| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tony Sims (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Elijah Black (fresh) 10 pts. SF - James Keller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Gentry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Lauria (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Perry Sowers (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Castle (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Whitney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alvin Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | James Keller inbounds the ball | 40-34 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Penn State | Tony Sims knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Elijah Black | 43-34 |
| 19:30 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers clanks a 3 from the right wing | 43-34 |
| 19:28 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Dale Lauria | 43-34 |
| 19:16 | Penn State | Dale Lauria drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-34 |
| 19:01 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-34 |
| 18:59 | Penn State | Dale Lauria snags the defensive board | 45-34 |
| 18:53 | Penn State | Elijah Black double dribbles | 45-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Cooper (PG), Kyle Plyler (SF), Dale Cagle (PF), William Robinson (C) Tony Sims, James Keller, David Gentry, Dale Lauria | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:40 | Michigan State | William Castle clanks a 3 from the right wing | 45-34 |
| 18:39 | Penn State | Dale Cagle grabs the board | 45-34 |
| 18:19 | Penn State | John Cooper lays it up and in set up by Elijah Black and he's hacked by Alvin Clark - foul #2 on Alvin Clark, team foul #1 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Keller (PG), Dale Lauria (C) Elijah Black, Dale Cagle | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:19 | Penn State | John Cooper makes the free throw | 48-34 |
| 18:02 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by John Cooper | 48-34 |
| 17:57 | Penn State | Kyle Plyler blows the layup | 48-34 |
| 17:55 | Michigan State | Alvin Clark grabs the board | 48-34 |
| 17:50 | Michigan State | Lewis Reed buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by William Castle | 48-37 |
| 17:29 | Penn State | Dale Lauria buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from James Keller | 50-37 |
| 17:18 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers drills a shot from the right block and the foul's on James Keller - foul #1 on James Keller, team foul #1 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Tony Sims (PG), Elijah Black (SG), Dale Cagle (PF) James Keller, John Cooper, William Robinson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Christopher Argo (PG), Vincent Joyce (PF) Lewis Reed, James Whitney | |
| 17:18 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers makes the free throw | 50-40 |
| 17:00 | Penn State | Kyle Plyler misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Christopher Argo - foul #3 on Christopher Argo, team foul #2 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Keller (PG) Tony Sims | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lewis Reed (SF) Christopher Argo | |
| 17:00 | Penn State | Kyle Plyler misses the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 17:00 | Penn State | Kyle Plyler makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 16:44 | Michigan State | William Castle clanks a 3 from the left corner | 51-40 |
| 16:42 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers tips it in | 51-42 |
| 16:17 | Penn State | Elijah Black is hacked by Vincent Joyce - foul #2 on Vincent Joyce, team foul #3 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Tony Sims (PG), David Gentry (PF), William Robinson (C) James Keller, Dale Cagle, Dale Lauria | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:09 | Penn State | William Robinson buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Kyle Plyler | 53-42 |
| 15:51 | Michigan State | William Castle makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Perry Sowers | 53-45 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tony Sims (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Elijah Black (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kyle Plyler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Gentry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Perry Sowers (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Castle (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lewis Reed (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Vincent Joyce (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alvin Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Penn State | David Gentry is hacked by Vincent Joyce - foul #3 on Vincent Joyce, team foul #4 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Keller (PG), Dale Cagle (PF), Dale Lauria (C) Tony Sims, David Gentry, William Robinson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leif Sobieski (SF), Roger Jackson (PF) Lewis Reed, Alvin Clark | |
| 15:25 | Penn State | Elijah Black throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Cooper (PG), David Gentry (PF) James Keller, Dale Cagle | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 15:12 | Michigan State | Leif Sobieski is hacked by Kyle Plyler - foul #3 on Kyle Plyler, team foul #2 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Keller (PG), Dale Cagle (PF) John Cooper, David Gentry | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 15:05 | Michigan State | William Castle misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 53-45 |
| 15:03 | Michigan State | Vincent Joyce grabs the offensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 14:43 | Michigan State | James Keller is called for the reach on William Castle - foul #2 on James Keller, team foul #3 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Tony Sims (PG), John Cooper (SG), David Gentry (PF), William Robinson (C) James Keller, Elijah Black, Dale Cagle, Dale Lauria | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Whitney (PF), Alvin Clark (C) Roger Jackson, Vincent Joyce | |
| 14:36 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers is called for traveling | 53-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Keller (SF), Dale Lauria (C) Kyle Plyler, William Robinson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 14:18 | Penn State | James Keller connects on the shot from the left side set up by Dale Lauria | 55-45 |
| 14:13 | Michigan State | James Keller is called for the reach on Perry Sowers - foul #3 on James Keller, team foul #4 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Elijah Black (SG), Kyle Plyler (SF), Dale Cagle (PF), William Robinson (C) John Cooper, James Keller, David Gentry, Dale Lauria | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Christopher Argo (PG) Perry Sowers | |
| 14:06 | Michigan State | William Castle splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-45 |
| 14:05 | Michigan State | Alvin Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 14:00 | Michigan State | Leif Sobieski can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 55-45 |
| 13:58 | Penn State | Kyle Plyler grabs the board | 55-45 |
| 13:39 | Penn State | Dale Cagle lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kyle Plyler and the foul's on Alvin Clark - foul #3 on Alvin Clark, team foul #5 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Cooper (PG), James Keller (SF), Dale Lauria (C) Tony Sims, Kyle Plyler, William Robinson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vincent Joyce (C) Alvin Clark | |
| 13:39 | Penn State | Dale Cagle makes the free throw | 58-45 |
| 13:16 | Michigan State | Leif Sobieski hits the finger roll and the foul's on Dale Cagle - foul #1 on Dale Cagle, team foul #5 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Carr (SG), David Gentry (PF) Elijah Black, Dale Cagle | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Perry Sowers (SG), Roger Jackson (PF) William Castle, James Whitney | |
| 13:16 | Michigan State | Leif Sobieski makes the free throw | 58-48 |
| 12:56 | Penn State | John Cooper connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by David Gentry | 60-48 |
| 12:51 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers misses long on a shot from close range | 60-48 |
| 12:50 | Penn State | Dale Lauria pulls down the rebound | 60-48 |
| 12:25 | Penn State | John Cooper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Tony Sims (PG), Elijah Black (SG), Kyle Plyler (SF), William Robinson (C) John Cooper, James Carr, James Keller, Dale Lauria | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lewis Reed (SG) Christopher Argo | |
| 12:01 | Michigan State | Roger Jackson makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Leif Sobieski | 60-50 |
| 11:44 | Penn State | Lewis Reed is called for the reach on Tony Sims - foul #3 on Lewis Reed, team foul #6 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Keller (SF), Dale Cagle (PF), Dale Lauria (C) Kyle Plyler, David Gentry, William Robinson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Christopher Argo (PG), James Whitney (PF), Alvin Clark (C) Perry Sowers, Roger Jackson, Vincent Joyce | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tony Sims (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Elijah Black (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Keller (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Dale Cagle (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Lauria (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Christopher Argo (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Lewis Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leif Sobieski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Whitney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alvin Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | Penn State | Elijah Black hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Lewis Reed - foul #4 on Lewis Reed, team foul #7 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Castle (SG) Lewis Reed | |
| 11:35 | Penn State | Elijah Black makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 11:35 | Penn State | Elijah Black makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 11:18 | Michigan State | James Whitney misses short on a floater from the right side | 62-50 |
| 11:17 | Michigan State | Alvin Clark tips it but misses | 62-50 |
| 11:16 | Michigan State | Alvin Clark gets the offensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 11:00 | Michigan State | William Castle comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-50 |
| 10:58 | Penn State | Tony Sims grabs the defensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 10:54 | Penn State | William Castle takes the ball from James Keller | 62-50 |
| 10:40 | Michigan State | William Castle evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from the free throw line | 62-52 |
| 10:23 | Penn State | Dale Cagle hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Tony Sims | 64-52 |
| 10:07 | Michigan State | Elijah Black is called for the reach on James Whitney - foul #1 on Elijah Black, team foul #6 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Cooper (PG), Kyle Plyler (SF), David Gentry (PF), William Robinson (C) Tony Sims, James Keller, Dale Cagle, Dale Lauria | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Perry Sowers (PG), Roger Jackson (PF) Christopher Argo, James Whitney | |
| 10:02 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-52 |
| 10:00 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers snags the offensive board | 64-52 |
| 09:41 | Michigan State | Alvin Clark can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 64-52 |
| 09:40 | Michigan State | Alvin Clark grabs the offensive board | 64-52 |
| 09:28 | Michigan State | William Castle misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Kyle Plyler - foul #4 on Kyle Plyler, team foul #7 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Carr (SG), James Keller (SF), Dale Lauria (C) Elijah Black, Kyle Plyler, David Gentry | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 09:28 | Michigan State | William Castle misses the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 09:28 | Michigan State | William Castle makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 08:59 | Penn State | James Carr makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Cooper | 66-53 |
| 08:44 | Michigan State | William Castle scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Leif Sobieski | 66-56 |
| 08:22 | Penn State | John Cooper splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-56 |
| 08:20 | Penn State | William Robinson tips it in | 68-56 |
| 08:04 | Michigan State | Leif Sobieski is denied on a layup by Dale Lauria | 68-56 |
| 08:02 | Michigan State | Roger Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 68-56 |
| 07:44 | Michigan State | Leif Sobieski's layup is rejected by William Robinson | 68-56 |
| 07:42 | Michigan State | Roger Jackson misses the tip | 68-56 |
| 07:40 | Michigan State | Alvin Clark tips it back up and in | 68-58 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Cooper (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SG - James Carr (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Keller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - William Robinson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Dale Lauria (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Perry Sowers (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Castle (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leif Sobieski (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Roger Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Alvin Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Penn State | Roger Jackson is called for the reach on James Carr - foul #4 on Roger Jackson, team foul #8 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | Tony Sims (PG), Kyle Plyler (SF), David Gentry (PF) John Cooper, James Keller, William Robinson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Christopher Argo (PG), Lewis Reed (SG), James Whitney (PF), Vincent Joyce (C) William Castle, Leif Sobieski, Roger Jackson, Alvin Clark | |
| 07:18 | Penn State | James Carr makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 07:18 | Penn State | James Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| 07:05 | Michigan State | Christopher Argo is hacked by Tony Sims - foul #2 on Tony Sims, team foul #8 | 70-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | Elijah Black (SG) James Carr | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 07:05 | Michigan State | Christopher Argo makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 07:05 | Michigan State | Christopher Argo makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 06:45 | Penn State | Dale Lauria misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 70-60 |
| 06:43 | Michigan State | Lewis Reed grabs the board | 70-60 |
| 06:29 | Michigan State | Vincent Joyce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dale Cagle (PF) David Gentry | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 06:16 | Penn State | Dale Lauria misses the dunk | 70-60 |
| 06:15 | Penn State | Elijah Black misses the tip | 70-60 |
| 06:13 | Michigan State | James Whitney snags the defensive board | 70-60 |
| 06:07 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 70-62 |
| 05:45 | Penn State | Dale Lauria dunks the ball set up by Elijah Black | 72-62 |
| 05:33 | Michigan State | James Whitney hits a wide open jump hook from close range set up by Perry Sowers out of the doubleteam | 72-64 |
| 05:18 | Penn State | Dale Lauria knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Kyle Plyler | 74-64 |
| 05:05 | Michigan State | Christopher Argo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Cooper (PG), James Keller (SF), David Gentry (PF), William Robinson (C) Tony Sims, Kyle Plyler, Dale Cagle, Dale Lauria | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Castle (SG), Leif Sobieski (SF), Roger Jackson (PF), Alvin Clark (C) Lewis Reed, Perry Sowers, James Whitney, Vincent Joyce | |
| 04:39 | Penn State | John Cooper knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by William Robinson | 77-64 |
| 04:21 | Michigan State | William Castle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 77-64 |
| 04:19 | Penn State | John Cooper grabs the board | 77-64 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:56 | Penn State | John Cooper misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 77-64 |
| 03:55 | Michigan State | Christopher Argo pulls down the rebound | 77-64 |
| 03:48 | Michigan State | William Castle evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 77-64 |
| 03:46 | Penn State | David Gentry gets the rebound | 77-64 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Penn State | Elijah Black's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | Tony Sims (PG), Kyle Plyler (SF), Dale Cagle (PF), Dale Lauria (C) John Cooper, James Keller, David Gentry, William Robinson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Perry Sowers (PG), Lewis Reed (SF), James Whitney (PF) Christopher Argo, Leif Sobieski, Roger Jackson | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tony Sims (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Elijah Black (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kyle Plyler (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Dale Cagle (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Lauria (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Perry Sowers (tiring) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Castle (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lewis Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - James Whitney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Alvin Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:07 | Michigan State | Tony Sims is called for the reach on Perry Sowers - foul #3 on Tony Sims, team foul #9 | 77-64 |
| 03:07 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers makes the 1st free throw | 77-65 |
| 03:07 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers makes the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| 02:50 | Penn State | Elijah Black connects on the floater from the left side set up by Tony Sims | 79-66 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:35 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Tony Sims - foul #4 on Tony Sims, team foul #10 | 79-66 |
| Subs | Penn State | David Gentry (PF) Dale Cagle | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vincent Joyce (C) Alvin Clark | |
| 02:35 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers makes the 1st free throw | 79-67 |
| 02:35 | Michigan State | Perry Sowers makes the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| 02:14 | Penn State | David Gentry's fadeaway is rejected by Vincent Joyce | 79-68 |
| 02:13 | Penn State | David Gentry tips it back up and in | 81-68 |
| 02:01 | Michigan State | Vincent Joyce scores on a floater from the right wing | 81-70 |
| 01:37 | Penn State | Kyle Plyler is called for traveling | 81-70 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Cooper (PG), James Carr (SG), Dale Cagle (PF), William Robinson (C) Tony Sims, Elijah Black, David Gentry, Dale Lauria | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Christopher Argo (PG), Leif Sobieski (SF), Roger Jackson (PF) Perry Sowers, William Castle, James Whitney | |
| 01:27 | Michigan State | Vincent Joyce makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Roger Jackson | 81-72 |
| 01:03 | Penn State | John Cooper drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by James Carr | 84-72 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | John Cooper swats the short shot by Vincent Joyce | 84-72 |
| 00:55 | Penn State | Kyle Plyler pulls down the rebound | 84-72 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Penn State | Dale Cagle blows the layup | 84-72 |
| 00:30 | Penn State | Dale Cagle misses the tip | 84-72 |
| 00:29 | Michigan State | Roger Jackson grabs the board | 84-72 |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Vincent Joyce can't connect on a runner from close range but the foul's on Dale Cagle - foul #2 on Dale Cagle, team foul #11 | 84-72 |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Vincent Joyce makes the 1st free throw | 84-73 |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Vincent Joyce makes the 2nd free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | John Cooper runs out the clock | 84-74 |