| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Shawn Drozdowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Danny Frank (fresh) 9 pts. SF - David Nantz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Cottone (fresh) 3 pts. C - Nestor Coursey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joey Fink (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Greene (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Cook (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dikembe Araki (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - George Vogt (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | David Nantz inbounds the ball | 32-37 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-37 |
| 19:42 | Penn State | Joey Fink loses the dribble to Danny Frank in the backcourt | 35-37 |
| 19:31 | Northwestern | Danny Frank's floater is knocked away by Dikembe Araki | 35-37 |
| 19:30 | Penn State | George Vogt snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 19:15 | Penn State | Nestor Coursey blocks the short jumper by George Vogt | 35-37 |
| 19:13 | Penn State | Joey Fink tips it home | 35-39 |
| 18:51 | Northwestern | Terry Cottone misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-39 |
| 18:49 | Penn State | James Cook gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 18:47 | Penn State | Danny Frank is called for the reach on Joey Fink in the backcourt - foul #2 on Danny Frank, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Nassar (PG), Oscar Jones (SF), Clifford Watkins (PF), Christopher Marsala (C) Shawn Drozdowski, David Nantz, Terry Cottone, Nestor Coursey | |
| Subs | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff (PG), Hector Morales (SF), Samuel Baker (PF), Thomas Ladner (C) Joey Fink, James Cook, Dikembe Araki, George Vogt | |
| 18:28 | Penn State | Thomas Ladner misses the lay-in | 35-39 |
| 18:26 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Greene | 35-39 |
| 18:14 | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff is open but comes up short on the shot from the left side | 35-39 |
| 18:12 | Penn State | Thomas Ladner hits the follow up shot | 35-41 |
| 17:46 | Northwestern | Steven Nassar is alone and drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Oscar Jones | 37-41 |
| 17:44 | Penn State | Robert Greene's pass is intercepted by Steven Nassar in the backcourt | 37-41 |
| 17:36 | Northwestern | Danny Frank comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 17:34 | Penn State | Hector Morales snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| 17:19 | Penn State | Robert Greene hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-41 |
| 17:17 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| 17:15 | Northwestern | Oscar Jones is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 37-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson (PG), David Nantz (SF), Terry Cottone (PF), Nestor Coursey (C) Steven Nassar, Danny Frank, Oscar Jones, Christopher Marsala | |
| Subs | Penn State | Joey Fink (PG), James Cook (SF), Dikembe Araki (PF), James Collins (C) Vaughn Schaff, Hector Morales, Samuel Baker, Thomas Ladner | |
| 17:05 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Clifford Watkins - foul #2 on Clifford Watkins, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| 17:05 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki misses the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 17:05 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 16:46 | Northwestern | Clifford Watkins makes the 3 from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 16:33 | Penn State | James Collins travels with the ball | 40-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski (PG), Danny Frank (SG) Thomas Simpson, Clifford Watkins | |
| Subs | Penn State | George Vogt (C) Dikembe Araki | |
| 16:14 | Northwestern | Danny Frank clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-42 |
| 16:12 | Penn State | James Cook snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 16:08 | Penn State | James Collins's pass is intercepted by Terry Cottone | 40-42 |
| 16:03 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Danny Frank | 42-42 |
| 16:00 | Penn State | Danny Frank is called for the reach on James Cook in the backcourt - foul #3 on Danny Frank, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Samuel Baker (SG), Dikembe Araki (PF) Robert Greene, James Collins | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Shawn Drozdowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Danny Frank (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Nantz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Cottone (tiring) 3 pts. C - Nestor Coursey (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joey Fink (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Baker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Cook (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Araki (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - George Vogt (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Joey Fink | 42-44 |
| 15:20 | Northwestern | George Vogt steals the ball from Terry Cottone | 42-44 |
| 15:03 | Penn State | James Cook can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-44 |
| 15:02 | Northwestern | Nestor Coursey snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| 15:00 | Northwestern | Danny Frank is hacked by Samuel Baker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Samuel Baker, team foul #1 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson (PG), Oscar Jones (SG), Clifford Watkins (PF), Christopher Marsala (C) Shawn Drozdowski, Danny Frank, Terry Cottone, Nestor Coursey | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Greene (SG), Hector Morales (SF) Samuel Baker, James Cook | |
| 14:41 | Northwestern | David Nantz banks in the layup set up by Thomas Simpson and he's fouled by Hector Morales - foul #2 on Hector Morales, team foul #2 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Nassar (SG) Clifford Watkins | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Ladner (C) George Vogt | |
| 14:41 | Northwestern | David Nantz makes the free throw | 45-44 |
| 14:22 | Penn State | Joey Fink hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Robert Greene | 45-47 |
| 14:14 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-47 |
| 14:13 | Penn State | Thomas Ladner gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 14:11 | Penn State | Joey Fink is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Simpson - foul #1 on Thomas Simpson, team foul #4 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Clifford Watkins (SG), Terry Cottone (PF), Nestor Coursey (C) Thomas Simpson, David Nantz, Christopher Marsala | |
| Subs | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff (PG), James Cook (SF) Joey Fink, Robert Greene | |
| 14:02 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki misses long on an open runner from the baseline | 45-47 |
| 14:01 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki tips it home | 45-49 |
| 13:59 | Northwestern | Vaughn Schaff steps in front of the Steven Nassar pass in the backcourt | 45-49 |
| 13:58 | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff lays it in | 45-51 |
| 13:55 | Northwestern | Steven Nassar is fouled in the backcourt by James Cook - foul #1 on James Cook, team foul #3 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski (PG), David Nantz (SF) Steven Nassar, Oscar Jones | |
| Subs | Penn State | Samuel Baker (SG), James Collins (C) Hector Morales, Thomas Ladner | |
| 13:39 | Northwestern | Clifford Watkins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-51 |
| 13:38 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski tips it in | 47-51 |
| 13:24 | Penn State | James Cook comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 13:22 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski snags the defensive board | 47-51 |
| 13:20 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Nassar (SG), Christopher Marsala (C) Terry Cottone, Nestor Coursey | |
| Subs | Penn State | Joey Fink (PG), Robert Greene (SG), Hector Morales (SF), George Vogt (C) Vaughn Schaff, Samuel Baker, James Cook, James Collins | |
| 12:57 | Penn State | Shawn Drozdowski is called for the reach on Hector Morales - foul #1 on Shawn Drozdowski, team foul #5 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Danny Frank (SG), Oscar Jones (SF), Terry Cottone (PF) Shawn Drozdowski, David Nantz, Clifford Watkins | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Ladner (PF) Dikembe Araki | |
| 12:46 | Penn State | Thomas Ladner lays it up and in and the foul's on Christopher Marsala - foul #2 on Christopher Marsala, team foul #6 | 47-53 |
| 12:46 | Penn State | Thomas Ladner misses the free throw | 47-53 |
| 12:46 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Christopher Marsala | 47-53 |
| 12:44 | Northwestern | Oscar Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Hector Morales - foul #3 on Hector Morales, team foul #4 | 47-53 |
| 12:38 | Northwestern | Hector Morales steals it from Oscar Jones | 47-53 |
| 12:33 | Penn State | Robert Greene banks in the layup on a great pass from Hector Morales | 47-55 |
| 12:31 | Northwestern | Steven Nassar is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Nassar, team foul #7 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson (PG), Nestor Coursey (C) Steven Nassar, Christopher Marsala | |
| Subs | Penn State | Samuel Baker (SG), James Cook (SF) Robert Greene, Hector Morales | |
| 12:21 | Penn State | Samuel Baker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Clifford Watkins (PF) Terry Cottone | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Araki (PF) Thomas Ladner | |
| 12:04 | Northwestern | Danny Frank misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-55 |
| 12:02 | Penn State | James Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 47-55 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Thomas Simpson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Danny Frank (tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Oscar Jones (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Clifford Watkins (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Nestor Coursey (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joey Fink (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Baker (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Cook (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dikembe Araki (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - George Vogt (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Penn State | George Vogt is hacked by Danny Frank - foul #4 on Danny Frank, team foul #8 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski (PG), Steven Nassar (SG), David Nantz (SF), Christopher Marsala (PF) Thomas Simpson, Danny Frank, Oscar Jones, Clifford Watkins | |
| Subs | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff (PG), Robert Greene (SG), Hector Morales (SF), James Collins (PF) Joey Fink, Samuel Baker, James Cook, Dikembe Araki | |
| 11:48 | Penn State | George Vogt makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 11:48 | Penn State | George Vogt misses the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 11:48 | Northwestern | Nestor Coursey grabs the defensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 11:43 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala blows the layup but he's fouled by James Collins - foul #1 on James Collins, team foul #5 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Ladner (C) George Vogt | |
| 11:43 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 11:43 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala misses the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 11:43 | Penn State | James Collins pulls down the rebound | 48-56 |
| 11:34 | Penn State | Hector Morales can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-56 |
| 11:32 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala snags the defensive board | 48-56 |
| 11:05 | Northwestern | Nestor Coursey hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot in the paint | 48-56 |
| 11:04 | Northwestern | Nestor Coursey snags the offensive board | 48-56 |
| 10:46 | Northwestern | David Nantz misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 48-56 |
| 10:44 | Penn State | Thomas Ladner grabs the board | 48-56 |
| 10:40 | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-59 |
| 10:16 | Northwestern | Steven Nassar connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Shawn Drozdowski and he's fouled by Thomas Ladner - foul #2 on Thomas Ladner, team foul #6 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Clifford Watkins (SG), Oscar Jones (SF), Terry Cottone (PF) Shawn Drozdowski, David Nantz, Nestor Coursey | |
| Subs | Penn State | Joey Fink (PG), Samuel Baker (SG), James Cook (SF), Dikembe Araki (PF), George Vogt (C) Vaughn Schaff, Robert Greene, Hector Morales, James Collins, Thomas Ladner | |
| 10:16 | Northwestern | Steven Nassar makes the free throw | 51-59 |
| 10:13 | Penn State | Samuel Baker is hacked by Steven Nassar in the backcourt - foul #4 on Steven Nassar, team foul #9 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Nantz (SF) Steven Nassar | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 10:13 | Penn State | Samuel Baker misses the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 10:13 | Northwestern | Terry Cottone grabs the board | 51-59 |
| 09:49 | Northwestern | Dikembe Araki denies the turnaround by Christopher Marsala | 51-59 |
| 09:48 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Araki | 51-59 |
| 09:31 | Penn State | Samuel Baker comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 51-59 |
| 09:30 | Northwestern | Clifford Watkins pulls down the rebound | 51-59 |
| 09:30 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson (PG), Nestor Coursey (C) David Nantz, Christopher Marsala | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 09:17 | Northwestern | Clifford Watkins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-59 |
| 09:16 | Penn State | George Vogt snags the defensive board | 51-59 |
| 08:55 | Penn State | James Cook connects on the jump hook from the right block | 51-61 |
| 08:49 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Oscar Jones | 53-61 |
| 08:49 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Greene (SG), Hector Morales (SF), James Collins (C) Samuel Baker, James Cook, George Vogt | |
| 08:45 | Penn State | Hector Morales is hacked by Thomas Simpson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Simpson, team foul #10 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Nantz (SF) Clifford Watkins | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 08:45 | Penn State | Hector Morales makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 08:45 | Penn State | Hector Morales makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 08:22 | Northwestern | David Nantz drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-63 |
| 07:55 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki hits a jump hook from the left block | 56-65 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Thomas Simpson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Jones (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Nantz (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Cottone (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Nestor Coursey (tired) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joey Fink (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Greene (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hector Morales (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Dikembe Araki (tired) 11 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - James Collins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:53 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Nassar (PG), Danny Frank (SG), Clifford Watkins (PF), Christopher Marsala (C) Thomas Simpson, Oscar Jones, Terry Cottone, Nestor Coursey | |
| Subs | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff (PG), Samuel Baker (SF), Thomas Ladner (PF), George Vogt (C) Joey Fink, Robert Greene, Dikembe Araki, James Collins | |
| 07:37 | Penn State | George Vogt hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-65 |
| 07:36 | Northwestern | David Nantz gets the rebound | 56-65 |
| 07:30 | Northwestern | Clifford Watkins misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Vaughn Schaff - foul #2 on Vaughn Schaff, team foul #7 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski (PG), Oscar Jones (SF) Steven Nassar, David Nantz | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Cook (SF) Hector Morales | |
| 07:30 | Northwestern | Clifford Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 07:30 | Northwestern | Clifford Watkins misses the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| 07:30 | Penn State | George Vogt gets the rebound | 57-65 |
| 07:27 | Penn State | Shawn Drozdowski steps in front of the James Cook pass in the backcourt | 57-65 |
| 07:07 | Northwestern | George Vogt picks off the pass by Shawn Drozdowski | 57-65 |
| 07:05 | Penn State | Samuel Baker's pass is intercepted by Oscar Jones in the backcourt | 57-65 |
| 07:04 | Northwestern | Oscar Jones lays it up and in | 59-65 |
| 06:46 | Penn State | James Cook misses badly on a floater from the right side | 59-65 |
| 06:44 | Northwestern | Clifford Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 59-65 |
| 06:42 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Shawn Drozdowski, team foul #11 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Nassar (PG), David Nantz (SF), Nestor Coursey (C) Shawn Drozdowski, Clifford Watkins, Christopher Marsala | |
| Subs | Penn State | Joey Fink (PG), Robert Greene (SG), Hector Morales (SF), Dikembe Araki (PF), James Collins (C) Vaughn Schaff, Samuel Baker, James Cook, Thomas Ladner, George Vogt | |
| 06:23 | Penn State | Robert Greene clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-65 |
| 06:22 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki tips it but misses | 59-65 |
| 06:20 | Northwestern | Danny Frank pulls down the rebound | 59-65 |
| 05:59 | Northwestern | Oscar Jones lays it in | 61-65 |
| 05:57 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki is fouled in the backcourt by Oscar Jones - foul #1 on Oscar Jones, team foul #12 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Terry Cottone (PF) Oscar Jones | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Ladner (C) James Collins | |
| 05:57 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki misses the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 05:57 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 05:53 | Northwestern | Steven Nassar is fouled in the backcourt by Hector Morales - foul #4 on Hector Morales, team foul #8 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala (C) Nestor Coursey | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 05:53 | Northwestern | Steven Nassar makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 05:53 | Northwestern | Steven Nassar makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 05:32 | Penn State | Robert Greene misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-66 |
| 05:31 | Penn State | Thomas Ladner tips it in | 63-68 |
| 05:19 | Northwestern | Steven Nassar misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-68 |
| 05:17 | Penn State | Thomas Ladner grabs the board | 63-68 |
| 04:51 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki drills a jumper from close range and the foul's on Terry Cottone - foul #1 on Terry Cottone, team foul #13 | 63-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson (PG), Oscar Jones (SF), Clifford Watkins (PF), Nestor Coursey (C) Steven Nassar, David Nantz, Terry Cottone, Christopher Marsala | |
| Subs | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff (PG), Samuel Baker (SG), James Cook (SF), George Vogt (C) Joey Fink, Robert Greene, Hector Morales, Thomas Ladner | |
| 04:51 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki makes the free throw | 63-71 |
| 04:47 | Northwestern | Samuel Baker steps in front of the Oscar Jones pass in the backcourt | 63-71 |
| 04:44 | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff lays it in set up by Samuel Baker | 63-73 |
| 04:41 | Northwestern | Vaughn Schaff picks off the pass by Oscar Jones in the backcourt | 63-73 |
| 04:30 | Penn State | Samuel Baker knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Vaughn Schaff | 63-75 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:27 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson is fouled in the backcourt by Vaughn Schaff - foul #3 on Vaughn Schaff, team foul #9 | 63-75 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Collins (PF) Dikembe Araki | |
| 04:27 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson misses the 1st free throw | 63-75 |
| 04:27 | Penn State | James Collins pulls down the rebound | 63-75 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:25 | Penn State | Samuel Baker loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-75 |
| 04:05 | Northwestern | Oscar Jones comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by James Cook - foul #2 on James Cook, team foul #10 | 63-75 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski (PG), Steven Nassar (SG) Thomas Simpson, Danny Frank | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 04:05 | Northwestern | Oscar Jones makes the 1st free throw | 64-75 |
| 04:05 | Northwestern | Oscar Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 65-75 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:53 | Penn State | James Cook knocks in the floater from the right wing | 65-77 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Shawn Drozdowski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Nassar (tiring) 10 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Oscar Jones (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Clifford Watkins (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Nestor Coursey (tired) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Vaughn Schaff (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Baker (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Cook (very tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Collins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - George Vogt (tired) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:45 | Northwestern | Steven Nassar misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-77 |
| 03:44 | Penn State | The rebound goes to James Collins | 65-77 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Penn State | Shawn Drozdowski steps in front of the James Cook pass | 65-77 |
| 03:08 | Northwestern | Steven Nassar is hacked by James Collins - foul #2 on James Collins, team foul #11 | 65-77 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Nantz (SF), Terry Cottone (PF), Christopher Marsala (C) Oscar Jones, Clifford Watkins, Nestor Coursey | |
| Subs | Penn State | Joey Fink (PG), Robert Greene (SG), Hector Morales (SF), Dikembe Araki (PF), Thomas Ladner (C) Vaughn Schaff, Samuel Baker, James Cook, James Collins, George Vogt | |
| 03:08 | Northwestern | Steven Nassar makes the 1st free throw | 66-77 |
| 03:08 | Northwestern | Steven Nassar makes the 2nd free throw | 67-77 |
| 02:39 | Penn State | Joey Fink hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 67-77 |
| 02:38 | Northwestern | David Nantz pulls down the rebound | 67-77 |
| 02:38 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-77 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson (PG), Danny Frank (SG) Shawn Drozdowski, Steven Nassar | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 02:35 | Northwestern | Robert Greene steals the ball from Danny Frank in the backcourt | 67-77 |
| 02:18 | Penn State | The short jumper by Dikembe Araki is denied by Terry Cottone | 67-77 |
| 02:17 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala gets the rebound | 67-77 |
| 02:12 | Northwestern | David Nantz is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 67-77 |
| 02:11 | Penn State | Thomas Ladner pulls down the rebound | 67-77 |
| 02:11 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-77 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Clifford Watkins (PF), Nestor Coursey (C) Terry Cottone, Christopher Marsala | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Cook (SF), James Collins (PF) Robert Greene, Dikembe Araki | |
| 01:50 | Penn State | Hector Morales loses the dribble to Thomas Simpson | 67-77 |
| 01:47 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson hits the finger roll | 69-77 |
| 01:30 | Penn State | Joey Fink's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-77 |
| 01:30 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 69-77 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski (PG), Terry Cottone (PF) Thomas Simpson, Clifford Watkins | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Greene (SG), Dikembe Araki (PF), George Vogt (C) Hector Morales, James Collins, Thomas Ladner | |
| 01:12 | Northwestern | Danny Frank misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Greene - foul #1 on Robert Greene, team foul #12 | 69-77 |
| 01:12 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 69-77 |
| 01:12 | Northwestern | Danny Frank makes the 1st free throw | 70-77 |
| 01:12 | Northwestern | Danny Frank makes the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Penn State | James Cook hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 71-77 |
| 00:54 | Northwestern | Nestor Coursey pulls down the rebound | 71-77 |
| 00:54 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 71-77 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Northwestern | David Nantz misses short on a 3 from straight away | 71-77 |
| 00:49 | Penn State | George Vogt grabs the defensive rebound | 71-77 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern 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 fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Penn State | George Vogt is fouled in the backcourt by Danny Frank - foul #5 on Danny Frank, team foul #14 | 71-77 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Clifford Watkins (SG) Danny Frank | |
| Subs | Penn State | Hector Morales (SG), Samuel Baker (PF) Robert Greene, Dikembe Araki | |
| 00:47 | Penn State | George Vogt makes the 1st free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:47 | Penn State | George Vogt makes the 2nd free throw | 71-79 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern 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 fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Northwestern | David Nantz is fouled on the floor by James Cook - foul #3 on James Cook, team foul #13 | 71-79 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Greene (SG), Dikembe Araki (PF) Hector Morales, Samuel Baker | |
| 00:41 | Northwestern | David Nantz makes the 1st free throw | 72-79 |
| 00:41 | Northwestern | David Nantz misses the 2nd free throw | 72-79 |
| 00:41 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki grabs the board | 72-79 |
| 00:38 | Penn State | Shawn Drozdowski is called for the reach on Dikembe Araki in the backcourt - foul #3 on Shawn Drozdowski, team foul #15 | 72-79 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Samuel Baker (SG), Hector Morales (SF) Robert Greene, James Cook | |
| 00:38 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki misses the 1st free throw | 72-79 |
| 00:38 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki misses the 2nd free throw | 72-79 |
| 00:38 | Northwestern | Nestor Coursey pulls down the rebound | 72-79 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern 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 fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Northwestern | Clifford Watkins is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Baker - foul #3 on Samuel Baker, team foul #14 | 72-79 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Greene (SG), James Cook (SF) Samuel Baker, Hector Morales | |
| 00:34 | Northwestern | Clifford Watkins misses the 1st free throw | 72-79 |
| 00:34 | Northwestern | Clifford Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 73-79 |
| 00:31 | Penn State | Joey Fink is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Drozdowski - foul #4 on Shawn Drozdowski, team foul #16 | 73-79 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Hector Morales (SF), Samuel Baker (PF) James Cook, Dikembe Araki | |
| 00:31 | Penn State | Joey Fink makes the 1st free throw | 73-80 |
| 00:31 | Penn State | Joey Fink makes the 2nd free throw | 73-81 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern 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 fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Northwestern | Terry Cottone misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-81 |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Nestor Coursey grabs the offensive rebound | 73-81 |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | Clifford Watkins misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-81 |
| 00:21 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Joey Fink | 73-81 |
| 00:20 | Penn State | Shawn Drozdowski is called for the reach on Joey Fink in the backcourt - foul #5 on Shawn Drozdowski, team foul #17 | 73-81 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Nassar (PG) Shawn Drozdowski | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Cook (SF) Robert Greene | |
| 00:20 | Penn State | Joey Fink makes the 1st free throw | 73-82 |
| 00:20 | Penn State | Joey Fink makes the 2nd free throw | 73-83 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Joey Fink is called for the reach on Steven Nassar in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joey Fink, team foul #15 | 73-83 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson (PG), Oscar Jones (SF), Christopher Marsala (C) David Nantz, Terry Cottone, Nestor Coursey | |
| Subs | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff (PG), Thomas Ladner (PF), James Collins (C) Joey Fink, James Cook, George Vogt | |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Steven Nassar misses the 1st free throw | 73-83 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Steven Nassar makes the 2nd free throw | 74-83 |
| 00:15 | Penn State | Thomas Simpson is called for the reach on Vaughn Schaff in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Simpson, team foul #18 | 74-83 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Nantz (SF), Terry Cottone (PF), Nestor Coursey (C) Thomas Simpson, Oscar Jones, Christopher Marsala | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Cook (SF), George Vogt (C) Thomas Ladner, James Collins | |
| 00:15 | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff makes the 1st free throw | 74-84 |
| 00:15 | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff makes the 2nd free throw | 74-85 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | Nestor Coursey banks in the layup on a nice dish by Steven Nassar | 76-85 |
| 00:07 | Penn State | Steven Nassar is called for the reach on Vaughn Schaff in the backcourt - foul #5 on Steven Nassar, team foul #19 | 76-85 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oscar Jones (PG) Steven Nassar | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:07 | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff makes the 1st free throw | 76-86 |
| 00:07 | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff makes the 2nd free throw | 76-87 |
| 00:01 | Northwestern | Oscar Jones misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 76-87 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Nestor Coursey | 76-87 |