| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Raymond Clinkscales (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Copeland (fresh) SF - Roderick Virgin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Whetsel (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Leroy Muller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Cecil Beaubien (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Gerald Frew (fresh) PF - James Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Dikembe Abke (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Gerald Frew inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Penn State | James Brown scores on a floater from close range and he's fouled by Leroy Muller - foul #2 on Leroy Muller, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| 19:34 | Penn State | James Brown makes the free throw | 28-31 |
| 19:19 | Michigan | James Brown blocks the short jumper by James Whetsel | 28-31 |
| 19:18 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke gets the rebound | 28-31 |
| 18:53 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Leroy Muller - foul #3 on Leroy Muller, team foul #2 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt (C) Leroy Muller | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 18:53 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien misses the free throw | 28-33 |
| 18:53 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt grabs the defensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 18:40 | Michigan | Michael Copeland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-33 |
| 18:38 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien snags the defensive board | 28-33 |
| 18:11 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 28-33 |
| 18:10 | Penn State | James Brown tips it back up and in | 28-35 |
| 17:50 | Michigan | James Whetsel is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #2 on James Whetsel, team foul #3 | 28-35 |
| 17:24 | Penn State | James Brown misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 28-35 |
| 17:23 | Penn State | James Brown tips it back up and in | 28-37 |
| 17:06 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin misses badly on a shot in the lane | 28-37 |
| 17:04 | Penn State | Gerald Frew gets the rebound | 28-37 |
| 16:43 | Penn State | James Brown misses the fadeaway from close range | 28-37 |
| 16:42 | Michigan | James Whetsel snags the defensive board | 28-37 |
| 16:37 | Michigan | Dikembe Abke steals it from James Whetsel | 28-37 |
| 16:23 | Penn State | James Brown misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-37 |
| 16:22 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt grabs the board | 28-37 |
| 16:07 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Dikembe Abke - foul #2 on Dikembe Abke, team foul #1 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Michigan | Erik Davis (PG) Raymond Clinkscales | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 16:07 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 16:07 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin misses the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 16:07 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt snags the offensive board | 29-37 |
| 15:51 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin travels with the ball | 29-37 |
| Subs | Michigan | Leroy Muller (C) Roderick Virgin | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Erik Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Copeland (fairly fresh) SF - Bill Barnhardt (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. PF - James Whetsel (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Leroy Muller (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Cecil Beaubien (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Gerald Frew (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Dikembe Abke (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Penn State | Erik Davis takes the ball from Cecil Beaubien in the backcourt | 29-37 |
| 15:43 | Michigan | Erik Davis lays it in | 31-37 |
| 15:28 | Penn State | James Brown connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Dikembe Abke | 31-39 |
| 15:14 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Brown - foul #4 on James Brown, team foul #2 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Willard Drayton (PF) James Brown | |
| 15:14 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 15:14 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt misses the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 15:14 | Penn State | Willard Drayton pulls down the rebound | 32-39 |
| 15:12 | Penn State | Erik Davis is called for the reach on Cecil Beaubien in the backcourt - foul #1 on Erik Davis, team foul #4 | 32-39 |
| 14:57 | Penn State | The jump hook by Gerald Frew is blocked by Leroy Muller | 32-39 |
| 14:56 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt grabs the board | 32-39 |
| 14:35 | Michigan | Michael Copeland loses the ball out of bounds | 32-39 |
| Subs | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales (PG) Erik Davis | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 14:15 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 32-41 |
| 13:51 | Michigan | Michael Copeland misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-41 |
| 13:50 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien snags the defensive board | 32-41 |
| 13:48 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien's pass is intercepted by Raymond Clinkscales in the backcourt | 32-41 |
| 13:45 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales lays it up and in | 34-41 |
| 13:16 | Penn State | Leroy Muller steals the ball from Cecil Beaubien | 34-41 |
| 12:57 | Michigan | Michael Copeland hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Bill Barnhardt | 37-41 |
| 12:53 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien is hacked by Raymond Clinkscales in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Clinkscales, team foul #5 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Michigan | Roderick Virgin (SF) Bill Barnhardt | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Umana (SF), James Brown (PF) Gerald Frew, Dikembe Abke | |
| 12:24 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by James Brown | 37-43 |
| 12:17 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin is by himself and knocks in the runner from the left block | 39-43 |
| 11:52 | Penn State | James Brown is fouled on the floor by James Whetsel - foul #3 on James Whetsel, team foul #6 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Michigan | Erik Davis (PG), Lloyd Alderson (SG) Raymond Clinkscales, Michael Copeland | |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Taberski (SG), Dennis Kinley (C) Clarence Anderson, Willard Drayton | |
| 11:23 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien is hacked by Roderick Virgin - foul #1 on Roderick Virgin, team foul #7 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Frew (SF) Carl Umana | |
| 11:23 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 11:23 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien misses the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 11:23 | Michigan | Leroy Muller grabs the defensive rebound | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Erik Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Alderson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roderick Virgin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Whetsel (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Leroy Muller (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Cecil Beaubien (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franjo Taberski (fresh) SF - Gerald Frew (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Brown (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Dennis Kinley (fresh) | |
| 11:07 | Michigan | Erik Davis misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-44 |
| 11:05 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin gets the offensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 10:56 | Michigan | Leroy Muller drills a shot in the paint set up by Lloyd Alderson | 41-44 |
| 10:36 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-44 |
| 10:34 | Penn State | James Brown snags the offensive board | 41-44 |
| 10:19 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien comes up short on the floater in the paint | 41-44 |
| 10:18 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 10:04 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Dennis Kinley - foul #2 on Dennis Kinley, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales (PG), Michael Copeland (SG), Bill Barnhardt (PF) Erik Davis, Lloyd Alderson, James Whetsel | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Sperber (PG), Clarence Anderson (SG), Dikembe Abke (C) Cecil Beaubien, Franjo Taberski, Dennis Kinley | |
| 10:04 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 10:04 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 09:42 | Penn State | James Brown hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 43-44 |
| 09:40 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 09:31 | Michigan | Leroy Muller can't finish the layup | 43-44 |
| 09:30 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt misses the tip | 43-44 |
| 09:29 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 09:05 | Penn State | James Brown hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-44 |
| 09:04 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 08:42 | Penn State | James Brown misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 43-44 |
| 08:40 | Penn State | James Brown tips it home | 43-46 |
| 08:22 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin is fouled on the floor by Gerald Frew - foul #2 on Gerald Frew, team foul #4 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Michigan | James Whetsel (PF), Ervin Powell (C) Roderick Virgin, Leroy Muller | |
| Subs | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien (PG), Carl Umana (SF), Willard Drayton (C) Harold Sperber, Gerald Frew, Dikembe Abke | |
| 08:05 | Michigan | James Whetsel blows the dunk | 43-46 |
| 08:03 | Michigan | Ervin Powell pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 07:50 | Michigan | Michael Copeland can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-46 |
| 07:49 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Copeland | 43-46 |
| 07:32 | Michigan | Ervin Powell hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Copeland | 45-46 |
| 07:28 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 45-46 |
| 07:27 | Michigan | The rebound goes to James Whetsel | 45-46 |
| 07:22 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bill Barnhardt | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Raymond Clinkscales (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Copeland (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Barnhardt (fresh) 5 pts. 11 reb. PF - James Whetsel (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Ervin Powell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Cecil Beaubien (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Anderson (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Carl Umana (fresh) PF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Willard Drayton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Penn State | Michael Copeland picks off the pass by James Brown | 47-46 |
| 06:51 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt lays it up and in set up by James Whetsel | 49-46 |
| 06:33 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Raymond Clinkscales - foul #3 on Raymond Clinkscales, team foul #8 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Michigan | Erik Davis (PG), Lloyd Alderson (SG) Raymond Clinkscales, Michael Copeland | |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Taberski (SG), Gerald Frew (SF), Dikembe Abke (C) Clarence Anderson, Carl Umana, Willard Drayton | |
| 06:33 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 06:33 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 06:33 | Michigan | Lloyd Alderson pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 06:21 | Michigan | Ervin Powell hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Dikembe Abke - foul #3 on Dikembe Abke, team foul #5 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Michigan | Roderick Virgin (SF) Bill Barnhardt | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 06:21 | Michigan | Ervin Powell makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 06:21 | Michigan | Ervin Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 06:04 | Penn State | James Brown misses short on a shot from the left side | 51-47 |
| 06:02 | Michigan | The rebound goes to James Whetsel | 51-47 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:45 | Michigan | Ervin Powell scores on a jumper from the baseline | 53-47 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:31 | Penn State | James Brown can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 05:30 | Penn State | Gerald Frew misses the tip | 53-47 |
| 05:28 | Michigan | James Whetsel grabs the board | 53-47 |
| 05:12 | Michigan | Ervin Powell is denied on a layup by Dikembe Abke | 53-47 |
| 05:11 | Penn State | James Brown snags the defensive board | 53-47 |
| 04:42 | Penn State | Erik Davis steals the ball from Cecil Beaubien | 53-47 |
| 04:38 | Michigan | Erik Davis lays it in | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:25 | Penn State | Franjo Taberski makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Cecil Beaubien | 55-49 |
| 04:25 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-49 |
| Subs | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales (PG), Michael Copeland (SG), Leroy Muller (C) Erik Davis, Lloyd Alderson, Ervin Powell | |
| Subs | Penn State | Clarence Anderson (SG) Franjo Taberski | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:04 | Michigan | Leroy Muller is hacked by Dikembe Abke - foul #4 on Dikembe Abke, team foul #6 | 55-49 |
| 03:46 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin's fadeaway is rejected by Dikembe Abke | 55-49 |
| 03:45 | Penn State | The rebound goes to James Brown | 55-49 |
| 03:28 | Penn State | James Whetsel picks off the pass by Dikembe Abke | 55-49 |
| 03:02 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales lays it in | 57-49 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Raymond Clinkscales (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Copeland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roderick Virgin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Whetsel (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Leroy Muller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Cecil Beaubien (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Gerald Frew (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Dikembe Abke (tiring) 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 02:38 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Clarence Anderson | 57-51 |
| 02:14 | Michigan | Leroy Muller makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Michael Copeland | 59-51 |
| 01:50 | Penn State | Gerald Frew is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Gerald Frew, team foul #7 | 59-51 |
| 01:28 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 59-51 |
| 01:26 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke grabs the defensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 01:22 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-51 |
| 00:53 | Michigan | Leroy Muller comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 59-51 |
| 00:52 | Michigan | James Whetsel snags the offensive board | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan 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 (0) | |
| 00:51 | Michigan | James Brown is called for the reach on James Whetsel - foul #5 on James Brown, team foul #8 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Michigan | Lloyd Alderson (SF) Roderick Virgin | |
| Subs | Penn State | Willard Drayton (PF) James Brown | |
| 00:51 | Michigan | James Whetsel makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:51 | Michigan | James Whetsel makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan 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 (0) | |
| 00:46 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien scores on a jumper from the baseline | 61-53 |
| 00:45 | Michigan | Lloyd Alderson is fouled in the backcourt by Cecil Beaubien - foul #1 on Cecil Beaubien, team foul #9 | 61-53 |
| 00:45 | Michigan | Lloyd Alderson makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:45 | Michigan | Lloyd Alderson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:40 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Willard Drayton | 63-56 |
| 00:39 | Michigan | Cecil Beaubien is called for the reach on Raymond Clinkscales in the backcourt - foul #2 on Cecil Beaubien, team foul #10 | 63-56 |
| 00:39 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:39 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:33 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson drills a 3 from the left wing | 65-59 |
| 00:32 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales is hacked by Cecil Beaubien in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cecil Beaubien, team foul #11 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Michigan | Erik Davis (SG), Roderick Virgin (SF) Michael Copeland, Lloyd Alderson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:32 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales misses the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:32 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:27 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-59 |
| 00:26 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin grabs the defensive rebound | 66-59 |
| 00:23 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin is hacked by Clarence Anderson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clarence Anderson, team foul #12 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Michigan | Michael Copeland (SG) Erik Davis | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:23 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin misses the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:23 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin misses the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:23 | Penn State | Willard Drayton pulls down the rebound | 66-59 |
| 00:18 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien buries a 3 from the right wing | 66-62 |
| 00:15 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales is fouled in the backcourt by Clarence Anderson - foul #3 on Clarence Anderson, team foul #13 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt (PF) James Whetsel | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:15 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales misses the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:15 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:08 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-62 |
| 00:07 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien gets the offensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 00:05 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Cecil Beaubien | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan 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) | |
| 00:04 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales is hacked by Cecil Beaubien in the backcourt - foul #4 on Cecil Beaubien, team foul #14 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Michigan | James Whetsel (PF) Bill Barnhardt | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:04 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales misses the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:04 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Penn State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 68-65 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Gerald Frew misses the halfcourt shot | 68-65 |