| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Cecil Beaubien (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clarence Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerald Frew (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Abke (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Elliot Craig (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Crouse (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Timothy Shay (fresh) 2 reb. C - Earl Napolitano (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | James Jones inbounds the ball | 30-30 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay lays it in set up by Earl Napolitano | 30-32 |
| 19:30 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Clarence Anderson | 33-32 |
| 19:26 | Michigan State | Cecil Beaubien is called for the reach on Elliot Craig in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cecil Beaubien, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| 19:11 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay misses the lay-in | 33-32 |
| 19:09 | Michigan State | Earl Napolitano tips it but misses | 33-32 |
| 19:08 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 18:41 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 18:39 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson grabs the offensive board | 33-32 |
| 18:11 | Penn State | Anthony Crouse picks off the pass by James Brown | 33-32 |
| 18:07 | Michigan State | James Jones hits the finger roll on a great pass from Anthony Crouse | 33-34 |
| 17:44 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 33-34 |
| 17:42 | Penn State | James Brown tips it in | 35-34 |
| 17:24 | Michigan State | James Jones makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Crouse and the foul's on Gerald Frew - foul #4 on Gerald Frew, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Umana (SF) Gerald Frew | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stevie Smith (C) Earl Napolitano | |
| 17:24 | Michigan State | James Jones makes the free throw | 35-37 |
| 17:00 | Penn State | James Brown misses the jumper from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 16:58 | Michigan State | James Jones grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 16:37 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Timothy Shay | 35-40 |
| 16:10 | Penn State | James Jones steals the ball from Dikembe Abke | 35-40 |
| 16:03 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith misses short on a shot from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 16:02 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Cecil Beaubien (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Clarence Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Carl Umana (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Abke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Elliot Craig (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Crouse (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Timothy Shay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stevie Smith (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 15:57 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien drills a 3 from the right corner | 38-40 |
| 15:44 | Michigan State | James Jones connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Elliot Craig | 38-43 |
| 15:21 | Penn State | Carl Umana loses the ball out of bounds | 38-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fields (SF), Marcus Lee (PF), Earl Napolitano (C) Anthony Crouse, Timothy Shay, Stevie Smith | |
| 15:14 | Michigan State | Earl Napolitano buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Elliot Craig | 38-45 |
| 14:45 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien scores on a 3 from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 14:27 | Michigan State | James Jones makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Elliot Craig | 41-47 |
| 14:07 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 14:06 | Michigan State | James Jones snags the defensive board | 41-47 |
| 14:01 | Michigan State | Elliot Craig lays it up and in on a great pass from Earl Napolitano | 41-49 |
| 13:42 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 41-49 |
| 13:40 | Michigan State | Elliot Craig gets the rebound | 41-49 |
| 13:25 | Michigan State | Michael Fields is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Michael Fields, team foul #1 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Taberski (SF), Willard Drayton (C) Carl Umana, Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Shay (PF) Marcus Lee | |
| 12:56 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Frew (SF) Franjo Taberski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse (SG), Stevie Smith (C) Michael Fields, Earl Napolitano | |
| 12:41 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-49 |
| 12:39 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 12:34 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 41-49 |
| 12:32 | Michigan State | Elliot Craig tips it in | 41-51 |
| 12:11 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-51 |
| 12:10 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay gets the rebound | 41-51 |
| 11:59 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-51 |
| 11:58 | Michigan State | Elliot Craig hits the follow up shot | 41-53 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Cecil Beaubien (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Clarence Anderson (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Gerald Frew (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Willard Drayton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Elliot Craig (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Anthony Crouse (fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Jones (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - Timothy Shay (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Stevie Smith (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 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 motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:40 | Penn State | Gerald Frew is whistled for a carry | 41-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Taberski (SG), Carl Umana (PF) Clarence Anderson, James Brown | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fields (SF) James Jones | |
| 11:17 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-53 |
| 11:15 | Penn State | Gerald Frew grabs the defensive rebound | 41-53 |
| 10:55 | Penn State | Gerald Frew misses the lay-in | 41-53 |
| 10:53 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay pulls down the rebound | 41-53 |
| 10:49 | Michigan State | Elliot Craig shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-53 |
| 10:48 | Penn State | Gerald Frew grabs the board | 41-53 |
| 10:43 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-53 |
| 10:41 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Michael Fields | 41-53 |
| 10:14 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 41-53 |
| 10:12 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Gerald Frew | 41-53 |
| 09:51 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-53 |
| 09:49 | Penn State | Willard Drayton can't tip it in | 41-53 |
| 09:48 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay gets the rebound | 41-53 |
| 09:43 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-53 |
| 09:42 | Penn State | Gerald Frew grabs the defensive rebound | 41-53 |
| 09:30 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-53 |
| 09:29 | Michigan State | Elliot Craig snags the defensive board | 41-53 |
| 09:15 | Michigan State | Michael Fields can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Carl Umana - foul #1 on Carl Umana, team foul #3 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Sperber (PG), Clarence Anderson (SG), James Brown (PF), Dikembe Abke (C) Cecil Beaubien, Franjo Taberski, Carl Umana, Willard Drayton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Jones (PG), Drew Gambrell (SG), Marcus Lee (PF), Earl Napolitano (C) Elliot Craig, Anthony Crouse, Timothy Shay, Stevie Smith | |
| 09:15 | Michigan State | Michael Fields makes the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 09:15 | Michigan State | Michael Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 08:59 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke misses the easy layup but the foul's on Earl Napolitano - foul #1 on Earl Napolitano, team foul #2 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Elliot Craig (PG) Michael Fields | |
| 08:59 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke misses the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 08:59 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke makes the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 08:43 | Michigan State | Elliot Craig is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Elliot Craig, team foul #3 | 42-55 |
| 08:19 | Penn State | James Brown misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Marcus Lee - foul #1 on Marcus Lee, team foul #4 | 42-55 |
| 08:19 | Penn State | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 08:19 | Penn State | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 07:52 | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Clarence Anderson - foul #2 on Clarence Anderson, team foul #4 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien (PG) Harold Sperber | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fields (SF), Timothy Shay (PF) Elliot Craig, Marcus Lee | |
| 07:52 | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell makes the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 07:52 | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell misses the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 07:52 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abke | 44-56 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Cecil Beaubien (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Clarence Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gerald Frew (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Abke (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - James Jones (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Drew Gambrell (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Fields (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Timothy Shay (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Earl Napolitano (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:50 | Penn State | James Jones steps in front of the Cecil Beaubien pass in the backcourt | 44-56 |
| 07:47 | Michigan State | James Jones hits the finger roll | 44-58 |
| 07:33 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien is hacked by Michael Fields - foul #2 on Michael Fields, team foul #5 | 44-58 |
| 07:12 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Timothy Shay - foul #2 on Timothy Shay, team foul #6 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse (SG) Drew Gambrell | |
| 07:12 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien makes the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 07:12 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien makes the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 06:48 | Michigan State | Earl Napolitano hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Dikembe Abke - foul #1 on Dikembe Abke, team foul #5 | 46-58 |
| 06:48 | Michigan State | Earl Napolitano misses the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 06:48 | Michigan State | Earl Napolitano makes the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| 06:21 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 48-59 |
| 06:04 | Michigan State | James Jones misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 48-59 |
| 06:03 | Penn State | The rebound goes to James Brown | 48-59 |
| 05:48 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 48-59 |
| 05:46 | Penn State | Gerald Frew tips it in | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:28 | Michigan State | James Jones comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Cecil Beaubien - foul #4 on Cecil Beaubien, team foul #6 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Taberski (SG), Carl Umana (SF), Willard Drayton (C) Clarence Anderson, Gerald Frew, Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Elliot Craig (PG), Drew Gambrell (SG), Marcus Lee (PF), Stevie Smith (C) Anthony Crouse, Michael Fields, Timothy Shay, Earl Napolitano | |
| 05:28 | Michigan State | James Jones makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 05:28 | Michigan State | James Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 05:12 | Penn State | Carl Umana throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-61 |
| 04:54 | Michigan State | James Jones double dribbles | 50-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Sperber (PG) Cecil Beaubien | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 04:46 | Penn State | James Brown connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Franjo Taberski and he's fouled by Marcus Lee - foul #2 on Marcus Lee, team foul #7 | 52-61 |
| 04:46 | Penn State | James Brown makes the free throw | 53-61 |
| 04:20 | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-61 |
| 04:19 | Penn State | James Brown gets the rebound | 53-61 |
| 04:01 | Penn State | Franjo Taberski is denied on a layup by Stevie Smith | 53-61 |
| 04:00 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Umana | 53-61 |
| 03:51 | Penn State | Carl Umana banks in the layup and he's fouled by Stevie Smith - foul #1 on Stevie Smith, team foul #8 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien (PG), Clarence Anderson (SG), Dikembe Abke (C) Harold Sperber, Franjo Taberski, James Brown | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse (SG), Michael Fields (SF), Timothy Shay (PF) Drew Gambrell, James Jones, Marcus Lee | |
| 03:51 | Penn State | Carl Umana makes the free throw | 56-61 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Cecil Beaubien (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Clarence Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Carl Umana (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willard Drayton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dikembe Abke (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Elliot Craig (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Anthony Crouse (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Michael Fields (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Timothy Shay (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Stevie Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:29 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay travels with the ball | 56-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Frew (SF) Carl Umana | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 03:16 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-61 |
| 03:14 | Michigan State | Michael Fields grabs the defensive rebound | 56-61 |
| 02:54 | Michigan State | Michael Fields makes the turnaround from close range set up by Elliot Craig | 56-63 |
| 02:43 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-63 |
| 02:42 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith pulls down the rebound | 56-63 |
| 02:42 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-63 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Brown (PF) Willard Drayton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Jones (SF), Earl Napolitano (C) Michael Fields, Stevie Smith | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:28 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Earl Napolitano | 56-65 |
| 02:08 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Cecil Beaubien | 59-65 |
| 01:43 | Michigan State | Earl Napolitano connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from James Jones and he's hacked by Dikembe Abke - foul #2 on Dikembe Abke, team foul #7 | 59-67 |
| 01:43 | Michigan State | Earl Napolitano misses the free throw | 59-67 |
| 01:43 | Penn State | James Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 59-67 |
| 01:20 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 59-67 |
| 01:18 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Earl Napolitano | 59-67 |
| 00:49 | Michigan State | Elliot Craig knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Anthony Crouse | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Penn State | James Brown misses the easy layup | 59-70 |
| 00:40 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to James Jones | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 59-70 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay misses the tip | 59-70 |
| 00:16 | Penn State | The rebound goes to James Brown | 59-70 |
| 00:10 | Penn State | James Brown knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | Elliot Craig is fouled in the backcourt by Cecil Beaubien - foul #5 on Cecil Beaubien, team foul #8 | 61-70 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Sperber (PG) Cecil Beaubien | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell (SG), Michael Fields (SF) Anthony Crouse, James Jones | |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | Elliot Craig makes the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | Elliot Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| 00:03 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-72 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Elliot Craig runs out the clock | 61-72 |