| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Predrag Brzuchalski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Fuller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sergei Sosinski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darryl Colson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Thies (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey James (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Dodson (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski inbounds the ball | 30-26 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Penn State | Thomas Fuller's pass is intercepted by Carlos Dodson | 30-26 |
| 19:04 | Michigan State | William Murray lays it up and in set up by Shawn Wright and he's fouled by Brian Thies - foul #3 on Brian Thies, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Norman (C) Brian Thies | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Blankenship (SG), Ronald Hamilton (SF), Myles Smith (PF), Robert Brown (C) Jeffrey James, Shawn Wright, Carlos Dodson, William Mitchell | |
| 19:04 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the free throw | 30-29 |
| 18:36 | Penn State | Ronald Hamilton steals it from Sergei Sosinski | 30-29 |
| 18:31 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton hits the finger roll | 30-31 |
| 18:02 | Penn State | Thomas Fuller clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-31 |
| 18:00 | Penn State | Thomas Fuller tips it back up and in | 32-31 |
| 17:43 | Michigan State | William Murray hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 32-31 |
| 17:41 | Michigan State | Robert Brown snags the offensive board | 32-31 |
| 17:20 | Michigan State | Myles Smith misses the easy layup | 32-31 |
| 17:19 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski grabs the defensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 16:55 | Penn State | Darryl Colson misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-31 |
| 16:54 | Michigan State | William Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 16:27 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 16:26 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Darryl Colson | 32-31 |
| 16:19 | Penn State | Thomas Fuller banks in the layup | 34-31 |
| 15:51 | Michigan State | Robert Brown is hacked by Donald Norman - foul #1 on Donald Norman, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Billy Barr (SF), Thomas Michalec (PF), Brian Thies (C) Sergei Sosinski, Darryl Colson, Donald Norman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (PG), Jeffrey James (SG), Shawn Wright (SF), Carlos Dodson (PF), William Mitchell (C) William Murray, David Blankenship, Ronald Hamilton, Myles Smith, Robert Brown | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Predrag Brzuchalski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Fuller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Barr (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Thomas Michalec (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brian Thies (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Touchette (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey James (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Dodson (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Michigan State | Thomas Michalec steals it from Joseph Touchette | 34-31 |
| 15:23 | Penn State | Thomas Fuller comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 34-31 |
| 15:21 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 15:14 | Michigan State | Thomas Fuller is called for the reach on Shawn Wright - foul #2 on Thomas Fuller, team foul #3 | 34-31 |
| 14:58 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 14:56 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James tips it back up and in | 34-33 |
| 14:38 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-33 |
| 14:36 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec misses the tip | 34-33 |
| 14:34 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 14:17 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Carlos Dodson | 34-35 |
| 13:48 | Penn State | Brian Thies misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by William Mitchell - foul #2 on William Mitchell, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski (SF), Darryl Colson (PF) Billy Barr, Thomas Michalec | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Myles Smith (PF) Carlos Dodson | |
| 13:48 | Penn State | Brian Thies misses the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 13:48 | Penn State | Brian Thies makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 13:32 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-38 |
| 13:14 | Penn State | Thomas Fuller misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 13:13 | Michigan State | William Mitchell snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 12:49 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 12:26 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski is whistled for traveling | 35-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Norman (C) Brian Thies | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Ronald Hamilton (SF), Carlos Dodson (PF) Joseph Touchette, Shawn Wright, Myles Smith | |
| 12:05 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton misses the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Thomas Fuller - foul #3 on Thomas Fuller, team foul #4 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Billy Barr (SF) Sergei Sosinski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Myles Smith (PF) Carlos Dodson | |
| 12:05 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 12:05 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 11:40 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Billy Barr | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Predrag Brzuchalski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Fuller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Billy Barr (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Darryl Colson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Norman (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey James (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Myles Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Mitchell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Michigan State | Myles Smith makes the floater from the baseline set up by Jeffrey James and the foul's on Darryl Colson - foul #2 on Darryl Colson, team foul #5 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Perry (PG), Lionel Job (SF), Thomas Michalec (PF), Brian Thies (C) Predrag Brzuchalski, Thomas Fuller, Darryl Colson, Donald Norman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson (PF) Ronald Hamilton | |
| 11:14 | Michigan State | Myles Smith makes the free throw | 38-46 |
| 11:00 | Penn State | Brian Thies connects on the jump hook in the paint | 40-46 |
| 10:43 | Michigan State | William Mitchell is hacked by Brian Thies - foul #4 on Brian Thies, team foul #6 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski (SF), Donald Norman (C) Lionel Job, Brian Thies | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 10:24 | Michigan State | William Mitchell misses the jumper from the right block | 40-46 |
| 10:23 | Penn State | John Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 10:18 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 10:17 | Michigan State | William Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| 10:03 | Michigan State | William Murray misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-46 |
| 10:02 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson tips it home | 40-48 |
| 09:43 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec misses the shot from the left block | 40-48 |
| 09:41 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson gets the rebound | 40-48 |
| 09:34 | Michigan State | William Murray can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Michalec - foul #1 on Thomas Michalec, team foul #7 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski (PG), Thomas Fuller (SG), Darryl Colson (PF) John Perry, Billy Barr, Thomas Michalec | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Blankenship (SG), Shawn Wright (SF), Robert Brown (C) Jeffrey James, Carlos Dodson, William Mitchell | |
| 09:34 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 09:34 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 09:07 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-50 |
| 09:05 | Michigan State | Myles Smith gets the rebound | 40-50 |
| 08:50 | Michigan State | Robert Brown knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Shawn Wright | 40-52 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:34 | Penn State | David Blankenship is called for the reach on Sergei Sosinski - foul #2 on David Blankenship, team foul #2 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Billy Barr (SF) Sergei Sosinski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (PG), Jeffrey James (SG), Ronald Hamilton (SF), William Mitchell (C) William Murray, David Blankenship, Shawn Wright, Robert Brown | |
| 08:19 | Penn State | Thomas Fuller's floater is tipped away by Myles Smith | 40-52 |
| 08:17 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James grabs the defensive rebound | 40-52 |
| 08:08 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-52 |
| 08:06 | Penn State | Donald Norman snags the defensive board | 40-52 |
| 07:48 | Penn State | Thomas Fuller is fouled on the floor by William Mitchell - foul #3 on William Mitchell, team foul #3 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brian Thies (C) Donald Norman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shawn Wright (SF), Carlos Dodson (PF) Ronald Hamilton, Myles Smith | |
| 07:38 | Penn State | Billy Barr blows the layup but he's hacked by Shawn Wright - foul #1 on Shawn Wright, team foul #4 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton (SF), Myles Smith (PF) Shawn Wright, Carlos Dodson | |
| 07:38 | Penn State | Billy Barr makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 07:38 | Penn State | Billy Barr misses the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 07:38 | Michigan State | Myles Smith grabs the board | 41-52 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Predrag Brzuchalski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Fuller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Billy Barr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darryl Colson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Thies (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Touchette (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey James (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Myles Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - William Mitchell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Michigan State | Darryl Colson is called for the reach on Jeffrey James - foul #3 on Darryl Colson, team foul #8 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski (SF), Thomas Michalec (PF) Billy Barr, Darryl Colson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Shawn Wright (SF), Carlos Dodson (PF) Joseph Touchette, Ronald Hamilton, Myles Smith | |
| 07:22 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James makes the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 07:22 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James misses the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| 07:22 | Penn State | Brian Thies grabs the defensive rebound | 41-53 |
| 07:02 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski is called for a charge - foul #2 on Sergei Sosinski, team foul #9 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Blankenship (SG), Ronald Hamilton (SF), Myles Smith (PF), Robert Brown (C) Jeffrey James, Shawn Wright, Carlos Dodson, William Mitchell | |
| 06:43 | Michigan State | David Blankenship makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Ronald Hamilton | 41-56 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:26 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-56 |
| 06:25 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-56 |
| 06:02 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Michalec | 43-56 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:00 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | Darryl Colson (PF) Thomas Michalec | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (PG), Jeffrey James (SG), Shawn Wright (SF), Carlos Dodson (PF), William Mitchell (C) William Murray, David Blankenship, Ronald Hamilton, Myles Smith, Robert Brown | |
| 05:39 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-56 |
| 05:38 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson tips it home | 43-58 |
| 05:20 | Penn State | Darryl Colson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-58 |
| 05:18 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski grabs the offensive board | 43-58 |
| 05:06 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski is whistled for traveling | 43-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Myles Smith (PF) Joseph Touchette, Carlos Dodson | |
| 04:48 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Murray | 43-61 |
| 04:38 | Penn State | Brian Thies buries a floater in the lane | 45-61 |
| 04:19 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Murray | 45-63 |
| 03:59 | Penn State | Thomas Fuller comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on William Mitchell - foul #4 on William Mitchell, team foul #5 | 45-63 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Perry (PG), Billy Barr (SF), Thomas Michalec (PF), Donald Norman (C) Predrag Brzuchalski, Sergei Sosinski, Darryl Colson, Brian Thies | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (PG), David Blankenship (SG), Ronald Hamilton (SF), Carlos Dodson (PF), Robert Brown (C) William Murray, Jeffrey James, Shawn Wright, Myles Smith, William Mitchell | |
| 03:59 | Penn State | Thomas Fuller makes the 1st free throw | 46-63 |
| 03:59 | Penn State | Thomas Fuller misses the 2nd free throw | 46-63 |
| 03:59 | Michigan State | Robert Brown grabs the board | 46-63 |
| 03:36 | Michigan State | David Blankenship knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Touchette | 46-66 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Perry (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Thomas Fuller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Billy Barr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Michalec (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Norman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Touchette (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Blankenship (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Carlos Dodson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Penn State | Thomas Fuller hits a 3 from the right corner | 49-66 |
| 02:54 | Michigan State | David Blankenship's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-66 |
| Subs | Penn State | Lionel Job (SF) Thomas Fuller | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Jeffrey James (SG), Shawn Wright (SF), Myles Smith (PF), William Mitchell (C) Joseph Touchette, David Blankenship, Ronald Hamilton, Carlos Dodson, Robert Brown | |
| 02:42 | Penn State | Donald Norman lays it up and in | 51-66 |
| 02:18 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Shawn Wright | 51-69 |
| 02:15 | Penn State | Jeffrey James is called for the reach on John Perry in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey James, team foul #6 | 51-69 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton (SF) Shawn Wright | |
| 02:00 | Penn State | Billy Barr hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by John Perry | 53-69 |
| 01:33 | Michigan State | Myles Smith knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Jeffrey James | 53-71 |
| 01:16 | Penn State | Billy Barr is fouled on the floor by Ronald Hamilton - foul #1 on Ronald Hamilton, team foul #7 | 53-71 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shawn Wright (SF), Carlos Dodson (PF) Ronald Hamilton, Myles Smith | |
| 01:16 | Penn State | Billy Barr makes the 1st free throw | 54-71 |
| 01:16 | Penn State | Billy Barr makes the 2nd free throw | 55-71 |
| 01:01 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright clanks a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Lionel Job - foul #1 on Lionel Job, team foul #10 | 55-71 |
| 01:01 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright makes the 1st free throw | 55-72 |
| 01:01 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 55-73 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:55 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec is whistled for traveling | 55-73 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 55-73 |
| 00:29 | Penn State | John Perry pulls down the rebound | 55-73 |
| 00:22 | Penn State | Donald Norman misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-73 |
| 00:21 | Penn State | Lionel Job pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-73 |
| 00:18 | Penn State | Billy Barr's pass is intercepted by Shawn Wright | 55-73 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | William Murray runs out the clock | 55-73 |