| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Cordova (fresh) 7 pts. SF - George Kepley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Flickinger (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Leonard Lechuga (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Donald Phillips (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Daley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Becraft (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | George Kepley inbounds the ball | 26-32 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:32 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Leonard Lechuga, team foul #1 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hamm (SG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Tyrone Adam (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Joseph Daley, Richard Becraft | |
| 19:13 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 26-32 |
| 19:11 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips misses the tip | 26-32 |
| 19:10 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga snags the defensive board | 26-32 |
| 18:53 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga is hacked by Robert Hamm - foul #2 on Robert Hamm, team foul #1 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (PG), Richard Becraft (C) Donald Phillips, Tyrone Adam | |
| 18:24 | Penn State | George Kepley connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Leonard Lechuga | 28-32 |
| 18:03 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 18:01 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga gets the rebound | 28-32 |
| 17:34 | Penn State | George Kepley scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from David Bertrand | 31-32 |
| 17:20 | Michigan State | Robert Hamm misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by David Bertrand - foul #3 on David Bertrand, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Gross (PG) David Bertrand | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG), Joseph Daley (SF), David Hays (PF), Tyrone Adam (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Zhuang Chu, Cedric Owens, Richard Becraft | |
| 17:20 | Michigan State | Robert Hamm makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 17:20 | Michigan State | Robert Hamm misses the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 17:20 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga grabs the board | 31-33 |
| 16:57 | Penn State | George Kepley misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-33 |
| 16:55 | Michigan State | Robert Hamm gets the rebound | 31-33 |
| 16:51 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Harry Gross - foul #1 on Harry Gross, team foul #3 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Richard Becraft (C) Robert Hamm, Tyrone Adam | |
| 16:51 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 16:51 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 16:25 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 16:24 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips grabs the board | 31-35 |
| 16:05 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Donald Phillips | 31-37 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harry Gross (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Cordova (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - George Kepley (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Flickinger (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Leonard Lechuga (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Donald Phillips (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Daley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Hays (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Becraft (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Penn State | George Kepley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Joseph Daley - foul #1 on Joseph Daley, team foul #2 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | David Bertrand (PG) Harry Gross | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hamm (SG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Tyrone Adam (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Joseph Daley, Richard Becraft | |
| 15:43 | Penn State | George Kepley misses the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 15:43 | Penn State | George Kepley misses the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 15:43 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 15:22 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-37 |
| 15:21 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu snags the defensive board | 31-37 |
| 15:10 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam hits a wide open floater from the right wing set up by Robert Hamm | 31-39 |
| 14:46 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Hamm - foul #3 on Robert Hamm, team foul #3 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Cedric Owens (PF), Richard Becraft (C) Robert Hamm, David Hays, Tyrone Adam | |
| 14:46 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga misses the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 14:46 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 14:29 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-39 |
| 14:27 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu hits the follow up shot | 32-41 |
| 14:15 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-41 |
| 14:03 | Michigan State | Wayne Flickinger is called for the reach on Cedric Owens - foul #3 on Wayne Flickinger, team foul #4 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hamm (SG), David Hays (PF) Donald Phillips, Cedric Owens | |
| 13:34 | Michigan State | David Bertrand takes the ball from Zhuang Chu | 34-41 |
| 13:07 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by David Bertrand | 36-41 |
| 12:40 | Michigan State | David Hays can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 36-41 |
| 12:39 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga pulls down the rebound | 36-41 |
| 12:24 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga is fouled on the floor by Richard Becraft - foul #1 on Richard Becraft, team foul #4 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG), Joseph Daley (SG), Cedric Owens (PF), Tyrone Adam (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Robert Hamm, Zhuang Chu, Richard Becraft | |
| 12:13 | Penn State | George Kepley is fouled on the floor by Joseph Daley - foul #2 on Joseph Daley, team foul #5 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG) David Hays | |
| 11:51 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger misses badly on a runner from the left block | 36-41 |
| 11:50 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Cordova | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Cordova (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - George Kepley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Flickinger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Leonard Lechuga (tiring) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Donald Phillips (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Daley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Tyrone Adam (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Penn State | George Kepley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu (SF), David Hays (PF), Richard Becraft (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Cedric Owens, Tyrone Adam | |
| 11:07 | Michigan State | David Hays hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Donald Phillips | 36-43 |
| 10:46 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger lays it up and in set up by David Bertrand | 38-43 |
| 10:37 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Daley | 38-45 |
| 10:18 | Penn State | George Kepley loses the dribble to Zhuang Chu | 38-45 |
| 09:57 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft can't connect on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Wayne Flickinger - foul #4 on Wayne Flickinger, team foul #5 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Gross (PG), John Lau (PF) David Bertrand, Wayne Flickinger | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (PG), Robert Hamm (SG), Cedric Owens (PF) Donald Phillips, Joseph Daley, David Hays | |
| 09:57 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft misses the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 09:57 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft makes the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 09:42 | Penn State | Richard Becraft picks off the pass by George Kepley | 38-46 |
| 09:30 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun double dribbles | 38-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie (SF) George Kepley | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Hays (SF), Tyrone Adam (C) Zhuang Chu, Richard Becraft | |
| 09:15 | Penn State | Paul Cordova can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 09:14 | Michigan State | Robert Hamm snags the defensive board | 38-46 |
| 09:12 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun's pass is intercepted by Paul Cordova in the backcourt | 38-46 |
| 08:55 | Penn State | Paul Cordova makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-46 |
| 08:35 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam drills a floater in the paint set up by David Hays | 41-48 |
| 08:12 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga misses the driving attempt from the right block | 41-48 |
| 08:10 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 07:50 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Leonard Lechuga - foul #3 on Leonard Lechuga, team foul #6 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | David Bertrand (PG), George Kepley (SF), Wayne Flickinger (PF) Harry Gross, Mark McMurtrie, John Lau | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Richard Becraft (C) Robert Hamm, David Hays, Cedric Owens | |
| 07:50 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam misses the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 07:50 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Cordova (tiring) 10 pts. SF - George Kepley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Flickinger (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Leonard Lechuga (tiring) 13 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Donald Phillips (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tyrone Adam (fresh) 5 pts. C - Richard Becraft (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Paul Cordova | 43-49 |
| 07:07 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft misses badly on a runner in the lane | 43-49 |
| 07:06 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 06:45 | Michigan State | George Kepley steals it from Zhuang Chu | 43-49 |
| 06:22 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by David Bertrand | 45-49 |
| 06:09 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Zhuang Chu | 45-51 |
| 05:45 | Penn State | George Kepley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-51 |
| 05:44 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu gets the rebound | 45-51 |
| 05:16 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Leonard Lechuga - foul #4 on Leonard Lechuga, team foul #7 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jamie Smith (C) Leonard Lechuga | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hamm (SG), Joseph Daley (SF), Cedric Owens (PF) Jing-Quo Sun, Zhuang Chu, Tyrone Adam | |
| 05:16 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft misses the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 05:16 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 05:03 | Penn State | Jamie Smith is called for traveling | 45-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam (C) Richard Becraft | |
| 04:54 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Wayne Flickinger - foul #5 on Wayne Flickinger, team foul #8 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Lau (PF) Wayne Flickinger | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (PG) Donald Phillips | |
| 04:54 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 04:54 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam misses the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 04:54 | Penn State | The rebound goes to John Lau | 45-53 |
| 04:29 | Penn State | George Kepley connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by John Lau | 47-53 |
| 04:11 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 47-53 |
| 04:10 | Michigan State | Robert Hamm tips it home | 47-55 |
| 03:51 | Penn State | Paul Cordova misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-55 |
| 03:49 | Penn State | George Kepley gets the offensive rebound | 47-55 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Cordova (tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Kepley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Lau (fresh) C - Jamie Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jing-Quo Sun (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hamm (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Daley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Tyrone Adam (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Penn State | George Kepley clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 47-55 |
| 03:35 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Tyrone Adam | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Michigan State | George Kepley swats the short shot by Jing-Quo Sun | 47-55 |
| 03:28 | Penn State | David Bertrand gets the rebound | 47-55 |
| 03:23 | Penn State | Paul Cordova connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by George Kepley | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:11 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-55 |
| 03:10 | Penn State | George Kepley gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:45 | Penn State | George Kepley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-55 |
| 02:44 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun grabs the defensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 02:27 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-58 |
| 02:27 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga (C) Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG), Zhuang Chu (SF), David Hays (PF), Richard Becraft (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Joseph Daley, Cedric Owens, Tyrone Adam | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:11 | Penn State | David Bertrand hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Hamm - foul #4 on Robert Hamm, team foul #6 | 50-58 |
| 02:11 | Penn State | David Bertrand makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 02:11 | Penn State | David Bertrand makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 01:53 | Michigan State | David Hays's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Joseph Daley (SF), Cedric Owens (PF) Robert Hamm, Zhuang Chu, David Hays | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:28 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga is denied on a layup by Cedric Owens | 52-58 |
| 01:27 | Penn State | George Kepley hits the follow up shot | 54-58 |
| 01:22 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Bertrand - foul #4 on David Bertrand, team foul #9 | 54-58 |
| 01:22 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 01:22 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:55 | Penn State | George Kepley blows the layup | 54-60 |
| 00:54 | Penn State | George Kepley tips it in | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley double dribbles | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:23 | Penn State | George Kepley misses the 3 from straight away | 56-60 |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft pulls down the rebound | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft is hacked by David Bertrand in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Bertrand, team foul #10 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Gross (PG) David Bertrand | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu (SF) Joseph Daley | |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft misses the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft misses the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:18 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Leonard Lechuga | 56-60 |
| 00:18 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-60 |
| 00:13 | Penn State | Paul Cordova throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-60 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu is hacked by Paul Cordova in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Cordova, team foul #11 | 56-60 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:07 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 56-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Daley (SF) Zhuang Chu | |
| 00:05 | Penn State | Paul Cordova is whistled for traveling | 56-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hamm (SG), Zhuang Chu (SF), David Hays (PF) Jing-Quo Sun, Joseph Daley, Cedric Owens | |
| 00:02 | Michigan State | Harry Gross is called for the reach on Donald Phillips in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harry Gross, team foul #12 | 56-62 |
| 00:02 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:02 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Paul Cordova misses long on a halfcourt shot | 56-64 |