| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Frederick Green (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Cordova (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Enyeart (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gerard Creamer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John Lau (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Craig Easley (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Nathan Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Gruber (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Louis (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Harry Nutting (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Scott Enyeart inbounds the ball | 19-23 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Penn State | Sean Gruber swats the short shot by Gerard Creamer | 19-23 |
| 19:37 | Penn State | John Lau hits the follow up shot | 21-23 |
| 19:16 | Michigan | Nathan Simpson can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 21-23 |
| 19:15 | Penn State | Scott Enyeart grabs the board | 21-23 |
| 18:46 | Penn State | Paul Cordova clanks a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Sean Gruber - foul #2 on Sean Gruber, team foul #1 | 21-23 |
| 18:46 | Penn State | Paul Cordova makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 18:46 | Penn State | Paul Cordova makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 18:17 | Michigan | Harry Nutting can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John Lau - foul #2 on John Lau, team foul #1 | 23-23 |
| 18:17 | Michigan | Harry Nutting makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 18:17 | Michigan | Harry Nutting misses the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 18:17 | Penn State | John Lau snags the defensive board | 23-24 |
| 17:58 | Penn State | Paul Cordova buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-24 |
| 17:31 | Michigan | Samuel Louis makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 17:05 | Penn State | Scott Enyeart misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 25-26 |
| 17:03 | Michigan | Nathan Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 16:38 | Michigan | Harry Nutting misses the dunk | 25-26 |
| 16:36 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Scott Enyeart | 25-26 |
| 16:14 | Penn State | Frederick Green can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Craig Easley - foul #1 on Craig Easley, team foul #2 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | David Meyers (SF), John Jones (C) Sean Gruber, Harry Nutting | |
| 16:14 | Penn State | Frederick Green makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 16:14 | Penn State | Frederick Green misses the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 16:14 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer grabs the offensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 15:48 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by John Jones - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #3 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | Keenan Adams (PG) Frederick Green | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 15:48 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer misses the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 15:48 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Keenan Adams (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Cordova (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Scott Enyeart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerard Creamer (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - John Lau (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Craig Easley (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Nathan Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Meyers (fresh) PF - Samuel Louis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - John Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:21 | Michigan | John Jones misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 27-26 |
| 15:19 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 15:02 | Penn State | Scott Enyeart banks in the layup | 29-26 |
| 14:36 | Michigan | Samuel Louis hits a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Nathan Simpson | 29-28 |
| 14:34 | Penn State | Craig Easley is called for the reach on Keenan Adams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Craig Easley, team foul #4 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Gregory Cain (PG), Sean Gruber (SF), Harry Nutting (C) Craig Easley, Nathan Simpson, John Jones | |
| 14:10 | Penn State | John Lau misses short on a floater from the left side | 29-28 |
| 14:08 | Michigan | Harry Nutting snags the defensive board | 29-28 |
| 14:03 | Michigan | Gerard Creamer is called for the reach on David Meyers - foul #2 on Gerard Creamer, team foul #2 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | Frederick Green (PG) Keenan Adams | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 13:53 | Michigan | Samuel Louis clanks a 3 from the right wing | 29-28 |
| 13:51 | Michigan | Harry Nutting grabs the offensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 13:34 | Michigan | Harry Nutting misses the lay-in | 29-28 |
| 13:32 | Michigan | Harry Nutting pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 13:14 | Michigan | Samuel Louis clanks a jumper from the right side | 29-28 |
| 13:12 | Penn State | John Lau grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 12:51 | Penn State | Frederick Green comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Sean Gruber - foul #3 on Sean Gruber, team foul #5 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Craig Easley (PG), Nathan Simpson (SG) Gregory Cain, David Meyers | |
| 12:51 | Penn State | Frederick Green makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 12:51 | Penn State | Frederick Green misses the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 12:51 | Michigan | Samuel Louis grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 12:25 | Michigan | Sean Gruber misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-28 |
| 12:23 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Paul Cordova | 30-28 |
| 12:02 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer clanks a jumper in the lane | 30-28 |
| 12:00 | Michigan | Samuel Louis snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 11:43 | Michigan | Harry Nutting misses long on a shot from the left side | 30-28 |
| 11:42 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer grabs the board | 30-28 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Frederick Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Cordova (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Scott Enyeart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerard Creamer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - John Lau (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Craig Easley (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Nathan Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sean Gruber (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Samuel Louis (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Harry Nutting (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Penn State | Scott Enyeart clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 11:26 | Michigan | Samuel Louis gets the rebound | 30-28 |
| 11:13 | Michigan | Harry Nutting misses the lay-in | 30-28 |
| 11:11 | Michigan | Harry Nutting snags the offensive board | 30-28 |
| 10:51 | Michigan | Samuel Louis can't finish the layup | 30-28 |
| 10:49 | Michigan | Sean Gruber tips it back up and in | 30-30 |
| 10:26 | Penn State | Scott Enyeart scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 10:06 | Michigan | Craig Easley hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-32 |
| 09:41 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer hits a jump hook from the left block | 34-32 |
| 09:18 | Michigan | Harry Nutting drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Nathan Simpson | 34-34 |
| 08:59 | Penn State | Nathan Simpson steals the ball from Frederick Green | 34-34 |
| 08:37 | Michigan | Samuel Louis jams it on a great pass from Craig Easley | 34-36 |
| 08:14 | Penn State | Paul Cordova can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 08:13 | Penn State | Frederick Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 07:46 | Penn State | Harry Nutting steps in front of the Paul Cordova pass | 34-36 |
| 07:22 | Michigan | Paul Cordova takes the ball from Sean Gruber | 34-36 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Frederick Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Cordova (tiring) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Scott Enyeart (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerard Creamer (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - John Lau (tiring) 6 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Craig Easley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Nathan Simpson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sean Gruber (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Samuel Louis (tiring) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - Harry Nutting (tiring) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Penn State | Paul Cordova scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 06:41 | Michigan | Harry Nutting misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Scott Enyeart - foul #3 on Scott Enyeart, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Keenan Adams (PG), Douglas Spivey (SG) Frederick Green, Paul Cordova | |
| Subs | Michigan | Gregory Cain (PG), Demetrius Kent (SG), David Meyers (SF), Nole Baker (PF) Craig Easley, Nathan Simpson, Sean Gruber, Samuel Louis | |
| 06:41 | Michigan | Harry Nutting misses the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 06:41 | Michigan | Harry Nutting misses the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 06:41 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Gerard Creamer | 37-36 |
| 06:16 | Penn State | Scott Enyeart is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Scott Enyeart, team foul #4 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | John Jones (C) Harry Nutting | |
| 06:04 | Michigan | John Jones buries a floater from the left block and he's hacked by John Lau - foul #3 on John Lau, team foul #5 | 37-38 |
| 06:04 | Michigan | John Jones misses the free throw | 37-38 |
| 06:04 | Penn State | John Lau grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 05:47 | Penn State | Scott Enyeart misses long on a floater from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 05:46 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer tips it in | 39-38 |
| 05:21 | Michigan | Demetrius Kent hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Lau - foul #4 on John Lau, team foul #6 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Cordova (SG) Douglas Spivey | |
| Subs | Michigan | Craig Easley (PG) Gregory Cain | |
| 05:21 | Michigan | Demetrius Kent makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 05:21 | Michigan | Demetrius Kent misses the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 05:21 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 05:08 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer's fadeaway is rejected by John Jones | 39-39 |
| 05:07 | Michigan | Nole Baker snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 04:54 | Michigan | John Jones lays it up and in on a great pass from Craig Easley | 39-41 |
| 04:34 | Penn State | Scott Enyeart misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by John Jones - foul #3 on John Jones, team foul #6 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Nathan Simpson (SG) Demetrius Kent | |
| 04:34 | Penn State | Scott Enyeart makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 04:34 | Penn State | Scott Enyeart makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 04:32 | Michigan | Craig Easley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-41 |
| 04:10 | Penn State | Keenan Adams clanks a jumper from the left side | 41-41 |
| 04:09 | Michigan | Nole Baker grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 03:50 | Michigan | John Jones's layup is rejected by Scott Enyeart | 41-41 |
| 03:49 | Penn State | John Lau pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 03:31 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 41-41 |
| 03:29 | Michigan | Craig Easley pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 03:14 | Michigan | Nathan Simpson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by John Lau - foul #5 on John Lau, team foul #7 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Douglas Spivey (SG), Jamie Smith (C) Keenan Adams, John Lau | |
| Subs | Michigan | Samuel Louis (SF) David Meyers | |
| 03:14 | Michigan | Nathan Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 03:14 | Michigan | Nathan Simpson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 03:14 | Penn State | Jamie Smith pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Cordova (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Douglas Spivey (fresh) SF - Scott Enyeart (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Gerard Creamer (tiring) 13 pts. 9 reb. C - Jamie Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Craig Easley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Nathan Simpson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Samuel Louis (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Nole Baker (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 02:45 | Penn State | Gerard Creamer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-42 |
| 02:44 | Michigan | Nole Baker snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| 02:44 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Frederick Green (PG) Douglas Spivey | |
| Subs | Michigan | Sean Gruber (SF) Nole Baker | |
| 02:18 | Michigan | John Jones lays it in on a nice dish by Nathan Simpson | 41-44 |
| 01:55 | Penn State | Jamie Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 01:54 | Michigan | Samuel Louis gets the rebound | 41-44 |
| 01:49 | Michigan | Nathan Simpson makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Craig Easley and he's fouled by Gerard Creamer - foul #3 on Gerard Creamer, team foul #8 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Harry Nutting (C) John Jones | |
| 01:49 | Michigan | Nathan Simpson makes the free throw | 41-47 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:32 | Penn State | Scott Enyeart misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 01:31 | Michigan | Harry Nutting grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:30 | Michigan | Frederick Green is called for the reach on Harry Nutting in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frederick Green, team foul #9 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | David Meyers (SF) Sean Gruber | |
| 01:30 | Michigan | Harry Nutting makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 01:30 | Michigan | Harry Nutting makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 01:02 | Penn State | Scott Enyeart makes the floater from close range and the foul's on David Meyers - foul #1 on David Meyers, team foul #7 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Sean Gruber (SF) David Meyers | |
| 01:02 | Penn State | Scott Enyeart makes the free throw | 44-49 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:39 | Michigan | Nathan Simpson scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Sean Gruber | 44-51 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:32 | Penn State | Paul Cordova misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-51 |
| 00:30 | Michigan | Sean Gruber grabs the defensive rebound | 44-51 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | Michigan | Frederick Green is called for the reach on Sean Gruber in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frederick Green, team foul #10 | 44-51 |
| 00:28 | Michigan | Sean Gruber makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 00:28 | Michigan | Sean Gruber misses the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 00:28 | Penn State | Jamie Smith grabs the board | 44-52 |
| 00:20 | Penn State | Paul Cordova can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 00:18 | Michigan | Samuel Louis grabs the board | 44-52 |
| 00:15 | Michigan | Samuel Louis is fouled in the backcourt by Frederick Green - foul #3 on Frederick Green, team foul #11 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | David Meyers (SF) Sean Gruber | |
| 00:15 | Michigan | Samuel Louis makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 00:15 | Michigan | Samuel Louis makes the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Penn State | Harry Nutting blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Paul Cordova | 44-54 |
| 00:07 | Michigan | Samuel Louis grabs the defensive rebound | 44-54 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Craig Easley runs out the clock | 44-54 |