| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Radomil Chudzinski (fresh) SF - Bruce Bennett (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Garry Gearhart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ashley Peters (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett inbounds the ball | 36-21 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Penn State | Mark Arnold blocks the short jumper by Bruce Bennett | 36-21 |
| 19:42 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett grabs the offensive rebound | 36-21 |
| 19:26 | Penn State | Mark Arnold blocks the short jumper by Ashley Peters | 36-21 |
| 19:24 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold gets the rebound | 36-21 |
| 19:12 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell is called for a charge - foul #1 on Charles Mitchell, team foul #1 | 36-21 |
| 18:49 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 36-21 |
| 18:48 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett tips it back up and in | 36-23 |
| 18:21 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff misses the floater from the left wing | 36-23 |
| 18:20 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold misses the tip | 36-23 |
| 18:19 | Michigan State | James Cecere snags the offensive board | 36-23 |
| 17:59 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-23 |
| 17:57 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart pulls down the rebound | 36-23 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 17:32 | Penn State | Mark Arnold steals the ball from Garry Gearhart | 36-23 |
| 17:06 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold can't finish the layup | 36-23 |
| 17:05 | Penn State | Ashley Peters gets the rebound | 36-23 |
| 16:36 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Brian Shurtleff - foul #1 on Brian Shurtleff, team foul #2 | 36-23 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (SG), David Burnett (SF), Lucas Ziek (C) Ray Boyd, Brian Shurtleff, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mwai Abdur (SF) Ashley Peters | |
| 16:36 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 36-24 |
| 16:36 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 36-24 |
| 16:36 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Swanson | 36-24 |
| 16:17 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Mitchell | 38-24 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 15:55 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by David Burnett - foul #1 on David Burnett, team foul #3 | 38-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG) Charles Mitchell | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ashley Peters (C) Radomil Chudzinski | |
| 15:55 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco misses the 1st free throw | 38-24 |
| 15:55 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco makes the 2nd free throw | 38-25 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Lucas Ziek (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mwai Abdur (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Bennett (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. PF - Garry Gearhart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ashley Peters (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Michigan State | James Cecere misses the shot from the right side | 38-25 |
| 15:31 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco grabs the defensive rebound | 38-25 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 15:12 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-25 |
| 15:11 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek grabs the board | 38-25 |
| 15:07 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by David Burnett | 40-25 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 14:49 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-25 |
| 14:48 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur tips it home | 40-27 |
| 14:28 | Michigan State | Ashley Peters takes the ball from Lucas Ziek | 40-27 |
| 14:00 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 40-29 |
| 13:53 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Garry Gearhart - foul #2 on Garry Gearhart, team foul #1 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell (PG), Brian Shurtleff (SF), Mark Arnold (C) David Burnett, Ray Boyd, James Cecere | |
| Subs | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski (SG) Garry Gearhart | |
| 13:53 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 13:53 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 13:41 | Penn State | Mark Arnold is called for the reach on Ashley Peters - foul #2 on Mark Arnold, team foul #4 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Wilbur Griffin (PF) Lucas Ziek | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 13:31 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 42-29 |
| 13:29 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff gets the rebound | 42-29 |
| 13:05 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Radomil Chudzinski - foul #1 on Radomil Chudzinski, team foul #2 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Chiesa (SF) Mwai Abdur | |
| 13:05 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 43-29 |
| 13:05 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson misses the 2nd free throw | 43-29 |
| 13:05 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett gets the rebound | 43-29 |
| 12:36 | Penn State | James Chiesa scores on a 3 from the left wing | 43-32 |
| 12:21 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Charles Mitchell and he's fouled by Ashley Peters - foul #2 on Ashley Peters, team foul #3 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG), James Cecere (PF) Kenneth Swanson, Wilbur Griffin | |
| Subs | Penn State | Garry Gearhart (PF) James Chiesa | |
| 12:21 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold makes the free throw | 46-32 |
| 12:08 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 46-32 |
| 12:07 | Michigan State | James Cecere snags the defensive board | 46-32 |
| 12:02 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Mitchell | 48-32 |
| 11:44 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Gerald Ricco | 48-35 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Radomil Chudzinski (fresh) SF - Bruce Bennett (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 6 reb. PF - Garry Gearhart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ashley Peters (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ray Boyd | 51-35 |
| 11:08 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett is hacked by Brian Shurtleff - foul #2 on Brian Shurtleff, team foul #5 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mwai Abdur (SF) Ashley Peters | |
| 10:52 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett dunks the ball on a great pass from Gerald Ricco | 51-37 |
| 10:35 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff is fouled on the floor by Mwai Abdur - foul #2 on Mwai Abdur, team foul #4 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (SF), Lucas Ziek (C) Brian Shurtleff, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ashley Peters (C) Bruce Bennett | |
| 10:29 | Michigan State | Mwai Abdur picks off the pass by James Cecere | 51-37 |
| 10:10 | Penn State | Ashley Peters knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Gerald Ricco | 51-40 |
| 10:04 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Kenneth Swanson | 53-40 |
| 09:42 | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-40 |
| 09:41 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur tips it back up and in | 53-42 |
| 09:23 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-42 |
| 09:22 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart grabs the board | 53-42 |
| 09:02 | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski connects on the 3 from the left corner | 53-45 |
| 08:45 | Michigan State | Ashley Peters picks off the pass by James Cecere | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 08:29 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco is fouled on the floor by Charles Mitchell - foul #2 on Charles Mitchell, team foul #6 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Brian Shurtleff (SF), Mark Arnold (C) Charles Mitchell, Ray Boyd, James Cecere | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Chiesa (PG), Weldon Ruffin (SG), Bruce Bennett (PF) Gerald Ricco, Radomil Chudzinski, Garry Gearhart | |
| 08:10 | Penn State | James Chiesa double dribbles | 53-45 |
| 08:03 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by David Burnett | 55-45 |
| 07:45 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 07:43 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold gets the rebound | 55-45 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Lucas Ziek (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - James Chiesa (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Weldon Ruffin (fresh) SF - Mwai Abdur (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bruce Bennett (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 6 reb. C - Ashley Peters (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:27 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold is hacked by Mwai Abdur - foul #3 on Mwai Abdur, team foul #5 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG), James Cecere (PF) Kenneth Swanson, Lucas Ziek | |
| Subs | Penn State | Garry Gearhart (PF) Mwai Abdur | |
| 07:14 | Michigan State | Weldon Ruffin steps in front of the Mark Arnold pass | 55-45 |
| 06:45 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart drills a 3 from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 06:25 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold misses short on a floater from the left side | 55-48 |
| 06:23 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 06:07 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett misses the jumper from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 06:06 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Mark Arnold | 55-48 |
| 05:43 | Michigan State | David Burnett lays it in on a great pass from Mark Arnold | 57-48 |
| 05:43 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell (PG) David Burnett | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Ricco (PG), Radomil Chudzinski (SG), Mwai Abdur (SF) James Chiesa, Weldon Ruffin, Ashley Peters | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 05:18 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 05:16 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart snags the offensive board | 57-48 |
| 05:00 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 57-48 |
| 04:58 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell gets the rebound | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 04:38 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff misses the lay-in | 57-48 |
| 04:36 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| 04:24 | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (SG) Ray Boyd | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 04:08 | Michigan State | James Cecere blows the layup | 57-48 |
| 04:07 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Garry Gearhart | 57-48 |
| 03:55 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 57-48 |
| 03:54 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart tips it in | 57-50 |
| 03:30 | Michigan State | James Cecere hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Mark Arnold | 59-50 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Radomil Chudzinski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mwai Abdur (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Garry Gearhart (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Bruce Bennett (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Swanson - foul #1 on Kenneth Swanson, team foul #7 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG), Lucas Ziek (C) Kenneth Swanson, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 03:09 | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 03:09 | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 02:45 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Cecere | 61-52 |
| 02:33 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-52 |
| 02:32 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 02:14 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Ray Boyd | 64-52 |
| 01:56 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-52 |
| 01:55 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd snags the defensive board | 64-52 |
| 01:32 | Michigan State | James Cecere is fouled on the floor by Garry Gearhart - foul #3 on Garry Gearhart, team foul #6 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Kenneth Swanson (SG), Marcus Lantz (C) Charles Mitchell, Ray Boyd, James Cecere | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Chiesa (PG), Weldon Ruffin (SG), William Mistretta (SF), Ashley Peters (C) Gerald Ricco, Radomil Chudzinski, Garry Gearhart, Bruce Bennett | |
| 01:20 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Swanson | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 01:05 | Penn State | James Chiesa clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-52 |
| 01:03 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson pulls down the rebound | 67-52 |
| 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 triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:57 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff knocks in the floater from the left block set up by David Burnett | 69-52 |
| 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 a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:53 | Penn State | James Chiesa misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-52 |
| 00:51 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff grabs the board | 69-52 |
| 00:31 | Michigan State | David Burnett is hacked by James Chiesa - foul #1 on James Chiesa, team foul #7 | 69-52 |
| 00:31 | Michigan State | David Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 70-52 |
| 00:31 | Michigan State | David Burnett misses the 2nd free throw | 70-52 |
| 00:31 | Michigan State | Marcus Lantz grabs the offensive board | 70-52 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 70-52 |
| 00:09 | Penn State | Ashley Peters gets the rebound | 70-52 |
| 00:03 | Penn State | Ashley Peters lays it up and in | 70-54 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | David Burnett runs out the clock | 70-54 |