| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Don Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Wickersham (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Maxwell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Angel Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Manuel Litchford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mario Price (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jackie Scalf (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Dupuis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Patten (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell inbounds the ball | 23-25 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-25 |
| 19:31 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham gets the offensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 19:02 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford misses long on a shot from the right block | 23-25 |
| 19:01 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 18:45 | Michigan State | Don Walker comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-25 |
| 18:44 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell misses the tip | 23-25 |
| 18:42 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf grabs the defensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 18:13 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 23-25 |
| 18:12 | Penn State | Richard Dupuis grabs the offensive board | 23-25 |
| 17:58 | Penn State | Mario Price can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Wickersham - foul #1 on Robert Wickersham, team foul #1 | 23-25 |
| 17:58 | Penn State | Mario Price makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 17:58 | Penn State | Mario Price misses the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 17:58 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford gets the rebound | 23-26 |
| 17:38 | Michigan State | Angel Romano is called for traveling | 23-26 |
| 17:18 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf's fadeaway is rejected by Manuel Litchford | 23-26 |
| 17:16 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham snags the defensive board | 23-26 |
| 16:56 | Michigan State | Angel Romano buries a shot from the left side | 25-26 |
| 16:27 | Penn State | Angel Romano denies the turnaround by Mario Price | 25-26 |
| 16:25 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 16:18 | Michigan State | Mario Price is called for the reach on Don Walker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mario Price, team foul #1 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Nava (PG), Richard Corbin (SF), Ernest Burbank (PF) Don Walker, Thomas Maxwell, Angel Romano | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Hinson (PG), Matthew Warren (SG), Ernest Porter (SF), Dennis Moriarty (PF), Keith Hey (C) Mario Price, Jackie Scalf, Richard Dupuis, Robert Davis, Michael Patten | |
| 15:55 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 15:54 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin tips it back up and in | 27-26 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Brian Nava (fresh) SG - Robert Wickersham (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Corbin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Burbank (fresh) 2 pts. C - Manuel Litchford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - James Hinson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Warren (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ernest Porter (fresh) PF - Dennis Moriarty (fresh) C - Keith Hey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:25 | Penn State | Matthew Warren hits a jumper from the right side | 27-28 |
| 15:03 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-28 |
| 15:02 | Michigan State | Brian Nava tips it in | 29-28 |
| 14:35 | Penn State | Brian Nava steals the ball from Keith Hey | 29-28 |
| 14:11 | Michigan State | Ernest Burbank misses the lay-in | 29-28 |
| 14:10 | Penn State | Keith Hey grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 13:46 | Penn State | Keith Hey clanks a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Manuel Litchford - foul #2 on Manuel Litchford, team foul #2 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Walker (PG), Thomas Maxwell (SF), Angel Romano (PF) Robert Wickersham, Richard Corbin, Manuel Litchford | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mario Price (PG), Jackie Scalf (SG), Richard Dupuis (SF), Robert Davis (PF) James Hinson, Matthew Warren, Ernest Porter, Dennis Moriarty | |
| 13:46 | Penn State | Keith Hey makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 13:46 | Penn State | Keith Hey makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 13:25 | Michigan State | Don Walker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 29-30 |
| 13:23 | Penn State | Richard Dupuis gets the rebound | 29-30 |
| 12:54 | Penn State | Mario Price clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-30 |
| 12:52 | Michigan State | Brian Nava snags the defensive board | 29-30 |
| 12:35 | Michigan State | Angel Romano can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Robert Davis - foul #1 on Robert Davis, team foul #2 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Armstrong (SG), Richard Corbin (C) Brian Nava, Ernest Burbank | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Patten (C) Keith Hey | |
| 12:35 | Michigan State | Angel Romano makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 12:35 | Michigan State | Angel Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 12:35 | Penn State | Michael Patten pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| 12:07 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-30 |
| 12:05 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Angel Romano | 30-30 |
| 11:42 | Michigan State | Angel Romano makes the floater from the free throw line | 32-30 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Don Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Armstrong (fresh) SF - Thomas Maxwell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Angel Romano (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Richard Corbin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mario Price (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jackie Scalf (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Dupuis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Patten (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:14 | Penn State | Richard Dupuis is fouled on the floor by Thomas Maxwell - foul #1 on Thomas Maxwell, team foul #3 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham (SG), Manuel Litchford (C) Michael Armstrong, Richard Corbin | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ernest Porter (PF) Robert Davis | |
| 10:54 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on Jackie Scalf, team foul #3 | 32-30 |
| 10:38 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-30 |
| 10:37 | Penn State | Michael Patten gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 10:16 | Penn State | Richard Dupuis misses long on a runner in the lane | 32-30 |
| 10:14 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Manuel Litchford | 32-30 |
| 09:54 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Angel Romano | 34-30 |
| 09:28 | Penn State | Manuel Litchford is called for the reach on Ernest Porter - foul #3 on Manuel Litchford, team foul #4 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Nava (PG), Richard Corbin (SF), Ernest Burbank (PF) Don Walker, Thomas Maxwell, Angel Romano | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Hinson (PG), Matthew Warren (SG), Robert Davis (PF), Keith Hey (C) Mario Price, Jackie Scalf, Richard Dupuis, Michael Patten | |
| 09:17 | Penn State | Robert Davis hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ernest Burbank - foul #2 on Ernest Burbank, team foul #5 | 34-30 |
| 09:17 | Penn State | Robert Davis makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 09:17 | Penn State | Robert Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 09:17 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 08:56 | Michigan State | Brian Nava comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 34-31 |
| 08:55 | Penn State | Keith Hey gets the rebound | 34-31 |
| 08:29 | Penn State | Keith Hey is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Keith Hey, team foul #4 | 34-31 |
| 08:08 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Manuel Litchford | 37-31 |
| 07:47 | Penn State | Keith Hey misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 07:46 | Penn State | Keith Hey pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 07:24 | Penn State | Manuel Litchford is called for the reach on Matthew Warren - foul #4 on Manuel Litchford, team foul #6 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Walker (PG), Thomas Maxwell (SF), Angel Romano (PF) Brian Nava, Richard Corbin, Manuel Litchford | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mario Price (PG), Jackie Scalf (SG), Richard Dupuis (SF), Dennis Moriarty (PF), Michael Patten (C) James Hinson, Matthew Warren, Ernest Porter, Robert Davis, Keith Hey | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Don Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Wickersham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Maxwell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Angel Romano (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Ernest Burbank (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mario Price (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jackie Scalf (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Dupuis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Moriarty (fresh) C - Michael Patten (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Penn State | Richard Dupuis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-31 |
| 07:10 | Penn State | Dennis Moriarty misses the tip | 37-31 |
| 07:09 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 06:48 | Michigan State | Don Walker is hacked by Mario Price - foul #4 on Mario Price, team foul #5 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Nava (SG) Robert Wickersham | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 06:31 | Michigan State | Brian Nava misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 06:29 | Michigan State | Angel Romano tips it back up and in | 39-31 |
| 06:09 | Penn State | Michael Patten can't finish the layup | 39-31 |
| 06:08 | Michigan State | Angel Romano gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 05:49 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-31 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:36 | Penn State | Mario Price scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Dupuis | 41-34 |
| 05:24 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell double dribbles | 41-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham (SG), Manuel Litchford (C) Brian Nava, Ernest Burbank | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Davis (PF) Dennis Moriarty | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:11 | Penn State | Don Walker is called for the reach on Mario Price - foul #1 on Don Walker, team foul #7 | 41-34 |
| 05:11 | Penn State | Mario Price makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 05:11 | Penn State | Mario Price makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 04:46 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 41-36 |
| 04:44 | Penn State | Richard Dupuis grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 04:24 | Penn State | Thomas Maxwell steps in front of the Richard Dupuis pass | 41-36 |
| 04:21 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell banks in the layup | 43-36 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:01 | Penn State | Michael Patten drills a runner in the lane and he's hacked by Thomas Maxwell - foul #2 on Thomas Maxwell, team foul #8 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Corbin (SF), Brian Nava (PF) Thomas Maxwell, Angel Romano | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Hinson (SF) Richard Dupuis | |
| 04:01 | Penn State | Michael Patten misses the free throw | 43-38 |
| 04:01 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Robert Wickersham | 43-38 |
| 03:47 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 45-38 |
| 03:36 | Penn State | Robert Davis is whistled for traveling | 45-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ernest Burbank (PF) Don Walker | |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Warren (SG), Ernest Porter (SF), Dennis Moriarty (PF), Keith Hey (C) Mario Price, Jackie Scalf, Robert Davis, Michael Patten | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:29 | Michigan State | Brian Nava is called for traveling | 45-38 |
| 03:08 | Penn State | Dennis Moriarty lays it in on a great pass from Ernest Porter | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Brian Nava (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Wickersham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Corbin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Burbank (fresh) 2 pts. C - Manuel Litchford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - James Hinson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Warren (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ernest Porter (fresh) PF - Dennis Moriarty (fresh) 2 pts. C - Keith Hey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:41 | Michigan State | Ernest Burbank blows the layup but he's fouled by Dennis Moriarty - foul #2 on Dennis Moriarty, team foul #6 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Walker (PG), Thomas Maxwell (SF) Brian Nava, Manuel Litchford | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mario Price (PG), Jackie Scalf (SG), Richard Dupuis (SF) James Hinson, Matthew Warren, Dennis Moriarty | |
| 02:41 | Michigan State | Ernest Burbank misses the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 02:41 | Michigan State | Ernest Burbank makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 02:38 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Angel Romano (PF) Richard Corbin | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Davis (PF), Michael Patten (C) Ernest Porter, Keith Hey | |
| 02:23 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf lays it in set up by Michael Patten and the foul's on Angel Romano - foul #1 on Angel Romano, team foul #9 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford (C) Ernest Burbank | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 02:23 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf makes the free throw | 46-43 |
| 02:04 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-43 |
| 02:03 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Richard Dupuis | 46-43 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:41 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Davis | 46-45 |
| 01:17 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham's pass is intercepted by Mario Price | 46-45 |
| 00:52 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf is called for traveling | 46-45 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham's pass is intercepted by Robert Davis | 46-45 |
| 00:09 | Penn State | Richard Dupuis misses the jumper from the free throw line | 46-45 |
| 00:07 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Dupuis | 46-45 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Angel Romano - foul #2 on Angel Romano, team foul #10 | 46-45 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 46-47 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham misses the halfcourt shot | 46-47 |