| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Eric Choy (fresh) SG - Stephen Jones (fresh) SF - Earl Stanton (fresh) PF - David Liptak (fresh) C - Frank Fossett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Howard (fresh) SG - Kevin Jones (fresh) SF - William Murray (fresh) PF - Steven Deleo (fresh) C - Walter Eyman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Frank Fossett wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 19:47 | Michigan State | Earl Stanton clanks a shot near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Michigan State | David Liptak hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Penn State | Walter Eyman's floater is knocked away by Eric Choy | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Michigan State | Frank Fossett grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | Michigan State | Eric Choy's layup is rejected by William Murray | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Penn State | Steven Deleo grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | Penn State | Walter Eyman misses badly on a shot from the right block but the foul's on David Liptak - foul #1 on David Liptak, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | Penn State | Walter Eyman makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:26 | Penn State | Walter Eyman misses the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:26 | Michigan State | Frank Fossett gets the rebound | 2-1 |
| 17:59 | Michigan State | Eric Choy misses long on a runner in the lane | 2-1 |
| 17:57 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Steven Deleo | 2-1 |
| 17:38 | Penn State | Walter Eyman scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Jones | 2-3 |
| 17:18 | Michigan State | Stephen Jones clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 2-3 |
| 17:16 | Penn State | John Howard gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:54 | Penn State | Walter Eyman's pass is intercepted by Eric Choy | 2-3 |
| 16:25 | Michigan State | David Liptak is hacked by Steven Deleo - foul #1 on Steven Deleo, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dave Welsh (PG), Russell Barnes (SG), Allen Turnage (PF) Eric Choy, Stephen Jones, David Liptak | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 15:56 | Michigan State | Dave Welsh misses long on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 2-3 |
| 15:55 | Michigan State | Earl Stanton tips it back up and in | 4-3 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Dave Welsh (fresh) SG - Russell Barnes (fresh) SF - Earl Stanton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Allen Turnage (fresh) C - Frank Fossett (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Howard (fresh) SG - Kevin Jones (fresh) SF - William Murray (fresh) PF - Steven Deleo (fresh) 2 reb. C - Walter Eyman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:26 | Penn State | Earl Stanton swats the short shot by William Murray | 4-3 |
| 15:25 | Michigan State | Dave Welsh grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 15:21 | Michigan State | Russell Barnes hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Walter Eyman - foul #1 on Walter Eyman, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Choy (PG), Stephen Jones (SG), David Liptak (PF) Dave Welsh, Earl Stanton, Frank Fossett | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sam Arendt (SF), Brian Keith (C) William Murray, Walter Eyman | |
| 15:21 | Michigan State | Russell Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 15:21 | Michigan State | Russell Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 14:56 | Penn State | Kevin Jones clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-3 |
| 14:54 | Penn State | Steven Deleo tips it in | 6-5 |
| 14:29 | Michigan State | Stephen Jones's pass is intercepted by Steven Deleo | 6-5 |
| 14:10 | Penn State | Steven Deleo's pass is intercepted by Eric Choy | 6-5 |
| 14:06 | Michigan State | Stephen Jones misses the easy layup | 6-5 |
| 14:04 | Penn State | John Howard snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 13:46 | Penn State | Steven Deleo is wide open but clanks a driving attempt from close range | 6-5 |
| 13:45 | Michigan State | Eric Choy pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| 13:40 | Michigan State | Russell Barnes makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Stephen Jones | 8-5 |
| 13:11 | Penn State | Steven Deleo hits a wide open fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from John Howard | 8-7 |
| 12:50 | Michigan State | Stephen Jones comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 8-7 |
| 12:49 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to David Liptak | 8-7 |
| 12:36 | Michigan State | Allen Turnage loses the dribble to Kevin Jones | 8-7 |
| 12:12 | Penn State | Steven Deleo blows the layup but he's fouled by Allen Turnage - foul #1 on Allen Turnage, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dave Welsh (PG), Earl Stanton (SF), Frank Fossett (C) Eric Choy, Russell Barnes, Allen Turnage | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carroll Holzer (PG), John McClure (SG), William Murray (SF), Walter Eyman (C) John Howard, Kevin Jones, Sam Arendt, Brian Keith | |
| 12:12 | Penn State | Steven Deleo makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 12:12 | Penn State | Steven Deleo makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 11:52 | Michigan State | Frank Fossett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Dave Welsh (fresh) SG - Stephen Jones (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Earl Stanton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Liptak (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Fossett (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Carroll Holzer (fresh) SG - John McClure (fresh) SF - William Murray (fresh) PF - Steven Deleo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Eyman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Penn State | Steven Deleo scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Carroll Holzer | 8-11 |
| 11:19 | Michigan State | Earl Stanton knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Stephen Jones | 10-11 |
| 10:52 | Penn State | Walter Eyman's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Fossett | 10-11 |
| 10:50 | Penn State | Steven Deleo pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 10:24 | Penn State | Steven Deleo scores on a shot near the basket | 10-13 |
| 10:04 | Michigan State | Stephen Jones is fouled on the floor by John McClure - foul #1 on John McClure, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Choy (PG), Allen Turnage (PF) Stephen Jones, David Liptak | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Howard (PG), Brian Keith (PF) John McClure, Steven Deleo | |
| 09:41 | Michigan State | Earl Stanton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-13 |
| 09:39 | Michigan State | Frank Fossett tips it back up and in | 12-13 |
| 09:17 | Penn State | Carroll Holzer is hacked by Allen Turnage - foul #2 on Allen Turnage, team foul #3 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Liptak (PF) Allen Turnage | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Jones (SG) Carroll Holzer | |
| 08:50 | Penn State | William Murray is called for traveling | 12-13 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Barnes (SG) Dave Welsh | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sam Arendt (SF), Robert Atkins (C) William Murray, Walter Eyman | |
| 08:26 | Michigan State | Robert Atkins steals the ball from David Liptak | 12-13 |
| 08:09 | Penn State | Kevin Jones splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 08:07 | Penn State | Brian Keith misses the tip | 12-13 |
| 08:05 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Sam Arendt | 12-13 |
| 07:48 | Penn State | Kevin Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-13 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dave Welsh (SG) Earl Stanton | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carroll Holzer (SG) Robert Atkins | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Eric Choy (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Dave Welsh (fresh) SF - Russell Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Liptak (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Fossett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Howard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carroll Holzer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sam Arendt (fresh) PF - Kevin Jones (fresh) C - Brian Keith (fresh) | |
| 07:37 | Michigan State | Carroll Holzer is called for the reach on Dave Welsh - foul #1 on Carroll Holzer, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Jones (SG) Russell Barnes | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Murray (SF), Walter Eyman (C) Carroll Holzer, Sam Arendt | |
| 07:15 | Michigan State | David Liptak can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 12-13 |
| 07:14 | Penn State | John Howard snags the defensive board | 12-13 |
| 06:50 | Penn State | Kevin Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-13 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Stanton (PF) David Liptak | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carroll Holzer (SG) Brian Keith | |
| 06:38 | Michigan State | Stephen Jones loses the dribble to Walter Eyman | 12-13 |
| 06:09 | Penn State | Frank Fossett is called for the reach on Walter Eyman - foul #1 on Frank Fossett, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Liptak (PF) Eric Choy | |
| Subs | Penn State | Steven Deleo (PF) Carroll Holzer | |
| 05:53 | Penn State | Walter Eyman misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right side | 12-13 |
| 05:52 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Frank Fossett | 12-13 |
| 05:30 | Michigan State | Stephen Jones hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Dave Welsh | 14-13 |
| 05:02 | Penn State | Walter Eyman misses the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Frank Fossett - foul #2 on Frank Fossett, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Choy (PG), Russell Barnes (SF) Dave Welsh, Frank Fossett | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carroll Holzer (PG), John McClure (SG), Sam Arendt (SF) John Howard, Kevin Jones, William Murray | |
| 05:02 | Penn State | Walter Eyman misses the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 05:02 | Penn State | Walter Eyman makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 04:46 | Michigan State | Stephen Jones misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 14-14 |
| 04:45 | Penn State | Steven Deleo grabs the defensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 04:16 | Penn State | Steven Deleo is whistled for traveling | 14-14 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Brian Keith (C) Walter Eyman | |
| 03:53 | Michigan State | Sam Arendt is called for the reach on David Liptak - foul #1 on Sam Arendt, team foul #5 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dave Welsh (SG), Allen Turnage (PF), Frank Fossett (C) Stephen Jones, Earl Stanton, David Liptak | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Howard (PG) John McClure | |
| 03:34 | Michigan State | Russell Barnes buries a shot from the left wing and the foul's on Sam Arendt - foul #2 on Sam Arendt, team foul #6 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Jones (SG), William Murray (SF) Carroll Holzer, Sam Arendt | |
| 03:34 | Michigan State | Russell Barnes misses the free throw | 16-14 |
| 03:34 | Michigan State | Allen Turnage pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-14 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Eric Choy (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Russell Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dave Welsh (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Allen Turnage (fresh) C - Frank Fossett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Howard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Jones (fresh) SF - William Murray (fresh) PF - Steven Deleo (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Keith (fresh) | |
| 03:14 | Michigan State | Kevin Jones is called for the reach on Dave Welsh - foul #1 on Kevin Jones, team foul #7 | 16-14 |
| 03:14 | Michigan State | Dave Welsh makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 03:14 | Michigan State | Dave Welsh makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 02:52 | Penn State | Kevin Jones connects on the 3 from straight away | 18-17 |
| 02:26 | Michigan State | Allen Turnage misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the left side | 18-17 |
| 02:25 | Penn State | Brian Keith snags the defensive board | 18-17 |
| 01:59 | Penn State | Kevin Jones drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by John Howard | 18-20 |
| 01:35 | Michigan State | Eric Choy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-20 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Jones (SG), Earl Stanton (SF) Dave Welsh, Russell Barnes | |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Eyman (C) Steven Deleo | |
| 01:19 | Penn State | Brian Keith misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-20 |
| 01:18 | Michigan State | Frank Fossett snags the defensive board | 18-20 |
| 01:12 | Michigan State | Brian Keith denies the turnaround by Allen Turnage | 18-20 |
| 01:10 | Penn State | Walter Eyman snags the defensive board | 18-20 |
| 01:05 | Penn State | John Howard misses short on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Eric Choy - foul #1 on Eric Choy, team foul #6 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Liptak (PF) Frank Fossett | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carroll Holzer (SG), Sam Arendt (SF), Steven Deleo (PF) Kevin Jones, William Murray, Brian Keith | |
| 01:05 | Penn State | John Howard misses the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 01:05 | Penn State | John Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 00:43 | Michigan State | Allen Turnage clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 18-21 |
| 00:42 | Michigan State | Allen Turnage tips it but misses | 18-21 |
| 00:41 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Steven Deleo | 18-21 |
| 00:23 | Penn State | Walter Eyman drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Carroll Holzer | 18-23 |
| 00:01 | Michigan State | Earl Stanton scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-23 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | John Howard clanks a fullcourt shot | 21-23 |