| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Wade Westervelt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lucas Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Bonnett (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Nathaniel Mullins (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Richards (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ismael Moyes (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Miladen Zingler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Liptak (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Telek Zamborsky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Timothy Rapp (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | David Liptak inbounds the ball | 30-42 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky loses the dribble to Wade Westervelt | 30-42 |
| 19:28 | Penn State | Telek Zamborsky swats the layup by Nathaniel Mullins | 30-42 |
| 19:26 | Penn State | Michael Bonnett tips it in | 32-42 |
| 19:15 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Mullins steals it from Ismael Moyes | 32-42 |
| 18:52 | Penn State | David Richards misses short on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Telek Zamborsky - foul #3 on Telek Zamborsky, team foul #1 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Cleveland Mitchell (PF) Telek Zamborsky | |
| 18:52 | Penn State | David Richards misses the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 18:52 | Penn State | David Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 18:37 | Michigan State | David Liptak misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Michael Bonnett - foul #2 on Michael Bonnett, team foul #1 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Oleg Novak (SG), Vule Jesiolowski (SF), Frank Holm (C) Lucas Smith, Michael Bonnett, David Richards | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Matthew Cook (C) Timothy Rapp | |
| 18:37 | Michigan State | David Liptak makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 18:37 | Michigan State | David Liptak makes the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 18:28 | Penn State | Vule Jesiolowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-44 |
| 18:26 | Michigan State | David Liptak gets the rebound | 33-44 |
| 18:14 | Michigan State | Cleveland Mitchell is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 33-44 |
| 18:12 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Frank Holm | 33-44 |
| 17:50 | Penn State | David Liptak steals it from Nathaniel Mullins | 33-44 |
| 17:46 | Michigan State | David Liptak blows the layup | 33-44 |
| 17:45 | Penn State | Vule Jesiolowski grabs the defensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 17:26 | Penn State | Wade Westervelt buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Frank Holm | 36-44 |
| 17:05 | Michigan State | Matthew Cook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Shaw (PG), Lucas Smith (SG), Michael Bonnett (SF), David Richards (C) Wade Westervelt, Oleg Novak, Vule Jesiolowski, Frank Holm | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski (PG), Russell Barnes (SF), Timothy Rapp (C) Ismael Moyes, David Liptak, Matthew Cook | |
| 16:45 | Penn State | Lucas Smith knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Robert Shaw | 38-44 |
| 16:31 | Michigan State | David Richards swats the short shot by Cleveland Mitchell | 38-44 |
| 16:30 | Michigan State | Cleveland Mitchell can't tip it in | 38-44 |
| 16:28 | Penn State | Nathaniel Mullins gets the rebound | 38-44 |
| 16:24 | Penn State | Lucas Smith makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-44 |
| 16:08 | Michigan State | Timothy Rapp is hacked by Robert Shaw - foul #3 on Robert Shaw, team foul #2 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Wade Westervelt (PG), Richard Bramblett (SF), Frank Holm (PF) Robert Shaw, Michael Bonnett, Nathaniel Mullins | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Perkins (SF) Miladen Zingler | |
| 15:57 | Michigan State | Ronald Perkins buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Steven Osenkowski and he's hacked by Richard Bramblett - foul #2 on Richard Bramblett, team foul #3 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jeremy Schwander (C) David Richards | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky (PF), Matthew Cook (C) Cleveland Mitchell, Timothy Rapp | |
| 15:57 | Michigan State | Ronald Perkins misses the free throw | 41-46 |
| 15:57 | Penn State | Frank Holm grabs the board | 41-46 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Wade Westervelt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lucas Smith (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Richard Bramblett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Holm (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeremy Schwander (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Steven Osenkowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Perkins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Russell Barnes (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Telek Zamborsky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Matthew Cook (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:41 | Penn State | Telek Zamborsky blocks the jumper by Frank Holm | 41-46 |
| 15:39 | Penn State | Richard Bramblett gets the offensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 15:25 | Penn State | Wade Westervelt hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 41-46 |
| 15:24 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky pulls down the rebound | 41-46 |
| 15:19 | Michigan State | Ronald Perkins misses the turnaround near the basket | 41-46 |
| 15:18 | Penn State | Richard Bramblett gets the rebound | 41-46 |
| 14:55 | Penn State | Wade Westervelt can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-46 |
| 14:53 | Michigan State | Matthew Cook pulls down the rebound | 41-46 |
| 14:49 | Michigan State | Russell Barnes loses the ball out of bounds | 41-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Shaw (PG), Oleg Novak (SG), Michael Bonnett (SF), Vule Jesiolowski (PF), David Richards (C) Wade Westervelt, Lucas Smith, Richard Bramblett, Frank Holm, Jeremy Schwander | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes (PG), Miladen Zingler (SG), David Liptak (SF), Timothy Rapp (C) Steven Osenkowski, Ronald Perkins, Russell Barnes, Matthew Cook | |
| 14:41 | Penn State | David Richards misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-46 |
| 14:40 | Penn State | Michael Bonnett tips it home | 43-46 |
| 14:37 | Michigan State | Oleg Novak is called for the reach on Miladen Zingler in the backcourt - foul #1 on Oleg Novak, team foul #4 | 43-46 |
| 14:18 | Michigan State | David Richards is called for the reach on Timothy Rapp - foul #2 on David Richards, team foul #5 | 43-46 |
| 14:09 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky clanks a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Vule Jesiolowski - foul #1 on Vule Jesiolowski, team foul #6 | 43-46 |
| 14:09 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 14:09 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 13:59 | Penn State | Michael Bonnett misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-48 |
| 13:57 | Michigan State | Miladen Zingler grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 13:40 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Miladen Zingler | 43-50 |
| 13:32 | Penn State | Oleg Novak drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Robert Shaw | 46-50 |
| 13:18 | Michigan State | Timothy Rapp is fouled on the floor by David Richards - foul #3 on David Richards, team foul #7 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Wade Westervelt (PG), Lucas Smith (SG), Richard Bramblett (SF), Frank Holm (PF), Jeremy Schwander (C) Robert Shaw, Oleg Novak, Michael Bonnett, Vule Jesiolowski, David Richards | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Perkins (PG), Russell Barnes (SG) Ismael Moyes, Miladen Zingler | |
| 13:18 | Michigan State | Timothy Rapp misses the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 13:18 | Penn State | Jeremy Schwander gets the rebound | 46-50 |
| 13:07 | Penn State | Wade Westervelt misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Timothy Rapp - foul #1 on Timothy Rapp, team foul #2 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Matthew Cook (C) Timothy Rapp | |
| 13:07 | Penn State | Wade Westervelt makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 13:07 | Penn State | Wade Westervelt makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 13:04 | Michigan State | David Liptak throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-50 |
| 12:52 | Penn State | Jeremy Schwander misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-50 |
| 12:51 | Michigan State | David Liptak grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 12:49 | Michigan State | Ronald Perkins is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Bramblett - foul #3 on Richard Bramblett, team foul #8 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski (PG), Cleveland Mitchell (PF) David Liptak, Telek Zamborsky | |
| 12:49 | Michigan State | Ronald Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 12:49 | Michigan State | Ronald Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 12:27 | Penn State | Wade Westervelt misses the jumper from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 12:25 | Penn State | Frank Holm gets the offensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 12:09 | Penn State | Lucas Smith misses the fadeaway from the left side | 48-52 |
| 12:07 | Penn State | Richard Bramblett tips it but misses | 48-52 |
| 12:06 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Russell Barnes | 48-52 |
| 11:51 | Michigan State | Ronald Perkins is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Matthew Cook | 48-54 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Wade Westervelt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lucas Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Richard Bramblett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Frank Holm (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeremy Schwander (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Steven Osenkowski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Perkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Russell Barnes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Cleveland Mitchell (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - Matthew Cook (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:27 | Penn State | Lucas Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-54 |
| 11:25 | Michigan State | Matthew Cook snags the defensive board | 48-54 |
| 11:04 | Michigan State | Richard Bramblett takes the ball from Ronald Perkins | 48-54 |
| 10:44 | Penn State | Lucas Smith can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Matthew Cook - foul #1 on Matthew Cook, team foul #3 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Shaw (PG), Michael Bonnett (SF), Nathaniel Mullins (PF), David Richards (C) Wade Westervelt, Richard Bramblett, Frank Holm, Jeremy Schwander | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes (PG), Miladen Zingler (SG), David Liptak (SF), Telek Zamborsky (PF), Timothy Rapp (C) Steven Osenkowski, Ronald Perkins, Russell Barnes, Cleveland Mitchell, Matthew Cook | |
| 10:44 | Penn State | Lucas Smith makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 10:44 | Penn State | Lucas Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 10:41 | Michigan State | Robert Shaw is called for the reach on Miladen Zingler in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Shaw, team foul #9 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Wade Westervelt (PG), Oleg Novak (SG) Robert Shaw, Lucas Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 10:41 | Michigan State | Miladen Zingler makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 10:41 | Michigan State | Miladen Zingler misses the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 10:41 | Penn State | The rebound goes to David Richards | 50-55 |
| 10:19 | Penn State | Wade Westervelt clanks a runner from the right block | 50-55 |
| 10:17 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| 09:59 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 50-55 |
| 09:57 | Penn State | Michael Bonnett grabs the defensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 09:36 | Penn State | Nathaniel Mullins knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 52-55 |
| 09:32 | Michigan State | Miladen Zingler is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 52-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Lucas Smith (SG), Vule Jesiolowski (SF), Stan Whitaker (C) Oleg Novak, Michael Bonnett, David Richards | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 09:23 | Penn State | Nathaniel Mullins clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 52-55 |
| 09:22 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| 09:15 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes is hacked by Wade Westervelt - foul #2 on Wade Westervelt, team foul #10 | 52-55 |
| 09:15 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 09:15 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 09:02 | Penn State | Wade Westervelt knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 54-57 |
| 08:59 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky is fouled in the backcourt by Lucas Smith - foul #3 on Lucas Smith, team foul #11 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Matthew Cook (C) Timothy Rapp | |
| 08:59 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 08:59 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 08:38 | Penn State | Miladen Zingler is called for the reach on Lucas Smith - foul #3 on Miladen Zingler, team foul #4 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Oleg Novak (SG), David Richards (C) Lucas Smith, Stan Whitaker | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Caleb Money (SF), Cleveland Mitchell (PF) David Liptak, Telek Zamborsky | |
| 08:23 | Penn State | Oleg Novak misses long on a shot from the right side | 54-59 |
| 08:22 | Penn State | Nathaniel Mullins gets the offensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 08:07 | Penn State | A charge is called on Oleg Novak - foul #2 on Oleg Novak, team foul #12 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Bonnett (SF) Vule Jesiolowski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski (PG), Russell Barnes (SG) Ismael Moyes, Miladen Zingler | |
| 07:46 | Michigan State | Russell Barnes misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-59 |
| 07:45 | Penn State | David Richards pulls down the rebound | 54-59 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Wade Westervelt (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oleg Novak (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Michael Bonnett (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nathaniel Mullins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Richards (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Steven Osenkowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Russell Barnes (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Caleb Money (fresh) PF - Cleveland Mitchell (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - Matthew Cook (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:35 | Penn State | Nathaniel Mullins clanks a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Cleveland Mitchell - foul #2 on Cleveland Mitchell, team foul #5 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Shaw (PG), Lucas Smith (SG), Frank Holm (C) Wade Westervelt, Oleg Novak, David Richards | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Liptak (SF), Telek Zamborsky (PF), Timothy Rapp (C) Caleb Money, Cleveland Mitchell, Matthew Cook | |
| 07:35 | Penn State | Nathaniel Mullins makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 07:35 | Penn State | Nathaniel Mullins makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 07:32 | Michigan State | Russell Barnes's pass is intercepted by Lucas Smith in the backcourt | 56-59 |
| 07:10 | Penn State | Lucas Smith knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Shaw | 58-59 |
| 07:02 | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Liptak | 58-61 |
| 06:55 | Penn State | Nathaniel Mullins comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 58-61 |
| 06:54 | Michigan State | Timothy Rapp snags the defensive board | 58-61 |
| 06:45 | Michigan State | Russell Barnes misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 58-61 |
| 06:43 | Penn State | Michael Bonnett pulls down the rebound | 58-61 |
| 06:22 | Penn State | Lucas Smith buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-61 |
| 06:18 | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski is hacked by Robert Shaw in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Shaw, team foul #13 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | Wade Westervelt (PG), Oleg Novak (SG), Richard Bramblett (SF), Vule Jesiolowski (PF), Jeremy Schwander (C) Robert Shaw, Lucas Smith, Michael Bonnett, Nathaniel Mullins, Frank Holm | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Perkins (SG), Cleveland Mitchell (PF), Matthew Cook (C) Russell Barnes, Telek Zamborsky, Timothy Rapp | |
| 06:18 | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 06:18 | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 06:18 | Penn State | Richard Bramblett snags the defensive board | 61-62 |
| 05:55 | Penn State | Wade Westervelt is whistled for traveling | 61-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | David Richards (C) Jeremy Schwander | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes (PG), Caleb Money (SF) Steven Osenkowski, David Liptak | |
| 05:46 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes blows the wide open dunk but he's hacked by Wade Westervelt - foul #3 on Wade Westervelt, team foul #14 | 61-62 |
| 05:46 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 05:46 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 05:36 | Penn State | David Richards clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Matthew Cook - foul #2 on Matthew Cook, team foul #6 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | Frank Holm (PF) Vule Jesiolowski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 05:36 | Penn State | David Richards makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 05:36 | Penn State | David Richards misses the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 05:36 | Michigan State | Cleveland Mitchell snags the defensive board | 62-64 |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | Ronald Perkins misses the jumpshot from the left side | 62-64 |
| 05:27 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Cleveland Mitchell | 62-64 |
| 05:19 | Michigan State | Caleb Money makes the wide open floater in the lane set up by Ismael Moyes | 62-66 |
| 04:52 | Penn State | Richard Bramblett clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-66 |
| 04:51 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Matthew Cook | 62-66 |
| 04:43 | Michigan State | Ronald Perkins misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Oleg Novak - foul #3 on Oleg Novak, team foul #15 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Penn State | Lucas Smith (SG), Michael Bonnett (SF), Nathaniel Mullins (PF), Jeremy Schwander (C) Oleg Novak, Richard Bramblett, Frank Holm, David Richards | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Miladen Zingler (SG), David Liptak (PF), Timothy Rapp (C) Caleb Money, Cleveland Mitchell, Matthew Cook | |
| 04:43 | Michigan State | Ronald Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 04:43 | Michigan State | Ronald Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 04:26 | Penn State | Wade Westervelt hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeremy Schwander and the foul's on Miladen Zingler - foul #4 on Miladen Zingler, team foul #7 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Barnes (SF) Ronald Perkins | |
| 04:26 | Penn State | Wade Westervelt makes the free throw | 65-68 |
| 04:24 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes is fouled in the backcourt by Wade Westervelt - foul #4 on Wade Westervelt, team foul #16 | 65-68 |
| 04:24 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 04:24 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 04:09 | Penn State | Lucas Smith connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-70 |
| 03:49 | Michigan State | Michael Bonnett takes the ball from David Liptak | 68-70 |
| 03:27 | Penn State | Michael Bonnett drills a fadeaway in the paint and he's hacked by Russell Barnes - foul #1 on Russell Barnes, team foul #8 | 70-70 |
| Subs | Penn State | Vule Jesiolowski (PF), Stan Whitaker (C) Nathaniel Mullins, Jeremy Schwander | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky (PF) Russell Barnes | |
| 03:27 | Penn State | Michael Bonnett makes the free throw | 71-70 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Wade Westervelt (tired) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Lucas Smith (tiring) 20 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Michael Bonnett (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Vule Jesiolowski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stan Whitaker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ismael Moyes (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. SG - Miladen Zingler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - David Liptak (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. PF - Telek Zamborsky (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Timothy Rapp (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes is fouled in the backcourt by Lucas Smith - foul #4 on Lucas Smith, team foul #17 | 71-70 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Bramblett (SF) Michael Bonnett | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 03:24 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes makes the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 03:24 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes makes the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 03:13 | Penn State | Wade Westervelt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 71-72 |
| 03:11 | Penn State | Richard Bramblett grabs the offensive rebound | 71-72 |
| 02:56 | Penn State | Lucas Smith clanks a floater from the right side | 71-72 |
| 02:55 | Michigan State | David Liptak snags the defensive board | 71-72 |
| 02:36 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes makes the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Telek Zamborsky | 71-74 |
| 02:36 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-74 |
| Subs | Penn State | Oleg Novak (SG), Frank Holm (PF), David Richards (C) Lucas Smith, Richard Bramblett, Stan Whitaker | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski (PG), Cleveland Mitchell (PF), Matthew Cook (C) Ismael Moyes, Telek Zamborsky, Timothy Rapp | |
| 02:15 | Penn State | Wade Westervelt misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-74 |
| 02:14 | Penn State | Frank Holm tips it home | 73-74 |
| 02:14 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-74 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Bonnett (SF) Vule Jesiolowski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes (PG) Steven Osenkowski | |
| 01:57 | Michigan State | Cleveland Mitchell hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by David Liptak | 73-76 |
| 01:57 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-76 |
| Subs | Penn State | Lucas Smith (SG), Nathaniel Mullins (PF) Oleg Novak, Frank Holm | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky (PF), Timothy Rapp (C) Cleveland Mitchell, Matthew Cook | |
| 01:33 | Penn State | Michael Bonnett scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Wade Westervelt | 76-76 |
| 01:18 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Wade Westervelt - foul #5 on Wade Westervelt, team foul #18 | 76-76 |
| Subs | Penn State | Oleg Novak (PG) Wade Westervelt | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 01:18 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes misses the 1st free throw | 76-76 |
| 01:18 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes makes the 2nd free throw | 76-77 |
| 01:08 | Penn State | Lucas Smith misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 76-77 |
| 01:07 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky pulls down the rebound | 76-77 |
| 00:52 | Michigan State | Miladen Zingler comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 76-77 |
| 00:50 | Penn State | Nathaniel Mullins pulls down the rebound | 76-77 |
| 00:44 | Penn State | Lucas Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 76-77 |
| 00:42 | Michigan State | Timothy Rapp pulls down the rebound | 76-77 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Miladen Zingler | 76-79 |
| 00:14 | Penn State | Nathaniel Mullins knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 79-79 |
| 00:01 | Michigan State | David Liptak connects on the jump hook from close range | 79-81 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Lucas Smith clanks a fullcourt shot | 79-81 |