| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Devin Johnson (fresh) SG - Nicolas Krehbiel (fresh) SF - Fred Coleman (fresh) PF - Lindsey Gilbert (fresh) C - Kenneth Kraus (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jeff Gorton (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Young (fresh) SF - William Balas (fresh) PF - William Carmack (fresh) C - Rickey Lydon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Kenneth Kraus wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Penn State | Lindsey Gilbert is fouled on the floor by William Carmack - foul #1 on William Carmack, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Penn State | Fred Coleman misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Balas - foul #1 on William Balas, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Penn State | Fred Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:25 | Penn State | Fred Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Purdue | Jeffrey Young hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Nicolas Krehbiel - foul #1 on Nicolas Krehbiel, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Purdue | Jeffrey Young makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:10 | Purdue | Jeffrey Young makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:51 | Penn State | Fred Coleman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | Purdue | William Carmack grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Purdue | Nicolas Krehbiel is called for the reach on Jeffrey Young in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nicolas Krehbiel, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Penn State | George Faulk (SG) Nicolas Krehbiel | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 18:26 | Purdue | William Carmack can't throw it down | 2-2 |
| 18:25 | Penn State | Fred Coleman pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:12 | Penn State | Fred Coleman clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:10 | Purdue | William Balas snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:57 | Purdue | George Faulk is called for the reach on William Balas - foul #1 on George Faulk, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| 17:43 | Purdue | Jeff Gorton clanks a shot in the lane but the foul's on Devin Johnson - foul #1 on Devin Johnson, team foul #4 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Powers (SF), John Delreal (C) Fred Coleman, Kenneth Kraus | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 17:43 | Purdue | Jeff Gorton misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:43 | Purdue | Jeff Gorton makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:20 | Penn State | Lindsey Gilbert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-3 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Park (SG), Daniel Grogg (PF) Devin Johnson, Lindsey Gilbert | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 17:01 | Purdue | The short jumper by Jeff Gorton is denied by Daniel Grogg | 2-3 |
| 16:59 | Purdue | Rickey Lydon tips it back up and in | 2-5 |
| 16:31 | Penn State | George Faulk hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 16:30 | Purdue | The rebound goes to William Carmack | 2-5 |
| 16:11 | Purdue | The short jumper by William Balas is denied by William Powers | 2-5 |
| 16:09 | Penn State | Daniel Grogg snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 16:04 | Penn State | William Powers hits the finger roll | 4-5 |
| 15:49 | Purdue | William Carmack is alone and drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Jeff Gorton | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - George Faulk (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Park (fresh) SF - William Powers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Grogg (fairly fresh) C - John Delreal (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jeff Gorton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Balas (fresh) PF - William Carmack (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rickey Lydon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Penn State | Jeff Gorton steps in front of the William Powers pass | 4-7 |
| 15:32 | Purdue | Jeff Gorton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-7 |
| Subs | Penn State | Devin Johnson (PG), Robert Giunta (SG), Fred Coleman (SF), Lindsey Gilbert (PF), Kenneth Kraus (C) George Faulk, Robert Park, William Powers, Daniel Grogg, John Delreal | |
| Subs | Purdue | Bruce Veatch (PG), Angel Rizzo (SG), Charles Armstrong (SF), Norman Mangum (PF), Rickie Hagan (C) Jeff Gorton, Jeffrey Young, William Balas, William Carmack, Rickey Lydon | |
| 15:26 | Penn State | Fred Coleman is whistled for a carry | 4-7 |
| 15:00 | Purdue | Angel Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 14:59 | Penn State | Fred Coleman snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 14:54 | Penn State | Rickie Hagan blocks the short jumper by Fred Coleman | 4-7 |
| 14:53 | Penn State | Kenneth Kraus gets the offensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 14:40 | Penn State | Devin Johnson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 4-7 |
| 14:38 | Purdue | Norman Mangum grabs the board | 4-7 |
| 14:33 | Purdue | Charles Armstrong misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-7 |
| 14:31 | Penn State | Kenneth Kraus pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 14:08 | Penn State | Devin Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-7 |
| 14:07 | Penn State | Robert Giunta grabs the offensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 13:41 | Penn State | Kenneth Kraus misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 4-7 |
| 13:39 | Penn State | Kenneth Kraus tips it back up and in | 6-7 |
| 13:13 | Purdue | Charles Armstrong scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 6-9 |
| 12:58 | Penn State | Lindsey Gilbert makes the shot from the left block and he's hacked by Norman Mangum - foul #1 on Norman Mangum, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Penn State | George Faulk (PG), Robert Park (SG), William Powers (SF), John Delreal (C) Devin Johnson, Robert Giunta, Fred Coleman, Kenneth Kraus | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeff Gorton (PG), Jeffrey Young (SG), William Balas (SF), William Carmack (PF), Rickey Lydon (C) Bruce Veatch, Angel Rizzo, Charles Armstrong, Norman Mangum, Rickie Hagan | |
| 12:58 | Penn State | Lindsey Gilbert makes the free throw | 9-9 |
| 12:55 | Purdue | John Delreal is called for the reach on Rickey Lydon in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Delreal, team foul #5 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Grogg (PF) Lindsey Gilbert | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 12:49 | Purdue | Rickey Lydon makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Jeff Gorton | 9-11 |
| 12:36 | Penn State | John Delreal comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 9-11 |
| 12:34 | Purdue | Jeffrey Young grabs the defensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 12:28 | Purdue | William Powers takes the ball from William Carmack | 9-11 |
| 12:13 | Penn State | William Powers hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by George Faulk | 11-11 |
| 12:11 | Purdue | Jeff Gorton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-11 |
| 11:47 | Penn State | George Faulk misses the jumper from the left wing | 11-11 |
| 11:46 | Penn State | William Powers grabs the offensive board | 11-11 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - George Faulk (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Park (fresh) SF - William Powers (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Grogg (fairly fresh) C - John Delreal (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jeff Gorton (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Young (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Balas (fresh) PF - William Carmack (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rickey Lydon (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:24 | Penn State | Robert Park connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from John Delreal | 13-11 |
| 11:09 | Purdue | Rickey Lydon can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-11 |
| 11:07 | Purdue | William Balas hits the follow up shot | 13-13 |
| 10:54 | Penn State | John Delreal connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by William Powers | 15-13 |
| 10:51 | Purdue | Jeff Gorton is fouled in the backcourt by George Faulk - foul #2 on George Faulk, team foul #6 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Penn State | Devin Johnson (PG), Fred Coleman (SF), Lindsey Gilbert (PF), Kenneth Kraus (C) George Faulk, William Powers, Daniel Grogg, John Delreal | |
| Subs | Purdue | Bruce Veatch (SG), Charles Armstrong (PF), Rickie Hagan (C) Jeffrey Young, William Carmack, Rickey Lydon | |
| 10:30 | Purdue | Jeff Gorton scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by William Balas | 15-15 |
| 10:25 | Penn State | Kenneth Kraus's floater is tipped away by Charles Armstrong | 15-15 |
| 10:23 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Charles Armstrong | 15-15 |
| 10:06 | Purdue | Devin Johnson steps in front of the Rickie Hagan pass | 15-15 |
| 09:49 | Penn State | Devin Johnson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 15-15 |
| 09:47 | Purdue | William Balas gets the rebound | 15-15 |
| 09:30 | Purdue | Charles Armstrong blows the layup but he's hacked by Lindsey Gilbert - foul #1 on Lindsey Gilbert, team foul #7 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Giunta (SG) Robert Park | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Young (SG), Norman Mangum (PF), Rickey Lydon (C) Jeff Gorton, William Balas, Rickie Hagan | |
| 09:30 | Purdue | Charles Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 09:30 | Purdue | Charles Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 09:16 | Penn State | Lindsey Gilbert misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Norman Mangum - foul #2 on Norman Mangum, team foul #4 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Angel Rizzo (PG), Walter Gizinski (PF) Bruce Veatch, Norman Mangum | |
| 09:16 | Penn State | Lindsey Gilbert makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 09:16 | Penn State | Lindsey Gilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 09:02 | Purdue | Rickey Lydon misses long on an open fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Devin Johnson - foul #2 on Devin Johnson, team foul #8 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Powers (PG) Devin Johnson | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Balas (SF) Charles Armstrong | |
| 09:02 | Purdue | Rickey Lydon makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 09:02 | Purdue | Rickey Lydon makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 08:45 | Penn State | William Powers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-19 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Park (SG), John Delreal (C) Robert Giunta, Kenneth Kraus | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 08:27 | Purdue | Angel Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-19 |
| 08:25 | Purdue | Angel Rizzo pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 08:07 | Purdue | Rickey Lydon can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 17-19 |
| 08:06 | Penn State | William Powers grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 07:53 | Penn State | Angel Rizzo is called for the reach on William Powers - foul #1 on Angel Rizzo, team foul #5 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeff Gorton (PG), Bruce Veatch (SG), Charles Armstrong (SF), William Carmack (PF), Rickie Hagan (C) Angel Rizzo, Jeffrey Young, William Balas, Walter Gizinski, Rickey Lydon | |
| 07:41 | Penn State | William Powers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Jeff Gorton - foul #1 on Jeff Gorton, team foul #6 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Giunta (SG), Kenneth Kraus (C) Robert Park, John Delreal | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 07:41 | Penn State | William Powers misses the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 07:41 | Penn State | William Powers misses the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 07:41 | Purdue | William Carmack gets the rebound | 17-19 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - William Powers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Robert Giunta (fresh) SF - Fred Coleman (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lindsey Gilbert (tiring) 5 pts. C - Kenneth Kraus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jeff Gorton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Veatch (fresh) SF - Charles Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Carmack (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Rickie Hagan (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Purdue | William Carmack misses the wide open runner from close range | 17-19 |
| 07:23 | Purdue | Rickie Hagan grabs the offensive board | 17-19 |
| 07:07 | Purdue | Jeff Gorton comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 17-19 |
| 07:06 | Penn State | William Powers gets the rebound | 17-19 |
| 06:50 | Penn State | William Powers connects on the shot from the left wing | 19-19 |
| 06:28 | Purdue | William Carmack hits the finger roll set up by Jeff Gorton and he's hacked by Lindsey Gilbert - foul #2 on Lindsey Gilbert, team foul #9 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Park (SG), Daniel Grogg (PF), John Delreal (C) Robert Giunta, Lindsey Gilbert, Kenneth Kraus | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Young (SG), William Balas (SF), Rickey Lydon (C) Bruce Veatch, Charles Armstrong, Rickie Hagan | |
| 06:28 | Purdue | William Carmack makes the free throw | 19-22 |
| 06:02 | Penn State | Fred Coleman misses the easy layup but the foul's on Rickey Lydon - foul #1 on Rickey Lydon, team foul #7 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Angel Rizzo (PG), Walter Gizinski (PF) Jeff Gorton, William Carmack | |
| 06:02 | Penn State | Fred Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 06:02 | Penn State | Fred Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 06:00 | Purdue | Jeffrey Young is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Young, team foul #8 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kenneth Kraus (C) Fred Coleman | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 05:55 | Penn State | Robert Park misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-22 |
| 05:54 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Angel Rizzo | 21-22 |
| 05:52 | Purdue | Angel Rizzo travels in the backcourt | 21-22 |
| 05:36 | Penn State | Angel Rizzo is called for the reach on William Powers - foul #2 on Angel Rizzo, team foul #9 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeff Gorton (PG) Angel Rizzo | |
| 05:36 | Penn State | William Powers misses the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 05:36 | Purdue | Walter Gizinski grabs the board | 21-22 |
| 05:10 | Purdue | Jeff Gorton lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jeffrey Young | 21-24 |
| 04:53 | Penn State | Rickey Lydon swats the short shot by Daniel Grogg | 21-24 |
| 04:51 | Penn State | Daniel Grogg gets the offensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 04:43 | Penn State | Jeff Gorton picks off the pass by William Powers | 21-24 |
| 04:40 | Purdue | William Balas lays it up and in set up by Jeff Gorton | 21-26 |
| 04:18 | Penn State | The jumper by Kenneth Kraus is denied by Rickey Lydon | 21-26 |
| 04:17 | Purdue | Walter Gizinski pulls down the rebound | 21-26 |
| 04:02 | Purdue | Jeffrey Young is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-26 |
| 04:01 | Purdue | Walter Gizinski tips it home | 21-28 |
| 03:48 | Penn State | John Delreal is called for traveling | 21-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | Devin Johnson (PG), Nicolas Krehbiel (SG), Robert Giunta (SF), Lindsey Gilbert (PF) William Powers, Robert Park, Daniel Grogg, Kenneth Kraus | |
| Subs | Purdue | Bruce Veatch (PG), Angel Rizzo (SG), Charles Armstrong (SF), William Carmack (PF), Norman Mangum (C) Jeff Gorton, Jeffrey Young, William Balas, Walter Gizinski, Rickey Lydon | |
| 03:27 | Purdue | Bruce Veatch travels with the ball | 21-28 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Devin Johnson (fresh) SG - Nicolas Krehbiel (fresh) SF - Robert Giunta (fresh) PF - Lindsey Gilbert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - John Delreal (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Bruce Veatch (fresh) SG - Angel Rizzo (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Charles Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Carmack (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Norman Mangum (fresh) | |
| 03:18 | Penn State | Devin Johnson can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 21-28 |
| 03:17 | Purdue | Charles Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 21-28 |
| 03:15 | Purdue | Nicolas Krehbiel steals the ball from Angel Rizzo in the backcourt | 21-28 |
| 03:00 | Penn State | John Delreal can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Bruce Veatch - foul #1 on Bruce Veatch, team foul #10 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | Fred Coleman (SF) Robert Giunta | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 03:00 | Penn State | John Delreal makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 03:00 | Penn State | John Delreal misses the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 03:00 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Norman Mangum | 22-28 |
| 02:47 | Purdue | Devin Johnson is called for the reach on Bruce Veatch - foul #3 on Devin Johnson, team foul #10 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | George Faulk (PG), Kenneth Kraus (C) Devin Johnson, John Delreal | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rickie Hagan (C) William Carmack | |
| 02:47 | Purdue | Bruce Veatch misses the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 02:47 | Purdue | Bruce Veatch makes the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 02:23 | Penn State | Nicolas Krehbiel's fadeaway is rejected by Rickie Hagan | 22-29 |
| 02:21 | Purdue | Bruce Veatch snags the defensive board | 22-29 |
| 02:15 | Purdue | Charles Armstrong hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Angel Rizzo | 22-31 |
| 01:49 | Penn State | Angel Rizzo is called for the reach on Nicolas Krehbiel - foul #3 on Angel Rizzo, team foul #11 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeff Gorton (PG), Jeffrey Young (SG), William Balas (SF), William Carmack (PF), Rickey Lydon (C) Bruce Veatch, Angel Rizzo, Charles Armstrong, Norman Mangum, Rickie Hagan | |
| 01:49 | Penn State | Nicolas Krehbiel makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 01:49 | Penn State | Nicolas Krehbiel makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 01:44 | Purdue | William Balas is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Kraus - foul #1 on Kenneth Kraus, team foul #11 | 24-31 |
| 01:44 | Purdue | William Balas makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 01:44 | Purdue | William Balas misses the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 01:44 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Lindsey Gilbert | 24-32 |
| 01:16 | Penn State | Jeffrey Young steals it from Kenneth Kraus | 24-32 |
| 01:13 | Purdue | Jeffrey Young blows the layup | 24-32 |
| 01:12 | Penn State | Lindsey Gilbert gets the rebound | 24-32 |
| 01:05 | Penn State | George Faulk is fouled on the floor by Jeff Gorton - foul #2 on Jeff Gorton, team foul #12 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Giunta (SF), John Delreal (C) Fred Coleman, Kenneth Kraus | |
| Subs | Purdue | Walter Gizinski (PF) William Carmack | |
| 01:05 | Penn State | George Faulk makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 01:05 | Penn State | George Faulk misses the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 01:05 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Walter Gizinski | 25-32 |
| 00:47 | Purdue | Rickey Lydon misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 25-32 |
| 00:45 | Purdue | Jeffrey Young tips it home | 25-34 |
| 00:24 | Penn State | John Delreal misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-34 |
| 00:22 | Penn State | Robert Giunta gets the offensive rebound | 25-34 |
| 00:02 | Penn State | John Delreal scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-34 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Jeff Gorton comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 28-34 |