| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mario Price (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Hinson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Dupuis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Davis (fresh) C - Michael Patten (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Don Walker (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Wickersham (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Angel Romano (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Maxwell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Duffy (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Angel Romano inbounds the ball | 21-33 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:57 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-33 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Redrick (PG), Richard Corbin (SF) Don Walker, Angel Romano | |
| 19:45 | Penn State | Michael Patten comes up short on the floater from the right block | 21-33 |
| 19:43 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Richard Corbin | 21-33 |
| 19:14 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 21-33 |
| 19:12 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-33 |
| 18:53 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell makes the jump hook from the right block set up by Richard Corbin and he's hacked by Michael Patten - foul #2 on Michael Patten, team foul #1 | 21-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Warren (PG), Ernest Porter (SF), Keith Hey (PF), Emmanuel Johnston (C) Mario Price, Richard Dupuis, Robert Davis, Michael Patten | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Walker (PG), Rigoberto Romano (SG), Angel Romano (SF) Robert Redrick, Robert Wickersham, Richard Corbin | |
| 18:53 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell makes the free throw | 21-36 |
| 18:36 | Penn State | Matthew Warren clanks a 3 from the right wing | 21-36 |
| 18:34 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell gets the rebound | 21-36 |
| 18:05 | Michigan State | Angel Romano misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 21-36 |
| 18:03 | Michigan State | Rigoberto Romano snags the offensive board | 21-36 |
| 17:38 | Michigan State | Angel Romano hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 21-36 |
| 17:37 | Penn State | James Hinson gets the rebound | 21-36 |
| 17:35 | Penn State | Matthew Warren is fouled in the backcourt by Don Walker - foul #3 on Don Walker, team foul #1 | 21-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mario Price (PG), Rob Holl (SG), Richard Dupuis (SF), Robert Davis (PF), Michael Patten (C) Matthew Warren, James Hinson, Ernest Porter, Keith Hey, Emmanuel Johnston | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Redrick (PG), Robert Wickersham (SG), Richard Corbin (SF), Manuel Litchford (PF), Stanley Hulme (C) Don Walker, Rigoberto Romano, Angel Romano, Thomas Maxwell, Jack Duffy | |
| 17:22 | Penn State | Mario Price double dribbles | 21-36 |
| 17:15 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 21-36 |
| 17:13 | Penn State | Michael Patten grabs the defensive rebound | 21-36 |
| 17:02 | Penn State | Mario Price hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-36 |
| 17:01 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford grabs the defensive rebound | 21-36 |
| 16:38 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the free throw line | 21-36 |
| 16:36 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Redrick | 21-36 |
| 16:07 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-36 |
| 16:06 | Penn State | Richard Dupuis pulls down the rebound | 21-36 |
| 15:58 | Penn State | Richard Dupuis connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Mario Price | 23-36 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mario Price (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rob Holl (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Dupuis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Davis (tiring) C - Michael Patten (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Redrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Wickersham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Richard Corbin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Manuel Litchford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Hulme (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Redrick and he's hacked by Robert Davis - foul #1 on Robert Davis, team foul #2 | 23-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Warren (PG), James Hinson (SG), Dennis Moriarty (SF), Keith Hey (PF) Mario Price, Rob Holl, Richard Dupuis, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Walker (PG), Angel Romano (SF), Jack Duffy (C) Robert Redrick, Richard Corbin, Stanley Hulme | |
| 15:53 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford makes the free throw | 23-39 |
| 15:36 | Penn State | Michael Patten makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Matthew Warren and he's fouled by Jack Duffy - foul #2 on Jack Duffy, team foul #2 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ernest Porter (SF) Dennis Moriarty | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell (PF) Manuel Litchford | |
| 15:36 | Penn State | Michael Patten makes the free throw | 26-39 |
| 15:14 | Michigan State | Angel Romano is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-41 |
| 14:55 | Penn State | Michael Patten travels with the ball | 26-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dennis Moriarty (SF), Emmanuel Johnston (C) Ernest Porter, Michael Patten | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rigoberto Romano (SG) Robert Wickersham | |
| 14:34 | Michigan State | Don Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mario Price (PG), Robert Davis (PF) Matthew Warren, Keith Hey | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham (SG), Stanley Hulme (C) Rigoberto Romano, Jack Duffy | |
| 14:21 | Penn State | James Hinson buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Mario Price | 29-41 |
| 14:19 | Michigan State | Don Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Keith Hey (C) Emmanuel Johnston | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Redrick (SG), Jack Duffy (C) Robert Wickersham, Stanley Hulme | |
| 14:09 | Penn State | Robert Davis slams it home on a nice dish by Keith Hey | 31-41 |
| 13:40 | Michigan State | Angel Romano misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-41 |
| 13:39 | Penn State | Keith Hey grabs the defensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 13:34 | Penn State | James Hinson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 31-41 |
| 13:32 | Michigan State | Angel Romano grabs the board | 31-41 |
| 13:03 | Michigan State | Don Walker is hacked by Mario Price - foul #2 on Mario Price, team foul #3 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Warren (PG), Rob Holl (SG), Richard Dupuis (SF), Emmanuel Johnston (PF), Ernest Porter (C) Mario Price, James Hinson, Dennis Moriarty, Robert Davis, Keith Hey | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rigoberto Romano (PG), Robert Wickersham (SG), Richard Corbin (SF), Manuel Litchford (PF), Stanley Hulme (C) Don Walker, Robert Redrick, Angel Romano, Thomas Maxwell, Jack Duffy | |
| 12:41 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin misses long on an open shot from the left wing | 31-41 |
| 12:39 | Penn State | Richard Dupuis grabs the board | 31-41 |
| 12:22 | Penn State | Matthew Warren comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-41 |
| 12:21 | Penn State | Richard Dupuis tips it home | 33-41 |
| 11:56 | Michigan State | Rigoberto Romano is fouled on the floor by Matthew Warren - foul #2 on Matthew Warren, team foul #4 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mario Price (PG), James Hinson (SG), Christopher Parker (SF), Keith Hey (PF), Michael Patten (C) Matthew Warren, Rob Holl, Richard Dupuis, Emmanuel Johnston, Ernest Porter | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Walker (PG), Angel Romano (SF), Thomas Maxwell (PF), Jack Duffy (C) Rigoberto Romano, Richard Corbin, Manuel Litchford, Stanley Hulme | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mario Price (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Hinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Parker (fresh) PF - Keith Hey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Patten (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Don Walker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Wickersham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Angel Romano (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Maxwell (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jack Duffy (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Don Walker and he's hacked by Christopher Parker - foul #3 on Christopher Parker, team foul #5 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Corbin (SF), Stanley Hulme (C) Angel Romano, Jack Duffy | |
| 11:38 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham makes the free throw | 33-44 |
| 11:35 | Penn State | Robert Wickersham steps in front of the James Hinson pass in the backcourt | 33-44 |
| 11:19 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-44 |
| 11:17 | Michigan State | Stanley Hulme tips it back up and in | 33-46 |
| 10:57 | Penn State | James Hinson hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-46 |
| 10:55 | Michigan State | Don Walker is fouled in the backcourt by Mario Price - foul #3 on Mario Price, team foul #6 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Warren (SG), Richard Dupuis (SF), Robert Davis (PF) James Hinson, Christopher Parker, Keith Hey | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Redrick (PG), Angel Romano (SF), Jack Duffy (C) Don Walker, Richard Corbin, Stanley Hulme | |
| 10:29 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-49 |
| 10:14 | Penn State | Richard Dupuis makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Mario Price | 39-49 |
| 09:45 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham connects on the open 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Angel Romano | 39-52 |
| 09:21 | Penn State | Robert Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rob Holl (PG), James Hinson (SG), Dennis Moriarty (SF), Ernest Porter (PF), Keith Hey (C) Mario Price, Matthew Warren, Richard Dupuis, Robert Davis, Michael Patten | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Walker (PG), Rigoberto Romano (SG), Richard Corbin (SF), Manuel Litchford (PF), Stanley Hulme (C) Robert Redrick, Robert Wickersham, Angel Romano, Thomas Maxwell, Jack Duffy | |
| 09:01 | Michigan State | Don Walker hits a wide open turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Manuel Litchford | 39-54 |
| 08:44 | Penn State | Ernest Porter is called for 3 seconds | 39-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Emmanuel Johnston (PF) Keith Hey | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham (SG) Rigoberto Romano | |
| 08:19 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Robert Wickersham, team foul #3 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Warren (PG), Christopher Parker (SF), Keith Hey (C) Rob Holl, Dennis Moriarty, Ernest Porter | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Angel Romano (SF), Thomas Maxwell (PF), Jack Duffy (C) Richard Corbin, Manuel Litchford, Stanley Hulme | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 07:57 | Penn State | Emmanuel Johnston connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from James Hinson | 41-54 |
| 07:57 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 41-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rob Holl (SG), Dennis Moriarty (SF), Ernest Porter (C) James Hinson, Christopher Parker, Keith Hey | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford (PF), Stanley Hulme (C) Thomas Maxwell, Jack Duffy | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Matthew Warren (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rob Holl (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dennis Moriarty (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Emmanuel Johnston (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Porter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Don Walker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Wickersham (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Angel Romano (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Manuel Litchford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Hulme (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford lays it up and in set up by Don Walker | 41-56 |
| 07:19 | Penn State | Matthew Warren misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 41-56 |
| 07:17 | Penn State | Ernest Porter gets the offensive rebound | 41-56 |
| 07:09 | Penn State | Emmanuel Johnston can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 41-56 |
| 07:08 | Michigan State | Don Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 41-56 |
| 06:47 | Michigan State | Angel Romano connects on the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Don Walker | 41-58 |
| 06:33 | Penn State | Emmanuel Johnston can't finish the layup | 41-58 |
| 06:31 | Penn State | Dennis Moriarty pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-58 |
| 06:16 | Penn State | Matthew Warren connects on the fadeaway from the left side and the foul's on Robert Wickersham - foul #3 on Robert Wickersham, team foul #4 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Hinson (SG), Richard Dupuis (SF), Robert Davis (PF), Keith Hey (C) Rob Holl, Dennis Moriarty, Emmanuel Johnston, Ernest Porter | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Redrick (PG), Rigoberto Romano (SG), Richard Corbin (SF), Thomas Maxwell (PF), Jack Duffy (C) Don Walker, Robert Wickersham, Angel Romano, Manuel Litchford, Stanley Hulme | |
| 06:16 | Penn State | Matthew Warren makes the free throw | 44-58 |
| 06:01 | Michigan State | The short jumper by Robert Redrick is denied by Richard Dupuis | 44-58 |
| 06:00 | Penn State | Keith Hey grabs the board | 44-58 |
| 05:57 | Penn State | Matthew Warren is hacked by Rigoberto Romano in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rigoberto Romano, team foul #5 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mario Price (PG) Matthew Warren | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 05:46 | Penn State | Mario Price is fouled on the floor by Jack Duffy - foul #3 on Jack Duffy, team foul #6 | 44-58 |
| 05:35 | Penn State | Robert Davis hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Richard Corbin - foul #3 on Richard Corbin, team foul #7 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham (SG) Rigoberto Romano | |
| 05:35 | Penn State | Robert Davis misses the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 05:35 | Penn State | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| 05:13 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-58 |
| 05:12 | Penn State | Richard Dupuis snags the defensive board | 45-58 |
| 04:52 | Penn State | Robert Davis scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Keith Hey | 47-58 |
| 04:28 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 47-58 |
| 04:27 | Penn State | James Hinson grabs the board | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:14 | Penn State | Robert Davis misses the shot from the free throw line | 47-58 |
| 04:12 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell grabs the board | 47-58 |
| 03:50 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-58 |
| 03:48 | Penn State | Richard Dupuis snags the defensive board | 47-58 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mario Price (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Hinson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Dupuis (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Davis (tired) 5 pts. C - Keith Hey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Redrick (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wickersham (tired) 17 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Richard Corbin (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Maxwell (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Jack Duffy (tired) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Penn State | Mario Price comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-58 |
| 03:32 | Penn State | Keith Hey pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-58 |
| 03:23 | Penn State | Robert Redrick steals it from James Hinson | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:21 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell is called for traveling in the backcourt | 47-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rob Holl (PG), Christopher Parker (SF), Michael Patten (C) Mario Price, Richard Dupuis, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Walker (PG), Rigoberto Romano (SG), Angel Romano (SF), Manuel Litchford (PF), Stanley Hulme (C) Robert Redrick, Robert Wickersham, Richard Corbin, Thomas Maxwell, Jack Duffy | |
| 03:10 | Penn State | Christopher Parker misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-58 |
| 03:09 | Penn State | Rob Holl pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-58 |
| 02:53 | Penn State | Christopher Parker buries a runner from the baseline | 49-58 |
| 02:39 | Michigan State | Don Walker misses long on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Rob Holl - foul #2 on Rob Holl, team foul #7 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Warren (PG), Dennis Moriarty (SF), Ernest Porter (PF) James Hinson, Christopher Parker, Keith Hey | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 02:39 | Michigan State | Don Walker makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 02:39 | Michigan State | Don Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 02:17 | Penn State | Michael Patten drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-60 |
| 01:54 | Michigan State | Angel Romano misses long on an open jump hook from the right block | 52-60 |
| 01:52 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford hits the follow up shot | 52-62 |
| 01:45 | Penn State | Matthew Warren travels with the ball | 52-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | Keith Hey (PF), Emmanuel Johnston (C) Dennis Moriarty, Michael Patten | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham (SG), Thomas Maxwell (PF), Jack Duffy (C) Rigoberto Romano, Manuel Litchford, Stanley Hulme | |
| 01:27 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-65 |
| 01:11 | Penn State | Don Walker takes the ball from Emmanuel Johnston | 52-65 |
| 00:52 | Michigan State | Angel Romano knocks in the shot from the right wing | 52-67 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Penn State | Matthew Warren makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Rob Holl | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Don Walker and he's hacked by Ernest Porter - foul #1 on Ernest Porter, team foul #8 | 55-69 |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell misses the free throw | 55-69 |
| 00:24 | Penn State | Emmanuel Johnston grabs the board | 55-69 |
| 00:16 | Penn State | Emmanuel Johnston is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-69 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Robert Wickersham | 55-69 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Don Walker runs out the clock | 55-69 |