| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Andrew Brandt (fresh) SG - Donald Phillips (fresh) SF - David Hays (fresh) PF - Michael David (fresh) C - Joseph Simpson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) SG - Gerardo Ortega (fresh) SF - George Kepley (fresh) PF - Lewis Pearson (fresh) C - Erwin Walkup (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:37 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips loses the ball out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by David Bertrand | 0-4 |
| 19:00 | Michigan State | George Kepley steals it from Michael David | 0-4 |
| 18:55 | Penn State | David Bertrand lays it in on a nice dish by George Kepley | 0-6 |
| 18:41 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips is hacked by Gerardo Ortega - foul #1 on Gerardo Ortega, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| 18:23 | Michigan State | Erwin Walkup swats the layup by Andrew Brandt | 0-6 |
| 18:22 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup gets the rebound | 0-6 |
| 18:16 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 0-6 |
| 18:14 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-6 |
| 17:52 | Michigan State | David Hays misses badly on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on George Kepley - foul #1 on George Kepley, team foul #2 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters (PG), Michael Likens (SG), Michael Moseley (PF), Richard Becraft (C) Andrew Brandt, Donald Phillips, Michael David, Joseph Simpson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 17:52 | Michigan State | David Hays makes the 1st free throw | 1-6 |
| 17:52 | Michigan State | David Hays makes the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:25 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson scores on a floater from the right block set up by Gerardo Ortega | 2-8 |
| 17:07 | Michigan State | Erwin Walkup denies the turnaround by Michael Moseley | 2-8 |
| 17:05 | Michigan State | Michael Moseley tips it home | 4-8 |
| 16:43 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-8 |
| 16:41 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft gets the rebound | 4-8 |
| 16:13 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Lewis Pearson - foul #1 on Lewis Pearson, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt (PG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Michael David (PF) Michael Likens, David Hays, Michael Moseley | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 16:13 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 16:13 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 15:51 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-11 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Andrew Brandt (fresh) SG - Stephen Waiters (fresh) SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) PF - Michael David (fresh) C - Richard Becraft (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerardo Ortega (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Kepley (fairly fresh) PF - Lewis Pearson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Erwin Walkup (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 15:34 | Michigan State | Michael David hits a turnaround from close range and the foul's on Gerardo Ortega - foul #2 on Gerardo Ortega, team foul #4 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (SG), Joseph Simpson (C) Stephen Waiters, Richard Becraft | |
| Subs | Penn State | Luis Hernadez (SG) Gerardo Ortega | |
| 15:34 | Michigan State | Michael David makes the free throw | 9-11 |
| 15:12 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson's pass is intercepted by Joseph Simpson | 9-11 |
| 15:01 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 9-11 |
| 15:00 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup grabs the defensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 14:58 | Penn State | Andrew Brandt steps in front of the David Bertrand pass in the backcourt | 9-11 |
| 14:57 | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt lays it up and in | 11-11 |
| 14:28 | Penn State | George Kepley is called for 5 seconds | 11-11 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters (SG), Richard Becraft (PF) Donald Phillips, Michael David | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 14:09 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Andrew Brandt | 13-11 |
| 13:53 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Becraft - foul #1 on Richard Becraft, team foul #1 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (SG), Michael Moseley (SF), Michael David (PF) Andrew Brandt, Zhuang Chu, Richard Becraft | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 13:53 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 13:53 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 13:34 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson hits the finger roll set up by Michael David and he's hacked by Erwin Walkup - foul #1 on Erwin Walkup, team foul #5 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Hays (SF) Michael Moseley | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 13:34 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson makes the free throw | 16-13 |
| 13:11 | Penn State | George Kepley comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 16-13 |
| 13:09 | Michigan State | Michael David pulls down the rebound | 16-13 |
| 12:55 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by David Hays | 18-13 |
| 12:31 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson buries a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from David Bertrand and he's fouled by Joseph Simpson - foul #1 on Joseph Simpson, team foul #2 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt (PG), Michael Likens (SG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Michael Moseley (PF), Richard Becraft (C) Stephen Waiters, Donald Phillips, David Hays, Michael David, Joseph Simpson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Juan Rios (SF), John Huff (C) George Kepley, Erwin Walkup | |
| 12:31 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson makes the free throw | 18-16 |
| 12:12 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on John Huff - foul #1 on John Huff, team foul #6 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael David (PF) Zhuang Chu | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 12:12 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 12:12 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft misses the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 12:12 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson grabs the defensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 11:53 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Moseley - foul #1 on Michael Moseley, team foul #3 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters (SG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Joseph Simpson (C) Michael Likens, Michael Moseley, Richard Becraft | |
| Subs | Penn State | Modesto Rossi (SG) David Bertrand | |
| 11:53 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 11:53 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Andrew Brandt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Waiters (fresh) SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael David (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Simpson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Luis Hernadez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Modesto Rossi (fresh) SF - Juan Rios (fresh) PF - Lewis Pearson (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - John Huff (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt buries a shot from the left block | 21-18 |
| 11:26 | Penn State | John Huff misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Stephen Waiters - foul #1 on Stephen Waiters, team foul #4 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (SG), David Hays (SF), Richard Becraft (PF) Stephen Waiters, Zhuang Chu, Michael David | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 11:26 | Penn State | John Huff misses the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 11:26 | Penn State | John Huff makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 11:10 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-19 |
| 11:08 | Penn State | Juan Rios grabs the board | 21-19 |
| 11:02 | Penn State | Juan Rios is fouled on the floor by David Hays - foul #1 on David Hays, team foul #5 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters (SG), Michael David (PF) Donald Phillips, Joseph Simpson | |
| Subs | Penn State | David Bertrand (PG), George Kepley (SF), Erwin Walkup (C) Modesto Rossi, Juan Rios, John Huff | |
| 10:47 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 21-19 |
| 10:46 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Richard Becraft | 21-19 |
| 10:35 | Michigan State | Michael David misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Lewis Pearson - foul #2 on Lewis Pearson, team foul #7 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (SG), Michael Moseley (SF), Joseph Simpson (C) Stephen Waiters, David Hays, Richard Becraft | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kenneth Takahashi (PF) Lewis Pearson | |
| 10:35 | Michigan State | Michael David makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 10:35 | Michigan State | Michael David makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 10:10 | Penn State | Michael David is called for the reach on Kenneth Takahashi - foul #1 on Michael David, team foul #6 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters (PG), David Hays (SF) Andrew Brandt, Michael Moseley | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 09:49 | Penn State | David Bertrand hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 23-21 |
| 09:28 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips is hacked by George Kepley - foul #2 on George Kepley, team foul #8 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt (PG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Michael Moseley (PF), Richard Becraft (C) Stephen Waiters, David Hays, Michael David, Joseph Simpson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Juan Rios (SF) George Kepley | |
| 09:28 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 09:28 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 09:11 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-24 |
| 08:42 | Michigan State | David Bertrand takes the ball from Zhuang Chu | 25-24 |
| 08:14 | Penn State | David Bertrand is fouled on the floor by Michael Moseley - foul #2 on Michael Moseley, team foul #7 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters (PG), Michael Likens (SG), David Hays (SF), Michael David (PF), Joseph Simpson (C) Andrew Brandt, Donald Phillips, Zhuang Chu, Michael Moseley, Richard Becraft | |
| Subs | Penn State | Modesto Rossi (SG), John Huff (C) Luis Hernadez, Erwin Walkup | |
| 08:14 | Penn State | David Bertrand misses the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 08:14 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 07:54 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson can't finish the layup | 25-24 |
| 07:52 | Penn State | Juan Rios gets the rebound | 25-24 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Stephen Waiters (fresh) SG - Michael Likens (fresh) SF - David Hays (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael David (fresh) 5 pts. C - Joseph Simpson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Modesto Rossi (fresh) SF - Juan Rios (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Takahashi (fairly fresh) C - John Huff (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:35 | Penn State | Joseph Simpson steals the ball from Juan Rios | 25-24 |
| 07:24 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 25-24 |
| 07:23 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson snags the offensive board | 25-24 |
| 07:14 | Michigan State | Michael David drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-24 |
| 06:46 | Penn State | David Hays takes the ball from Juan Rios | 27-24 |
| 06:33 | Michigan State | John Huff denies the turnaround by David Hays | 27-24 |
| 06:31 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael David | 27-24 |
| 06:21 | Michigan State | Michael David drills a jump hook near the basket | 29-24 |
| 05:54 | Penn State | Juan Rios misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-24 |
| 05:53 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Juan Rios | 29-24 |
| 05:32 | Penn State | David Bertrand is fouled on the floor by David Hays - foul #2 on David Hays, team foul #8 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt (PG), Donald Phillips (SG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Richard Becraft (C) Stephen Waiters, Michael Likens, David Hays, Joseph Simpson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Luis Hernadez (SG), Erwin Walkup (C) Modesto Rossi, John Huff | |
| 05:32 | Penn State | David Bertrand makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 05:32 | Penn State | David Bertrand misses the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 05:32 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft pulls down the rebound | 29-25 |
| 05:25 | Michigan State | Michael David can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-25 |
| 05:23 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu gets the offensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 05:04 | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Luis Hernadez - foul #1 on Luis Hernadez, team foul #9 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson (C) Michael David | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 05:04 | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 05:04 | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt misses the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 05:04 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup grabs the defensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 04:46 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez misses the shot from the left side | 30-25 |
| 04:45 | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt snags the defensive board | 30-25 |
| 04:16 | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 30-25 |
| 04:15 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup gets the rebound | 30-25 |
| 03:46 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-25 |
| 03:44 | Penn State | Kenneth Takahashi grabs the offensive board | 30-25 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Andrew Brandt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Becraft (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Simpson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luis Hernadez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Juan Rios (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Takahashi (tiring) C - Erwin Walkup (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:28 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez clanks a 3 from the right wing | 30-25 |
| 03:27 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft gets the rebound | 30-25 |
| 03:09 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters (SG), David Hays (SF), Michael David (PF) Donald Phillips, Zhuang Chu, Joseph Simpson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega (SG), George Kepley (SF), Lewis Pearson (PF) David Bertrand, Juan Rios, Kenneth Takahashi | |
| 02:40 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 30-25 |
| 02:39 | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters snags the defensive board | 30-25 |
| 02:13 | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt blows the layup but he's hacked by Luis Hernadez - foul #2 on Luis Hernadez, team foul #10 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (SG), Joseph Simpson (C) Stephen Waiters, Richard Becraft | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 02:13 | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt misses the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 02:13 | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt misses the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 02:13 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup grabs the board | 30-25 |
| 01:56 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup loses the dribble to Michael David | 30-25 |
| 01:47 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from David Hays | 33-25 |
| 01:24 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 33-25 |
| 01:22 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to David Hays | 33-25 |
| 01:07 | Michigan State | George Kepley is called for the reach on Donald Phillips - foul #3 on George Kepley, team foul #11 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Moseley (SF), Richard Becraft (C) David Hays, Joseph Simpson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Juan Rios (SF) George Kepley | |
| 01:07 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 01:07 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 00:38 | Penn State | Richard Becraft swats the shot by Gerardo Ortega | 35-25 |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips pulls down the rebound | 35-25 |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft misses the lay-in | 35-25 |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | Michael David hits the follow up shot | 37-25 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Andrew Brandt is called for the reach on Juan Rios - foul #1 on Andrew Brandt, team foul #9 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters (SG), David Hays (SF), Joseph Simpson (C) Donald Phillips, Michael David, Richard Becraft | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Juan Rios misses the 1st free throw | 37-25 |