribble to John McCullars | 36-57 |
| 11:33 | Northwestern | Stephen Wyatt takes the ball from Edgar Foster | 36-57 |
| 11:25 | Penn State | Peter Lee buries a floater from the left side and the foul's on Dema Gradowski - foul #2 on Dema Gradowski, team foul #5 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Wynn (SG), Stanley Lindgren (PF), Alfredo Figueroa (C) Gonzalo Romano, Stephen Edwards, Charles Senecal | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Moshe Zircher (PF), Mark Olguin (C) John McCullars, Terry Welch | |
| 11:25 | Penn State | Peter Lee misses the free throw | 38-57 |
| 11:25 | Northwestern | Mark Olguin grabs the defensive rebound | 38-57 |
| 11:14 | Northwestern | Edgar Foster misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left wing | 38-57 |
| 11:12 | Northwestern | Dema Gradowski snags the offensive board | 38-57 |
| 10:51 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Edgar Foster | 38-60 |
| 10:38 | Penn State | Stanley Lindgren comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-60 |
| 10:36 | Northwestern | Moshe Zircher pulls down the rebound | 38-60 |
| 10:30 | Northwestern | Stephen Wyatt is called for the reach on Edgar Foster in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Wyatt, team foul #5 | 38-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Oliver (PG), Stephen Edwards (PF), Charles Senecal (C) Stephen Wyatt, Peter Lee, Alfredo Figueroa | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo (PG), Steve Chicoine (SG) Edgar Foster, Dema Gradowski | |
| 10:06 | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-60 |
| 10:04 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Stanley Lindgren | 38-60 |
| 09:55 | Penn State | Mark Olguin is called for the reach on Charles Senecal - foul #1 on Mark Olguin, team foul #6 | 38-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Wyatt (SF), Alfredo Figueroa (PF) Stanley Lindgren, Stephen Edwards | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Terry Welch (C) Mark Olguin | |
| 09:43 | Penn State | Alfredo Figueroa clanks a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Moshe Zircher - foul #4 on Moshe Zircher, team foul #7 | 38-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gonzalo Romano (SG), Stanley Lindgren (SF) Robert Oliver, Harry Wynn | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dema Gradowski (SG) Steve Chicoine | |
| 09:43 | Penn State | Alfredo Figueroa makes the 1st free throw | 39-60 |
| 09:43 | Penn State | Alfredo Figueroa makes the 2nd free throw | 40-60 |
| 09:36 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Alfredo Figueroa | 40-60 |
| 09:23 | Penn State | Terry Welch steps in front of the Gonzalo Romano pass | 40-60 |
| 09:15 | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Ernie Stoughton | 40-62 |
| 09:07 | Penn State | Charles Senecal misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Terry Welch - foul #4 on Terry Welch, team foul #8 | 40-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Oliver (PG), Harry Wynn (SG), Stephen Edwards (PF) Gonzalo Romano, Stanley Lindgren, Alfredo Figueroa | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John McCullars (PF) Moshe Zircher | |
| 09:07 | Penn State | Charles Senecal misses the 1st free throw | 40-62 |
| 09:07 | Penn State | Charles Senecal makes the 2nd free throw | 41-62 |
| 08:38 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by John McCullars | 41-64 |
| 08:21 | Penn State | Charles Senecal is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Terry Welch - foul #5 on Terry Welch, team foul #9 | 41-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stanley Lindgren (SF), Alfredo Figueroa (PF) Robert Oliver, Stephen Edwards | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Alford (SF), Mark Olguin (C) Ernie Stoughton, Terry Welch | |
| 08:21 | Penn State | Charles Senecal makes the 1st free throw | 42-64 |
| 08:21 | Penn State | Charles Senecal makes the 2nd free throw | 43-64 |
| 07:52 | Northwestern | Robert Alford hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Lloyd Vallo | 43-66 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Stephen Wyatt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harry Wynn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stanley Lindgren (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alfredo Figueroa (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Senecal (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Lloyd Vallo (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dema Gradowski (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Alford (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John McCullars (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Olguin (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Penn State | Alfredo Figueroa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-66 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Oliver (PG), Gonzalo Romano (SG), Dennis Carpenter (SF) Stephen Wyatt, Harry Wynn, Alfredo Figueroa | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edgar Foster (PG), Steve Chicoine (SG), Moshe Zircher (PF) Lloyd Vallo, Dema Gradowski, John McCullars | |
| 07:19 | Northwestern | Edgar Foster clanks a 3 from the right corner | 43-66 |
| 07:18 | Northwestern | Mark Olguin tips it but misses | 43-66 |
| 07:17 | Northwestern | Steve Chicoine grabs the offensive board | 43-66 |
| 06:58 | Northwestern | Steve Chicoine is fouled on the floor by Charles Senecal - foul #1 on Charles Senecal, team foul #6 | 43-66 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Wyatt (PG), Harry Wynn (SG), Stephen Edwards (PF) Robert Oliver, Gonzalo Romano, Stanley Lindgren | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton (SF) Robert Alford | |
| 06:49 | Northwestern | Steve Chicoine knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Ernie Stoughton | 43-68 |
| 06:34 | Penn State | Stephen Wyatt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-68 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stanley Lindgren (PF), Alfredo Figueroa (C) Stephen Edwards, Charles Senecal | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo (PG), Dema Gradowski (SG) Edgar Foster, Steve Chicoine | |
| 06:11 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton blows the dunk | 43-68 |
| 06:10 | Penn State | Alfredo Figueroa pulls down the rebound | 43-68 |
| 05:50 | Penn State | Dema Gradowski takes the ball from Stephen Wyatt | 43-68 |
| 05:31 | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 43-68 |
| 05:30 | Penn State | Alfredo Figueroa snags the defensive board | 43-68 |
| 05:23 | Penn State | Stephen Wyatt hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-68 |
| 05:21 | Penn State | Alfredo Figueroa tips it back up and in | 45-68 |
| 05:02 | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo is fouled on the floor by Dennis Carpenter - foul #5 on Dennis Carpenter, team foul #7 | 45-68 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Oliver (PG), Gonzalo Romano (SG), Peter Lee (SF), Charles Senecal (C) Stephen Wyatt, Harry Wynn, Dennis Carpenter, Stanley Lindgren | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John McCullars (PF), Robert Alford (C) Moshe Zircher, Mark Olguin | |
| 05:02 | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo makes the 1st free throw | 45-69 |
| 05:02 | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo makes the 2nd free throw | 45-70 |
| 04:42 | Penn State | Peter Lee misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-70 |
| 04:41 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton grabs the board | 45-70 |
| 04:21 | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dema Gradowski | 45-73 |
| 04:09 | Penn State | Gonzalo Romano misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-73 |
| 04:07 | Northwestern | Robert Alford grabs the defensive rebound | 45-73 |
| 03:55 | Northwestern | Dema Gradowski scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Lloyd Vallo | 45-76 |
| 03:39 | Penn State | Gonzalo Romano is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Charles Senecal out of the doubleteam | 47-76 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Robert Oliver (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gonzalo Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alfredo Figueroa (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Senecal (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Lloyd Vallo (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dema Gradowski (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ernie Stoughton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - John McCullars (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Alford (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 03:20 | Northwestern | Alfredo Figueroa is called for the reach on Dema Gradowski - foul #1 on Alfredo Figueroa, team foul #8 | 47-76 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Edwards (PF) Charles Senecal | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edgar Foster (PG), Moshe Zircher (PF), Mark Olguin (C) Lloyd Vallo, Ernie Stoughton, John McCullars | |
| 03:20 | Northwestern | Dema Gradowski misses the 1st free throw | 47-76 |
| 03:20 | Penn State | Stephen Edwards pulls down the rebound | 47-76 |
| 03:09 | Penn State | Gonzalo Romano buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-76 |
| 02:47 | Northwestern | Edgar Foster is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Dema Gradowski | 50-79 |
| 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) | |
| 02:34 | Penn State | Moshe Zircher swats the short shot by Alfredo Figueroa | 50-79 |
| 02:32 | Northwestern | Robert Alford snags the defensive board | 50-79 |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 02:18 | Northwestern | Edgar Foster's pass is intercepted by Peter Lee | 50-79 |
| 02:09 | Penn State | Stephen Edwards's floater is tipped away by Moshe Zircher | 50-79 |
| 02:08 | Northwestern | Mark Olguin grabs the defensive rebound | 50-79 |
| 01:46 | Northwestern | Robert Alford is fouled on the floor by Peter Lee - foul #2 on Peter Lee, team foul #9 | 50-79 |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Senecal (C) Stephen Edwards | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo (PG) Edgar Foster | |
| 01:46 | Northwestern | Robert Alford makes the 1st free throw | 50-80 |
| 01:46 | Northwestern | Robert Alford makes the 2nd free throw | 50-81 |
| 01:24 | Penn State | Mark Olguin swats the layup by Charles Senecal | 50-81 |
| 01:22 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Alfredo Figueroa | 50-81 |
| 01:15 | Penn State | Alfredo Figueroa is hacked by Robert Alford - foul #1 on Robert Alford, team foul #10 | 50-81 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton (SF) Robert Alford | |
| 01:15 | Penn State | Alfredo Figueroa makes the 1st free throw | 51-81 |
| 01:15 | Penn State | Alfredo Figueroa misses the 2nd free throw | 51-81 |
| 01:15 | Northwestern | Moshe Zircher snags the defensive board | 51-81 |
| 00:55 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Dema Gradowski | 51-83 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:50 | Penn State | Charles Senecal's pass is intercepted by Ernie Stoughton | 51-83 |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | Charles Senecal takes the ball from Ernie Stoughton | 51-83 |
| 00:16 | Penn State | Charles Senecal drills a floater near the basket | 53-83 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo runs out the clock | 53-83 |