| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Woolverton (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Radman Zeck (fresh) SF - Jermaine Fletcher (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Timothy Lobb (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Hurd (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Tony Tuttle (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Lawless (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathaniel Breit (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. PF - William Dorton (fresh) 6 pts. C - Ryan Mello (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit inbounds the ball | 33-37 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Michigan State | William Dorton can't finish the layup | 33-37 |
| 19:45 | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 19:20 | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-37 |
| 19:00 | Michigan State | Todd Lawless is fouled on the floor by Michael Woolverton - foul #1 on Michael Woolverton, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| 18:49 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Todd Lawless | 33-39 |
| 18:21 | Penn State | Michael Woolverton can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 33-39 |
| 18:19 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Ryan Mello | 33-39 |
| 18:03 | Michigan State | Ryan Mello connects on the shot near the basket set up by Tony Tuttle | 33-41 |
| 17:44 | Penn State | Michael Woolverton hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jermaine Fletcher | 35-41 |
| 17:23 | Michigan State | Ryan Mello can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-41 |
| 17:22 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb gets the rebound | 35-41 |
| 17:17 | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher clanks a floater from the free throw line | 35-41 |
| 17:16 | Michigan State | Ryan Mello gets the rebound | 35-41 |
| 16:56 | Michigan State | William Dorton is fouled on the floor by Jermaine Fletcher - foul #2 on Jermaine Fletcher, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Dummer (SG) Todd Lawless | |
| 16:36 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-41 |
| 16:34 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Timothy Lobb | 35-41 |
| 16:26 | Penn State | Charles Hurd is called for traveling | 35-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rodney Scalabrine (SF) Jermaine Fletcher | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:10 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle's layup is rejected by Charles Hurd | 35-41 |
| 16:09 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle tips it home | 35-43 |
| 15:47 | Penn State | Michael Woolverton clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 35-43 |
| 15:46 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb can't tip it in | 35-43 |
| 15:44 | Michigan State | Ryan Mello snags the defensive board | 35-43 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Woolverton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Radman Zeck (fairly fresh) SF - Rodney Scalabrine (fresh) PF - Timothy Lobb (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Hurd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Tony Tuttle (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Dummer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nathaniel Breit (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. PF - William Dorton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Ryan Mello (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Michigan State | John Dummer is fouled on the floor by Radman Zeck - foul #1 on Radman Zeck, team foul #3 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Winston Crawford (SG), Daniel Bower (PF) Tony Tuttle, William Dorton | |
| 15:33 | Michigan State | Daniel Bower buries a jump hook in the paint | 35-45 |
| 15:08 | Penn State | Michael Woolverton loses the dribble to Winston Crawford | 35-45 |
| 14:48 | Michigan State | Daniel Bower buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Winston Crawford | 35-47 |
| 14:24 | Penn State | Michael Woolverton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-47 |
| 14:23 | Michigan State | Daniel Bower grabs the defensive rebound | 35-47 |
| 14:09 | Michigan State | Daniel Bower comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-47 |
| 14:08 | Michigan State | Ryan Mello tips it home | 35-49 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:53 | Penn State | Charles Hurd's floater is tipped away by Ryan Mello | 35-49 |
| 13:52 | Penn State | Charles Hurd snags the offensive board | 35-49 |
| 13:31 | Penn State | Michael Woolverton makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Rodney Scalabrine | 38-49 |
| 13:18 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit throws it down on a nice dish by John Dummer | 38-51 |
| 12:49 | Penn State | Radman Zeck misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-51 |
| 12:48 | Penn State | Charles Hurd tips it home | 40-51 |
| 12:27 | Michigan State | Winston Crawford comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-51 |
| 12:26 | Penn State | Michael Woolverton gets the rebound | 40-51 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:57 | Penn State | Michael Woolverton connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-51 |
| 11:49 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mike Clute (SG), Jermaine Fletcher (SF), George Smoak (PF), Marin Palczynski (C) Radman Zeck, Rodney Scalabrine, Timothy Lobb, Charles Hurd | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle (PG), Todd Lawless (SG), William Dorton (C) John Dummer, Winston Crawford, Ryan Mello | |
| 11:28 | Penn State | Daniel Bower is called for the reach on Marin Palczynski - foul #4 on Daniel Bower, team foul #1 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ryan Mello (C) Daniel Bower | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Woolverton (fairly fresh) 18 pts. SG - Mike Clute (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jermaine Fletcher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Smoak (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Marin Palczynski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Tony Tuttle (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Lawless (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathaniel Breit (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. PF - William Dorton (fresh) 6 pts. C - Ryan Mello (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Penn State | Mike Clute double dribbles | 43-51 |
| 10:55 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Marin Palczynski - foul #2 on Marin Palczynski, team foul #4 | 43-51 |
| 10:55 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 10:55 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 10:29 | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher is fouled on the floor by Nathaniel Breit - foul #1 on Nathaniel Breit, team foul #2 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Radman Zeck (SG) Michael Woolverton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 10:11 | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Jermaine Fletcher, team foul #5 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Hurd (C) Marin Palczynski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 09:56 | Michigan State | Jermaine Fletcher denies the turnaround by Tony Tuttle | 43-53 |
| 09:55 | Michigan State | Ryan Mello grabs the offensive rebound | 43-53 |
| 09:45 | Michigan State | Todd Lawless hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Tony Tuttle | 43-56 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:26 | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher drills a jumper from close range and he's fouled by Nathaniel Breit - foul #2 on Nathaniel Breit, team foul #3 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Woolverton (PG), Rodney Scalabrine (PF) Mike Clute, George Smoak | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Winston Crawford (SG) Nathaniel Breit | |
| 09:26 | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher makes the free throw | 46-56 |
| 09:07 | Michigan State | Ryan Mello jams it on a great pass from Tony Tuttle and the foul's on Rodney Scalabrine - foul #1 on Rodney Scalabrine, team foul #6 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | Timothy Lobb (PF) Rodney Scalabrine | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Dummer (SG), Nathaniel Breit (SF) Winston Crawford, Todd Lawless | |
| 09:07 | Michigan State | Ryan Mello makes the free throw | 46-59 |
| 08:55 | Penn State | Charles Hurd drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Michael Woolverton | 48-59 |
| 08:39 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Breit misses the floater from the right wing | 48-59 |
| 08:37 | Michigan State | William Dorton grabs the offensive rebound | 48-59 |
| 08:27 | Michigan State | Ryan Mello throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marin Palczynski (C) Charles Hurd | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 08:16 | Penn State | Radman Zeck double dribbles | 48-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mike Clute (SG), Rodney Scalabrine (SF) Radman Zeck, Jermaine Fletcher | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 07:59 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Nathaniel Breit | 48-61 |
| 07:36 | Penn State | Marin Palczynski lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Woolverton | 50-61 |
| 07:20 | Michigan State | Ryan Mello's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | Radman Zeck (SG), Jermaine Fletcher (SF), Charles Hurd (C) Mike Clute, Timothy Lobb, Marin Palczynski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Winston Crawford (SG), Todd Lawless (SF), Daniel Bower (PF) John Dummer, Nathaniel Breit, Ryan Mello | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Woolverton (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Radman Zeck (fairly fresh) SF - Jermaine Fletcher (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Rodney Scalabrine (fresh) C - Charles Hurd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Tony Tuttle (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Winston Crawford (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Todd Lawless (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Daniel Bower (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - William Dorton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 06:58 | Penn State | Michael Woolverton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-61 |
| 06:56 | Michigan State | William Dorton grabs the defensive rebound | 50-61 |
| 06:40 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-61 |
| 06:39 | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher snags the defensive board | 50-61 |
| 06:19 | Penn State | Michael Woolverton connects on the floater from the free throw line | 52-61 |
| 06:05 | Michigan State | Daniel Bower misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 52-61 |
| 06:03 | Michigan State | Todd Lawless grabs the offensive board | 52-61 |
| 05:53 | Michigan State | William Dorton comes up short on the runner from close range | 52-61 |
| 05:52 | Penn State | Michael Woolverton snags the defensive board | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:39 | Penn State | Michael Woolverton misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 52-61 |
| 05:38 | Michigan State | Daniel Bower gets the rebound | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:23 | Michigan State | Todd Lawless makes the shot from the right wing and he's fouled by Radman Zeck - foul #2 on Radman Zeck, team foul #7 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mike Clute (PG), Timothy Lobb (PF), Marin Palczynski (C) Michael Woolverton, Jermaine Fletcher, Charles Hurd | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Dummer (PG) Tony Tuttle | |
| 05:23 | Michigan State | Todd Lawless makes the free throw | 52-64 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 05:06 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Mike Clute | 54-64 |
| 04:50 | Michigan State | Todd Lawless buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Dummer | 54-67 |
| 04:32 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 54-67 |
| 04:30 | Michigan State | Todd Lawless gets the rebound | 54-67 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 04:04 | Michigan State | Winston Crawford makes the runner from the left block | 54-69 |
| 03:44 | Penn State | William Dorton denies the turnaround by Timothy Lobb | 54-69 |
| 03:42 | Michigan State | Daniel Bower snags the defensive board | 54-69 |
| 03:35 | Michigan State | John Dummer can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-69 |
| 03:33 | Penn State | Marin Palczynski pulls down the rebound | 54-69 |
| 03:20 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-69 |
| 03:18 | Michigan State | Daniel Bower pulls down the rebound | 54-69 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mike Clute (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Radman Zeck (tiring) SF - Rodney Scalabrine (fairly fresh) PF - Timothy Lobb (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Marin Palczynski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Dummer (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Winston Crawford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Todd Lawless (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Daniel Bower (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - William Dorton (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:59 | Michigan State | Radman Zeck picks off the pass by John Dummer | 54-69 |
| 02:54 | Penn State | Radman Zeck lays it in | 56-69 |
| 02:54 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-69 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Woolverton (PG), Jermaine Fletcher (SF), Charles Hurd (C) Radman Zeck, Rodney Scalabrine, Marin Palczynski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle (PG), Nathaniel Breit (SF), Ryan Mello (C) Winston Crawford, Todd Lawless, William Dorton | |
| 02:32 | Michigan State | Michael Woolverton is called for the reach on Tony Tuttle - foul #2 on Michael Woolverton, team foul #8 | 56-69 |
| 02:32 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle makes the 1st free throw | 56-70 |
| 02:32 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle makes the 2nd free throw | 56-71 |
| 02:09 | Penn State | Michael Woolverton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-71 |
| 02:07 | Michigan State | Ryan Mello grabs the board | 56-71 |
| 01:42 | Michigan State | Ryan Mello clanks a shot near the basket | 56-71 |
| 01:41 | Penn State | Charles Hurd snags the defensive board | 56-71 |
| 01:36 | Penn State | The pull-up jumper by Michael Woolverton is blocked by Ryan Mello | 56-71 |
| 01:34 | Michigan State | John Dummer gets the rebound | 56-71 |
| 01:16 | Michigan State | Mike Clute is called for the reach on John Dummer - foul #2 on Mike Clute, team foul #9 | 56-71 |
| Subs | Penn State | Radman Zeck (SG) Mike Clute | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Todd Lawless (SG) Tony Tuttle | |
| 01:16 | Michigan State | John Dummer makes the 1st free throw | 56-72 |
| 01:16 | Michigan State | John Dummer makes the 2nd free throw | 56-73 |
| 00:55 | Penn State | Michael Woolverton is fouled on the floor by John Dummer - foul #1 on John Dummer, team foul #4 | 56-73 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle (PG) John Dummer | |
| 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) | |
| 00:52 | Penn State | Michael Woolverton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-73 |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | Daniel Bower grabs the board | 56-73 |
| 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) | |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle can't finish the layup | 56-73 |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Ryan Mello grabs the offensive rebound | 56-73 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Tony Tuttle runs out the clock | 56-73 |