| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Garling (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - David Blanks (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Parry (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donnie Bonetti (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thad Zbierski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Lesley Young (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Donald Mathews (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Vernon Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rodney Ehlert (fresh) 6 pts. C - Kevin Hardaway (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Vernon Coleman inbounds the ball | 36-30 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:50 | Penn State | Vernon Coleman makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-33 |
| 19:46 | Purdue | David Blanks is fouled on the floor by Lesley Young - foul #2 on Lesley Young, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| 19:28 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski misses long on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 36-33 |
| 19:26 | Penn State | Rodney Ehlert pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 19:21 | Penn State | Donald Mathews banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lesley Young and he's fouled by Thad Zbierski - foul #2 on Thad Zbierski, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| 19:21 | Penn State | Donald Mathews makes the free throw | 36-36 |
| 19:15 | Purdue | David Blanks is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Mathews - foul #2 on Donald Mathews, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| 18:56 | Purdue | Danny Parry buries a turnaround from close range set up by David Blanks and he's fouled by Vernon Coleman - foul #2 on Vernon Coleman, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| 18:56 | Purdue | Danny Parry misses the free throw | 38-36 |
| 18:56 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Vernon Coleman | 38-36 |
| 18:48 | Penn State | Donald Mathews can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 38-36 |
| 18:47 | Purdue | Donnie Bonetti gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 18:41 | Purdue | Danny Parry connects on the open jumpshot from the left wing set up by David Garling | 40-36 |
| 18:24 | Penn State | Vernon Coleman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by David Garling - foul #1 on David Garling, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Purdue | Todd Sieben (PG), William Green (SF), Stanford Casella (C) David Garling, Danny Parry, Thad Zbierski | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Boyd (PG), Thomas Coward (SG), Mark Henry (PF), Jackie Millhouse (C) Lesley Young, Donald Mathews, Rodney Ehlert, Kevin Hardaway | |
| 18:24 | Penn State | Vernon Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 18:24 | Penn State | Vernon Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 18:21 | Purdue | Michael Boyd picks off the pass by Todd Sieben in the backcourt | 40-38 |
| 18:19 | Penn State | Michael Boyd lays it up and in | 40-40 |
| 18:14 | Purdue | Michael Boyd is called for the reach on Todd Sieben in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Boyd, team foul #4 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph White (PF) Vernon Coleman | |
| 17:58 | Purdue | Todd Sieben is called for a charge - foul #1 on Todd Sieben, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| 17:44 | Penn State | Michael Boyd is hacked by Todd Sieben - foul #2 on Todd Sieben, team foul #4 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Raymond Robinson (SG) David Blanks | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 17:28 | Penn State | Mark Henry scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-42 |
| 17:23 | Purdue | William Green clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joseph White - foul #1 on Joseph White, team foul #5 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Garling (PG), Danny Parry (SF) Raymond Robinson, Donnie Bonetti | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Hardaway (C) Jackie Millhouse | |
| 17:23 | Purdue | William Green makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 17:23 | Purdue | William Green misses the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 17:23 | Penn State | Joseph White grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 17:07 | Penn State | Mark Henry misses the driving attempt from the left block | 41-42 |
| 17:05 | Purdue | Danny Parry snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| 16:45 | Purdue | Todd Sieben misses short on a shot from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 16:44 | Penn State | Mark Henry gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 16:28 | Penn State | Thomas Coward clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 16:26 | Penn State | Kevin Hardaway hits the follow up shot | 41-44 |
| 16:21 | Purdue | Stanford Casella throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | Raymond Robinson (PG), David Blanks (SG), Chad White (SF), Donnie Bonetti (PF), Thad Zbierski (C) David Garling, Todd Sieben, Danny Parry, William Green, Stanford Casella | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lesley Young (PG), Donald Mathews (SG), Vernon Coleman (SF), Rodney Ehlert (PF) Michael Boyd, Thomas Coward, Mark Henry, Joseph White | |
| 15:57 | Penn State | Rodney Ehlert misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Thad Zbierski - foul #3 on Thad Zbierski, team foul #5 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Smith (C) Donnie Bonetti | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jackie Millhouse (C) Kevin Hardaway | |
| 15:57 | Penn State | Rodney Ehlert makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 15:57 | Penn State | Rodney Ehlert misses the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 15:57 | Purdue | David Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Raymond Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Blanks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chad White (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thad Zbierski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Smith (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Lesley Young (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Donald Mathews (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Vernon Coleman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rodney Ehlert (fresh) 7 pts. C - Jackie Millhouse (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:53 | Purdue | Rodney Ehlert picks off the pass by Chad White in the backcourt | 41-45 |
| 15:32 | Penn State | Jackie Millhouse can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-45 |
| 15:30 | Purdue | Chad White pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 15:16 | Purdue | David Blanks banks in the layup | 43-45 |
| 15:08 | Penn State | Lesley Young knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Donald Mathews | 43-47 |
| 14:53 | Purdue | David Blanks can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 14:51 | Penn State | Lesley Young pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 14:35 | Penn State | Rodney Ehlert misses the floater in the lane | 43-47 |
| 14:34 | Penn State | Lesley Young can't tip it in | 43-47 |
| 14:32 | Purdue | The rebound goes to David Smith | 43-47 |
| 14:14 | Purdue | Jackie Millhouse steals the ball from Raymond Robinson | 43-47 |
| 13:57 | Penn State | Lesley Young misses the floater from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 13:55 | Penn State | Rodney Ehlert tips it but misses | 43-47 |
| 13:53 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Jackie Millhouse | 43-47 |
| 13:34 | Penn State | Lesley Young is fouled on the floor by Raymond Robinson - foul #2 on Raymond Robinson, team foul #6 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Garling (PG), Todd Sieben (SG), Danny Parry (SF), Donnie Bonetti (PF), Stanford Casella (C) Raymond Robinson, David Blanks, Chad White, Thad Zbierski, David Smith | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Boyd (PG), Richard Lenz (SG), Thomas Coward (SF), Mark Henry (PF), Kevin Hardaway (C) Lesley Young, Donald Mathews, Vernon Coleman, Rodney Ehlert, Jackie Millhouse | |
| 13:14 | Penn State | Danny Parry steals the ball from Richard Lenz | 43-47 |
| 12:52 | Purdue | Stanford Casella can't connect on an uncontested floater from close range | 43-47 |
| 12:50 | Purdue | Danny Parry can't tip it in | 43-47 |
| 12:48 | Penn State | Richard Lenz grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 12:29 | Penn State | Richard Lenz lays it in and he's fouled by Todd Sieben - foul #3 on Todd Sieben, team foul #7 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Blanks (SG), William Green (C) Todd Sieben, Donnie Bonetti | |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph White (PF) Michael Boyd | |
| 12:29 | Penn State | Richard Lenz makes the free throw | 43-50 |
| 12:07 | Purdue | William Green drills a jumper near the basket set up by David Blanks | 45-50 |
| 11:55 | Penn State | Richard Lenz connects on the jumper from the right wing | 45-52 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Garling (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - David Blanks (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Danny Parry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stanford Casella (fairly fresh) C - William Green (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Richard Lenz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Coward (fairly fresh) SF - Mark Henry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph White (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Hardaway (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:53 | Purdue | Thomas Coward steps in front of the David Blanks pass in the backcourt | 45-52 |
| 11:52 | Penn State | Thomas Coward blows the layup | 45-52 |
| 11:51 | Penn State | Kevin Hardaway pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 11:40 | Penn State | Thomas Coward misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 45-52 |
| 11:38 | Purdue | Danny Parry gets the rebound | 45-52 |
| 11:36 | Purdue | Thomas Coward picks off the pass by David Blanks in the backcourt | 45-52 |
| 11:34 | Penn State | Thomas Coward hits the finger roll | 45-54 |
| 11:32 | Purdue | David Blanks is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 45-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Barney Pendergrass (PG), Raymond Robinson (SG), Donnie Bonetti (PF), David Smith (C) David Garling, David Blanks, Danny Parry, Stanford Casella | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lesley Young (PG), Russell Barlow (SG), Vernon Coleman (SF) Richard Lenz, Thomas Coward, Mark Henry | |
| 11:24 | Penn State | Vernon Coleman double dribbles | 45-54 |
| Subs | Purdue | Todd Sieben (PG) Barney Pendergrass | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Boyd (PG), Rodney Ehlert (PF) Lesley Young, Joseph White | |
| 11:08 | Purdue | The jumper by Raymond Robinson is denied by Kevin Hardaway | 45-54 |
| 11:07 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Russell Barlow | 45-54 |
| 10:43 | Penn State | Rodney Ehlert clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-54 |
| 10:42 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Hardaway | 45-54 |
| 10:29 | Penn State | Russell Barlow clanks a 3 from the right corner | 45-54 |
| 10:28 | Penn State | Vernon Coleman tips it back up and in | 45-56 |
| 10:09 | Purdue | David Smith travels with the ball | 45-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Garling (PG), David Blanks (SG), Chad White (SF), Thad Zbierski (C) Todd Sieben, Raymond Robinson, William Green, David Smith | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lesley Young (PG), Donald Mathews (SG), Joseph White (C) Michael Boyd, Russell Barlow, Kevin Hardaway | |
| 09:50 | Penn State | Donald Mathews comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-56 |
| 09:49 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski pulls down the rebound | 45-56 |
| 09:26 | Purdue | David Blanks drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-56 |
| 09:14 | Penn State | Donald Mathews drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Lesley Young | 48-59 |
| 08:58 | Purdue | David Garling connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by David Blanks | 50-59 |
| 08:36 | Penn State | The short jumper by Rodney Ehlert is denied by Thad Zbierski | 50-59 |
| 08:35 | Purdue | Chad White grabs the board | 50-59 |
| 08:32 | Purdue | David Garling is fouled in the backcourt by Lesley Young - foul #3 on Lesley Young, team foul #6 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | Raymond Robinson (PG), Danny Parry (SF), Stanford Casella (PF), David Smith (C) David Garling, Chad White, Donnie Bonetti, Thad Zbierski | |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Lenz (PG), Russell Barlow (SG), Thomas Coward (SF), Mark Henry (PF), Jackie Millhouse (C) Lesley Young, Donald Mathews, Vernon Coleman, Rodney Ehlert, Joseph White | |
| 08:22 | Purdue | Danny Parry's pass is intercepted by Mark Henry | 50-59 |
| 08:12 | Penn State | Danny Parry is called for the reach on Thomas Coward - foul #2 on Danny Parry, team foul #8 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | Todd Sieben (PG) Raymond Robinson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Boyd (PG) Russell Barlow | |
| 08:12 | Penn State | Thomas Coward makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 08:12 | Penn State | Thomas Coward makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 07:51 | Purdue | Thomas Coward steals the ball from David Smith | 50-61 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Todd Sieben (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SG - David Blanks (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Danny Parry (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stanford Casella (fresh) C - David Smith (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Lenz (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Coward (fresh) 4 pts. 4 stl. PF - Mark Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Jackie Millhouse (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Penn State | Thomas Coward clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by David Smith - foul #4 on David Smith, team foul #9 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Purdue | Barney Pendergrass (PG), Raymond Robinson (SG), William Green (C) Todd Sieben, David Blanks, David Smith | |
| Subs | Penn State | Russell Barlow (SG), Kevin Hardaway (C) Michael Boyd, Jackie Millhouse | |
| 07:27 | Penn State | Thomas Coward makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 07:27 | Penn State | Thomas Coward makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 07:23 | Purdue | Danny Parry throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-63 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Mathews (SG) Russell Barlow | |
| 07:09 | Penn State | Richard Lenz buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Thomas Coward and the foul's on Stanford Casella - foul #1 on Stanford Casella, team foul #10 | 50-65 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Vernon Coleman (SF) Thomas Coward | |
| 07:09 | Penn State | Richard Lenz makes the free throw | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 06:56 | Purdue | Danny Parry misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-66 |
| 06:54 | Purdue | Stanford Casella tips it in | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 06:36 | Penn State | Kevin Hardaway comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 52-66 |
| 06:35 | Purdue | Danny Parry grabs the board | 52-66 |
| 06:32 | Purdue | William Green is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Henry - foul #1 on Mark Henry, team foul #7 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Garling (PG), Thad Zbierski (PF), David Smith (C) Barney Pendergrass, Danny Parry, Stanford Casella | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lesley Young (PG), Russell Barlow (SG), Rodney Ehlert (PF) Richard Lenz, Donald Mathews, Mark Henry | |
| 06:32 | Purdue | William Green misses the 1st free throw | 52-66 |
| 06:32 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Rodney Ehlert | 52-66 |
| 06:11 | Penn State | Russell Barlow misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-66 |
| 06:09 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski grabs the defensive rebound | 52-66 |
| 06:06 | Purdue | Rodney Ehlert is called for the reach on Raymond Robinson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rodney Ehlert, team foul #8 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Blanks (SG), Chad White (SF) David Garling, William Green | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Boyd (PG), Thomas Coward (SF) Lesley Young, Vernon Coleman | |
| 06:06 | Purdue | Raymond Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 52-66 |
| 06:06 | Penn State | Kevin Hardaway pulls down the rebound | 52-66 |
| 05:47 | Penn State | Kevin Hardaway makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Russell Barlow | 52-68 |
| 05:37 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-68 |
| 05:35 | Penn State | Michael Boyd pulls down the rebound | 52-68 |
| 05:30 | Penn State | Michael Boyd hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 52-70 |
| 05:19 | Purdue | David Blanks connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Raymond Robinson | 54-70 |
| 05:01 | Penn State | Kevin Hardaway's floater is tipped away by David Smith | 54-70 |
| 05:00 | Purdue | David Smith grabs the board | 54-70 |
| 04:56 | Purdue | Raymond Robinson is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Thad Zbierski | 57-70 |
| 04:29 | Penn State | Kevin Hardaway buries a shot in the paint set up by Rodney Ehlert | 57-72 |
| 04:02 | Purdue | Chad White is hacked by Thomas Coward - foul #1 on Thomas Coward, team foul #9 | 57-72 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Garling (PG), Todd Sieben (SG), Stanford Casella (PF), William Green (C) Raymond Robinson, David Blanks, Thad Zbierski, David Smith | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lesley Young (PG), Donald Mathews (SG), Mark Henry (SF), Joseph White (PF), Jackie Millhouse (C) Michael Boyd, Russell Barlow, Thomas Coward, Rodney Ehlert, Kevin Hardaway | |
| 04:02 | Purdue | Chad White makes the 1st free throw | 58-72 |
| 04:02 | Purdue | Chad White makes the 2nd free throw | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Penn State | Lesley Young connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Mathews | 59-75 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Garling (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Todd Sieben (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SF - Chad White (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Stanford Casella (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Green (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Lesley Young (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Mathews (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joseph White (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jackie Millhouse (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Purdue | Todd Sieben is hacked by Donald Mathews in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Mathews, team foul #10 | 59-75 |
| Subs | Purdue | Danny Parry (SF), Donnie Bonetti (PF) Chad White, William Green | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 03:37 | Purdue | Todd Sieben makes the 1st free throw | 60-75 |
| 03:37 | Purdue | Todd Sieben makes the 2nd free throw | 61-75 |
| 03:11 | Penn State | Lesley Young is whistled for traveling | 61-75 |
| 02:57 | Purdue | Danny Parry misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 61-75 |
| 02:55 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Stanford Casella | 61-75 |
| 02:38 | Purdue | Donnie Bonetti hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 61-75 |
| 02:36 | Purdue | Stanford Casella snags the offensive board | 61-75 |
| 02:20 | Purdue | Todd Sieben drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from David Garling | 64-75 |
| 02:20 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-75 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Blanks (SG) Todd Sieben | |
| Subs | Penn State | Vernon Coleman (SF), Kevin Hardaway (C) Joseph White, Jackie Millhouse | |
| 02:07 | Penn State | Danny Parry is called for the reach on Donald Mathews - foul #3 on Danny Parry, team foul #11 | 64-75 |
| Subs | Purdue | Barney Pendergrass (PG), Raymond Robinson (SG), William Green (SF), Thad Zbierski (PF) David Garling, David Blanks, Danny Parry, Donnie Bonetti | |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Lenz (PG), Thomas Coward (SF), Jackie Millhouse (C) Lesley Young, Vernon Coleman, Kevin Hardaway | |
| 02:07 | Penn State | Donald Mathews makes the 1st free throw | 64-76 |
| 02:07 | Penn State | Donald Mathews makes the 2nd free throw | 64-77 |
| 01:49 | Purdue | Raymond Robinson scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Barney Pendergrass | 67-77 |
| 01:30 | Penn State | Barney Pendergrass is called for the reach on Jackie Millhouse - foul #1 on Barney Pendergrass, team foul #12 | 67-77 |
| Subs | Purdue | Todd Sieben (PG) Barney Pendergrass | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Boyd (PG) Donald Mathews | |
| 01:30 | Penn State | Jackie Millhouse makes the 1st free throw | 67-78 |
| 01:30 | Penn State | Jackie Millhouse makes the 2nd free throw | 67-79 |
| 01:23 | Purdue | Jackie Millhouse swats the shot by Raymond Robinson | 67-79 |
| 01:21 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Todd Sieben | 67-79 |
| 01:15 | Purdue | Raymond Robinson hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Stanford Casella | 69-79 |
| 00:59 | Penn State | Jackie Millhouse misses the 3 from the left wing | 69-79 |
| 00:57 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski pulls down the rebound | 69-79 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Purdue | Thomas Coward picks off the pass by William Green in the backcourt | 69-79 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue 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) | |
| 00:54 | Penn State | Thomas Coward is hacked by William Green - foul #2 on William Green, team foul #13 | 69-79 |
| 00:54 | Penn State | Thomas Coward makes the 1st free throw | 69-80 |
| 00:54 | Penn State | Thomas Coward misses the 2nd free throw | 69-80 |
| 00:54 | Purdue | Raymond Robinson snags the defensive board | 69-80 |
| 00:48 | Purdue | Raymond Robinson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-80 |
| 00:46 | Penn State | Mark Henry gets the rebound | 69-80 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Penn State | Richard Lenz's floater is knocked away by William Green | 69-80 |
| 00:21 | Purdue | Thad Zbierski grabs the board | 69-80 |
| 00:14 | Purdue | Todd Sieben hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Raymond Robinson | 72-80 |
| 00:14 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-80 |
| Subs | Purdue | David Garling (PG), David Blanks (SG), Danny Parry (SF), Donnie Bonetti (PF), David Smith (C) Todd Sieben, Raymond Robinson, William Green, Thad Zbierski, Stanford Casella | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lesley Young (PG), Donald Mathews (SG), Vernon Coleman (SF), Rodney Ehlert (PF), Kevin Hardaway (C) Michael Boyd, Richard Lenz, Thomas Coward, Mark Henry, Jackie Millhouse | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue 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) | |
| 00:13 | Penn State | David Garling is called for the reach on Donald Mathews in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Garling, team foul #14 | 72-80 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Henry (SF) Vernon Coleman | |
| 00:13 | Penn State | Donald Mathews misses the 1st free throw | 72-80 |
| 00:13 | Penn State | Donald Mathews makes the 2nd free throw | 72-81 |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Danny Parry is fouled on the floor by Mark Henry - foul #2 on Mark Henry, team foul #11 | 72-81 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Vernon Coleman (SF) Mark Henry | |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Danny Parry makes the 1st free throw | 73-81 |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Danny Parry makes the 2nd free throw | 74-81 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Lesley Young runs out the clock | 74-81 |