| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Wright (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Dodson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Mitchell (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Mack (fresh) SG - Billy Barr (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Michalec (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darryl Colson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Thies (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec inbounds the ball | 30-19 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec is fouled on the floor by Ronald Hamilton - foul #2 on Ronald Hamilton, team foul #1 | 30-19 |
| 19:15 | Penn State | Darryl Colson hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 30-19 |
| 19:13 | Penn State | Darryl Colson pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-19 |
| 18:49 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Carlos Dodson - foul #3 on Carlos Dodson, team foul #2 | 30-19 |
| 18:49 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec makes the 1st free throw | 30-20 |
| 18:49 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec makes the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 18:28 | Michigan State | William Murray hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Shawn Wright | 32-21 |
| 18:06 | Penn State | Brian Thies misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 32-21 |
| 18:05 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson gets the rebound | 32-21 |
| 17:38 | Michigan State | William Murray clanks a turnaround in the paint | 32-21 |
| 17:36 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright hits the follow up shot | 34-21 |
| 17:11 | Penn State | Darryl Colson misses long on a shot near the basket but the foul's on William Mitchell - foul #4 on William Mitchell, team foul #3 | 34-21 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Perin (C) William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 17:11 | Penn State | Darryl Colson misses the 1st free throw | 34-21 |
| 17:11 | Penn State | Darryl Colson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-22 |
| 16:45 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by William Murray | 36-22 |
| 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 triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:25 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 36-22 |
| 16:23 | Penn State | Darryl Colson tips it in | 36-24 |
| 16:03 | Michigan State | William Murray can't connect on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Darryl Colson - foul #3 on Darryl Colson, team foul #1 | 36-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (SG), Frank McCuan (SF) Shawn Wright, Ronald Hamilton | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Perry (PG), Pavel Czapski (SG), Lionel Job (SF), Sergei Sosinski (PF), Donald Norman (C) Michael Mack, Billy Barr, Thomas Michalec, Darryl Colson, Brian Thies | |
| 16:03 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the 1st free throw | 37-24 |
| 16:03 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 38-24 |
| 15:44 | Penn State | Jeffrey James is called for the reach on Lionel Job - foul #1 on Jeffrey James, team foul #4 | 38-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton (SF) William Murray | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jeffrey James (fresh) SG - Frank McCuan (fresh) SF - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Perin (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Carlos Dodson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Perry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Pavel Czapski (fresh) SF - Lionel Job (fresh) PF - Sergei Sosinski (fresh) C - Donald Norman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Penn State | Donald Norman connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from John Perry | 38-26 |
| 15:10 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson misses badly on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Lionel Job - foul #1 on Lionel Job, team foul #2 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shawn Wright (SG) Frank McCuan | |
| Subs | Penn State | Brian Thies (C) Lionel Job | |
| 15:10 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson makes the 1st free throw | 39-26 |
| 15:10 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-26 |
| 14:46 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-29 |
| 14:27 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-29 |
| 14:25 | Michigan State | Daniel Perin gets the offensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 14:01 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG) Ronald Hamilton | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Mack (PG), Billy Barr (SG), Thomas Michalec (SF), Darryl Colson (PF) John Perry, Pavel Czapski, Sergei Sosinski, Donald Norman | |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:42 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec is called for traveling | 40-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton (C) Daniel Perin | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 13:13 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson misses the shot from the left wing | 40-29 |
| 13:12 | Penn State | Brian Thies snags the defensive board | 40-29 |
| 12:52 | Penn State | Billy Barr misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 40-29 |
| 12:50 | Penn State | Darryl Colson gets the offensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 12:29 | Penn State | Darryl Colson lays it up and in | 40-31 |
| 12:00 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Jeffrey James | 42-31 |
| 11:33 | Penn State | Brian Thies buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Michael Mack and he's fouled by Shawn Wright - foul #1 on Shawn Wright, team foul #5 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank McCuan (SG), Daniel Perin (PF), William Mitchell (C) Jeffrey James, Shawn Wright, Carlos Dodson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 11:33 | Penn State | Brian Thies makes the free throw | 42-34 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank McCuan (fresh) SF - Ronald Hamilton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Perin (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - William Mitchell (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Mack (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Billy Barr (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Michalec (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darryl Colson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Thies (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:04 | Michigan State | William Murray is hacked by Michael Mack - foul #1 on Michael Mack, team foul #3 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Perry (PG), Donald Norman (C) Michael Mack, Brian Thies | |
| 10:36 | Michigan State | William Mitchell is hacked by Billy Barr - foul #3 on Billy Barr, team foul #4 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (SG) Ronald Hamilton | |
| Subs | Penn State | Pavel Czapski (SG) Billy Barr | |
| 10:15 | Michigan State | William Murray is hacked by John Perry - foul #2 on John Perry, team foul #5 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shawn Wright (SF) Frank McCuan | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lionel Job (SF), Sergei Sosinski (PF) Thomas Michalec, Darryl Colson | |
| 10:00 | Michigan State | William Mitchell drills a driving attempt in the lane | 44-34 |
| 09:40 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 44-34 |
| 09:38 | Michigan State | William Mitchell grabs the board | 44-34 |
| 09:21 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright jams it set up by William Murray | 46-34 |
| 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 triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:04 | Penn State | Lionel Job comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-34 |
| 09:02 | Michigan State | William Mitchell grabs the board | 46-34 |
| 08:38 | Michigan State | William Murray connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Daniel Perin | 49-34 |
| 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 triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:09 | Penn State | Shawn Wright steals it from Sergei Sosinski | 49-34 |
| 07:47 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-34 |
| 07:46 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski gets the rebound | 49-34 |
| 07:41 | Penn State | William Mitchell is called for the reach on Sergei Sosinski - foul #5 on William Mitchell, team foul #6 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank McCuan (SG), Ronald Hamilton (PF), Carlos Dodson (C) Jeffrey James, Daniel Perin, William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Mack (PG), Billy Barr (SG), Thomas Michalec (SF), Darryl Colson (PF), Brian Thies (C) John Perry, Pavel Czapski, Lionel Job, Sergei Sosinski, Donald Norman | |
| 07:32 | Penn State | Brian Thies travels with the ball | 49-34 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank McCuan (fresh) SF - Shawn Wright (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Dodson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Mack (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Billy Barr (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Michalec (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darryl Colson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Thies (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-34 |
| 06:57 | Penn State | Brian Thies misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Hamilton - foul #3 on Ronald Hamilton, team foul #7 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (PG), Daniel Perin (C) William Murray, Shawn Wright | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 06:57 | Penn State | Brian Thies makes the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 06:57 | Penn State | Brian Thies misses the 2nd free throw | 49-35 |
| 06:57 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Ronald Hamilton | 49-35 |
| 06:37 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson is hacked by Darryl Colson - foul #4 on Darryl Colson, team foul #6 | 49-35 |
| 06:16 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Perin | 51-35 |
| 06:00 | Penn State | Darryl Colson clanks a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Frank McCuan - foul #1 on Frank McCuan, team foul #8 | 51-35 |
| 06:00 | Penn State | Darryl Colson makes the 1st free throw | 51-36 |
| 06:00 | Penn State | Darryl Colson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-37 |
| 05:33 | Michigan State | Thomas Michalec steals the ball from Daniel Perin | 51-37 |
| 05:19 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec lays it in | 51-39 |
| 04:57 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brian Thies - foul #1 on Brian Thies, team foul #7 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Shawn Wright (SF) Frank McCuan, Daniel Perin | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 04:57 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 04:57 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| 04:45 | Penn State | Darryl Colson can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-39 |
| 04:43 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James snags the defensive board | 53-39 |
| 04:29 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 53-39 |
| 04:27 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson tips it in | 55-39 |
| 04:01 | Penn State | Brian Thies loses the dribble to Ronald Hamilton | 55-39 |
| 03:36 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-39 |
| 03:35 | Penn State | Billy Barr snags the defensive board | 55-39 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey James (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Wright (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Carlos Dodson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Mack (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Billy Barr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Michalec (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darryl Colson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Brian Thies (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Penn State | Brian Thies misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-39 |
| 03:26 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson pulls down the rebound | 55-39 |
| 03:11 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton misses the 3 from straight away | 55-39 |
| 03:09 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Brian Thies | 55-39 |
| 03:00 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec clanks a jumper from the left side | 55-39 |
| 02:58 | Michigan State | William Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 55-39 |
| 02:41 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 55-39 |
| 02:39 | Penn State | Darryl Colson pulls down the rebound | 55-39 |
| 02:30 | Penn State | Darryl Colson loses the dribble to Jeffrey James | 55-39 |
| 02:25 | Michigan State | William Murray lays it in on a nice dish by Jeffrey James | 57-39 |
| 02:16 | Penn State | Brian Thies misses the jumper from the free throw line | 57-39 |
| 02:14 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Shawn Wright | 57-39 |
| 01:48 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jeffrey James | 59-39 |
| 01:32 | Penn State | Darryl Colson connects on the shot from the free throw line | 59-41 |
| 01:08 | Michigan State | William Murray can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-41 |
| 01:07 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson snags the offensive board | 59-41 |
| 00:45 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-41 |
| 00:43 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Darryl Colson | 59-41 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Penn State | Darryl Colson comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 59-41 |
| 00:36 | Penn State | Billy Barr hits the follow up shot | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright misses badly on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Brian Thies - foul #2 on Brian Thies, team foul #8 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Perin (C) Jeffrey James | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Perry (PG), Pavel Czapski (SG), Lionel Job (SF), Sergei Sosinski (PF), Donald Norman (C) Michael Mack, Billy Barr, Thomas Michalec, Darryl Colson, Brian Thies | |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright misses the 1st free throw | 59-43 |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 60-43 |
| 00:08 | Penn State | Donald Norman can't finish the layup | 60-43 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Lionel Job grabs the offensive rebound | 60-43 |
| 00:03 | Penn State | Lionel Job comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 60-43 |
| 00:02 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski hits the follow up shot | 60-45 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | William Murray runs out the clock | 60-45 |