| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Eric Gillam (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Stein (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Christopher Jones (fresh) PF - Ronald Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jesse Davis (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Tony Heng (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Gage (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Lund (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Loving (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Christopher Jones inbounds the ball | 22-24 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Penn State | Jesse Davis is whistled for a carry | 22-24 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Smith (PG), Walter Lax (SF), Simon Mahmood (C) Eric Gillam, Christopher Jones, Jesse Davis | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 19:26 | Michigan | Tony Heng can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Stein - foul #3 on James Stein, team foul #1 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Lee (SG) James Stein | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 19:26 | Michigan | Tony Heng makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 19:26 | Michigan | Tony Heng makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 19:13 | Penn State | Simon Mahmood clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 22-26 |
| 19:11 | Michigan | Larry Lund grabs the board | 22-26 |
| 18:56 | Michigan | William Loving lays it up and in on a great pass from Steven Gage and he's hacked by Simon Mahmood - foul #1 on Simon Mahmood, team foul #2 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | Eric Gillam (SG), Jesse Davis (C) Richard Lee, Ronald Ferguson | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 18:56 | Michigan | William Loving makes the free throw | 22-29 |
| 18:33 | Penn State | Jesse Davis is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-29 |
| 18:31 | Penn State | Walter Lax pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 18:02 | Penn State | Simon Mahmood makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Eric Gillam | 24-29 |
| 17:41 | Michigan | Steven Gage is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Steven Gage, team foul #1 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Lee (SG), Christopher Jones (SF), Dustin Ferguson (PF) Eric Gillam, Walter Lax, Simon Mahmood | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 17:20 | Penn State | Jesse Davis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Steven Gage - foul #2 on Steven Gage, team foul #2 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ronald Ferguson (PF) Dustin Ferguson | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 17:20 | Penn State | Jesse Davis makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 17:20 | Penn State | Jesse Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 17:02 | Michigan | Steven Gage knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Tony Heng | 26-32 |
| 16:37 | Penn State | Christopher Jones is wide open but clanks a shot from the right block | 26-32 |
| 16:35 | Penn State | Jesse Davis gets the offensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 16:22 | Penn State | Ronald Ferguson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Christopher Jones | 28-32 |
| 16:12 | Michigan | Scott Harris travels with the ball | 28-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | Eric Gillam (SG), Dustin Ferguson (PF), Simon Mahmood (C) Richard Lee, Ronald Ferguson, Jesse Davis | |
| Subs | Michigan | George Haws (SF), Jeromy Sheffield (PF), Michael Costanzo (C) Larry Lund, Scott Harris, William Loving | |
| 15:43 | Penn State | Robert Smith drills a shot from the free throw line | 30-32 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Gillam (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Jones (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Dustin Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Simon Mahmood (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Tony Heng (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Gage (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Haws (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeromy Sheffield (fresh) 1 pts. C - Michael Costanzo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:19 | Michigan | Jeromy Sheffield misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Dustin Ferguson - foul #1 on Dustin Ferguson, team foul #3 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Stein (SG), Walter Lax (SF), Ronald Ferguson (PF), Jesse Davis (C) Eric Gillam, Christopher Jones, Dustin Ferguson, Simon Mahmood | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 15:19 | Michigan | Jeromy Sheffield makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 15:19 | Michigan | Jeromy Sheffield makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 14:54 | Penn State | James Stein misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 30-34 |
| 14:52 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Ferguson | 30-34 |
| 14:34 | Penn State | James Stein is hacked by Steven Gage - foul #3 on Steven Gage, team foul #3 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Eric Gillam (PG), Christopher Jones (SF), Dustin Ferguson (PF), Simon Mahmood (C) Robert Smith, Walter Lax, Ronald Ferguson, Jesse Davis | |
| Subs | Michigan | Larry Lund (SF), William Loving (C) George Haws, Michael Costanzo | |
| 14:14 | Penn State | James Stein drills a fadeaway from the right side | 32-34 |
| 13:58 | Michigan | William Loving misses short on a floater from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 13:57 | Penn State | Simon Mahmood grabs the defensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 13:28 | Penn State | James Stein comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 32-34 |
| 13:26 | Michigan | Jeromy Sheffield grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 13:05 | Michigan | James Stein steps in front of the Jeromy Sheffield pass | 32-34 |
| 13:01 | Penn State | Eric Gillam banks in the layup set up by James Stein | 34-34 |
| 12:34 | Michigan | Larry Lund is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Larry Lund, team foul #4 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Smith (PG), Walter Lax (SF), Ronald Ferguson (PF), Jesse Davis (C) Eric Gillam, Christopher Jones, Dustin Ferguson, Simon Mahmood | |
| Subs | Michigan | Scott Harris (PF), Michael Costanzo (C) Jeromy Sheffield, William Loving | |
| 12:14 | Penn State | Robert Smith misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-34 |
| 12:12 | Penn State | James Stein tips it home | 36-34 |
| 11:55 | Michigan | Larry Lund can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 11:54 | Penn State | Ronald Ferguson grabs the board | 36-34 |
| 11:25 | Penn State | Walter Lax misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 11:24 | Michigan | Scott Harris grabs the board | 36-34 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Stein (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Walter Lax (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ronald Ferguson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Jesse Davis (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Tony Heng (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Gage (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Larry Lund (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Scott Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Costanzo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:04 | Michigan | Steven Gage hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-34 |
| 11:03 | Penn State | Walter Lax pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 10:40 | Penn State | Ronald Ferguson is fouled on the floor by Scott Harris - foul #1 on Scott Harris, team foul #5 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Eric Gillam (PG), Richard Lee (SG), Christopher Jones (SF), Dustin Ferguson (PF) Robert Smith, James Stein, Walter Lax, Ronald Ferguson | |
| Subs | Michigan | James Burkholder (SG), George Haws (SF), William Loving (C) Tony Heng, Larry Lund, Michael Costanzo | |
| 10:24 | Penn State | Eric Gillam makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jesse Davis | 39-34 |
| 10:09 | Michigan | George Haws scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from James Burkholder | 39-36 |
| 09:53 | Penn State | Jesse Davis works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-36 |
| 09:36 | Michigan | James Burkholder comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 09:35 | Michigan | Scott Harris grabs the offensive board | 42-36 |
| 09:21 | Michigan | Scott Harris drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Steven Gage | 42-38 |
| 08:54 | Penn State | Eric Gillam is whistled for a carry | 42-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Smith (PG), James Stein (SG), Ronald Ferguson (PF), Simon Mahmood (C) Eric Gillam, Richard Lee, Dustin Ferguson, Jesse Davis | |
| Subs | Michigan | Tony Heng (PG), Jeromy Sheffield (PF) Steven Gage, Scott Harris | |
| 08:41 | Michigan | Tony Heng banks in the layup | 42-40 |
| 08:27 | Penn State | Simon Mahmood misses short on a jumper from the right side | 42-40 |
| 08:25 | Michigan | James Burkholder grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 08:11 | Michigan | James Burkholder evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 08:09 | Penn State | Simon Mahmood snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 07:42 | Penn State | Christopher Jones is called for traveling | 42-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Eric Gillam (PG), Jesse Davis (C) Robert Smith, Simon Mahmood | |
| Subs | Michigan | Larry Lund (SF), Michael Costanzo (C) George Haws, William Loving | |
| 07:28 | Michigan | Michael Costanzo scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Tony Heng | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Eric Gillam (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Stein (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Jones (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ronald Ferguson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Jesse Davis (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Tony Heng (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Burkholder (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Lund (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeromy Sheffield (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Costanzo (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 06:59 | Penn State | Eric Gillam comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-42 |
| 06:58 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Jeromy Sheffield | 42-42 |
| 06:42 | Michigan | James Burkholder works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Stein - foul #4 on James Stein, team foul #4 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Smith (PG), Richard Lee (SG), Walter Lax (SF), Dustin Ferguson (PF) Eric Gillam, James Stein, Christopher Jones, Ronald Ferguson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Scott Harris (PF) Jeromy Sheffield | |
| 06:42 | Michigan | James Burkholder misses the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 06:42 | Michigan | James Burkholder makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 06:27 | Penn State | Jesse Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Simon Mahmood (C) Dustin Ferguson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Steven Gage (SG), William Loving (C) James Burkholder, Michael Costanzo | |
| 06:05 | Michigan | Tony Heng scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by William Loving | 42-45 |
| 05:40 | Penn State | Jesse Davis jams it against the doubleteam on a nice dish by Walter Lax | 44-45 |
| 05:25 | Michigan | Scott Harris misses the lay-in but the foul's on Richard Lee - foul #1 on Richard Lee, team foul #5 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Eric Gillam (PG), James Stein (SG), Christopher Jones (SF), Dustin Ferguson (PF) Robert Smith, Richard Lee, Walter Lax, Simon Mahmood | |
| Subs | Michigan | James Burkholder (SG) Tony Heng | |
| 05:25 | Michigan | Scott Harris makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 05:25 | Michigan | Scott Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 05:25 | Penn State | Jesse Davis snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| 05:19 | Penn State | Jesse Davis shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 46-46 |
| 04:59 | Michigan | William Loving hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 46-46 |
| 04:58 | Michigan | James Burkholder misses the tip | 46-46 |
| 04:57 | Penn State | Dustin Ferguson pulls down the rebound | 46-46 |
| 04:44 | Penn State | Dustin Ferguson makes the runner in the lane set up by Eric Gillam | 48-46 |
| 04:21 | Michigan | Jesse Davis picks off the pass by James Burkholder | 48-46 |
| 04:00 | Penn State | Eric Gillam hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from James Stein | 51-46 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:46 | Michigan | Dustin Ferguson blocks the short jumper by Scott Harris | 51-46 |
| 03:44 | Michigan | Steven Gage snags the offensive board | 51-46 |
| 03:36 | Michigan | Scott Harris can't connect on an uncontested runner from the baseline | 51-46 |
| 03:35 | Michigan | Larry Lund tips it back up and in | 51-48 |
| 03:22 | Penn State | Jesse Davis is fouled on the floor by William Loving - foul #2 on William Loving, team foul #6 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Smith (PG), Richard Lee (SG), Walter Lax (SF), Ronald Ferguson (PF), Simon Mahmood (C) Eric Gillam, James Stein, Christopher Jones, Dustin Ferguson, Jesse Davis | |
| Subs | Michigan | Tony Heng (PG), George Haws (SF), Jeromy Sheffield (PF), Michael Costanzo (C) James Burkholder, Larry Lund, Scott Harris, William Loving | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Lax (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Ronald Ferguson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Simon Mahmood (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Tony Heng (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Gage (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Haws (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeromy Sheffield (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Costanzo (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:00 | Penn State | George Haws takes the ball from Walter Lax | 51-48 |
| 02:57 | Michigan | Steven Gage blows the layup | 51-48 |
| 02:56 | Michigan | George Haws tips it but misses | 51-48 |
| 02:55 | Michigan | Jeromy Sheffield grabs the offensive board | 51-48 |
| 02:55 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Jones (SF) Walter Lax | |
| Subs | Michigan | Larry Lund (SF) George Haws | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:44 | Michigan | Larry Lund comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Smith - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #6 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Scott Harris (PF), William Loving (C) Jeromy Sheffield, Michael Costanzo | |
| 02:44 | Michigan | Larry Lund misses the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 02:44 | Michigan | Larry Lund misses the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 02:44 | Michigan | William Loving gets the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 02:19 | Michigan | Tony Heng is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 02:18 | Michigan | Larry Lund misses the tip | 51-48 |
| 02:16 | Michigan | Tony Heng tips it back up and in | 51-50 |
| 01:47 | Penn State | Ronald Ferguson lays it up and in and he's fouled by Larry Lund - foul #2 on Larry Lund, team foul #7 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Eric Gillam (PG), James Stein (SG), Jesse Davis (C) Robert Smith, Richard Lee, Simon Mahmood | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 01:47 | Penn State | Ronald Ferguson misses the free throw | 53-50 |
| 01:47 | Michigan | William Loving pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 01:34 | Michigan | Larry Lund connects on the shot from the left side | 53-52 |
| 01:05 | Penn State | Christopher Jones knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 55-52 |
| 00:44 | Michigan | Scott Harris hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Stein - foul #5 on James Stein, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Lee (SG) James Stein | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 00:44 | Michigan | Scott Harris misses the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 00:44 | Michigan | Scott Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Jesse Davis is hacked by William Loving - foul #3 on William Loving, team foul #8 | 55-53 |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Jesse Davis makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Jesse Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:10 | Michigan | Larry Lund misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-53 |
| 00:09 | Penn State | Jesse Davis grabs the board | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:07 | Penn State | Jesse Davis is hacked by Steven Gage in the backcourt - foul #4 on Steven Gage, team foul #9 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Lax (SF) Christopher Jones | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 00:07 | Penn State | Jesse Davis makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:07 | Penn State | Jesse Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:07 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Scott Harris | 58-53 |
| 00:01 | Michigan | Larry Lund misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Richard Lee pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |