| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Hale (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Privett (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Sol Marino (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Oliver Fernald (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Grogan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Eric Parkerson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Evans (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Alan Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Banks (fresh) 6 reb. C - Anthony Farris (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Sol Marino inbounds the ball | 24-30 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Penn State | Stephen Privett is hacked by Anthony Farris - foul #2 on Anthony Farris, team foul #1 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Savarese (PF), Michael Hill (C) Oliver Fernald, Larry Grogan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 19:05 | Penn State | Bruce Banks steals the ball from Sol Marino | 24-30 |
| 19:03 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | Larry Grogan (C) Michael Hill | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:35 | Penn State | Stephen Privett is hacked by Harry Evans - foul #2 on Harry Evans, team foul #2 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | Oliver Fernald (PF) William Savarese | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:19 | Penn State | Stephen Privett knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 17:59 | Michigan State | Alan Carpenter is fouled on the floor by Stephen Privett - foul #1 on Stephen Privett, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Savarese (PF), Michael Hill (C) Oliver Fernald, Larry Grogan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Adam Stoehr (SG), Teodoro Esposito (C) Alan Carpenter, Anthony Farris | |
| 17:33 | Michigan State | Mark Hale steals it from Harry Evans | 26-30 |
| 17:09 | Penn State | Stephen Privett misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 26-30 |
| 17:07 | Michigan State | Harry Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 16:44 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson is fouled on the floor by William Savarese - foul #1 on William Savarese, team foul #2 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur (SF), Oliver Fernald (PF), Larry Grogan (C) Sol Marino, William Savarese, Michael Hill | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alan Carpenter (SF), Ratko Pilchowski (C) Harry Evans, Bruce Banks | |
| 16:19 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski lays it in and he's fouled by Larry Grogan - foul #3 on Larry Grogan, team foul #3 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | Sol Marino (SF), Michael Hill (C) Nathan Wilbur, Larry Grogan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:19 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski makes the free throw | 26-33 |
| 15:51 | Penn State | Mark Hale can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 26-33 |
| 15:50 | Michigan State | Adam Stoehr grabs the defensive rebound | 26-33 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Hale (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Privett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sol Marino (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Oliver Fernald (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Hill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Eric Parkerson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Stoehr (fresh) SF - Alan Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Teodoro Esposito (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ratko Pilchowski (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:21 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 26-33 |
| 15:20 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski can't tip it in | 26-33 |
| 15:19 | Penn State | Michael Hill grabs the board | 26-33 |
| 15:03 | Penn State | Mark Hale knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-33 |
| 14:37 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Ratko Pilchowski, team foul #3 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Boyer (PG), Nathan Wilbur (SF), Larry Grogan (C) Mark Hale, Sol Marino, Michael Hill | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG), Harry Evans (SF), Bruce Banks (PF), Anthony Farris (C) Adam Stoehr, Alan Carpenter, Teodoro Esposito, Ratko Pilchowski | |
| 14:09 | Penn State | Larry Grogan clanks a floater from close range | 28-33 |
| 14:08 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Bruce Banks | 28-33 |
| 14:06 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Privett - foul #2 on Stephen Privett, team foul #4 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Hale (PG), Brad Stookey (SG), William Savarese (PF) Paul Boyer, Stephen Privett, Oliver Fernald | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 13:49 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lawrence Pierce | 28-35 |
| 13:39 | Penn State | Larry Grogan hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mark Hale | 30-35 |
| 13:36 | Michigan State | Brad Stookey is called for the reach on Lawrence Pierce in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brad Stookey, team foul #5 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Boyer (PG), Stephen Privett (SG), Oliver Fernald (PF) Mark Hale, Brad Stookey, William Savarese | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 13:11 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Anthony Farris | 30-37 |
| 12:49 | Penn State | Larry Grogan makes the jumper in the paint | 32-37 |
| 12:47 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce loses the dribble to Larry Grogan in the backcourt | 32-37 |
| 12:31 | Penn State | Stephen Privett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Hale (PG), Brad Stookey (SG), Sol Marino (SF), William Savarese (PF) Paul Boyer, Stephen Privett, Nathan Wilbur, Oliver Fernald | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Adam Stoehr (SG), Teodoro Esposito (C) Eric Parkerson, Anthony Farris | |
| 12:10 | Michigan State | Harry Evans misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-37 |
| 12:08 | Penn State | Larry Grogan pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| 11:50 | Penn State | Harry Evans takes the ball from Larry Grogan | 32-37 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Hale (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brad Stookey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Sol Marino (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Savarese (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Grogan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Adam Stoehr (fresh) SF - Harry Evans (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Bruce Banks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Teodoro Esposito (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:32 | Michigan State | Harry Evans is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Teodoro Esposito | 32-40 |
| 11:09 | Penn State | Mark Hale loses the dribble to Bruce Banks | 32-40 |
| 11:07 | Michigan State | Mark Hale takes the ball from Harry Evans in the backcourt | 32-40 |
| 10:49 | Penn State | Larry Grogan makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-40 |
| 10:24 | Michigan State | Harry Evans can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 34-40 |
| 10:22 | Penn State | Brad Stookey grabs the board | 34-40 |
| 10:16 | Penn State | William Savarese throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Boyer (PG), Stephen Privett (SG), Nathan Wilbur (SF), Oliver Fernald (PF) Mark Hale, Brad Stookey, Sol Marino, William Savarese | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson (SG), Alan Carpenter (SF), Anthony Farris (C) Adam Stoehr, Harry Evans, Teodoro Esposito | |
| 09:54 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 34-40 |
| 09:53 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks gets the offensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 09:35 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce loses the dribble to Paul Boyer | 34-40 |
| 09:32 | Penn State | Paul Boyer banks in the layup | 36-40 |
| 09:11 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 36-40 |
| 09:10 | Penn State | Larry Grogan gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 08:46 | Penn State | Paul Boyer misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 08:45 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 08:25 | Michigan State | Alan Carpenter makes the jump hook in the lane | 36-42 |
| 08:03 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Hale (PG), Sol Marino (SF) Paul Boyer, Nathan Wilbur | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Adam Stoehr (SG), Harry Evans (SF), Teodoro Esposito (PF), Ratko Pilchowski (C) Eric Parkerson, Alan Carpenter, Bruce Banks, Anthony Farris | |
| 08:01 | Michigan State | Stephen Privett is called for the reach on Lawrence Pierce in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Privett, team foul #6 | 36-42 |
| 07:51 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 36-44 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Hale (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Privett (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sol Marino (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Oliver Fernald (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Grogan (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Adam Stoehr (fresh) SF - Harry Evans (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Teodoro Esposito (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ratko Pilchowski (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:29 | Penn State | Stephen Privett clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-44 |
| 07:28 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 07:25 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce is hacked by Mark Hale in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Hale, team foul #7 | 36-44 |
| 07:25 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 07:25 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 07:02 | Penn State | The jumper by Larry Grogan is denied by Harry Evans | 36-46 |
| 07:00 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito gets the rebound | 36-46 |
| 06:40 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Teodoro Esposito | 36-48 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:26 | Penn State | Stephen Privett makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-48 |
| 05:59 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Adam Stoehr | 39-50 |
| 05:40 | Penn State | Sol Marino can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-50 |
| 05:38 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski snags the defensive board | 39-50 |
| 05:15 | Michigan State | Harry Evans is fouled on the floor by Sol Marino - foul #2 on Sol Marino, team foul #8 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brad Stookey (SG), Nathan Wilbur (SF), William Savarese (PF) Stephen Privett, Sol Marino, Oliver Fernald | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson (PG), Alan Carpenter (SF), Bruce Banks (PF), Anthony Farris (C) Lawrence Pierce, Adam Stoehr, Teodoro Esposito, Ratko Pilchowski | |
| 05:15 | Michigan State | Harry Evans makes the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 05:15 | Michigan State | Harry Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 39-52 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:04 | Penn State | Larry Grogan misses the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Bruce Banks - foul #1 on Bruce Banks, team foul #4 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Privett (SG) Brad Stookey | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 05:04 | Penn State | Larry Grogan makes the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 05:04 | Penn State | Larry Grogan makes the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 04:37 | Michigan State | Harry Evans misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-52 |
| 04:36 | Penn State | William Savarese grabs the defensive rebound | 41-52 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:16 | Penn State | Larry Grogan misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-52 |
| 04:15 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Anthony Farris | 41-52 |
| 04:12 | Michigan State | Harry Evans is hacked by Stephen Privett in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stephen Privett, team foul #9 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brad Stookey (SG), Sol Marino (SF), Oliver Fernald (PF) Stephen Privett, Nathan Wilbur, William Savarese | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 04:12 | Michigan State | Harry Evans makes the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 04:12 | Michigan State | Harry Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:53 | Penn State | Eric Parkerson steals it from Brad Stookey | 41-54 |
| 03:50 | Michigan State | Harry Evans blows the layup | 41-54 |
| 03:48 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-54 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Hale (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Brad Stookey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Sol Marino (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Oliver Fernald (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Grogan (tired) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Eric Parkerson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harry Evans (tiring) 18 pts. SF - Alan Carpenter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Banks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Anthony Farris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:27 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris clanks a jumper from the baseline | 41-54 |
| 03:25 | Penn State | Mark Hale snags the defensive board | 41-54 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:04 | Penn State | Eric Parkerson steals the ball from Sol Marino | 41-54 |
| 03:01 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson lays it in | 41-56 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:54 | Penn State | Brad Stookey can't connect on a floater from the right side | 41-56 |
| 02:52 | Penn State | Mark Hale misses the tip | 41-56 |
| 02:50 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks grabs the board | 41-56 |
| 02:28 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson loses the ball out of bounds | 41-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Boyer (PG), Armando Castro (SG), Nathan Wilbur (SF), William Savarese (PF), Michael Hill (C) Mark Hale, Brad Stookey, Sol Marino, Oliver Fernald, Larry Grogan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG), Adam Stoehr (SG), Teodoro Esposito (PF), Ratko Pilchowski (C) Eric Parkerson, Harry Evans, Bruce Banks, Anthony Farris | |
| 02:10 | Penn State | William Savarese knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Paul Boyer and he's hacked by Adam Stoehr - foul #1 on Adam Stoehr, team foul #5 | 43-56 |
| 02:10 | Penn State | William Savarese makes the free throw | 44-56 |
| 01:41 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Nathan Wilbur - foul #2 on Nathan Wilbur, team foul #10 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brad Stookey (SG) Armando Castro | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 01:41 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 44-57 |
| 01:41 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 44-58 |
| 01:24 | Penn State | Brad Stookey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-58 |
| 01:20 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito is hacked by Paul Boyer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Boyer, team foul #11 | 44-58 |
| 01:20 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito misses the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 01:20 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 44-59 |
| 01:11 | Penn State | Michael Hill misses the dunk attempt | 44-59 |
| 01:10 | Penn State | Paul Boyer snags the offensive board | 44-59 |
| 01:05 | Penn State | William Savarese is called for traveling | 44-59 |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | Alan Carpenter comes up short on the floater from the right side | 44-59 |
| 00:48 | Penn State | Paul Boyer grabs the defensive rebound | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:43 | Penn State | Paul Boyer scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Hill | 46-59 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Adam Stoehr | 46-61 |
| 00:15 | Penn State | Adam Stoehr is called for the reach on Paul Boyer - foul #2 on Adam Stoehr, team foul #6 | 46-61 |
| 00:11 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-61 |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito pulls down the rebound | 46-61 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce runs out the clock | 46-61 |