| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Calvin White (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Sutherland (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Maddock (fresh) 4 reb. C - Paul Bratcher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Scales (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Irick (fresh) SF - Albert Bryant (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Moreland (fresh) C - Terence Hawkins (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Albert Bryant inbounds the ball | 38-40 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Purdue | Robert Irick loses the dribble to Wayne Maddock | 38-40 |
| 19:16 | Penn State | Jerry Sutherland lays it in set up by Calvin White | 40-40 |
| 18:54 | Purdue | William Scales connects on the open fadeaway from the right side | 40-42 |
| 18:35 | Penn State | Jeff Green misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 18:34 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 18:14 | Purdue | Robert Irick connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 17:58 | Penn State | Wayne Maddock misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-45 |
| 17:57 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Jeff Green | 40-45 |
| 17:47 | Penn State | Calvin White can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-45 |
| 17:45 | Penn State | Jeff Green tips it home | 42-45 |
| 17:42 | Purdue | Calvin White is called for the reach on William Scales in the backcourt - foul #1 on Calvin White, team foul #1 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Buddy Morris (PG), Tim Wirt (SG), James Swader (SF), Bradford Kunze (PF), Merle Vaugh (C) Calvin White, Jerry Sutherland, Jeff Green, Wayne Maddock, Paul Bratcher | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Rich (PG), Mark Trainer (SG), Claude Macri (SF), Clayton Deluca (PF), Brian Brown (C) William Scales, Robert Irick, Albert Bryant, Charles Moreland, Terence Hawkins | |
| 17:27 | Purdue | Claude Macri throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-45 |
| 17:17 | Penn State | Tim Wirt misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-45 |
| 17:16 | Purdue | Brian Brown grabs the board | 42-45 |
| 16:52 | Purdue | Claude Macri misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 16:51 | Penn State | Merle Vaugh gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 16:37 | Penn State | Buddy Morris drills a shot near the basket set up by Tim Wirt | 44-45 |
| 16:21 | Purdue | Tim Wirt takes the ball from Lee Rich | 44-45 |
| 16:18 | Penn State | Buddy Morris blows the layup | 44-45 |
| 16:16 | Purdue | Brian Brown gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 16:06 | Purdue | Lee Rich is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Mark Trainer | 44-47 |
| 15:47 | Penn State | Tim Wirt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-47 |
| 15:46 | Purdue | Clayton Deluca pulls down the rebound | 44-47 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Buddy Morris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tim Wirt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Swader (fairly fresh) PF - Bradford Kunze (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Merle Vaugh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lee Rich (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Trainer (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Claude Macri (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Clayton Deluca (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Brian Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Purdue | Brian Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Calvin White (PG), Christopher Snell (SG), Jeff Green (SF), Wayne Maddock (PF), Paul Bratcher (C) Buddy Morris, Tim Wirt, James Swader, Bradford Kunze, Merle Vaugh | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Scales (PG), Robert Irick (SG), Albert Bryant (SF), Charles Moreland (PF), Terence Hawkins (C) Lee Rich, Mark Trainer, Claude Macri, Clayton Deluca, Brian Brown | |
| 15:14 | Penn State | Jeff Green knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Christopher Snell | 46-47 |
| 15:01 | Purdue | William Scales comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Wayne Maddock - foul #1 on Wayne Maddock, team foul #2 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jerry Sutherland (SG) Christopher Snell | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 15:01 | Purdue | William Scales makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 15:01 | Purdue | William Scales misses the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 15:01 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Paul Bratcher | 46-48 |
| 14:46 | Penn State | Jeff Green scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Calvin White | 48-48 |
| 14:27 | Purdue | William Scales connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Terence Hawkins | 48-50 |
| 14:11 | Penn State | Wayne Maddock clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 14:09 | Purdue | William Scales snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| 14:02 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins can't finish the layup | 48-50 |
| 14:01 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Jerry Sutherland | 48-50 |
| 13:43 | Penn State | Wayne Maddock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Snell (PG), Michael Minder (SF) Calvin White, Jeff Green | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Rich (SG), Clayton Deluca (SF), Brian Brown (PF) Robert Irick, Albert Bryant, Charles Moreland | |
| 13:34 | Purdue | William Scales hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-50 |
| 13:32 | Penn State | Wayne Maddock snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| 13:17 | Penn State | Christopher Snell misses the lay-in but he's hacked by William Scales - foul #2 on William Scales, team foul #1 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Tim Wirt (SG), James Swader (PF) Jerry Sutherland, Wayne Maddock | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Trainer (SG), Claude Macri (SF) William Scales, Terence Hawkins | |
| 13:17 | Penn State | Christopher Snell makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 13:17 | Penn State | Christopher Snell makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 13:13 | Purdue | Michael Minder is called for the reach on Claude Macri in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Minder, team foul #3 | 50-50 |
| 12:56 | Purdue | Lee Rich connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Claude Macri | 50-53 |
| 12:37 | Penn State | Christopher Snell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Buddy Morris (PG), Jeff Green (SF), Merle Vaugh (C) Christopher Snell, Michael Minder, Paul Bratcher | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dwight Wright (PF), Billy Childs (C) Clayton Deluca, Brian Brown | |
| 12:15 | Purdue | Dwight Wright lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Billy Childs | 50-55 |
| 11:49 | Penn State | Buddy Morris scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-55 |
| 11:45 | Purdue | Buddy Morris steals the ball from Lee Rich in the backcourt | 53-55 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Buddy Morris (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tim Wirt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeff Green (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Swader (fairly fresh) C - Merle Vaugh (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lee Rich (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Trainer (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Claude Macri (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Dwight Wright (fresh) 4 pts. C - Billy Childs (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Penn State | Lee Rich steps in front of the Jeff Green pass | 53-55 |
| 11:26 | Purdue | Lee Rich can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Buddy Morris - foul #1 on Buddy Morris, team foul #4 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Calvin White (PG), Christopher Snell (SG), Bradford Kunze (PF), Paul Bratcher (C) Buddy Morris, Tim Wirt, James Swader, Merle Vaugh | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Irick (SG), Clayton Deluca (SF), Charles Moreland (PF), Terence Hawkins (C) Mark Trainer, Claude Macri, Dwight Wright, Billy Childs | |
| 11:26 | Purdue | Lee Rich makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 11:26 | Purdue | Lee Rich misses the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 11:26 | Penn State | Bradford Kunze grabs the board | 53-56 |
| 11:04 | Penn State | Jeff Green can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Clayton Deluca - foul #2 on Clayton Deluca, team foul #2 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Scales (PG), Albert Bryant (SF) Lee Rich, Clayton Deluca | |
| 11:04 | Penn State | Jeff Green makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 11:04 | Penn State | Jeff Green makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 10:47 | Purdue | Robert Irick hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by William Scales | 55-58 |
| 10:30 | Penn State | Calvin White misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by William Scales - foul #3 on William Scales, team foul #3 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jerry Sutherland (SG), Michael Minder (SF), Wayne Maddock (PF) Christopher Snell, Jeff Green, Paul Bratcher | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 10:30 | Penn State | Calvin White makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 10:30 | Penn State | Calvin White makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 10:24 | Purdue | Albert Bryant is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Minder - foul #2 on Michael Minder, team foul #5 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Trainer (SG) Robert Irick | |
| 10:10 | Purdue | William Scales hits a floater from the right side | 57-60 |
| 09:53 | Penn State | Jerry Sutherland connects on the 3 from the left wing | 60-60 |
| 09:51 | Purdue | Michael Minder steals it from Albert Bryant in the backcourt | 60-60 |
| 09:37 | Penn State | Bradford Kunze throws it down on a great pass from Calvin White | 62-60 |
| 09:13 | Purdue | Charles Moreland is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-60 |
| 09:11 | Purdue | Albert Bryant tips it but misses | 62-60 |
| 09:10 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Wayne Maddock | 62-60 |
| 08:57 | Penn State | Bradford Kunze drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Jerry Sutherland | 64-60 |
| 08:44 | Purdue | Albert Bryant comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Jerry Sutherland - foul #2 on Jerry Sutherland, team foul #6 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | Buddy Morris (PG), Christopher Snell (SG), Tim Wirt (SF), James Swader (PF), Merle Vaugh (C) Calvin White, Jerry Sutherland, Michael Minder, Wayne Maddock, Bradford Kunze | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Rich (PG), Robert Irick (SG), Clayton Deluca (PF), Brian Brown (C) William Scales, Mark Trainer, Charles Moreland, Terence Hawkins | |
| 08:44 | Purdue | Albert Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 08:44 | Purdue | Albert Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 08:27 | Penn State | Christopher Snell loses the ball out of bounds | 64-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jeff Green (SF) Christopher Snell | |
| Subs | Purdue | Claude Macri (SF) Albert Bryant | |
| 08:10 | Purdue | Clayton Deluca misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 64-62 |
| 08:09 | Penn State | Tim Wirt pulls down the rebound | 64-62 |
| 07:59 | Penn State | Buddy Morris's pass is intercepted by Claude Macri | 64-62 |
| 07:38 | Purdue | Robert Irick clanks a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Merle Vaugh - foul #1 on Merle Vaugh, team foul #7 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Snell (SG) Tim Wirt | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 07:38 | Purdue | Robert Irick makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 07:38 | Purdue | Robert Irick makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Buddy Morris (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Snell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Green (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Swader (fresh) C - Merle Vaugh (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lee Rich (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Irick (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Claude Macri (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Clayton Deluca (fresh) 8 pts. C - Brian Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Penn State | Clayton Deluca is called for the reach on James Swader - foul #3 on Clayton Deluca, team foul #4 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jerry Sutherland (SG), Paul Bratcher (C) Buddy Morris, Merle Vaugh | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Scales (PG) Robert Irick | |
| 07:17 | Penn State | Jerry Sutherland misses the 3 from straight away | 64-64 |
| 07:15 | Purdue | Clayton Deluca grabs the board | 64-64 |
| 06:57 | Purdue | William Scales hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Lee Rich | 64-67 |
| 06:43 | Penn State | James Swader buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-67 |
| 06:22 | Purdue | Claude Macri hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Jerry Sutherland - foul #3 on Jerry Sutherland, team foul #8 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Penn State | Calvin White (PG), Tim Wirt (SG), Wayne Maddock (PF), Merle Vaugh (C) Christopher Snell, Jerry Sutherland, James Swader, Paul Bratcher | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Trainer (PG), Robert Irick (SG), Dwight Wright (PF), Terence Hawkins (C) William Scales, Lee Rich, Clayton Deluca, Brian Brown | |
| 06:22 | Purdue | Claude Macri makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 06:22 | Purdue | Claude Macri makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 05:53 | Penn State | Calvin White misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-69 |
| 05:52 | Penn State | Wayne Maddock pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-69 |
| 05:34 | Penn State | Tim Wirt can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 67-69 |
| 05:32 | Purdue | Claude Macri snags the defensive board | 67-69 |
| 05:14 | Purdue | Claude Macri hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 67-69 |
| 05:13 | Penn State | Jeff Green grabs the defensive rebound | 67-69 |
| 05:04 | Penn State | Wayne Maddock is fouled on the floor by Dwight Wright - foul #1 on Dwight Wright, team foul #5 | 67-69 |
| Subs | Penn State | Buddy Morris (PG), Christopher Snell (SG), Michael Minder (SF), Bradford Kunze (PF), Paul Bratcher (C) Calvin White, Tim Wirt, Jeff Green, Wayne Maddock, Merle Vaugh | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Scales (PG), Lee Rich (SG), Billy Childs (SF), Charles Moreland (PF) Mark Trainer, Robert Irick, Claude Macri, Dwight Wright | |
| 04:45 | Penn State | Christopher Snell drills a fadeaway from the right block | 69-69 |
| 04:41 | Purdue | William Scales is hacked by Christopher Snell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Snell, team foul #9 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Albert Bryant (SF) Billy Childs | |
| 04:41 | Purdue | William Scales makes the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 04:41 | Purdue | William Scales makes the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| 04:16 | Penn State | Albert Bryant is called for the reach on Christopher Snell - foul #2 on Albert Bryant, team foul #6 | 69-71 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Brown (C) Terence Hawkins | |
| 04:01 | Penn State | Christopher Snell misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-71 |
| 03:59 | Purdue | Charles Moreland pulls down the rebound | 69-71 |
| 03:41 | Purdue | Lee Rich knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Albert Bryant | 69-73 |
| 03:16 | Penn State | Buddy Morris misses long on a jumper from the left block | 69-73 |
| 03:15 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Albert Bryant | 69-73 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Buddy Morris (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Snell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Minder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bradford Kunze (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Paul Bratcher (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Scales (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Lee Rich (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Bryant (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Charles Moreland (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Purdue | William Scales misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Christopher Snell - foul #3 on Christopher Snell, team foul #10 | 69-73 |
| Subs | Penn State | Tim Wirt (PG), Jerry Sutherland (SG), James Swader (SF), Wayne Maddock (PF), Merle Vaugh (C) Buddy Morris, Christopher Snell, Michael Minder, Bradford Kunze, Paul Bratcher | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Irick (SG), Clayton Deluca (SF), Dwight Wright (PF), Terence Hawkins (C) Lee Rich, Albert Bryant, Charles Moreland, Brian Brown | |
| 02:58 | Purdue | William Scales makes the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 02:58 | Purdue | William Scales makes the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| 02:54 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-75 |
| Subs | Penn State | Calvin White (PG), Jeff Green (SF) Tim Wirt, Wayne Maddock | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brian Brown (PF) Dwight Wright | |
| 02:44 | Penn State | Calvin White hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Swader | 72-75 |
| 02:44 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-75 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Bratcher (C) Merle Vaugh | |
| Subs | Purdue | Albert Bryant (SF), Charles Moreland (PF) Clayton Deluca, Brian Brown | |
| 02:30 | Purdue | Robert Irick double dribbles | 72-75 |
| 02:11 | Penn State | Paul Bratcher lays it in on a nice dish by Jeff Green | 74-75 |
| 01:51 | Purdue | Robert Irick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-75 |
| Subs | Penn State | Wayne Maddock (PF) James Swader | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 01:39 | Penn State | Wayne Maddock misses short on a runner from the right block | 74-75 |
| 01:38 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins grabs the defensive rebound | 74-75 |
| 01:31 | Purdue | Albert Bryant is open and buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Terence Hawkins | 74-77 |
| 01:05 | Penn State | Jeff Green makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 77-77 |
| 00:44 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 77-77 |
| 00:43 | Penn State | Paul Bratcher snags the defensive board | 77-77 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Penn State | Jerry Sutherland buries a shot from the free throw line | 79-77 |
| 00:13 | Purdue | William Scales drills a driving attempt from the left block | 79-79 |
| 00:02 | Penn State | Jeff Green hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 79-79 |
| 00:01 | Penn State | Wayne Maddock can't tip it in | 79-79 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Jeff Green gets the offensive rebound | 79-79 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Calvin White (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerry Sutherland (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeff Green (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Wayne Maddock (fairly fresh) 8 reb. C - Paul Bratcher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Scales (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Irick (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Albert Bryant (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Charles Moreland (fresh) 2 reb. C - Terence Hawkins (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Penn State | Paul Bratcher wins the tip | 79-79 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:31 | Penn State | Paul Bratcher misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 79-79 |
| 04:30 | Penn State | Jerry Sutherland can't tip it in | 79-79 |
| 04:28 | Penn State | Jeff Green snags the offensive board | 79-79 |
| 04:16 | Penn State | Charles Moreland is called for the reach on Calvin White - foul #3 on Charles Moreland, team foul #7 | 79-79 |
| Subs | Penn State | Buddy Morris (SG), Bradford Kunze (PF), Merle Vaugh (C) Jerry Sutherland, Wayne Maddock, Paul Bratcher | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Rich (SG), Clayton Deluca (SF), Brian Brown (PF) Robert Irick, Albert Bryant, Charles Moreland | |
| 04:16 | Penn State | Calvin White makes the 1st free throw | 80-79 |
| 04:16 | Penn State | Calvin White misses the 2nd free throw | 80-79 |
| 04:16 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Brian Brown | 80-79 |
| 04:03 | Purdue | Buddy Morris picks off the pass by Terence Hawkins | 80-79 |
| 03:51 | Penn State | Calvin White is fouled on the floor by Lee Rich - foul #1 on Lee Rich, team foul #8 | 80-79 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Swader (SF) Jeff Green | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 03:51 | Penn State | Calvin White makes the 1st free throw | 81-79 |
| 03:51 | Penn State | Calvin White makes the 2nd free throw | 82-79 |
| 03:31 | Purdue | William Scales hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 82-81 |
| 03:11 | Penn State | James Swader misses the dunk | 82-81 |
| 03:09 | Purdue | Brian Brown snags the defensive board | 82-81 |
| 02:50 | Purdue | Bradford Kunze is called for the reach on Brian Brown - foul #3 on Bradford Kunze, team foul #11 | 82-81 |
| Subs | Penn State | Tim Wirt (PG), Christopher Snell (SG), Jeff Green (SF), Paul Bratcher (C) Calvin White, Buddy Morris, Bradford Kunze, Merle Vaugh | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Trainer (SG), Charles Moreland (PF) William Scales, Terence Hawkins | |
| 02:50 | Purdue | Brian Brown misses the 1st free throw | 82-81 |
| 02:50 | Purdue | Brian Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 82-82 |
| 02:48 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-82 |
| Subs | Penn State | Buddy Morris (PG), Jerry Sutherland (SG) Tim Wirt, Christopher Snell | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Scales (PG), Robert Irick (SG), Albert Bryant (SF), Terence Hawkins (C) Lee Rich, Mark Trainer, Clayton Deluca, Brian Brown | |
| 02:32 | Penn State | Buddy Morris misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by William Scales - foul #4 on William Scales, team foul #9 | 82-82 |
| Subs | Penn State | Wayne Maddock (PF) James Swader | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:32 | Penn State | Buddy Morris makes the 1st free throw | 83-82 |
| 02:32 | Penn State | Buddy Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 84-82 |
| 02:10 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 84-82 |
| 02:09 | Purdue | Charles Moreland misses the tip | 84-82 |
| 02:08 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Jeff Green | 84-82 |
| 01:43 | Penn State | Jeff Green clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Charles Moreland - foul #4 on Charles Moreland, team foul #10 | 84-82 |
| Subs | Penn State | Calvin White (PG) Buddy Morris | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 01:43 | Penn State | Jeff Green makes the 1st free throw | 85-82 |
| 01:43 | Penn State | Jeff Green misses the 2nd free throw | 85-82 |
| 01:43 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Terence Hawkins | 85-82 |
| 01:24 | Purdue | Terence Hawkins comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 85-82 |
| 01:23 | Penn State | Calvin White snags the defensive board | 85-82 |
| 01:19 | Penn State | Jerry Sutherland drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Calvin White and he's hacked by Robert Irick - foul #1 on Robert Irick, team foul #11 | 87-82 |
| 01:19 | Penn State | Jerry Sutherland misses the free throw | 87-82 |
| 01:19 | Purdue | Albert Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 87-82 |
| 01:11 | Purdue | Charles Moreland drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from William Scales | 87-84 |
| 00:46 | Penn State | Jerry Sutherland misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away but he's hacked by William Scales - foul #5 on William Scales, team foul #12 | 87-84 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Rich (PG) William Scales | |
| 00:46 | Penn State | Jerry Sutherland misses the 1st free throw | 87-84 |
| 00:46 | Penn State | Jerry Sutherland misses the 2nd free throw | 87-84 |
| 00:46 | Penn State | Jerry Sutherland makes the 3rd free throw | 88-84 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Calvin White (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jerry Sutherland (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeff Green (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. PF - Wayne Maddock (fairly fresh) 8 reb. C - Paul Bratcher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lee Rich (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Irick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Albert Bryant (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Charles Moreland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Terence Hawkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Purdue | Calvin White picks off the pass by Terence Hawkins in the backcourt | 88-84 |
| 00:41 | Penn State | Jeff Green lays it in on a nice dish by Calvin White | 90-84 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Purdue | Robert Irick misses the 3 from the left wing | 90-84 |
| 00:32 | Penn State | Jeff Green pulls down the rebound | 90-84 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Penn State | Jeff Green is fouled in the backcourt by Lee Rich - foul #2 on Lee Rich, team foul #13 | 90-84 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Swader (PF) Wayne Maddock | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:31 | Penn State | Jeff Green makes the 1st free throw | 91-84 |
| 00:31 | Penn State | Jeff Green makes the 2nd free throw | 92-84 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Purdue | Robert Irick double dribbles in the backcourt | 92-84 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Penn State | Lee Rich is called for the reach on Calvin White - foul #3 on Lee Rich, team foul #14 | 92-84 |
| 00:24 | Penn State | Calvin White makes the 1st free throw | 93-84 |
| 00:24 | Penn State | Calvin White makes the 2nd free throw | 94-84 |
| 00:20 | Purdue | Paul Bratcher steals it from Terence Hawkins | 94-84 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Calvin White runs out the clock | 94-84 |