| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Bryan Natal (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stuart Neeley (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Gary Zanders (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Brust (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Bob Donnellan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Kevin Tyler (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Sarnosky (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Igor Ziyad (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Laurent (fresh) C - Bobby Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Igor Ziyad inbounds the ball | 28-25 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:31 | Penn State | Bobby Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-25 |
| 19:30 | Michigan State | Gary Zanders grabs the board | 28-25 |
| 19:10 | Michigan State | Bryan Natal hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-25 |
| 18:52 | Penn State | Kevin Tyler comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-25 |
| 18:51 | Michigan State | Gary Zanders pulls down the rebound | 31-25 |
| 18:31 | Michigan State | Michael Brust can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Bobby Jackson - foul #3 on Bobby Jackson, team foul #1 | 31-25 |
| 18:31 | Michigan State | Michael Brust misses the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 18:31 | Michigan State | Michael Brust makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 18:02 | Penn State | Bobby Jackson travels with the ball | 32-25 |
| 17:33 | Michigan State | Igor Ziyad swats the short shot by Stuart Neeley | 32-25 |
| 17:32 | Penn State | William Laurent grabs the defensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 17:06 | Penn State | Thomas Sarnosky hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Bryan Natal - foul #2 on Bryan Natal, team foul #1 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Vallee (PF), Albert Reeves (C) Michael Brust, Bob Donnellan | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 17:06 | Penn State | Thomas Sarnosky makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 17:06 | Penn State | Thomas Sarnosky makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 16:40 | Michigan State | Stuart Neeley misses long on a jumper from the left side | 32-27 |
| 16:38 | Penn State | Igor Ziyad pulls down the rebound | 32-27 |
| 16:10 | Penn State | Thomas Sarnosky makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 15:41 | Michigan State | Stuart Neeley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marcus Barwick (PG), Kendall Williams (SG), Michael Brust (PF), Bob Donnellan (C) Bryan Natal, Stuart Neeley, Gary Zanders, Albert Reeves | |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Allen (PG), Michael Stern (SF), Duane Alvardo (PF) Kevin Tyler, Igor Ziyad, William Laurent | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Marcus Barwick (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kendall Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Reginald Vallee (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Brust (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bob Donnellan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Donald Allen (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Sarnosky (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Stern (fresh) PF - Duane Alvardo (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Bobby Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:24 | Penn State | Thomas Sarnosky is hacked by Kendall Williams - foul #3 on Kendall Williams, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ronald Taylor (SG) Thomas Sarnosky | |
| 15:07 | Penn State | Bobby Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-29 |
| 14:44 | Michigan State | Bob Donnellan hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Ronald Taylor - foul #1 on Ronald Taylor, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| 14:44 | Michigan State | Bob Donnellan makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 14:44 | Michigan State | Bob Donnellan makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 14:15 | Penn State | Donald Allen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-29 |
| 14:13 | Michigan State | Reginald Vallee pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 13:54 | Michigan State | Michael Brust hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Duane Alvardo - foul #1 on Duane Alvardo, team foul #3 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bryan Natal (PG), Stuart Neeley (SG), Gary Zanders (SF), Albert Reeves (C) Marcus Barwick, Kendall Williams, Reginald Vallee, Bob Donnellan | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Tyler (PG), Thomas Sarnosky (SG), Igor Ziyad (SF), William Laurent (PF) Donald Allen, Ronald Taylor, Michael Stern, Duane Alvardo | |
| 13:54 | Michigan State | Michael Brust makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 13:54 | Michigan State | Michael Brust makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 13:26 | Penn State | William Laurent is fouled on the floor by Gary Zanders - foul #1 on Gary Zanders, team foul #3 | 36-29 |
| 13:05 | Penn State | William Laurent blows the layup | 36-29 |
| 13:03 | Michigan State | Bryan Natal grabs the board | 36-29 |
| 12:38 | Michigan State | Bryan Natal is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Bryan Natal, team foul #4 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bob Donnellan (C) Michael Brust | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 12:17 | Penn State | Kevin Tyler is whistled for a carry | 36-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Duane Alvardo (C) Bobby Jackson | |
| 11:48 | Michigan State | Stuart Neeley can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 36-29 |
| 11:47 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Thomas Sarnosky | 36-29 |
| 11:20 | Penn State | Thomas Sarnosky comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-29 |
| 11:19 | Penn State | Kevin Tyler pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-29 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Bryan Natal (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stuart Neeley (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Gary Zanders (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Albert Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bob Donnellan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Kevin Tyler (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Sarnosky (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Igor Ziyad (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Laurent (fresh) 2 reb. C - Duane Alvardo (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 10:50 | Penn State | Duane Alvardo connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Sarnosky | 36-31 |
| 10:38 | Michigan State | Bryan Natal drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Bob Donnellan | 39-31 |
| 10:20 | Penn State | Thomas Sarnosky misses the fadeaway from the left side | 39-31 |
| 10:18 | Michigan State | Gary Zanders grabs the defensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 10:14 | Michigan State | William Laurent takes the ball from Gary Zanders | 39-31 |
| 09:50 | Penn State | Kevin Tyler makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-34 |
| 09:32 | Michigan State | Bryan Natal misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-34 |
| 09:31 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves gets the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 09:09 | Michigan State | Stuart Neeley scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Gary Zanders | 41-34 |
| 08:52 | Penn State | Igor Ziyad travels with the ball | 41-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marcus Barwick (PG), Kendall Williams (SG), Reginald Vallee (SF), Michael Brust (PF) Bryan Natal, Stuart Neeley, Gary Zanders, Albert Reeves | |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Allen (PG), Ronald Taylor (SG), Michael Stern (SF), Bobby Jackson (C) Kevin Tyler, Thomas Sarnosky, Igor Ziyad, Duane Alvardo | |
| 08:32 | Michigan State | Bobby Jackson is called for the reach on Michael Brust - foul #4 on Bobby Jackson, team foul #4 | 41-34 |
| 08:16 | Michigan State | Bob Donnellan buries a floater in the paint | 43-34 |
| 07:51 | Penn State | Bobby Jackson connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Donald Allen | 43-36 |
| 07:36 | Michigan State | Kendall Williams hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Marcus Barwick | 45-36 |
| 07:07 | Penn State | Michael Brust denies the turnaround by William Laurent | 45-36 |
| 07:05 | Penn State | Bobby Jackson snags the offensive board | 45-36 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Marcus Barwick (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Kendall Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Reginald Vallee (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Brust (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Bob Donnellan (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Donald Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Stern (fresh) PF - William Laurent (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Bobby Jackson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 06:46 | Penn State | Donald Allen is whistled for a carry | 45-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stuart Neeley (SG), Albert Reeves (C) Kendall Williams, Bob Donnellan | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Sarnosky (SG), Duane Alvardo (PF) Ronald Taylor, William Laurent | |
| 06:33 | Michigan State | Michael Brust scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-36 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 06:20 | Penn State | Duane Alvardo is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Duane Alvardo, team foul #5 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bryan Natal (PG), Gary Zanders (SF) Marcus Barwick, Reginald Vallee | |
| Subs | Penn State | Igor Ziyad (SF) Michael Stern | |
| 05:51 | Michigan State | Donald Allen takes the ball from Albert Reeves | 47-36 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 05:43 | Penn State | Stuart Neeley is called for the reach on Igor Ziyad - foul #2 on Stuart Neeley, team foul #5 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Vallee (PF) Michael Brust | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Tyler (PG) Donald Allen | |
| 05:33 | Penn State | Igor Ziyad connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Tyler and he's hacked by Gary Zanders - foul #2 on Gary Zanders, team foul #6 | 47-38 |
| 05:33 | Penn State | Igor Ziyad misses the free throw | 47-38 |
| 05:33 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves grabs the defensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 05:28 | Michigan State | Bryan Natal clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-38 |
| 05:27 | Penn State | Igor Ziyad pulls down the rebound | 47-38 |
| 05:14 | Penn State | Igor Ziyad misses the jump hook near the basket | 47-38 |
| 05:12 | Penn State | Igor Ziyad misses the tip | 47-38 |
| 05:10 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves grabs the defensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 04:45 | Michigan State | Bryan Natal connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Zanders | 50-38 |
| 04:31 | Penn State | Kevin Tyler connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Bobby Jackson | 50-41 |
| 04:03 | Michigan State | Gary Zanders makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Stuart Neeley | 52-41 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:54 | Penn State | Thomas Sarnosky misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-41 |
| 03:52 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Albert Reeves | 52-41 |
| 03:48 | Michigan State | Bryan Natal comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-41 |
| 03:46 | Penn State | Duane Alvardo pulls down the rebound | 52-41 |
| 03:36 | Penn State | Igor Ziyad is hacked by Reginald Vallee - foul #3 on Reginald Vallee, team foul #7 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marcus Barwick (PG), Michael Brust (PF), Bob Donnellan (C) Bryan Natal, Gary Zanders, Albert Reeves | |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Allen (PG), William Laurent (PF) Kevin Tyler, Duane Alvardo | |
| 03:36 | Penn State | Igor Ziyad misses the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 03:36 | Michigan State | Michael Brust pulls down the rebound | 52-41 |
| 03:17 | Michigan State | Marcus Barwick is hacked by William Laurent - foul #1 on William Laurent, team foul #6 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry Shutts (SG), Kendall Williams (SF), Albert Reeves (C) Stuart Neeley, Michael Brust, Bob Donnellan | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ronald Taylor (SG), Michael Stern (SF), Richard Barnwell (PF), Timothy Finney (C) Thomas Sarnosky, Igor Ziyad, William Laurent, Bobby Jackson | |
| 02:56 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves makes the shot near the basket and he's hacked by Timothy Finney - foul #1 on Timothy Finney, team foul #7 | 54-41 |
| 02:56 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves misses the free throw | 54-41 |
| 02:56 | Penn State | Richard Barnwell grabs the defensive rebound | 54-41 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Marcus Barwick (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jerry Shutts (fresh) SF - Kendall Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Reginald Vallee (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Albert Reeves (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Donald Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Stern (fresh) PF - Richard Barnwell (fresh) C - Timothy Finney (fresh) | |
| 02:34 | Penn State | Michael Stern misses the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Albert Reeves - foul #2 on Albert Reeves, team foul #8 | 54-41 |
| 02:34 | Penn State | Michael Stern makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 02:34 | Penn State | Michael Stern makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 02:15 | Michigan State | Reginald Vallee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Duane Alvardo (PF) Richard Barnwell | |
| 01:57 | Penn State | Donald Allen is fouled on the floor by Kendall Williams - foul #4 on Kendall Williams, team foul #9 | 54-43 |
| 01:57 | Penn State | Donald Allen misses the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 01:57 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves gets the rebound | 54-43 |
| 01:40 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Timothy Finney - foul #2 on Timothy Finney, team foul #8 | 54-43 |
| 01:40 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 01:40 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves makes the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 01:23 | Penn State | Duane Alvardo can't finish the layup | 56-43 |
| 01:21 | Michigan State | Kendall Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 01:16 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves's layup is rejected by Duane Alvardo | 56-43 |
| 01:14 | Penn State | Timothy Finney grabs the defensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 01:08 | Penn State | Ronald Taylor is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Ronald Taylor, team foul #9 | 56-43 |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-43 |
| 00:44 | Penn State | Donald Allen pulls down the rebound | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:39 | Penn State | Michael Stern is hacked by Kendall Williams - foul #5 on Kendall Williams, team foul #10 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bob Donnellan (C) Kendall Williams | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:39 | Penn State | Michael Stern makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 00:39 | Penn State | Michael Stern makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves is hacked by Duane Alvardo - foul #3 on Duane Alvardo, team foul #10 | 56-45 |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves makes the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| 00:09 | Penn State | Donald Allen makes the floater from the left wing | 58-47 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Marcus Barwick runs out the clock | 58-47 |