| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fresh) SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) C - Tyrone Adam (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Cordova (fresh) SG - Douglas Spivey (fresh) SF - Wayne Flickinger (fresh) PF - Gerard Creamer (fresh) C - Leonard Lechuga (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 19:39 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Jing-Quo Sun - foul #1 on Jing-Quo Sun, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:39 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:25 | Penn State | Paul Cordova misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:24 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 17:57 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens is fouled on the floor by Douglas Spivey - foul #1 on Douglas Spivey, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Daley (PG), Michael Fontaine (SG), Robert Hamm (SF), Justin Rose (PF), Dema Lamparski (C) William Hansen, Jing-Quo Sun, Zhuang Chu, Cedric Owens, Tyrone Adam | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 17:44 | Michigan State | Justin Rose buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Daley | 2-2 |
| 17:15 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger blows the dunk | 2-2 |
| 17:13 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:00 | Michigan State | Robert Hamm drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Daley | 4-2 |
| 16:38 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger double dribbles | 4-2 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (PG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Cedric Owens (PF), Tyrone Adam (C) Joseph Daley, Robert Hamm, Justin Rose, Dema Lamparski | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 16:19 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 4-2 |
| 16:18 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens snags the offensive board | 4-2 |
| 15:49 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam hits a 3 from the right wing | 7-2 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) SG - Michael Fontaine (fresh) SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tyrone Adam (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Cordova (fresh) SG - Douglas Spivey (fresh) SF - Wayne Flickinger (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gerard Creamer (fresh) C - Leonard Lechuga (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Paul Cordova | 7-4 |
| 15:07 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jing-Quo Sun | 9-4 |
| 14:42 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 9-4 |
| 14:41 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer misses the tip | 9-4 |
| 14:40 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine pulls down the rebound | 9-4 |
| 14:15 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Douglas Spivey - foul #2 on Douglas Spivey, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Joseph Daley (SF), Justin Rose (PF), Dema Lamparski (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Zhuang Chu, Cedric Owens, Tyrone Adam | |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Suazo (SG) Douglas Spivey | |
| 14:15 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine makes the 1st free throw | 10-4 |
| 14:15 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine makes the 2nd free throw | 11-4 |
| 13:56 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga's pass is intercepted by Dema Lamparski | 11-4 |
| 13:36 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley buries a driving attempt near the basket | 13-4 |
| 13:18 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 13-4 |
| 13:17 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski snags the defensive board | 13-4 |
| 13:06 | Michigan State | Gerard Creamer denies the turnaround by Joseph Daley | 13-4 |
| 13:04 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer pulls down the rebound | 13-4 |
| 12:39 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Dema Lamparski - foul #1 on Dema Lamparski, team foul #2 | 13-4 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Cedric Owens (PF), Tyrone Adam (C) Michael Fontaine, Joseph Daley, Justin Rose, Dema Lamparski | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 12:39 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the 1st free throw | 13-5 |
| 12:39 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the 2nd free throw | 13-6 |
| 12:17 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Cedric Owens | 15-6 |
| 11:48 | Penn State | Tyrone Adam steals the ball from Leonard Lechuga | 15-6 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fresh) SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tyrone Adam (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Cordova (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Suazo (fresh) SF - Wayne Flickinger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gerard Creamer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Leonard Lechuga (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu misses badly on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Wayne Flickinger - foul #1 on Wayne Flickinger, team foul #3 | 15-6 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Daley (PG) William Hansen | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 11:22 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu makes the 1st free throw | 16-6 |
| 11:22 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu makes the 2nd free throw | 17-6 |
| 10:59 | Penn State | Jing-Quo Sun is called for the reach on Leonard Lechuga - foul #2 on Jing-Quo Sun, team foul #3 | 17-6 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Robert Hamm (SG), Dema Lamparski (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Zhuang Chu, Tyrone Adam | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 10:38 | Penn State | Dema Lamparski denies the turnaround by Leonard Lechuga | 17-6 |
| 10:37 | Penn State | Paul Cordova tips it in | 17-8 |
| 10:11 | Michigan State | Robert Hamm is fouled on the floor by Paul Suazo - foul #1 on Paul Suazo, team foul #4 | 17-8 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (SG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Justin Rose (PF), Tyrone Adam (C) William Hansen, Robert Hamm, Cedric Owens, Dema Lamparski | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 09:57 | Michigan State | Leonard Lechuga is called for the reach on Tyrone Adam - foul #1 on Leonard Lechuga, team foul #5 | 17-8 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Robert Hamm (SG), Cedric Owens (PF) Joseph Daley, Michael Fontaine, Justin Rose | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 09:35 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam loses the ball out of bounds | 17-8 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Daley (PG), Michael Fontaine (SG), Justin Rose (PF) William Hansen, Robert Hamm, Cedric Owens | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 09:23 | Penn State | Paul Cordova buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-11 |
| 09:00 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-11 |
| 08:53 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga is hacked by Justin Rose - foul #1 on Justin Rose, team foul #4 | 20-11 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Robert Hamm (SG), Cedric Owens (PF) Joseph Daley, Michael Fontaine, Justin Rose | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jamie Smith (C) Leonard Lechuga | |
| 08:35 | Penn State | Zhuang Chu steps in front of the Paul Suazo pass | 20-11 |
| 08:31 | Michigan State | Robert Hamm banks in the layup set up by Zhuang Chu | 22-11 |
| 08:14 | Penn State | Robert Hamm steps in front of the Paul Cordova pass | 22-11 |
| 07:52 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 22-11 |
| 07:51 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens snags the offensive board | 22-11 |
| 07:32 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from William Hansen | 24-11 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Hamm (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Tyrone Adam (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Cordova (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Suazo (fairly fresh) SF - Wayne Flickinger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gerard Creamer (tiring) 2 reb. C - Jamie Smith (fresh) | |
| 07:12 | Penn State | Paul Cordova clanks a 3 from the right corner | 24-11 |
| 07:11 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger misses the tip | 24-11 |
| 07:10 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Gerard Creamer | 24-11 |
| 06:57 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 24-11 |
| 06:55 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens grabs the board | 24-11 |
| 06:39 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Cedric Owens, team foul #5 | 24-11 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Daley (PG), Michael Fontaine (SG), Justin Rose (PF), Dema Lamparski (C) William Hansen, Robert Hamm, Cedric Owens, Tyrone Adam | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Lau (PF), Leonard Lechuga (C) Gerard Creamer, Jamie Smith | |
| 06:15 | Penn State | Paul Suazo is hacked by Michael Fontaine - foul #1 on Michael Fontaine, team foul #6 | 24-11 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Cedric Owens (PF) Zhuang Chu, Justin Rose | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 06:02 | Penn State | Michael Fontaine steps in front of the Paul Suazo pass | 24-11 |
| 05:59 | Michigan State | William Hansen banks in the layup set up by Michael Fontaine | 26-11 |
| 05:38 | Penn State | Paul Cordova misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-11 |
| 05:36 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga misses the tip | 26-11 |
| 05:35 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 26-11 |
| 05:15 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joseph Daley | 28-11 |
| 04:48 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger misses badly on a floater from the left block | 28-11 |
| 04:46 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Dema Lamparski | 28-11 |
| 04:27 | Michigan State | William Hansen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-11 |
| 04:25 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga gets the rebound | 28-11 |
| 04:00 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga throws it down on a great pass from Wayne Flickinger | 28-13 |
| 03:44 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Dema Lamparski, team foul #7 | 28-13 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (PG), Robert Hamm (SG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Justin Rose (PF), Tyrone Adam (C) William Hansen, Michael Fontaine, Joseph Daley, Cedric Owens, Dema Lamparski | |
| Subs | Penn State | Douglas Spivey (SG), Gerard Creamer (PF) Paul Suazo, John Lau | |
| 03:21 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey is hacked by Robert Hamm - foul #1 on Robert Hamm, team foul #8 | 28-13 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (SG) Robert Hamm | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 03:21 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey makes the 1st free throw | 28-14 |
| 03:21 | Penn State | Douglas Spivey misses the 2nd free throw | 28-14 |
| 03:21 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Tyrone Adam | 28-14 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Fontaine (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Justin Rose (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tyrone Adam (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Cordova (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Spivey (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Wayne Flickinger (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerard Creamer (fresh) 3 reb. C - Leonard Lechuga (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Michigan State | Justin Rose is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Justin Rose, team foul #9 | 28-14 |
| 02:35 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 28-16 |
| 02:13 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-16 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hamm (SG), Cedric Owens (PF) Michael Fontaine, Justin Rose | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 01:44 | Penn State | Paul Cordova can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-16 |
| 01:43 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam grabs the board | 28-16 |
| 01:15 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-16 |
| 01:14 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer grabs the defensive rebound | 28-16 |
| 00:57 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Leonard Lechuga | 28-18 |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | Paul Cordova is called for the reach on Jing-Quo Sun - foul #1 on Paul Cordova, team foul #6 | 28-18 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Joseph Daley (SF), Justin Rose (PF) Robert Hamm, Zhuang Chu, Cedric Owens | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jamie Smith (C) Leonard Lechuga | |
| 00:05 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-18 |
| 00:03 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger gets the rebound | 28-18 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger hits a halfcourt shot | 28-21 |