| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Anthony Foster (fresh) SG - Glen Reeder (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Green (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Chris Driscoll (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Oliphant (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Louis Hanley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Erwin Walkup (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | William Green inbounds the ball | 22-26 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:39 | Michigan | Anthony Foster loses the dribble to Louis Hanley | 22-26 |
| 19:16 | Penn State | Donald Smith is hacked by William Green - foul #2 on William Green, team foul #1 | 22-26 |
| 18:50 | Penn State | The jump hook by John Oliphant is blocked by James Smith | 22-26 |
| 18:49 | Michigan | James Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 18:33 | Michigan | John Oliphant is called for the reach on Anthony Foster - foul #1 on John Oliphant, team foul #1 | 22-26 |
| 18:15 | Michigan | William Green can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Louis Hanley - foul #1 on Louis Hanley, team foul #2 | 22-26 |
| 18:15 | Michigan | William Green makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 18:15 | Michigan | William Green makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 17:57 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup is hacked by James Smith - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #2 | 24-26 |
| 17:46 | Penn State | John Robinson buries a floater from just outside the lane | 24-28 |
| 17:23 | Michigan | William Green clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 24-28 |
| 17:22 | Penn State | Louis Hanley grabs the defensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 17:03 | Penn State | James Smith denies the turnaround by Erwin Walkup | 24-28 |
| 17:02 | Michigan | Chris Driscoll gets the rebound | 24-28 |
| 16:38 | Michigan | James Smith comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 24-28 |
| 16:37 | Michigan | Chris Driscoll hits the follow up shot | 26-28 |
| 16:14 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup double dribbles | 26-28 |
| Subs | Michigan | Lester Marion (PG), Kenneth Lammers (SG), Gregg Schultz (PF) Anthony Foster, Glen Reeder, Chris Driscoll | |
| Subs | Penn State | Luis Hernadez (PG), Jeffrey Kidder (PF), Alex Horstman (C) John Oliphant, Donald Smith, Erwin Walkup | |
| 15:45 | Michigan | Louis Hanley takes the ball from William Green | 26-28 |
| 15:41 | Penn State | Louis Hanley lays it up and in | 26-30 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Lester Marion (fresh) SG - Kenneth Lammers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Green (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gregg Schultz (fresh) C - James Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Luis Hernadez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Hanley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - John Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Kidder (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Alex Horstman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:19 | Michigan | James Smith drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lester Marion | 28-30 |
| 15:01 | Penn State | Louis Hanley buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Robinson | 28-32 |
| 14:35 | Michigan | Kenneth Lammers knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-32 |
| 14:20 | Penn State | Alex Horstman scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Luis Hernadez | 30-34 |
| 13:57 | Michigan | Kenneth Lammers scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Lester Marion | 33-34 |
| 13:46 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez loses the dribble to Kenneth Lammers | 33-34 |
| 13:24 | Michigan | James Smith misses long on a floater near the basket | 33-34 |
| 13:23 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 13:08 | Penn State | William Green is called for the reach on Louis Hanley - foul #3 on William Green, team foul #3 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman (PG), Glen Reeder (SG), Anthony Foster (SF), Chris Driscoll (PF) Lester Marion, Kenneth Lammers, William Green, Gregg Schultz | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Oliphant (PG), Lewis Pearson (SF), Erwin Walkup (C) Luis Hernadez, Jeffrey Kidder, Alex Horstman | |
| 12:51 | Penn State | John Robinson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 33-34 |
| 12:50 | Michigan | James Smith snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 12:23 | Michigan | John Oliphant steals it from Glen Reeder | 33-34 |
| 12:20 | Penn State | John Oliphant hits the finger roll | 33-36 |
| 11:55 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman connects on the 3 from the right corner | 36-36 |
| 11:33 | Penn State | Chris Driscoll is called for the reach on John Robinson - foul #2 on Chris Driscoll, team foul #4 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Sawyer (SG) Louis Hanley | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Emmanuel Chapman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Glen Reeder (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anthony Foster (fresh) PF - Chris Driscoll (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - James Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Oliphant (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Sawyer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lewis Pearson (fresh) 3 pf. PF - John Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Erwin Walkup (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 36-36 |
| 11:12 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson tips it back up and in | 36-38 |
| 10:50 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Foster | 39-38 |
| 10:33 | Penn State | John Robinson scores on a floater in the paint | 39-40 |
| 10:07 | Michigan | Chris Driscoll misses short on a floater from the left block | 39-40 |
| 10:05 | Penn State | John Robinson grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 10:00 | Penn State | John Oliphant's pass is intercepted by Anthony Foster | 39-40 |
| 09:45 | Michigan | Chris Driscoll's fadeaway is rejected by John Robinson | 39-40 |
| 09:43 | Penn State | John Oliphant grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 09:23 | Penn State | John Robinson buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from John Oliphant | 39-42 |
| 09:01 | Michigan | John Robinson steals the ball from James Smith | 39-42 |
| 08:49 | Penn State | John Oliphant is fouled on the floor by Emmanuel Chapman - foul #4 on Emmanuel Chapman, team foul #5 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Michigan | Lester Marion (PG), Kenneth Lammers (SG), William Green (SF), Gregg Schultz (C) Emmanuel Chapman, Glen Reeder, Anthony Foster, James Smith | |
| Subs | Penn State | Luis Hernadez (PG), Louis Hanley (SG), Donald Smith (SF), Jeffrey Kidder (PF), Alex Horstman (C) John Oliphant, William Sawyer, Lewis Pearson, John Robinson, Erwin Walkup | |
| 08:27 | Penn State | Chris Driscoll takes the ball from Donald Smith | 39-42 |
| 08:22 | Michigan | Lester Marion hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Chris Driscoll | 42-42 |
| 08:07 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-42 |
| 07:51 | Michigan | Gregg Schultz travels with the ball | 42-42 |
| 07:27 | Penn State | Alex Horstman can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Gregg Schultz - foul #2 on Gregg Schultz, team foul #6 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman (PG), James Smith (C) Lester Marion, Chris Driscoll | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Oliphant (PG) Luis Hernadez | |
| 07:27 | Penn State | Alex Horstman makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 07:27 | Penn State | Alex Horstman makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Emmanuel Chapman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SG - Kenneth Lammers (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Green (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gregg Schultz (fresh) C - James Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Oliphant (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Hanley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Donald Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Kidder (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Alex Horstman (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:04 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-44 |
| 06:37 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder's pass is intercepted by William Green | 45-44 |
| 06:17 | Michigan | Gregg Schultz knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Kenneth Lammers | 47-44 |
| 06:04 | Penn State | Donald Smith can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 47-44 |
| 06:02 | Michigan | Gregg Schultz gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 05:58 | Michigan | Kenneth Lammers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-44 |
| Subs | Michigan | Glen Reeder (SG), Anthony Foster (SF) Kenneth Lammers, James Smith | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lewis Pearson (SF), John Robinson (PF), Erwin Walkup (C) Donald Smith, Jeffrey Kidder, Alex Horstman | |
| 05:45 | Penn State | John Robinson slams it home set up by John Oliphant | 47-46 |
| 05:39 | Michigan | William Green misses the runner near the basket | 47-46 |
| 05:37 | Penn State | John Robinson snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 05:23 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 47-46 |
| 05:21 | Michigan | Gregg Schultz grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 05:17 | Michigan | Anthony Foster makes the 3 from the right corner | 50-46 |
| 05:10 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup hits a runner near the basket | 50-48 |
| 04:47 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-48 |
| 04:46 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 04:31 | Penn State | John Robinson comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 50-48 |
| 04:29 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup hits the follow up shot | 50-50 |
| 04:08 | Michigan | William Green hits the finger roll | 52-50 |
| 03:52 | Penn State | John Robinson misses long on a floater from the left side | 52-50 |
| 03:51 | Michigan | Gregg Schultz snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 03:48 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-50 |
| Subs | Michigan | Chris Driscoll (PF), James Smith (C) William Green, Gregg Schultz | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 03:28 | Michigan | Louis Hanley steps in front of the Emmanuel Chapman pass | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Emmanuel Chapman (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SG - Glen Reeder (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anthony Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chris Driscoll (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Oliphant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Hanley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 5 stl. SF - Lewis Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Robinson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Erwin Walkup (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Penn State | Louis Hanley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-50 |
| 02:46 | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-50 |
| Subs | Michigan | Kenneth Lammers (SG) Emmanuel Chapman | |
| Subs | Penn State | Luis Hernadez (PG) John Oliphant | |
| 02:26 | Penn State | Louis Hanley clanks a jumper from the left side | 52-50 |
| 02:25 | Michigan | Chris Driscoll grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 02:25 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-50 |
| Subs | Michigan | Emmanuel Chapman (PG), William Green (SF) Anthony Foster, Kenneth Lammers | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Oliphant (PG) Luis Hernadez | |
| 02:02 | Michigan | William Green makes the 3 from the left corner | 55-50 |
| 01:38 | Penn State | Louis Hanley hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from John Oliphant and he's hacked by Emmanuel Chapman - foul #5 on Emmanuel Chapman, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Michigan | Anthony Foster (PG) Emmanuel Chapman | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 01:38 | Penn State | Louis Hanley makes the free throw | 55-53 |
| 01:20 | Michigan | William Green connects on the floater from the baseline | 57-53 |
| 01:03 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by John Robinson and he's fouled by Glen Reeder - foul #2 on Glen Reeder, team foul #8 | 57-55 |
| 01:03 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson makes the free throw | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:41 | Michigan | James Smith lays it up and in | 59-56 |
| 00:25 | Penn State | John Robinson knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Oliphant | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:24 | Michigan | Anthony Foster is fouled in the backcourt by John Oliphant - foul #2 on John Oliphant, team foul #3 | 59-58 |
| 00:21 | Michigan | Lewis Pearson is called for the reach on William Green - foul #4 on Lewis Pearson, team foul #4 | 59-58 |
| 00:18 | Michigan | Anthony Foster is hacked by Lewis Pearson - foul #5 on Lewis Pearson, team foul #5 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Smith (SF) Lewis Pearson | |
| 00:17 | Michigan | Chris Driscoll is hacked by Erwin Walkup - foul #1 on Erwin Walkup, team foul #6 | 59-58 |
| 00:15 | Michigan | John Oliphant is called for the reach on William Green - foul #3 on John Oliphant, team foul #7 | 59-58 |
| 00:15 | Michigan | William Green makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:15 | Michigan | William Green misses the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:15 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup grabs the board | 60-58 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Donald Smith buries a floater from the free throw line | 60-60 |
| 00:06 | Michigan | Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan | John Robinson denies the turnaround by William Green | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Anthony Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glen Reeder (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Green (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chris Driscoll (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Oliphant (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Louis Hanley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 5 stl. SF - Donald Smith (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Robinson (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Erwin Walkup (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup wins the tip | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 04:45 | Penn State | Donald Smith drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by John Oliphant | 60-62 |
| 04:22 | Michigan | Chris Driscoll blows the layup | 60-62 |
| 04:20 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup pulls down the rebound | 60-62 |
| 04:05 | Penn State | Louis Hanley scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by John Oliphant | 60-64 |
| 03:50 | Michigan | William Green misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-64 |
| 03:48 | Michigan | Anthony Foster gets the offensive rebound | 60-64 |
| 03:32 | Michigan | James Smith is whistled for a carry | 60-64 |
| 03:19 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Robinson | 60-66 |
| 02:58 | Michigan | William Green scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from James Smith | 62-66 |
| 02:37 | Penn State | Chris Driscoll is called for the reach on John Robinson - foul #3 on Chris Driscoll, team foul #9 | 62-66 |
| 02:37 | Penn State | John Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 02:37 | Michigan | William Green grabs the board | 62-66 |
| 02:11 | Michigan | Chris Driscoll loses the dribble to John Robinson | 62-66 |
| 01:52 | Penn State | Donald Smith misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 62-66 |
| 01:50 | Michigan | The rebound goes to James Smith | 62-66 |
| 01:34 | Michigan | Glen Reeder buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Foster | 64-66 |
| 01:26 | Penn State | Donald Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-66 |
| 01:02 | Michigan | Chris Driscoll scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 66-66 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Anthony Foster (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glen Reeder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Green (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chris Driscoll (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - James Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Oliphant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Louis Hanley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 5 stl. SF - Donald Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Robinson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Erwin Walkup (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 00:48 | Penn State | Louis Hanley clanks a turnaround from the right block | 66-66 |
| 00:46 | Penn State | John Robinson hits the follow up shot | 66-68 |
| 00:18 | Michigan | William Green hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Donald Smith - foul #3 on Donald Smith, team foul #8 | 68-68 |
| 00:18 | Michigan | William Green makes the free throw | 69-68 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Louis Hanley hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 69-68 |
| 00:05 | Penn State | Donald Smith tips it home | 69-70 |
| 00:05 | Michigan | Michigan calls a :30 timeout (3 full remaining) | 69-70 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan | William Green hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 69-70 |