| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Poole (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Betancourt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Warren (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Hale (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Boris Mikowski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Radman Zeck (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jermaine Fletcher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carlton Uchida (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Lobb (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher inbounds the ball | 32-37 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Penn State | Eugene Hale denies the turnaround by Boris Mikowski | 32-37 |
| 19:44 | Michigan State | Robert Warren gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| 19:26 | Michigan State | Robert Warren can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 32-37 |
| 19:25 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| 19:06 | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 32-37 |
| 19:05 | Michigan State | George Poole grabs the board | 32-37 |
| 18:39 | Michigan State | George Poole is fouled on the floor by Timothy Lobb - foul #1 on Timothy Lobb, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| 18:23 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-37 |
| 18:21 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 18:17 | Penn State | Boris Mikowski loses the ball out of bounds | 32-37 |
| 17:53 | Michigan State | Eugene Hale double dribbles | 32-37 |
| 17:34 | Penn State | Boris Mikowski is hacked by Freddy Derryberry - foul #1 on Freddy Derryberry, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| 17:24 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Damian McComack (PF) Robert Warren | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 17:04 | Michigan State | Eugene Hale misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-37 |
| 17:02 | Michigan State | Eugene Hale tips it in | 34-37 |
| 16:49 | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher misses short on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on George Poole - foul #2 on George Poole, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Murphy (PG), Robert Patin (SF) Freddy Derryberry, Thomas Betancourt | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jared Wada (PF) Carlton Uchida | |
| 16:49 | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 16:49 | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 16:27 | Michigan State | Timothy Lobb steals it from Joseph Murphy | 34-39 |
| 16:11 | Penn State | The short jumper by Jermaine Fletcher is denied by Eugene Hale | 34-39 |
| 16:09 | Michigan State | Damian McComack snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| 16:04 | Michigan State | Robert Patin misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-39 |
| 16:03 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 15:41 | Penn State | Jared Wada comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Damian McComack - foul #3 on Damian McComack, team foul #3 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry (PG), Robert Warren (PF) Joseph Murphy, Damian McComack | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Foster (PG) Boris Mikowski | |
| 15:41 | Penn State | Jared Wada makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 15:41 | Penn State | Jared Wada makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Poole (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Patin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Warren (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Hale (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Foster (fresh) SG - Radman Zeck (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jermaine Fletcher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jared Wada (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Lobb (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:14 | Michigan State | Robert Patin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 34-41 |
| 15:13 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb pulls down the rebound | 34-41 |
| 15:08 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Eugene Hale - foul #3 on Eugene Hale, team foul #4 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt (SF) Robert Patin | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carlton Uchida (PF) Jared Wada | |
| 15:08 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 15:08 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 14:43 | Michigan State | Jermaine Fletcher is called for the reach on George Poole - foul #1 on Jermaine Fletcher, team foul #2 | 34-43 |
| 14:21 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Boris Mikowski (PG) Mark Foster | |
| 14:13 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida blows the layup but he's fouled by Robert Warren - foul #1 on Robert Warren, team foul #5 | 34-43 |
| 14:13 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida makes the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 14:13 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida makes the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 13:51 | Michigan State | George Poole drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-45 |
| 13:39 | Penn State | Robert Warren picks off the pass by Boris Mikowski | 37-45 |
| 13:17 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt clanks a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Radman Zeck - foul #3 on Radman Zeck, team foul #3 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Murphy (PG), Damian McComack (PF), Richard Waters (C) Freddy Derryberry, Robert Warren, Eugene Hale | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Niehaus (SF) Jermaine Fletcher | |
| 13:17 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 13:17 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 12:58 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb lays it in | 39-47 |
| 12:29 | Michigan State | Joseph Murphy drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Betancourt | 41-47 |
| 12:22 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 41-47 |
| 12:20 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida gets the offensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 12:01 | Penn State | Boris Mikowski misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-47 |
| 12:00 | Michigan State | Richard Waters pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| 11:40 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 11:39 | Michigan State | Damian McComack misses the tip | 41-47 |
| 11:37 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Poole (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Betancourt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Damian McComack (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Waters (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Boris Mikowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Radman Zeck (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Niehaus (fresh) PF - Carlton Uchida (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Timothy Lobb (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:25 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb is hacked by Richard Waters - foul #1 on Richard Waters, team foul #6 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry (PG), Scot Mastin (SG), Robert Patin (SF), Robert Warren (PF), Eugene Hale (C) Joseph Murphy, George Poole, Thomas Betancourt, Damian McComack, Richard Waters | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Foster (PG), Jermaine Fletcher (SF), Darrell Oakes (PF), Jared Wada (C) Boris Mikowski, Radman Zeck, Carlton Uchida, Timothy Lobb | |
| 11:15 | Penn State | Michael Niehaus hits a shot near the basket | 41-49 |
| 10:55 | Michigan State | Robert Warren comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Darrell Oakes - foul #1 on Darrell Oakes, team foul #4 | 41-49 |
| 10:55 | Michigan State | Robert Warren makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 10:55 | Michigan State | Robert Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 10:33 | Penn State | Mark Foster can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 10:32 | Michigan State | Robert Patin grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 10:15 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-49 |
| 10:13 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Jared Wada | 43-49 |
| 09:53 | Penn State | Darrell Oakes scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Michael Niehaus | 43-52 |
| 09:50 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Niehaus - foul #2 on Michael Niehaus, team foul #5 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Waters (C) Eugene Hale | |
| Subs | Penn State | Boris Mikowski (PG), Radman Zeck (SG), Carlton Uchida (PF) Mark Foster, Michael Niehaus, Darrell Oakes | |
| 09:21 | Michigan State | Robert Patin misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-52 |
| 09:20 | Michigan State | Richard Waters grabs the offensive board | 43-52 |
| 08:59 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-52 |
| 08:40 | Penn State | Scot Mastin steals it from Radman Zeck | 45-52 |
| 08:11 | Michigan State | Robert Patin misses the 3 from the right wing | 45-52 |
| 08:09 | Penn State | Jared Wada grabs the board | 45-52 |
| 07:58 | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Boris Mikowski | 45-55 |
| 07:35 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry misses the 3 from the left wing | 45-55 |
| 07:33 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Jermaine Fletcher | 45-55 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scot Mastin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Patin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Warren (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Waters (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Boris Mikowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Radman Zeck (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jermaine Fletcher (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carlton Uchida (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Jared Wada (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:16 | Penn State | Radman Zeck misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-55 |
| 07:14 | Michigan State | Richard Waters grabs the defensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 06:52 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 45-55 |
| 06:51 | Penn State | Carlton Uchida grabs the board | 45-55 |
| 06:46 | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Waters - foul #2 on Richard Waters, team foul #7 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Murphy (PG), George Poole (SG), Thomas Betancourt (SF), Damian McComack (PF), Eugene Hale (C) Freddy Derryberry, Scot Mastin, Robert Patin, Robert Warren, Richard Waters | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Foster (PG), Darrell Oakes (PF), Timothy Lobb (C) Boris Mikowski, Carlton Uchida, Jared Wada | |
| 06:46 | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher misses the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 06:46 | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:23 | Michigan State | George Poole misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-56 |
| 06:22 | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher grabs the defensive rebound | 45-56 |
| 06:13 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Jermaine Fletcher | 45-58 |
| 05:56 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt misses long on a jumper from the left side | 45-58 |
| 05:55 | Penn State | Darrell Oakes grabs the defensive rebound | 45-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:50 | Penn State | Jermaine Fletcher buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Mark Foster | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:42 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Darrell Oakes - foul #2 on Darrell Oakes, team foul #6 | 45-60 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Niehaus (SG), Charles Whorton (PF) Radman Zeck, Jermaine Fletcher | |
| 05:42 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt makes the 1st free throw | 46-60 |
| 05:42 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt misses the 2nd free throw | 46-60 |
| 05:42 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb gets the rebound | 46-60 |
| 05:21 | Penn State | George Poole is called for the reach on Michael Niehaus - foul #3 on George Poole, team foul #8 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Boris Mikowski (PG), Jared Wada (PF) Mark Foster, Charles Whorton | |
| 05:21 | Penn State | Michael Niehaus makes the 1st free throw | 46-61 |
| 05:21 | Penn State | Michael Niehaus makes the 2nd free throw | 46-62 |
| 05:07 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt can't finish the layup | 46-62 |
| 05:06 | Penn State | Jared Wada grabs the defensive rebound | 46-62 |
| 04:44 | Penn State | Darrell Oakes comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 46-62 |
| 04:43 | Penn State | Boris Mikowski grabs the offensive board | 46-62 |
| 04:30 | Penn State | Jared Wada scores on a runner near the basket | 46-64 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:05 | Michigan State | Damian McComack is denied on a layup by Timothy Lobb | 46-64 |
| 04:03 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt hits the follow up shot | 48-64 |
| 03:43 | Penn State | Damian McComack is called for the reach on Timothy Lobb - foul #4 on Damian McComack, team foul #9 | 48-64 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry (PG), Robert Patin (SF), Richard Waters (C) Joseph Murphy, Thomas Betancourt, Damian McComack | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Foster (PG), Charles Whorton (SF) Boris Mikowski, Darrell Oakes | |
| 03:43 | Penn State | Timothy Lobb misses the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 03:43 | Michigan State | Richard Waters snags the defensive board | 48-64 |
| 03:27 | Michigan State | Michael Niehaus steals it from Robert Patin | 48-64 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Poole (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Patin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eugene Hale (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Richard Waters (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Foster (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Niehaus (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Charles Whorton (fresh) PF - Jared Wada (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Lobb (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:59 | Penn State | Jared Wada can't connect on a shot in the lane | 48-64 |
| 02:57 | Michigan State | Robert Patin grabs the board | 48-64 |
| 02:43 | Michigan State | Robert Patin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-64 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Warren (PF) Eugene Hale | |
| Subs | Penn State | Darrell Oakes (PF) Timothy Lobb | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:18 | Penn State | Mark Foster connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Whorton and he's fouled by Freddy Derryberry - foul #2 on Freddy Derryberry, team foul #10 | 48-66 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt (SF) Robert Patin | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 02:18 | Penn State | Mark Foster makes the free throw | 48-67 |
| 02:05 | Michigan State | George Poole makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from Robert Warren | 50-67 |
| 01:43 | Penn State | Darrell Oakes is fouled on the floor by Thomas Betancourt - foul #3 on Thomas Betancourt, team foul #11 | 50-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eugene Hale (C) Richard Waters | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 01:43 | Penn State | Darrell Oakes misses the 1st free throw | 50-67 |
| 01:43 | Penn State | Darrell Oakes misses the 2nd free throw | 50-67 |
| 01:43 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Eugene Hale | 50-67 |
| 01:22 | Michigan State | George Poole misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 50-67 |
| 01:21 | Michigan State | Eugene Hale tips it home | 52-67 |
| 01:02 | Penn State | Darrell Oakes hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 52-67 |
| 01:00 | Michigan State | Eugene Hale snags the defensive board | 52-67 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Michigan State | George Poole loses the ball out of bounds | 52-67 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Penn State | Darrell Oakes comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 52-67 |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | Eugene Hale pulls down the rebound | 52-67 |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Eugene Hale is fouled on the floor by Jared Wada - foul #2 on Jared Wada, team foul #7 | 52-67 |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Eugene Hale makes the 1st free throw | 53-67 |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Eugene Hale misses the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| 00:19 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Jared Wada | 53-67 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Mark Foster runs out the clock | 53-67 |