| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Timothy Douglas (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Noyes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gerald Nichols (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. PF - Russell Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gary Schanz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Patrick Nuzzo (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Richard Dupuis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Marlin Hayne (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Patten (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | Gerald Nichols inbounds the ball | 27-25 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:40 | Michigan | Gerald Nichols misses badly on a shot from the left side | 27-25 |
| 19:39 | Michigan | Gerald Nichols tips it but misses | 27-25 |
| 19:37 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Marlin Hayne | 27-25 |
| 19:16 | Penn State | Gary Schanz is fouled on the floor by Timothy Douglas - foul #3 on Timothy Douglas, team foul #1 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Michigan | Larry Edwards (PG) Timothy Douglas | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mario Price (PG), Jackie Scalf (SF), Keith Hey (C) Gary Schanz, Richard Dupuis, Michael Patten | |
| 18:55 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-25 |
| 18:54 | Michigan | Alan Davis snags the defensive board | 27-25 |
| 18:34 | Michigan | Patrick Nuzzo picks off the pass by Alan Davis | 27-25 |
| 18:12 | Penn State | Alan Davis blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Patrick Nuzzo | 27-25 |
| 18:11 | Michigan | Russell Smith snags the defensive board | 27-25 |
| 17:54 | Michigan | Alan Davis hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gerald Nichols | 29-25 |
| 17:30 | Penn State | Patrick Nuzzo is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 29-25 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary Schanz (PG), Richard Dupuis (SF), Dennis Moriarty (PF), Michael Patten (C) Mario Price, Patrick Nuzzo, Marlin Hayne, Keith Hey | |
| 17:08 | Michigan | Gerald Nichols hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-25 |
| 16:50 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-25 |
| 16:49 | Michigan | Gerald Nichols grabs the board | 32-25 |
| 16:23 | Michigan | Alan Davis steps out of bounds on the baseline | 32-25 |
| Subs | Michigan | Russell Thompson (SG), Bruce Burton (SF), Harold Poling (PF) James Noyes, Gerald Nichols, Russell Smith | |
| Subs | Penn State | Patrick Nuzzo (SG), Marlin Hayne (PF), Keith Hey (C) Jackie Scalf, Dennis Moriarty, Michael Patten | |
| 16:01 | Penn State | Richard Dupuis buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Marlin Hayne | 32-28 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Larry Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Russell Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bruce Burton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold Poling (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alan Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gary Schanz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Patrick Nuzzo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Dupuis (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Marlin Hayne (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Keith Hey (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Michigan | Marlin Hayne blocks the short jumper by Larry Edwards | 32-28 |
| 15:46 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 15:25 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne is called for a backcourt violation | 32-28 |
| Subs | Michigan | Timothy Douglas (PG), Leland Mauriello (C) Larry Edwards, Alan Davis | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Patten (C) Keith Hey | |
| 14:56 | Michigan | Timothy Douglas misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Patten - foul #2 on Michael Patten, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Michigan | James Noyes (SG), Gerald Nichols (SF) Russell Thompson, Bruce Burton | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jackie Scalf (SF) Richard Dupuis | |
| 14:56 | Michigan | Timothy Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 14:56 | Michigan | Timothy Douglas misses the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 14:56 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf snags the defensive board | 33-28 |
| 14:28 | Penn State | Gary Schanz misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-28 |
| 14:27 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne tips it in | 33-30 |
| 14:05 | Michigan | Gerald Nichols is hacked by Michael Patten - foul #3 on Michael Patten, team foul #2 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Michigan | Russell Smith (PF), Alan Davis (C) Harold Poling, Leland Mauriello | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mario Price (PG), Richard Dupuis (SF), Keith Hey (PF) Gary Schanz, Jackie Scalf, Marlin Hayne | |
| 13:45 | Michigan | Russell Smith can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Keith Hey - foul #2 on Keith Hey, team foul #3 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary Schanz (PG), Jackie Scalf (SG), Marlin Hayne (PF) Mario Price, Patrick Nuzzo, Michael Patten | |
| 13:45 | Michigan | Russell Smith misses the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 13:45 | Michigan | Russell Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 13:24 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne can't finish the layup | 34-30 |
| 13:22 | Penn State | Keith Hey misses the tip | 34-30 |
| 13:21 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf tips it in | 34-32 |
| 12:57 | Michigan | Russell Smith can't connect on a shot in the lane | 34-32 |
| 12:55 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 12:38 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 12:18 | Michigan | Alan Davis connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Timothy Douglas | 36-34 |
| 11:54 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Dupuis and he's hacked by Russell Smith - foul #2 on Russell Smith, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Michigan | Larry Edwards (PG), Russell Thompson (SG), Bruce Burton (SF), Harold Poling (PF) Timothy Douglas, James Noyes, Gerald Nichols, Russell Smith | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mario Price (PG), Patrick Nuzzo (SG), James Hinson (SF), Michael Patten (C) Gary Schanz, Jackie Scalf, Richard Dupuis, Keith Hey | |
| 11:54 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne makes the free throw | 36-37 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Larry Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Russell Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bruce Burton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold Poling (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alan Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mario Price (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Nuzzo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Hinson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marlin Hayne (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. C - Michael Patten (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:28 | Michigan | Bruce Burton hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Alan Davis | 38-37 |
| 10:59 | Penn State | Patrick Nuzzo knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Marlin Hayne | 38-40 |
| 10:47 | Michigan | Bruce Burton comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 38-40 |
| 10:45 | Penn State | Patrick Nuzzo pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 10:38 | Penn State | Michael Patten misses the shot from the baseline | 38-40 |
| 10:36 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to James Hinson | 38-40 |
| 10:11 | Penn State | Harold Poling takes the ball from James Hinson | 38-40 |
| 09:52 | Michigan | Alan Davis is whistled for traveling | 38-40 |
| Subs | Michigan | James Noyes (SG), Gerald Nichols (SF), Russell Smith (PF), Leland Mauriello (C) Russell Thompson, Bruce Burton, Harold Poling, Alan Davis | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary Schanz (PG), Richard Dupuis (SF), Keith Hey (PF) Mario Price, James Hinson, Marlin Hayne | |
| 09:35 | Penn State | Patrick Nuzzo loses the dribble to Larry Edwards | 38-40 |
| 09:09 | Michigan | Gerald Nichols scores on a shot from the right side | 40-40 |
| 08:46 | Penn State | Patrick Nuzzo is fouled on the floor by James Noyes - foul #1 on James Noyes, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Michigan | Timothy Douglas (PG) Larry Edwards | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jackie Scalf (SF), Dennis Moriarty (C) Richard Dupuis, Michael Patten | |
| 08:29 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Russell Smith - foul #3 on Russell Smith, team foul #4 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Dupuis (SF) Patrick Nuzzo | |
| 08:29 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 08:29 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 08:03 | Michigan | Gerald Nichols hits the finger roll on a great pass from Russell Smith | 42-42 |
| 07:41 | Penn State | Keith Hey misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-42 |
| 07:40 | Michigan | Gerald Nichols grabs the board | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Timothy Douglas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Noyes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gerald Nichols (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Russell Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Leland Mauriello (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gary Schanz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jackie Scalf (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Dupuis (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Keith Hey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dennis Moriarty (fresh) | |
| 07:11 | Michigan | Gerald Nichols clanks a floater from the free throw line | 42-42 |
| 07:09 | Michigan | Gerald Nichols tips it home | 44-42 |
| 06:51 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Gary Schanz | 44-45 |
| 06:24 | Michigan | Timothy Douglas is whistled for traveling | 44-45 |
| Subs | Michigan | Larry Edwards (PG), Russell Thompson (SG), Bruce Burton (SF), Harold Poling (PF), Alan Davis (C) Timothy Douglas, James Noyes, Gerald Nichols, Russell Smith, Leland Mauriello | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mario Price (PG), Patrick Nuzzo (SG), James Hinson (SF), Marlin Hayne (PF), Michael Patten (C) Gary Schanz, Jackie Scalf, Richard Dupuis, Keith Hey, Dennis Moriarty | |
| 06:08 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne slams it home on a great pass from Patrick Nuzzo | 44-47 |
| 05:39 | Michigan | Alan Davis clanks a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Marlin Hayne - foul #2 on Marlin Hayne, team foul #4 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary Schanz (PG), Jackie Scalf (SF) Mario Price, James Hinson | |
| 05:39 | Michigan | Alan Davis misses the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 05:39 | Michigan | Alan Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 05:39 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne snags the defensive board | 44-47 |
| 05:16 | Penn State | Michael Patten lays it in and the foul's on Bruce Burton - foul #2 on Bruce Burton, team foul #5 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Michigan | Timothy Douglas (PG), James Noyes (SG), Gerald Nichols (SF) Larry Edwards, Russell Thompson, Bruce Burton | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mario Price (PG) Gary Schanz | |
| 05:16 | Penn State | Michael Patten makes the free throw | 44-50 |
| 04:59 | Michigan | Gerald Nichols misses long on a floater from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 04:58 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Jackie Scalf | 44-50 |
| 04:41 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne double dribbles | 44-50 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary Schanz (PG), Richard Dupuis (SF) Mario Price, Jackie Scalf | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 04:17 | Michigan | Marlin Hayne swats the short shot by Timothy Douglas | 44-50 |
| 04:15 | Michigan | Alan Davis tips it but misses | 44-50 |
| 04:14 | Michigan | Gerald Nichols tips it in | 46-50 |
| 03:56 | Penn State | Michael Patten misses badly on a floater from close range | 46-50 |
| 03:55 | Michigan | James Noyes grabs the board | 46-50 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:30 | Michigan | Alan Davis misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Patten - foul #4 on Michael Patten, team foul #5 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Michigan | Larry Edwards (PG), Bruce Burton (SF), Russell Smith (PF) Timothy Douglas, Gerald Nichols, Harold Poling | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mario Price (PG), Jackie Scalf (SF), Keith Hey (C) Gary Schanz, Richard Dupuis, Michael Patten | |
| 03:30 | Michigan | Alan Davis misses the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 03:30 | Michigan | Alan Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Larry Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Noyes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bruce Burton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Russell Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Alan Davis (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mario Price (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Nuzzo (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jackie Scalf (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. PF - Marlin Hayne (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. C - Keith Hey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Penn State | Patrick Nuzzo connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Mario Price | 47-52 |
| 02:38 | Michigan | Russell Smith misses the shot in the lane | 47-52 |
| 02:36 | Penn State | Keith Hey grabs the board | 47-52 |
| 02:20 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 47-52 |
| 02:18 | Michigan | Alan Davis snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| 02:18 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-52 |
| Subs | Michigan | Timothy Douglas (PG), Gerald Nichols (SF) Larry Edwards, Bruce Burton | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary Schanz (PG), Richard Dupuis (SF), Michael Patten (C) Mario Price, Jackie Scalf, Marlin Hayne | |
| 01:49 | Michigan | Gerald Nichols buries a 3 from the right corner | 50-52 |
| 01:20 | Penn State | James Noyes steals it from Gary Schanz | 50-52 |
| 00:55 | Michigan | Gerald Nichols can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Richard Dupuis - foul #3 on Richard Dupuis, team foul #6 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Marlin Hayne (PF) Keith Hey | |
| 00:55 | Michigan | Gerald Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 00:55 | Michigan | Gerald Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:34 | Penn State | Patrick Nuzzo misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Gerald Nichols - foul #1 on Gerald Nichols, team foul #6 | 51-52 |
| 00:34 | Penn State | Patrick Nuzzo makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 00:34 | Penn State | Patrick Nuzzo misses the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 00:34 | Michigan | Russell Smith gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 00:08 | Michigan | Alan Davis is fouled on the floor by Michael Patten - foul #5 on Michael Patten, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Keith Hey (C) Michael Patten | |
| 00:08 | Michigan | Alan Davis makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 00:08 | Michigan | Alan Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 00:08 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:07 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne is hacked by Timothy Douglas in the backcourt - foul #4 on Timothy Douglas, team foul #7 | 52-53 |
| 00:07 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne misses the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 00:07 | Michigan | Russell Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 00:07 | Michigan | Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-53 |
| 00:02 | Michigan | Gerald Nichols makes the floater from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Richard Dupuis - foul #4 on Richard Dupuis, team foul #8 | 54-53 |
| 00:02 | Michigan | Gerald Nichols misses the free throw | 54-53 |
| 00:02 | Penn State | Keith Hey pulls down the rebound | 54-53 |
| 00:02 | Penn State | Penn State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 54-53 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Richard Dupuis hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 54-53 |