| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vernon Wier (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Cooper (fresh) PF - Cortez Bruner (fresh) 10 pts. C - Barry Paige (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Sean Brezinski (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Brad Stookey (fresh) SF - Nathan Wilbur (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Oliver Fernald (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Perkins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper inbounds the ball | 26-28 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce lays it in set up by Vernon Wier and the foul's on Nathan Wilbur - foul #2 on Nathan Wilbur, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Savarese (C) Ronald Perkins | |
| 19:40 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce makes the free throw | 29-28 |
| 19:18 | Penn State | Barry Paige swats the short shot by Oliver Fernald | 29-28 |
| 19:16 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 18:50 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier is fouled on the floor by Nathan Wilbur - foul #3 on Nathan Wilbur, team foul #2 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Sol Marino (SF), Ronald Perkins (C) Sean Brezinski, Nathan Wilbur, Oliver Fernald | |
| 18:31 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Vernon Wier | 31-28 |
| 18:04 | Penn State | Barry Paige blocks the short jumper by Ronald Perkins | 31-28 |
| 18:03 | Penn State | William Savarese grabs the offensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 17:35 | Penn State | Brad Stookey misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Timothy Cooper - foul #3 on Timothy Cooper, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Russ (PF), Tommie Peterson (C) Timothy Cooper, Barry Paige | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sean Brezinski (PG), Oliver Fernald (PF), Boris Czernovski (C) Michael Owens, William Savarese, Ronald Perkins | |
| 17:35 | Penn State | Brad Stookey makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 17:35 | Penn State | Brad Stookey makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 17:10 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Lawrence Pierce | 34-30 |
| 16:49 | Penn State | Sol Marino misses short on a jumper from the left side | 34-30 |
| 16:47 | Michigan State | Eric Russ grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 16:21 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-30 |
| 16:19 | Penn State | Boris Czernovski snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 16:02 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald can't connect on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Eric Russ - foul #3 on Eric Russ, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Frazier (PG), Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Donald Hansen (PF) Lawrence Pierce, Vernon Wier, Eric Russ | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), William Savarese (C) Sean Brezinski, Boris Czernovski | |
| 16:02 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald misses the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 16:02 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald misses the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 16:02 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Frazier (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stjepan Trojanowski (fresh) SF - Cortez Bruner (tiring) 12 pts. PF - Donald Hansen (fresh) C - Tommie Peterson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brad Stookey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sol Marino (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Oliver Fernald (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Savarese (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner is hacked by Sol Marino - foul #2 on Sol Marino, team foul #3 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper (SF), Eric Russ (PF), Barry Paige (C) Cortez Bruner, Donald Hansen, Tommie Peterson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur (SF), Ronald Perkins (C) Sol Marino, Oliver Fernald | |
| 15:18 | Michigan State | Brad Stookey picks off the pass by Eric Russ | 34-30 |
| 15:15 | Penn State | Brad Stookey blows the layup | 34-30 |
| 15:14 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 14:47 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Michael Frazier | 37-30 |
| 14:31 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-30 |
| 14:29 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 14:01 | Michigan State | Barry Paige misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Ronald Perkins - foul #1 on Ronald Perkins, team foul #4 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG), Vernon Wier (SG), Donald Hansen (PF) Michael Frazier, Stjepan Trojanowski, Eric Russ | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sean Brezinski (PG), Oliver Fernald (PF) Michael Owens, Ronald Perkins | |
| 14:01 | Michigan State | Barry Paige makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 14:01 | Michigan State | Barry Paige makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 13:39 | Penn State | Donald Hansen is called for the reach on Brad Stookey - foul #1 on Donald Hansen, team foul #3 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tommie Peterson (C) Barry Paige | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 13:20 | Penn State | William Savarese hits the finger roll on a great pass from Nathan Wilbur | 39-32 |
| 13:00 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-32 |
| 12:58 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce hits the follow up shot | 41-32 |
| 12:38 | Penn State | William Savarese clanks a turnaround near the basket | 41-32 |
| 12:36 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Brad Stookey | 41-32 |
| 12:26 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Sean Brezinski | 41-34 |
| 11:57 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier is whistled for a carry | 41-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Russ (PF), Barry Paige (C) Donald Hansen, Tommie Peterson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Armando Castro (SG), Ronald Perkins (C) Sean Brezinski, Brad Stookey, William Savarese | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vernon Wier (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Timothy Cooper (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eric Russ (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Barry Paige (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Armando Castro (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Wilbur (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Oliver Fernald (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Perkins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Penn State | The short jumper by Oliver Fernald is denied by Eric Russ | 41-34 |
| 11:32 | Michigan State | Eric Russ grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 11:12 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce blows the wide open layup | 41-34 |
| 11:11 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald pulls down the rebound | 41-34 |
| 10:55 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Nathan Wilbur | 41-36 |
| 10:29 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Lawrence Pierce | 43-36 |
| 10:12 | Penn State | Michael Owens is fouled on the floor by Vernon Wier - foul #1 on Vernon Wier, team foul #4 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Frazier (PG), Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Cortez Bruner (SF), Tommie Peterson (C) Lawrence Pierce, Vernon Wier, Timothy Cooper, Barry Paige | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sean Brezinski (PG), Brad Stookey (SG), William Savarese (C) Michael Owens, Armando Castro, Ronald Perkins | |
| 09:46 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 09:45 | Michigan State | Tommie Peterson pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 09:16 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Michael Frazier | 46-36 |
| 09:03 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 46-38 |
| 09:00 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 46-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG), Donald Hansen (PF) Michael Frazier, Eric Russ | |
| Subs | Penn State | Boris Czernovski (C) Oliver Fernald | |
| 08:45 | Penn State | Donald Hansen steals the ball from Sean Brezinski | 46-38 |
| 08:23 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner blows the dunk | 46-38 |
| 08:21 | Penn State | William Savarese pulls down the rebound | 46-38 |
| 08:17 | Penn State | Sean Brezinski is hacked by Tommie Peterson - foul #3 on Tommie Peterson, team foul #5 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vernon Wier (SG), Timothy Cooper (SF), Barry Paige (C) Stjepan Trojanowski, Cortez Bruner, Tommie Peterson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Sol Marino (SF), Oliver Fernald (PF), Ronald Perkins (C) Sean Brezinski, Nathan Wilbur, William Savarese, Boris Czernovski | |
| 07:57 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald hits a runner near the basket set up by Brad Stookey | 46-40 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Vernon Wier (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Timothy Cooper (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Hansen (fresh) 2 stl. C - Barry Paige (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brad Stookey (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sol Marino (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Oliver Fernald (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Perkins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Michigan State | Donald Hansen loses the dribble to Ronald Perkins | 46-40 |
| 07:16 | Penn State | Sol Marino clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Timothy Cooper - foul #4 on Timothy Cooper, team foul #6 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Eric Russ (PF) Lawrence Pierce, Donald Hansen | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sean Brezinski (PG), Armando Castro (SG), William Savarese (PF), Boris Czernovski (C) Michael Owens, Brad Stookey, Oliver Fernald, Ronald Perkins | |
| 07:16 | Penn State | Sol Marino makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 07:16 | Penn State | Sol Marino misses the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 07:16 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 06:54 | Michigan State | Barry Paige misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 46-41 |
| 06:52 | Penn State | Sol Marino grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 06:26 | Penn State | William Savarese misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Eric Russ - foul #4 on Eric Russ, team foul #7 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG), Cortez Bruner (SF), Tommie Peterson (C) Stjepan Trojanowski, Timothy Cooper, Barry Paige | |
| Subs | Penn State | Brad Stookey (SG), Nathan Wilbur (SF), Oliver Fernald (PF) Armando Castro, Sol Marino, Boris Czernovski | |
| 06:26 | Penn State | William Savarese makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 06:26 | Penn State | William Savarese makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 05:57 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Cortez Bruner | 48-43 |
| 05:34 | Penn State | William Savarese connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Nathan Wilbur | 48-45 |
| 05:10 | Michigan State | Eric Russ is wide open but clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 48-45 |
| 05:08 | Michigan State | Eric Russ pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 04:47 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Savarese - foul #1 on William Savarese, team foul #5 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Timothy Cooper (SF), Donald Hansen (C) Vernon Wier, Eric Russ, Tommie Peterson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Armando Castro (SG), Boris Czernovski (PF), Ronald Perkins (C) Sean Brezinski, Brad Stookey, Oliver Fernald, William Savarese | |
| 04:47 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner misses the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 04:47 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner misses the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 04:47 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 04:20 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 48-45 |
| 04:18 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 04:11 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski is hacked by Armando Castro in the backcourt - foul #1 on Armando Castro, team foul #6 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Frazier (PG), Barry Paige (C) Lawrence Pierce, Cortez Bruner | |
| Subs | Penn State | Brad Stookey (SG), William Savarese (PF) Armando Castro, Boris Czernovski | |
| 03:51 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski buries a driving attempt in the paint | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Frazier (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Stjepan Trojanowski (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Timothy Cooper (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Donald Hansen (fresh) 2 stl. C - Barry Paige (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brad Stookey (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Wilbur (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Savarese (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Perkins (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Penn State | William Savarese's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vernon Wier (PG), Eric Russ (PF) Michael Frazier, Donald Hansen | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sean Brezinski (PG), Oliver Fernald (PF) Michael Owens, Ronald Perkins | |
| 03:00 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from Barry Paige | 52-45 |
| 02:32 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald's fadeaway is rejected by Barry Paige | 52-45 |
| 02:30 | Michigan State | Eric Russ grabs the board | 52-45 |
| 02:30 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG), Cortez Bruner (SF) Stjepan Trojanowski, Timothy Cooper | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Armando Castro (SG), Sol Marino (SF), Ronald Perkins (C) Sean Brezinski, Brad Stookey, Nathan Wilbur, William Savarese | |
| 02:01 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 52-45 |
| 01:59 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Ronald Perkins | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:35 | Penn State | Armando Castro comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 52-45 |
| 01:33 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner grabs the board | 52-45 |
| 01:15 | Michigan State | Barry Paige blows the layup | 52-45 |
| 01:13 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce tips it back up and in | 54-45 |
| 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 motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Penn State | Armando Castro buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Perkins | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Owens - foul #3 on Michael Owens, team foul #7 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper (SF), Tommie Peterson (C) Cortez Bruner, Barry Paige | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sean Brezinski (PG), Brad Stookey (SG), Nathan Wilbur (SF) Michael Owens, Armando Castro, Sol Marino | |
| 00:49 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:49 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-48 |
| 00:40 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Nathan Wilbur | 56-48 |
| 00:36 | Penn State | Vernon Wier is called for the reach on Brad Stookey - foul #2 on Vernon Wier, team foul #8 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner (PF), Barry Paige (C) Eric Russ, Tommie Peterson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:36 | Penn State | Brad Stookey makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 00:36 | Penn State | Brad Stookey makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 00:34 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Brezinski - foul #2 on Sean Brezinski, team foul #8 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tommie Peterson (C) Barry Paige | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:34 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 00:34 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:27 | Penn State | Brad Stookey buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Oliver Fernald | 58-53 |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier is fouled in the backcourt by Brad Stookey - foul #3 on Brad Stookey, team foul #9 | 58-53 |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 60-53 |
| 00:18 | Penn State | Brad Stookey pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 00:14 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Brezinski - foul #3 on Sean Brezinski, team foul #10 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Barry Paige (C) Tommie Peterson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:13 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins grabs the board | 61-56 |
| 00:07 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-56 |
| 00:05 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier grabs the defensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 00:02 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier is fouled in the backcourt by Brad Stookey - foul #4 on Brad Stookey, team foul #11 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tommie Peterson (C) Barry Paige | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:02 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:02 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Sean Brezinski misses short on a fullcourt shot | 63-56 |