| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jerry Hobby (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Clarence Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Gerald Frew (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Husman (fresh) C - Dikembe Abke (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Raymond Clinkscales (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Copeland (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Roderick Virgin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bill Barnhardt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Gerald Frew inbounds the ball | 28-30 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Gerald Frew | 31-30 |
| 19:17 | Michigan | Brian Lee is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Brian Lee, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ervin Powell (C) Brian Lee | |
| 18:57 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jerry Hobby | 33-30 |
| 18:35 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin is hacked by Gerald Frew - foul #2 on Gerald Frew, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| 18:25 | Michigan | Ervin Powell's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Abke | 33-30 |
| 17:56 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Ervin Powell - foul #1 on Ervin Powell, team foul #2 | 33-30 |
| 17:56 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 17:56 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 17:42 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin can't connect on a runner in the paint | 35-30 |
| 17:41 | Penn State | John Husman grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 17:23 | Penn State | John Husman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | Willard Drayton (PF) John Husman | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 17:07 | Michigan | The short jumper by Roderick Virgin is denied by Willard Drayton | 35-30 |
| 17:05 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Clarence Anderson | 35-30 |
| 16:40 | Penn State | Gerald Frew scores on a jumper from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 16:27 | Michigan | Michael Copeland loses the dribble to Dikembe Abke | 37-30 |
| 16:04 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Jerry Hobby | 40-30 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jerry Hobby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Anderson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Gerald Frew (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Willard Drayton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Dikembe Abke (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Raymond Clinkscales (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Copeland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Roderick Virgin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bill Barnhardt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ervin Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Michigan | Ervin Powell clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Dikembe Abke - foul #1 on Dikembe Abke, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Husman (PF) Willard Drayton | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 15:42 | Michigan | Ervin Powell makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 15:42 | Michigan | Ervin Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 15:13 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 15:11 | Michigan | Ervin Powell pulls down the rebound | 40-32 |
| 15:00 | Michigan | Michael Copeland misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-32 |
| 14:58 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 14:38 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-32 |
| 14:37 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin pulls down the rebound | 40-32 |
| 14:23 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Ervin Powell | 40-34 |
| 14:03 | Penn State | Michael Copeland steals it from Dikembe Abke | 40-34 |
| 13:58 | Michigan | Michael Copeland banks in the layup | 40-36 |
| 13:29 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby clanks a floater from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 13:27 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 13:07 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Dikembe Abke - foul #2 on Dikembe Abke, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Diego Mejia (SF), Carl Umana (PF), Willard Drayton (C) Gerald Frew, John Husman, Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | Michigan | Brian Lee (C) Ervin Powell | |
| 13:07 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 13:07 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales misses the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 13:07 | Penn State | Willard Drayton grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 12:44 | Penn State | Willard Drayton loses the ball out of bounds | 40-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | Cecil Lazar (PG) Jerry Hobby | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 12:22 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt buries a jumper from close range set up by Roderick Virgin | 40-39 |
| 12:00 | Penn State | Willard Drayton clanks a shot from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 11:58 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Brian Lee | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Cecil Lazar (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Clarence Anderson (tiring) 15 pts. SF - Diego Mejia (fresh) PF - Carl Umana (fresh) C - Willard Drayton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Raymond Clinkscales (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Copeland (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Roderick Virgin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bill Barnhardt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:43 | Michigan | Brian Lee loses the dribble to Cecil Lazar | 40-39 |
| 11:39 | Penn State | Cecil Lazar lays it up and in | 42-39 |
| 11:18 | Michigan | Diego Mejia is called for the reach on Raymond Clinkscales - foul #1 on Diego Mejia, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jerry Hobby (PG), Gerald Frew (SF), John Husman (PF), Dikembe Abke (C) Clarence Anderson, Diego Mejia, Carl Umana, Willard Drayton | |
| Subs | Michigan | Erik Davis (PG), Lloyd Alderson (SG), Dikembe Orji (SF) Raymond Clinkscales, Michael Copeland, Roderick Virgin | |
| 10:59 | Michigan | Lloyd Alderson scores on a shot from the right wing and he's fouled by Cecil Lazar - foul #2 on Cecil Lazar, team foul #5 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ervin Powell (C) Bill Barnhardt | |
| 10:59 | Michigan | Lloyd Alderson makes the free throw | 42-42 |
| 10:36 | Penn State | John Husman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-42 |
| 10:34 | Michigan | Brian Lee snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 10:21 | Michigan | Ervin Powell travels with the ball | 42-42 |
| 10:00 | Penn State | Cecil Lazar clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 42-42 |
| 09:59 | Michigan | Dikembe Orji grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 09:40 | Michigan | Brian Lee's floater is tipped away by Gerald Frew | 42-42 |
| 09:38 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 09:18 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-42 |
| 09:16 | Michigan | Lloyd Alderson gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 08:52 | Michigan | Erik Davis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-42 |
| 08:50 | Penn State | Gerald Frew grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 08:21 | Penn State | Brian Lee is called for the reach on John Husman - foul #4 on Brian Lee, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Beam (PG), Clarence Anderson (SG), Diego Mejia (SF), Carl Umana (PF), Willard Drayton (C) Jerry Hobby, Cecil Lazar, Gerald Frew, John Husman, Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales (PG), Michael Copeland (SG), Roderick Virgin (SF), Bill Barnhardt (PF), Leroy Muller (C) Erik Davis, Lloyd Alderson, Dikembe Orji, Brian Lee, Ervin Powell | |
| 08:03 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 08:02 | Penn State | Carl Umana misses the tip | 42-42 |
| 08:01 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Leroy Muller | 42-42 |
| 07:56 | Michigan | Michael Copeland connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Raymond Clinkscales | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Donald Beam (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clarence Anderson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Diego Mejia (fresh) PF - Carl Umana (fresh) C - Willard Drayton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Raymond Clinkscales (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Copeland (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Roderick Virgin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bill Barnhardt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Leroy Muller (fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-45 |
| 07:32 | Penn State | Willard Drayton gets the offensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 07:11 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson is hacked by Leroy Muller - foul #2 on Leroy Muller, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Frew (SF) Diego Mejia | |
| Subs | Michigan | Brian Lee (C) Leroy Muller | |
| 06:51 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 06:31 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Carl Umana - foul #1 on Carl Umana, team foul #6 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jerry Hobby (PG) Donald Beam | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 06:31 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 06:31 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt misses the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 06:31 | Penn State | Willard Drayton grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 06:15 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Clarence Anderson, team foul #7 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Husman (PF) Carl Umana | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 05:58 | Michigan | Brian Lee can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 05:57 | Penn State | Willard Drayton gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 05:40 | Penn State | Gerald Frew misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-46 |
| 05:39 | Michigan | Brian Lee pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 05:18 | Michigan | Bill Barnhardt blows the layup | 45-46 |
| 05:17 | Penn State | Gerald Frew pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 04:51 | Penn State | Gerald Frew connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Clarence Anderson | 47-46 |
| 04:33 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales can't connect on a shot from the right side | 47-46 |
| 04:31 | Michigan | Michael Copeland tips it but misses | 47-46 |
| 04:30 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin can't tip it in | 47-46 |
| 04:29 | Penn State | John Husman gets the rebound | 47-46 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 04:00 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 47-46 |
| 03:59 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin grabs the board | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jerry Hobby (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Anderson (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Frew (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - John Husman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Willard Drayton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Raymond Clinkscales (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Copeland (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Roderick Virgin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Bill Barnhardt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:36 | Michigan | Roderick Virgin misses long on a runner from the baseline | 47-46 |
| 03:34 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby gets the rebound | 47-46 |
| 03:08 | Penn State | The pull-up jumper by Gerald Frew is blocked by Brian Lee | 47-46 |
| 03:07 | Michigan | Michael Copeland snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 03:01 | Michigan | John Husman blocks the short jumper by Brian Lee | 47-46 |
| 03:00 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 02:44 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-46 |
| 02:42 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 02:17 | Penn State | Gerald Frew is hacked by Roderick Virgin - foul #2 on Roderick Virgin, team foul #5 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Cecil Lazar (PG), Donald Beam (SG), Carl Umana (SF), Dikembe Abke (C) Jerry Hobby, Clarence Anderson, Gerald Frew, John Husman | |
| Subs | Michigan | Erik Davis (PG), Lloyd Alderson (SG), Dikembe Orji (SF), Ervin Powell (C) Raymond Clinkscales, Michael Copeland, Roderick Virgin, Bill Barnhardt | |
| 01:58 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 47-46 |
| 01:56 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Willard Drayton | 47-46 |
| 01:56 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jerry Hobby (PG), Clarence Anderson (SG), Gerald Frew (SF), John Husman (PF) Cecil Lazar, Donald Beam, Carl Umana, Willard Drayton | |
| Subs | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales (PG), Michael Copeland (SG), Roderick Virgin (SF), Bill Barnhardt (PF) Erik Davis, Lloyd Alderson, Dikembe Orji, Ervin Powell | |
| 01:39 | Penn State | Gerald Frew misses short on a shot from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 01:37 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke gets the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 01:24 | Penn State | Michael Copeland takes the ball from Clarence Anderson | 47-46 |
| 01:01 | Michigan | Brian Lee jams it and he's hacked by Dikembe Abke - foul #3 on Dikembe Abke, team foul #8 | 47-48 |
| 01:01 | Michigan | Brian Lee makes the free throw | 47-49 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Penn State | Gerald Frew loses the dribble to Brian Lee | 47-49 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales is hacked by Jerry Hobby in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerry Hobby, team foul #9 | 47-49 |
| 00:35 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales misses the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 00:35 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 00:22 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson is fouled on the floor by Michael Copeland - foul #2 on Michael Copeland, team foul #6 | 47-49 |
| 00:13 | Penn State | Brian Lee swats the dunk try by Gerald Frew | 47-49 |
| 00:11 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke tips it in | 49-49 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Michigan | Raymond Clinkscales hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-51 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Penn State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-51 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson misses long on a halfcourt shot | 49-51 |