| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Boyer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stephen Privett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Wilbur (fresh) 3 reb. PF - William Savarese (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Grogan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vernon Wier (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Cortez Bruner (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Teodoro Esposito (fresh) C - Anthony Farris (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner inbounds the ball | 29-29 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Nathan Wilbur - foul #2 on Nathan Wilbur, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Sol Marino (SF), Michael Hill (C) Paul Boyer, Nathan Wilbur, Larry Grogan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 19:31 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner misses the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 19:31 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 19:04 | Penn State | Michael Owens hits a shot from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 18:49 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-32 |
| 18:45 | Penn State | Michael Owens misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Teodoro Esposito - foul #1 on Teodoro Esposito, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur (SF), Larry Grogan (C) Sol Marino, Michael Hill | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:45 | Penn State | Michael Owens makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 18:45 | Penn State | Michael Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 18:17 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Cortez Bruner | 33-34 |
| 18:05 | Penn State | Stephen Privett is hacked by Anthony Farris - foul #1 on Anthony Farris, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Boyer (PG), Sol Marino (SF) Michael Owens, Nathan Wilbur | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gerald Davis (SF), Ratko Pilchowski (C) Cortez Bruner, Anthony Farris | |
| 17:50 | Penn State | Stephen Privett misses the 3 from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 17:48 | Penn State | Sol Marino grabs the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 17:28 | Penn State | Stephen Privett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 33-34 |
| 17:26 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 17:05 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce is hacked by Paul Boyer - foul #1 on Paul Boyer, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur (SF), Michael Hill (C) Sol Marino, Larry Grogan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Eric Russ (PF) Vernon Wier, Teodoro Esposito | |
| 16:48 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Stephen Privett - foul #2 on Stephen Privett, team foul #3 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Larry Grogan (C) Paul Boyer, Michael Hill | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:48 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 16:48 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 16:19 | Penn State | Larry Grogan drills a runner from the left block | 35-36 |
| 16:17 | Michigan State | Stephen Privett is called for the reach on Lawrence Pierce in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Privett, team foul #4 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Boyer (PG), Armando Castro (SG), Michael Hill (C) Michael Owens, Stephen Privett, Larry Grogan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner (SF), Anthony Farris (C) Gerald Davis, Ratko Pilchowski | |
| 16:07 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce is open and buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Eric Russ | 35-38 |
| 15:38 | Penn State | Cortez Bruner denies the turnaround by Paul Boyer | 35-38 |
| 15:37 | Michigan State | Eric Russ gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Boyer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Armando Castro (fresh) SF - Nathan Wilbur (fresh) 3 reb. PF - William Savarese (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Hill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stjepan Trojanowski (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Cortez Bruner (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Eric Russ (fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony Farris (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:12 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Pierce | 35-40 |
| 14:52 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-40 |
| 14:51 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski grabs the board | 35-40 |
| 14:38 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Lawrence Pierce | 35-42 |
| 14:11 | Penn State | Eric Russ is called for the reach on Nathan Wilbur - foul #1 on Eric Russ, team foul #3 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Stephen Privett (SG), Sol Marino (SF), Oliver Fernald (PF), Larry Grogan (C) Paul Boyer, Armando Castro, Nathan Wilbur, William Savarese, Michael Hill | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vernon Wier (PG), Tim Sandford (SG), Gerald Davis (SF), Teodoro Esposito (PF), Ratko Pilchowski (C) Lawrence Pierce, Stjepan Trojanowski, Cortez Bruner, Eric Russ, Anthony Farris | |
| 13:52 | Penn State | Larry Grogan is called for traveling | 35-42 |
| 13:49 | Michigan State | Stephen Privett is called for the reach on Vernon Wier in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stephen Privett, team foul #5 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brad Stookey (SG) Stephen Privett | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 13:23 | Michigan State | Michael Owens steals the ball from Ratko Pilchowski | 35-42 |
| 12:57 | Penn State | Larry Grogan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ratko Pilchowski - foul #1 on Ratko Pilchowski, team foul #4 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Armando Castro (SG) Brad Stookey | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 12:57 | Penn State | Larry Grogan makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 12:57 | Penn State | Larry Grogan makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 12:55 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier is fouled in the backcourt by Sol Marino - foul #1 on Sol Marino, team foul #6 | 37-42 |
| 12:37 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Ratko Pilchowski | 37-45 |
| 12:11 | Penn State | Larry Grogan drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Owens | 39-45 |
| 11:49 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito makes the wide open fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Vernon Wier and the foul's on Oliver Fernald - foul #4 on Oliver Fernald, team foul #7 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Boyer (PG), Brad Stookey (SG), Nathan Wilbur (SF), William Savarese (PF) Michael Owens, Armando Castro, Sol Marino, Oliver Fernald | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG), Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Cortez Bruner (SF), Anthony Farris (C) Vernon Wier, Tim Sandford, Gerald Davis, Ratko Pilchowski | |
| 11:49 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito misses the free throw | 39-47 |
| 11:49 | Penn State | Brad Stookey grabs the board | 39-47 |
| 11:27 | Penn State | William Savarese misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Teodoro Esposito - foul #2 on Teodoro Esposito, team foul #5 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Armando Castro (SG) Brad Stookey | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Russ (PF) Teodoro Esposito | |
| 11:27 | Penn State | William Savarese misses the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 11:27 | Penn State | William Savarese makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Boyer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Armando Castro (fresh) SF - Nathan Wilbur (fresh) 3 reb. PF - William Savarese (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Grogan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stjepan Trojanowski (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Cortez Bruner (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Eric Russ (fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony Farris (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Nathan Wilbur - foul #3 on Nathan Wilbur, team foul #8 | 40-47 |
| 11:10 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner misses the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 11:10 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 10:41 | Penn State | William Savarese's floater is tipped away by Anthony Farris | 40-48 |
| 10:40 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski pulls down the rebound | 40-48 |
| 10:22 | Michigan State | Paul Boyer picks off the pass by Lawrence Pierce | 40-48 |
| 10:17 | Penn State | Paul Boyer slams it home | 42-48 |
| 10:15 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Brad Stookey (SG), Sol Marino (SF) Paul Boyer, Armando Castro, Nathan Wilbur | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vernon Wier (PG), Gerald Davis (SF), Teodoro Esposito (PF), Ratko Pilchowski (C) Lawrence Pierce, Cortez Bruner, Eric Russ, Anthony Farris | |
| 10:02 | Penn State | William Savarese's pass is intercepted by Ratko Pilchowski | 42-48 |
| 09:58 | Michigan State | Gerald Davis is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 42-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Boyer (PG) Michael Owens | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tim Sandford (SG) Stjepan Trojanowski | |
| 09:42 | Penn State | Paul Boyer's pass is intercepted by Gerald Davis | 42-48 |
| 09:18 | Michigan State | Paul Boyer steals it from Tim Sandford | 42-48 |
| 09:15 | Penn State | Paul Boyer hits the finger roll | 44-48 |
| 09:11 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski loses the dribble to Sol Marino in the backcourt | 44-48 |
| 08:48 | Penn State | Paul Boyer is fouled on the floor by Ratko Pilchowski - foul #2 on Ratko Pilchowski, team foul #6 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Armando Castro (SG), Nathan Wilbur (SF), Oliver Fernald (PF) Paul Boyer, Brad Stookey, Sol Marino, William Savarese | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG), Eric Russ (PF) Gerald Davis, Teodoro Esposito | |
| 08:24 | Penn State | Eric Russ swats the short shot by Oliver Fernald | 44-48 |
| 08:22 | Penn State | Larry Grogan gets the offensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 08:06 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald loses the ball out of bounds | 44-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Cortez Bruner (SF), Anthony Farris (C) Vernon Wier, Tim Sandford, Ratko Pilchowski | |
| 07:37 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce makes the wide open fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Stjepan Trojanowski | 44-50 |
| 07:15 | Penn State | Larry Grogan misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-50 |
| 07:13 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris grabs the defensive rebound | 44-50 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Owens (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Armando Castro (fairly fresh) SF - Nathan Wilbur (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Oliver Fernald (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Larry Grogan (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stjepan Trojanowski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cortez Bruner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Eric Russ (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Farris (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:07 | Michigan State | Armando Castro picks off the pass by Cortez Bruner in the backcourt | 44-50 |
| 06:51 | Penn State | Eric Russ blocks the short jumper by Oliver Fernald | 44-50 |
| 06:49 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Eric Russ | 44-50 |
| 06:31 | Michigan State | Oliver Fernald swats the layup by Lawrence Pierce | 44-50 |
| 06:29 | Penn State | Larry Grogan snags the defensive board | 44-50 |
| 06:13 | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-50 |
| 06:11 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald gets the offensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 05:47 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald hits a runner from the right block and he's fouled by Eric Russ - foul #2 on Eric Russ, team foul #7 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Boyer (PG), Stephen Privett (SG), Sol Marino (SF), Michael Hill (C) Michael Owens, Armando Castro, Nathan Wilbur, Larry Grogan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vernon Wier (PG), Tim Sandford (SG), Gerald Davis (SF), Teodoro Esposito (PF), Ratko Pilchowski (C) Lawrence Pierce, Stjepan Trojanowski, Cortez Bruner, Eric Russ, Anthony Farris | |
| 05:47 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald misses the free throw | 46-50 |
| 05:47 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 05:43 | Michigan State | Tim Sandford is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Boyer - foul #2 on Paul Boyer, team foul #9 | 46-50 |
| 05:43 | Michigan State | Tim Sandford misses the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 05:43 | Penn State | Michael Hill snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| 05:18 | Penn State | Stephen Privett misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-50 |
| 05:17 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito gets the rebound | 46-50 |
| 04:58 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito is open and scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Vernon Wier | 46-52 |
| 04:40 | Penn State | Paul Boyer is fouled on the floor by Vernon Wier - foul #3 on Vernon Wier, team foul #8 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Larry Grogan (C) Michael Hill | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 04:40 | Penn State | Paul Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 04:40 | Penn State | Paul Boyer makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 04:22 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Tim Sandford | 48-54 |
| 03:54 | Penn State | Stephen Privett steps out of bounds on the baseline | 48-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur (SF) Sol Marino | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG) Tim Sandford | |
| 03:28 | Michigan State | Stephen Privett steals it from Gerald Davis | 48-54 |
| 03:24 | Penn State | Paul Boyer can't finish the layup | 48-54 |
| 03:22 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| 03:06 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Lawrence Pierce | 48-56 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Boyer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. SG - Stephen Privett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Nathan Wilbur (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Oliver Fernald (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Larry Grogan (tired) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Vernon Wier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gerald Davis (fairly fresh) PF - Teodoro Esposito (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Ratko Pilchowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:52 | Penn State | Paul Boyer scores on a shot from the right side set up by Stephen Privett | 50-56 |
| 02:52 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Sol Marino (SF) Paul Boyer, Nathan Wilbur | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner (SF), Anthony Farris (C) Gerald Davis, Ratko Pilchowski | |
| 02:50 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Grogan - foul #2 on Larry Grogan, team foul #10 | 50-56 |
| 02:50 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 02:50 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 02:50 | Penn State | Oliver Fernald gets the rebound | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:31 | Penn State | Sol Marino is hacked by Teodoro Esposito - foul #3 on Teodoro Esposito, team foul #9 | 50-56 |
| 02:31 | Penn State | Sol Marino makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 02:31 | Penn State | Sol Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 02:12 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Stephen Privett - foul #5 on Stephen Privett, team foul #11 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Boyer (PG), Brad Stookey (SG) Michael Owens, Stephen Privett | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 02:12 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 02:12 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 01:47 | Penn State | Larry Grogan misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 52-58 |
| 01:45 | Penn State | Sol Marino grabs the offensive board | 52-58 |
| 01:35 | Penn State | Paul Boyer misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-58 |
| 01:33 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce gets the rebound | 52-58 |
| 01:09 | Michigan State | Oliver Fernald is called for the reach on Teodoro Esposito - foul #5 on Oliver Fernald, team foul #12 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | Nathan Wilbur (SF), William Savarese (PF) Sol Marino, Oliver Fernald | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 01:09 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito misses the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 01:09 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:05 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-59 |
| 00:47 | Penn State | Vernon Wier is called for the reach on Brad Stookey - foul #4 on Vernon Wier, team foul #10 | 52-59 |
| 00:47 | Penn State | Brad Stookey makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:47 | Penn State | Brad Stookey makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Boyer - foul #3 on Paul Boyer, team foul #13 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gerald Davis (SF), Ratko Pilchowski (C) Cortez Bruner, Anthony Farris | |
| 00:44 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:44 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Penn State | Brad Stookey loses the dribble to Vernon Wier | 54-61 |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito hits the finger roll on a great pass from Vernon Wier | 54-63 |
| 00:33 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-63 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner (SF), Anthony Farris (C) Gerald Davis, Ratko Pilchowski | |
| 00:27 | Penn State | Brad Stookey is whistled for a carry | 54-63 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gerald Davis (SF), Ratko Pilchowski (C) Cortez Bruner, Anthony Farris | |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Paul Boyer is called for the reach on Lawrence Pierce in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul Boyer, team foul #14 | 54-63 |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:26 | Penn State | William Savarese gets the rebound | 54-63 |
| 00:22 | Penn State | Paul Boyer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-63 |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Gerald Davis | 54-63 |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-63 |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Boyer - foul #5 on Paul Boyer, team foul #15 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG) Paul Boyer | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce snags the offensive board | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce runs out the clock | 54-64 |