| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Bruce Randall (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Anglin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Woodland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Spear (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Alton Baker (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joey Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Stanley Parramore (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Benjamin Jones (fresh) 10 pts. C - Jerry Baker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Stanley Parramore inbounds the ball | 27-38 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Michigan State | Benjamin Jones misses the lay-in | 27-38 |
| 19:49 | Michigan State | Jerry Baker tips it in | 27-40 |
| 19:24 | Penn State | Harold Griffin scores on a floater near the basket set up by Daniel Anglin and he's hacked by Jerry Baker - foul #3 on Jerry Baker, team foul #1 | 29-40 |
| 19:24 | Penn State | Harold Griffin misses the free throw | 29-40 |
| 19:24 | Michigan State | Stanley Parramore gets the rebound | 29-40 |
| 19:20 | Michigan State | Stanley Parramore misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-40 |
| 19:19 | Michigan State | Jerry Baker tips it but misses | 29-40 |
| 19:18 | Penn State | William Woodland snags the defensive board | 29-40 |
| 18:57 | Penn State | William Woodland clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Benjamin Jones - foul #2 on Benjamin Jones, team foul #2 | 29-40 |
| 18:57 | Penn State | William Woodland makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 18:57 | Penn State | William Woodland makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 18:42 | Michigan State | Alton Baker can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on John Spear - foul #2 on John Spear, team foul #1 | 31-40 |
| 18:42 | Michigan State | Alton Baker misses the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 18:42 | Michigan State | Alton Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 18:20 | Penn State | John Spear is denied on a layup by Benjamin Jones | 31-41 |
| 18:19 | Penn State | John Spear grabs the offensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 17:57 | Penn State | Jerry Baker steals it from Bruce Randall | 31-41 |
| 17:34 | Michigan State | John Spear denies the turnaround by Jerry Baker | 31-41 |
| 17:33 | Penn State | Harold Griffin snags the defensive board | 31-41 |
| 17:12 | Penn State | Daniel Anglin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-41 |
| 17:10 | Penn State | Harold Griffin snags the offensive board | 31-41 |
| 16:49 | Penn State | Harold Griffin makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Bruce Randall | 34-41 |
| 16:33 | Michigan State | William Woodland steals the ball from Jerry Baker | 34-41 |
| 16:31 | Penn State | Alton Baker picks off the pass by Bruce Randall in the backcourt | 34-41 |
| 16:29 | Michigan State | Joey Smith can't finish the layup | 34-41 |
| 16:28 | Michigan State | Jerry Baker tips it home | 34-43 |
| 16:09 | Penn State | Daniel Anglin hits a fadeaway from the right side | 36-43 |
| 15:51 | Michigan State | John Spear picks off the pass by Joey Smith | 36-43 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Bruce Randall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Anglin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Griffin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Woodland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - John Spear (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Alton Baker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joey Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Stanley Parramore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Benjamin Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. C - Jerry Baker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:29 | Penn State | Daniel Anglin makes the 3 from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 15:12 | Michigan State | John Spear takes the ball from Stanley Parramore | 39-43 |
| 14:43 | Penn State | Jerry Baker steals it from Daniel Anglin | 39-43 |
| 14:28 | Michigan State | Alton Baker misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bruce Randall - foul #2 on Bruce Randall, team foul #2 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph Owens (PG), Michael Meli (SG), Enoch Tarski (SF), Louis Brown (PF), James Ramsey (C) Bruce Randall, Daniel Anglin, Harold Griffin, William Woodland, John Spear | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Larry Sly (PG), Erin Newman (SF), Reginald Waterbury (PF), Sean Mandeville (C) Joey Smith, Stanley Parramore, Benjamin Jones, Jerry Baker | |
| 14:28 | Michigan State | Alton Baker misses the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 14:28 | Michigan State | Alton Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 14:00 | Penn State | Michael Meli hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 13:43 | Michigan State | Reginald Waterbury's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joey Smith (SG) Alton Baker | |
| 13:15 | Penn State | Michael Meli comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-44 |
| 13:14 | Michigan State | Reginald Waterbury snags the defensive board | 41-44 |
| 12:53 | Michigan State | Larry Sly is fouled on the floor by Michael Meli - foul #1 on Michael Meli, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Anglin (SG), Harold Griffin (SF), John Spear (C) Michael Meli, Enoch Tarski, James Ramsey | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 12:37 | Michigan State | Joey Smith misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 41-44 |
| 12:36 | Michigan State | Reginald Waterbury gets the offensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 12:24 | Michigan State | Sean Mandeville's floater is tipped away by Harold Griffin | 41-44 |
| 12:22 | Michigan State | Sean Mandeville tips it home | 41-46 |
| 12:02 | Penn State | Daniel Anglin scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Owens | 43-46 |
| 11:51 | Michigan State | Larry Sly misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 43-46 |
| 11:49 | Penn State | Louis Brown gets the rebound | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joseph Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Anglin (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Griffin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Louis Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Spear (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Larry Sly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joey Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Erin Newman (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Reginald Waterbury (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Sean Mandeville (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Penn State | Larry Sly steals it from Louis Brown | 43-46 |
| 11:21 | Michigan State | Joey Smith misses the runner near the basket | 43-46 |
| 11:20 | Penn State | John Spear grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 11:15 | Penn State | Joseph Owens misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 11:13 | Penn State | Louis Brown grabs the offensive board | 43-46 |
| 11:01 | Penn State | Daniel Anglin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Reginald Waterbury - foul #1 on Reginald Waterbury, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bruce Randall (PG), William Woodland (PF), James Ramsey (C) Joseph Owens, Louis Brown, John Spear | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alton Baker (SG), Stanley Parramore (SF), Benjamin Jones (PF), Jerry Baker (C) Joey Smith, Erin Newman, Reginald Waterbury, Sean Mandeville | |
| 11:01 | Penn State | Daniel Anglin makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 11:01 | Penn State | Daniel Anglin misses the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 11:01 | Michigan State | Jerry Baker pulls down the rebound | 44-46 |
| 10:47 | Michigan State | Stanley Parramore misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-46 |
| 10:46 | Penn State | James Ramsey pulls down the rebound | 44-46 |
| 10:21 | Penn State | The short jumper by William Woodland is denied by Jerry Baker | 44-46 |
| 10:20 | Michigan State | Larry Sly grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 09:58 | Michigan State | Benjamin Jones misses the easy layup | 44-46 |
| 09:57 | Penn State | The rebound goes to William Woodland | 44-46 |
| 09:34 | Penn State | Bruce Randall comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-46 |
| 09:32 | Michigan State | Benjamin Jones grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 09:18 | Michigan State | Alton Baker misses the dunk attempt | 44-46 |
| 09:16 | Penn State | The rebound goes to James Ramsey | 44-46 |
| 08:49 | Penn State | Harold Griffin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-46 |
| 08:47 | Michigan State | Benjamin Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 08:42 | Michigan State | Stanley Parramore makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Larry Sly | 44-49 |
| 08:13 | Penn State | Daniel Anglin misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-49 |
| 08:11 | Michigan State | Jerry Baker gets the rebound | 44-49 |
| 07:52 | Michigan State | Larry Sly misses the turnaround from close range | 44-49 |
| 07:51 | Penn State | William Woodland pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Bruce Randall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Anglin (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Griffin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Woodland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - James Ramsey (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Larry Sly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alton Baker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stanley Parramore (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Benjamin Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jerry Baker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:36 | Penn State | William Woodland lays it up and in | 46-49 |
| 07:19 | Michigan State | Harold Griffin swats the dunk try by Benjamin Jones | 46-49 |
| 07:18 | Penn State | The rebound goes to William Woodland | 46-49 |
| 07:02 | Penn State | William Woodland misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 46-49 |
| 07:00 | Michigan State | Jerry Baker snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 06:53 | Michigan State | Stanley Parramore clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 06:52 | Penn State | James Ramsey grabs the board | 46-49 |
| 06:39 | Penn State | Bruce Randall misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Benjamin Jones - foul #3 on Benjamin Jones, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Meli (SG), Enoch Tarski (SF), Louis Brown (PF), John Spear (C) Daniel Anglin, Harold Griffin, William Woodland, James Ramsey | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joey Smith (SG), Erin Newman (SF), Reginald Waterbury (PF), Sean Mandeville (C) Larry Sly, Stanley Parramore, Benjamin Jones, Jerry Baker | |
| 06:39 | Penn State | Bruce Randall makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 06:39 | Penn State | Bruce Randall makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 06:18 | Michigan State | John Spear is called for the reach on Sean Mandeville - foul #3 on John Spear, team foul #4 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph Owens (PG) Bruce Randall | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 06:03 | Michigan State | Louis Brown takes the ball from Sean Mandeville | 48-49 |
| 05:47 | Penn State | Enoch Tarski clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Alton Baker - foul #1 on Alton Baker, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| 05:47 | Penn State | Enoch Tarski makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 05:47 | Penn State | Enoch Tarski makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 05:34 | Michigan State | Alton Baker misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 50-49 |
| 05:33 | Penn State | John Spear gets the rebound | 50-49 |
| 05:07 | Penn State | Michael Meli misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 05:05 | Michigan State | Sean Mandeville snags the defensive board | 50-49 |
| 04:44 | Michigan State | Joey Smith hits the finger roll set up by Alton Baker and he's fouled by Enoch Tarski - foul #1 on Enoch Tarski, team foul #5 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Anglin (SG), William Woodland (PF) Enoch Tarski, Louis Brown | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Larry Sly (PG) Alton Baker | |
| 04:44 | Michigan State | Joey Smith makes the free throw | 50-52 |
| 04:18 | Penn State | John Spear hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Joseph Owens | 52-52 |
| 04:03 | Michigan State | Joey Smith misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 52-52 |
| 04:01 | Penn State | William Woodland grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 03:38 | Penn State | Michael Meli evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-52 |
| 03:37 | Michigan State | Sean Mandeville snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| 03:37 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bruce Randall (PG), Harold Griffin (SF) Joseph Owens, Michael Meli | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alton Baker (PG), Stanley Parramore (SF), Benjamin Jones (PF), Jerry Baker (C) Larry Sly, Erin Newman, Reginald Waterbury, Sean Mandeville | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Bruce Randall (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Anglin (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Griffin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - William Woodland (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - John Spear (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Alton Baker (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joey Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Stanley Parramore (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Benjamin Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Jerry Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:18 | Michigan State | Benjamin Jones scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Alton Baker | 52-54 |
| 02:49 | Penn State | Daniel Anglin drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 02:34 | Michigan State | Jerry Baker can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 55-54 |
| 02:32 | Penn State | William Woodland gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 02:04 | Penn State | John Spear's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-54 |
| 01:45 | Michigan State | Joey Smith is hacked by Bruce Randall - foul #3 on Bruce Randall, team foul #6 | 55-54 |
| 01:20 | Michigan State | William Woodland takes the ball from Alton Baker | 55-54 |
| 00:55 | Penn State | Harold Griffin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 00:54 | Penn State | Bruce Randall hits the follow up shot | 57-54 |
| 00:39 | Michigan State | Stanley Parramore clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 57-54 |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | Jerry Baker pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Joey Smith can't finish the layup | 57-54 |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Alton Baker | 57-54 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | Benjamin Jones is fouled on the floor by Daniel Anglin - foul #1 on Daniel Anglin, team foul #7 | 57-54 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | Benjamin Jones makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | Benjamin Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | Stanley Parramore gets the offensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Jerry Baker can't throw it down but he's hacked by John Spear - foul #4 on John Spear, team foul #8 | 57-55 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Jerry Baker makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Jerry Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Penn State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Harold Griffin can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 57-57 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Bruce Randall (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Anglin (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Griffin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - William Woodland (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. C - John Spear (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Alton Baker (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joey Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Stanley Parramore (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Benjamin Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Jerry Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Michigan State | Benjamin Jones wins the tip | 57-57 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:42 | Michigan State | Harold Griffin denies the turnaround by Jerry Baker | 57-57 |
| 04:41 | Michigan State | Alton Baker gets the offensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 04:28 | Michigan State | Bruce Randall steals the ball from Benjamin Jones | 57-57 |
| 04:05 | Penn State | Bruce Randall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-57 |
| 04:04 | Michigan State | Stanley Parramore gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 03:45 | Michigan State | Benjamin Jones lays it up and in on a great pass from Joey Smith | 57-59 |
| 03:29 | Penn State | Daniel Anglin is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Jones - foul #4 on Benjamin Jones, team foul #6 | 57-59 |
| 03:02 | Penn State | Harold Griffin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 57-59 |
| 03:01 | Penn State | John Spear tips it back up and in | 59-59 |
| 02:57 | Michigan State | Joey Smith clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Harold Griffin - foul #1 on Harold Griffin, team foul #9 | 59-59 |
| 02:57 | Michigan State | Joey Smith misses the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 02:57 | Michigan State | Joey Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 02:28 | Penn State | Daniel Anglin scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-60 |
| 02:09 | Michigan State | Joey Smith is hacked by John Spear - foul #5 on John Spear, team foul #10 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | Louis Brown (PF), James Ramsey (C) William Woodland, John Spear | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Erin Newman (SF), Reginald Waterbury (PF), Sean Mandeville (C) Stanley Parramore, Benjamin Jones, Jerry Baker | |
| 02:09 | Michigan State | Joey Smith makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 02:09 | Michigan State | Joey Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 02:04 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Woodland (PF) James Ramsey | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stanley Parramore (SF), Benjamin Jones (PF), Jerry Baker (C) Erin Newman, Reginald Waterbury, Sean Mandeville | |
| 01:54 | Penn State | Bruce Randall comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-62 |
| 01:52 | Michigan State | Benjamin Jones snags the defensive board | 62-62 |
| 01:26 | Michigan State | Alton Baker can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-62 |
| 01:24 | Penn State | Louis Brown gets the rebound | 62-62 |
| 01:03 | Penn State | Alton Baker is called for the reach on Bruce Randall - foul #2 on Alton Baker, team foul #7 | 62-62 |
| 01:03 | Penn State | Bruce Randall makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 01:03 | Penn State | Bruce Randall makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:41 | Michigan State | Joey Smith connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry Baker | 64-64 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Bruce Randall (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Anglin (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Griffin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. PF - William Woodland (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. C - Louis Brown (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Alton Baker (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joey Smith (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stanley Parramore (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Benjamin Jones (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Jerry Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Penn State | Harold Griffin scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Anglin | 66-64 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Stanley Parramore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-64 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Penn State | Alton Baker is called for the reach on Bruce Randall in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alton Baker, team foul #8 | 66-64 |
| 00:01 | Penn State | Bruce Randall misses the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:01 | Michigan State | Jerry Baker gets the rebound | 66-64 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Jerry Baker can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 66-64 |