| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Byron Weir (fresh) PF - William McHalffey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Coffey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. SF - Jim Queen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Andrew Duncan (fresh) 3 pf. C - Ricky Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Jim Queen inbounds the ball | 21-26 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Chad Sanders | 21-29 |
| 19:15 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-29 |
| 19:13 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams pulls down the rebound | 21-29 |
| 19:08 | Michigan State | The short jumper by Chad Sanders is denied by William Smith | 21-29 |
| 19:06 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders tips it in | 21-31 |
| 18:53 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-31 |
| 18:52 | Michigan State | Jim Queen gets the rebound | 21-31 |
| 18:26 | Michigan State | William McHalffey blocks the short jumper by John Coffey | 21-31 |
| 18:24 | Penn State | Byron Weir grabs the board | 21-31 |
| 17:58 | Penn State | Thurman Walters is whistled for traveling | 21-31 |
| 17:40 | Michigan State | Thurman Walters is called for the reach on Jim Queen - foul #1 on Thurman Walters, team foul #1 | 21-31 |
| 17:34 | Michigan State | Jim Queen drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John Coffey | 21-34 |
| 17:20 | Penn State | Thurman Walters scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from William McHalffey | 24-34 |
| 17:18 | Michigan State | Thurman Walters steals it from John Coffey in the backcourt | 24-34 |
| 17:16 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor banks in the layup on a nice dish by Thurman Walters | 26-34 |
| 17:08 | Michigan State | Thurman Walters picks off the pass by Andrew Duncan | 26-34 |
| 16:42 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-34 |
| 16:41 | Penn State | Byron Weir tips it back up and in | 28-34 |
| 16:18 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders is hacked by Franjo Zenor - foul #2 on Franjo Zenor, team foul #2 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG) Thurman Walters | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Woodcock (SF), Joseph Powers (C) Jim Queen, Ricky Williams | |
| 15:55 | Michigan State | Michael Woodcock connects on the floater from close range | 28-36 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Coffey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chad Sanders (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. SF - Michael Woodcock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Andrew Duncan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Joseph Powers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 28-36 |
| 15:36 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 15:14 | Penn State | Byron Weir misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 28-36 |
| 15:13 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan grabs the board | 28-36 |
| 15:00 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by John Coffey | 28-39 |
| 14:31 | Penn State | William McHalffey comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Chad Sanders - foul #2 on Chad Sanders, team foul #1 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG) Franjo Zenor | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Poole (PG), Richard Sorrells (SG), Jim Queen (SF), Daniel Patterson (PF), Ricky Williams (C) John Coffey, Chad Sanders, Michael Woodcock, Andrew Duncan, Joseph Powers | |
| 14:31 | Penn State | William McHalffey makes the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 14:31 | Penn State | William McHalffey makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 14:13 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Andrew Gregg - foul #1 on Andrew Gregg, team foul #3 | 30-39 |
| 14:13 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 14:13 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 13:56 | Penn State | Daniel Patterson swats the shot by William Smith | 30-41 |
| 13:54 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Ricky Williams | 30-41 |
| 13:37 | Michigan State | Thurman Walters takes the ball from Ricky Williams | 30-41 |
| 13:32 | Penn State | Thurman Walters banks in the layup | 32-41 |
| 13:14 | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 32-41 |
| 13:12 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Patterson | 32-41 |
| 12:56 | Michigan State | The pull-up jumper by Daniel Patterson is blocked by William McHalffey | 32-41 |
| 12:55 | Penn State | Thurman Walters grabs the defensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 12:26 | Penn State | Byron Weir hits a floater from the right block | 34-41 |
| 12:06 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-41 |
| 12:05 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams can't tip it in | 34-41 |
| 12:04 | Penn State | Thurman Walters pulls down the rebound | 34-41 |
| 11:47 | Penn State | Thurman Walters hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Andrew Gregg (fairly fresh) SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - William Smith (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Thomas Poole (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Sorrells (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jim Queen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Daniel Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-41 |
| 11:30 | Penn State | Thurman Walters grabs the board | 36-41 |
| 11:06 | Penn State | Thurman Walters drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William McHalffey | 38-41 |
| 10:46 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams banks in the layup on a nice dish by Thomas Poole | 38-43 |
| 10:29 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-43 |
| 10:13 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson drills a pull-up jumper from the left side and he's hacked by William McHalffey - foul #1 on William McHalffey, team foul #4 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG), Franjo Zenor (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Kevin Carreras (PF), Phillip Jones (C) Thurman Walters, Andrew Gregg, Byron Weir, William McHalffey, William Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Coffey (PG), Chad Sanders (SG), Michael Woodcock (SF), Joseph Powers (C) Thomas Poole, Richard Sorrells, Jim Queen, Ricky Williams | |
| 10:13 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson makes the free throw | 41-46 |
| 09:50 | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right side | 41-46 |
| 09:48 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Michael Woodcock | 41-46 |
| 09:19 | Michigan State | Joseph Powers connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Chad Sanders | 41-48 |
| 08:57 | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski is whistled for traveling | 41-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | William McHalffey (PF) Phillip Jones | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan (PF) Daniel Patterson | |
| 08:49 | Michigan State | Joseph Powers scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Chad Sanders | 41-50 |
| 08:20 | Penn State | Joseph Powers swats the short shot by William McHalffey | 41-50 |
| 08:18 | Michigan State | Joseph Powers grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 08:03 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-50 |
| 08:01 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders tips it back up and in | 41-52 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:54 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from the free throw line and he's fouled by Chad Sanders - foul #3 on Chad Sanders, team foul #2 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), Byron Weir (SF) Marijan Kiedrowski, Dikembe Abdelal | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Queen (SF) Michael Woodcock | |
| 07:54 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses the free throw | 43-52 |
| 07:54 | Michigan State | Joseph Powers snags the defensive board | 43-52 |
| 07:50 | Michigan State | Franjo Zenor is called for the reach on Chad Sanders - foul #3 on Franjo Zenor, team foul #5 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Smith (C) Kevin Carreras | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 07:32 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #6 | 43-52 |
| 07:32 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 07:32 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Coffey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chad Sanders (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. SF - Jim Queen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Andrew Duncan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Powers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Penn State | Andrew Duncan is called for the reach on Thurman Walters - foul #4 on Andrew Duncan, team foul #3 | 43-54 |
| 07:07 | Penn State | Thurman Walters's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Duncan | 43-54 |
| 07:06 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 06:43 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan misses the 3 from the right corner | 43-54 |
| 06:41 | Michigan State | Joseph Powers snags the offensive board | 43-54 |
| 06:22 | Michigan State | William Smith steals it from John Coffey | 43-54 |
| 06:16 | Penn State | Jim Queen steals it from William Smith | 43-54 |
| 06:02 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 43-54 |
| 06:00 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders tips it back up and in | 43-56 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:51 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-56 |
| 05:49 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Joseph Powers | 43-56 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:26 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Chad Sanders | 43-59 |
| 05:08 | Penn State | Thurman Walters hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 43-59 |
| 05:06 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 43-59 |
| 04:38 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan is called for a pushoff foul - foul #5 on Andrew Duncan, team foul #4 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG), Andrew Gregg (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (PF), Kevin Carreras (C) Thurman Walters, Franjo Zenor, William McHalffey, William Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Poole (PG), Richard Sorrells (SG), Michael Woodcock (SF), Daniel Patterson (PF), Ricky Williams (C) John Coffey, Chad Sanders, Jim Queen, Andrew Duncan, Joseph Powers | |
| 04:31 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Dikembe Abdelal | 45-59 |
| 04:02 | Michigan State | Kevin Carreras blocks the short jumper by Daniel Patterson | 45-59 |
| 04:01 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 45-59 |
| 03:46 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kevin Carreras - foul #1 on Kevin Carreras, team foul #7 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Phillip Jones (C) Byron Weir | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 03:46 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams makes the 1st free throw | 45-60 |
| 03:46 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 45-60 |
| 03:46 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal pulls down the rebound | 45-60 |
| 03:34 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 45-60 |
| 03:33 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Marijan Kiedrowski | 45-60 |
| 03:23 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg clanks a 3 from straight away | 45-60 |
| 03:22 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 45-60 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Marijan Kiedrowski (fresh) SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Phillip Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Thomas Poole (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Sorrells (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Woodcock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Daniel Patterson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:02 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-60 |
| 03:01 | Penn State | Phillip Jones pulls down the rebound | 45-60 |
| 02:43 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg hits a 3 from the right wing | 48-60 |
| 02:26 | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-60 |
| 02:24 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal snags the defensive board | 48-60 |
| 02:13 | Penn State | Thomas Poole is called for the reach on Marijan Kiedrowski - foul #1 on Thomas Poole, team foul #5 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), Franjo Zenor (SG), Byron Weir (SF), William McHalffey (PF), William Smith (C) Marijan Kiedrowski, Andrew Gregg, Dikembe Abdelal, Kevin Carreras, Phillip Jones | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Coffey (PG), Chad Sanders (SG), Jim Queen (SF) Thomas Poole, Richard Sorrells, Michael Woodcock | |
| 02:02 | Penn State | William McHalffey scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-60 |
| 01:57 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders is hacked by William McHalffey - foul #2 on William McHalffey, team foul #8 | 50-60 |
| 01:57 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 01:57 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 01:57 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Ricky Williams | 50-61 |
| 01:40 | Michigan State | Thurman Walters picks off the pass by Chad Sanders | 50-61 |
| 01:26 | Penn State | William McHalffey is open and buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Thurman Walters | 52-61 |
| 01:00 | Michigan State | Jim Queen is hacked by Byron Weir - foul #3 on Byron Weir, team foul #9 | 52-61 |
| 01:00 | Michigan State | Jim Queen makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 01:00 | Michigan State | Jim Queen misses the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 01:00 | Penn State | William McHalffey grabs the board | 52-62 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:54 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 52-62 |
| 00:52 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson grabs the board | 52-62 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:49 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson is fouled in the backcourt by Franjo Zenor - foul #4 on Franjo Zenor, team foul #10 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Woodcock (SF) Jim Queen | |
| 00:49 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 00:49 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 00:49 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor grabs the defensive rebound | 52-63 |
| 00:43 | Penn State | Chad Sanders picks off the pass by Byron Weir | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams misses the wide open turnaround from the left block | 52-63 |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams misses the tip | 52-63 |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Byron Weir grabs the board | 52-63 |
| 00:13 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-63 |
| 00:12 | Penn State | Byron Weir gets the offensive rebound | 52-63 |
| 00:10 | Penn State | William McHalffey is alone and drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Thurman Walters | 54-63 |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-63 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Queen (SF) Michael Woodcock | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | Franjo Zenor is called for the reach on Chad Sanders in the backcourt - foul #5 on Franjo Zenor, team foul #11 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG) Franjo Zenor | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Woodcock (SF) Jim Queen | |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 00:03 | Penn State | Thurman Walters buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | John Coffey runs out the clock | 56-65 |