| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Brennan (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Burris (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Brannum (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Peter Vezina (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - David Dietrick (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Melvin Ferrell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jesse Eller (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kevin Wyman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jonathan Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Leo Snyder (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Christopher Brannum inbounds the ball | 52-31 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Michigan State | Christopher Brannum drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by David Brennan and he's fouled by Melvin Ferrell - foul #3 on Melvin Ferrell, team foul #1 | 54-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Nelson Huski (PG) Melvin Ferrell | |
| 19:42 | Michigan State | Christopher Brannum makes the free throw | 55-31 |
| 19:38 | Penn State | Matthew Burris steals the ball from Jesse Eller in the backcourt | 55-31 |
| 19:37 | Michigan State | Matthew Burris lays it in | 57-31 |
| 19:13 | Penn State | Leo Snyder makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Nelson Huski | 57-33 |
| 18:55 | Michigan State | Leo Snyder is called for the reach on David Brennan - foul #1 on Leo Snyder, team foul #2 | 57-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Nagata (PG), David Miller (SG), James Hamby (SF), Marvin Snow (PF), Andre Palacio (C) David Brennan, Matthew Burris, Christopher Brannum, Peter Vezina, David Dietrick | |
| Subs | Penn State | David Benson (SG), Randell Zacherl (SF), Clifford Kramer (PF), Brian Ricks (C) Jesse Eller, Kevin Wyman, Jonathan Smith, Leo Snyder | |
| 18:36 | Michigan State | James Hamby hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 57-33 |
| 18:35 | Penn State | Clifford Kramer snags the defensive board | 57-33 |
| 18:33 | Penn State | Walter Nagata is called for the reach on Nelson Huski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walter Nagata, team foul #1 | 57-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Bottorff (PG) Nelson Huski | |
| 18:28 | Penn State | Randell Zacherl makes the jump hook in the paint | 57-35 |
| 18:16 | Michigan State | James Hamby misses the easy layup | 57-35 |
| 18:15 | Michigan State | James Hamby hits the follow up shot | 59-35 |
| 17:54 | Penn State | Marvin Snow steals it from David Benson | 59-35 |
| 17:39 | Michigan State | Randell Zacherl is called for the reach on David Miller - foul #3 on Randell Zacherl, team foul #3 | 59-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Brennan (PG), Don Caruthers (SG), Christopher Brannum (SF), Peter Vezina (PF), David Dietrick (C) Walter Nagata, David Miller, James Hamby, Marvin Snow, Andre Palacio | |
| Subs | Penn State | Nelson Huski (PG), Jesse Eller (SG), Patrick Favorite (SF), Jonathan Smith (PF), Leo Snyder (C) Paul Bottorff, David Benson, Randell Zacherl, Clifford Kramer, Brian Ricks | |
| 17:24 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina misses long on an open fadeaway from the left block | 59-35 |
| 17:22 | Penn State | Nelson Huski grabs the board | 59-35 |
| 17:13 | Penn State | Leo Snyder clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-35 |
| 17:11 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to David Brennan | 59-35 |
| 17:07 | Michigan State | Christopher Brannum is open and lays it up and in | 61-35 |
| 17:05 | Penn State | Jesse Eller is hacked by Don Caruthers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Don Caruthers, team foul #2 | 61-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Matthew Burris (SG) Don Caruthers | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 16:56 | Penn State | Jonathan Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-35 |
| 16:54 | Michigan State | David Brennan gets the rebound | 61-35 |
| 16:29 | Michigan State | David Dietrick is whistled for traveling | 61-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Caruthers (PG), Carl Burgett (SF), James Hamby (PF) David Brennan, Christopher Brannum, Peter Vezina | |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Bottorff (PG), Kevin Wyman (SF) Nelson Huski, Patrick Favorite | |
| 16:27 | Penn State | Paul Bottorff throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-35 |
| 16:08 | Michigan State | Matthew Burris is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Smith - foul #2 on Jonathan Smith, team foul #4 | 61-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Miller (PG) Matthew Burris | |
| Subs | Penn State | Clifford Kramer (C) Leo Snyder | |
| 15:58 | Michigan State | James Hamby clanks a jump hook in the paint | 61-35 |
| 15:56 | Penn State | Clifford Kramer grabs the board | 61-35 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Miller (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Don Caruthers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Burgett (fresh) PF - James Hamby (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - David Dietrick (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Bottorff (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jesse Eller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kevin Wyman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jonathan Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Clifford Kramer (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Penn State | Paul Bottorff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Brennan (PG), Peter Vezina (PF) Don Caruthers, David Dietrick | |
| Subs | Penn State | Melvin Ferrell (PG), David Benson (SG) Paul Bottorff, Jesse Eller | |
| 15:28 | Michigan State | David Benson steals it from James Hamby | 61-35 |
| 15:21 | Penn State | Jonathan Smith's pass is intercepted by David Brennan | 61-35 |
| 15:18 | Michigan State | David Brennan banks in the layup | 63-35 |
| 15:04 | Penn State | Jonathan Smith drills a driving attempt in the lane and he's hacked by James Hamby - foul #2 on James Hamby, team foul #3 | 63-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Matthew Burris (SG), Christopher Brannum (SF), Marvin Snow (PF), David Dietrick (C) David Miller, Carl Burgett, Peter Vezina, James Hamby | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jesse Eller (SG), Randell Zacherl (SF), Leo Snyder (C) David Benson, Kevin Wyman, Clifford Kramer | |
| 15:04 | Penn State | Jonathan Smith misses the free throw | 63-37 |
| 15:04 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow grabs the board | 63-37 |
| 14:46 | Michigan State | David Brennan can't connect on an uncontested jump hook from close range | 63-37 |
| 14:44 | Penn State | Leo Snyder grabs the defensive rebound | 63-37 |
| 14:41 | Penn State | Jesse Eller's pass is intercepted by David Brennan in the backcourt | 63-37 |
| 14:26 | Michigan State | Christopher Brannum misses the easy open layup | 63-37 |
| 14:24 | Michigan State | David Brennan tips it home | 65-37 |
| 14:08 | Penn State | Jesse Eller is whistled for traveling | 65-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Nagata (PG), Don Caruthers (SG), Peter Vezina (PF), Andre Palacio (C) David Brennan, Matthew Burris, Marvin Snow, David Dietrick | |
| Subs | Penn State | Nelson Huski (PG), Paul Bottorff (SG), Patrick Favorite (SF), Brian Ricks (C) Melvin Ferrell, Jesse Eller, Randell Zacherl, Leo Snyder | |
| 14:03 | Michigan State | Walter Nagata is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Bottorff - foul #3 on Paul Bottorff, team foul #5 | 65-37 |
| 13:53 | Michigan State | Christopher Brannum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Clifford Kramer (C) Jonathan Smith | |
| 13:37 | Penn State | Clifford Kramer misses badly on the uncontested floater from just outside the lane | 65-37 |
| 13:36 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina grabs the defensive rebound | 65-37 |
| 13:32 | Michigan State | Don Caruthers is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Bottorff - foul #4 on Paul Bottorff, team foul #6 | 65-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Miller (SG), James Hamby (PF), Marvin Snow (C) Don Caruthers, Peter Vezina, Andre Palacio | |
| Subs | Penn State | David Benson (SG), Kevin Wyman (SF) Paul Bottorff, Patrick Favorite | |
| 13:09 | Michigan State | James Hamby misses long on an open 3 from straight away | 65-37 |
| 13:08 | Penn State | Nelson Huski grabs the defensive rebound | 65-37 |
| 12:55 | Penn State | David Benson is hacked by David Miller - foul #3 on David Miller, team foul #4 | 65-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Caruthers (PG), Matthew Burris (SG), David Dietrick (C) Walter Nagata, David Miller, Marvin Snow | |
| Subs | Penn State | Melvin Ferrell (PG), Jesse Eller (SG), Jonathan Smith (PF), Leo Snyder (C) Nelson Huski, David Benson, Brian Ricks, Clifford Kramer | |
| 12:44 | Penn State | Jesse Eller misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-37 |
| 12:43 | Penn State | Leo Snyder grabs the offensive rebound | 65-37 |
| 12:29 | Penn State | Melvin Ferrell buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jonathan Smith | 65-40 |
| 12:27 | Michigan State | Don Caruthers travels in the backcourt | 65-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Carl Burgett (SF), Peter Vezina (PF) Christopher Brannum, James Hamby | |
| Subs | Penn State | Randell Zacherl (SF) Kevin Wyman | |
| 12:09 | Penn State | Leo Snyder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Brennan (PG), Andre Palacio (C) Don Caruthers, David Dietrick | |
| Subs | Penn State | Patrick Favorite (SF) Leo Snyder | |
| 11:52 | Michigan State | Patrick Favorite picks off the pass by Matthew Burris | 65-40 |
| 11:48 | Penn State | Jesse Eller blows the dunk | 65-40 |
| 11:47 | Michigan State | Carl Burgett snags the defensive board | 65-40 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Brennan (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Burris (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carl Burgett (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Peter Vezina (tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Andre Palacio (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Melvin Ferrell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jesse Eller (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Patrick Favorite (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Randell Zacherl (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:42 | Michigan State | David Brennan misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 65-40 |
| 11:40 | Penn State | Randell Zacherl pulls down the rebound | 65-40 |
| 11:20 | Penn State | Randell Zacherl misses the jumper from the left wing | 65-40 |
| 11:19 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to David Brennan | 65-40 |
| 10:59 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 65-40 |
| 10:57 | Penn State | Jesse Eller snags the defensive board | 65-40 |
| 10:51 | Penn State | Jonathan Smith knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Patrick Favorite | 65-42 |
| 10:32 | Michigan State | Matthew Burris hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-42 |
| 10:31 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio misses the tip | 65-42 |
| 10:30 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Patrick Favorite | 65-42 |
| 10:26 | Penn State | Patrick Favorite is hacked by Carl Burgett in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carl Burgett, team foul #5 | 65-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Miller (PG), Don Caruthers (SG), Christopher Brannum (SF), Marvin Snow (PF), James Hamby (C) David Brennan, Matthew Burris, Carl Burgett, Peter Vezina, Andre Palacio | |
| Subs | Penn State | Nelson Huski (PG), David Benson (SG), Kevin Wyman (SF), Clifford Kramer (PF), Leo Snyder (C) Melvin Ferrell, Jesse Eller, Patrick Favorite, Jonathan Smith, Randell Zacherl | |
| 10:21 | Penn State | Leo Snyder can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Don Caruthers - foul #2 on Don Caruthers, team foul #6 | 65-42 |
| 10:21 | Penn State | Leo Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 65-43 |
| 10:21 | Penn State | Leo Snyder misses the 2nd free throw | 65-43 |
| 10:21 | Michigan State | Christopher Brannum gets the rebound | 65-43 |
| 10:04 | Michigan State | David Miller is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Marvin Snow | 67-43 |
| 09:42 | Penn State | David Benson misses short on a shot from the right side | 67-43 |
| 09:40 | Penn State | Kevin Wyman hits the follow up shot | 67-45 |
| 09:36 | Michigan State | Don Caruthers double dribbles in the backcourt | 67-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Nagata (PG), David Dietrick (C) Don Caruthers, James Hamby | |
| Subs | Penn State | Brian Ricks (SF) Kevin Wyman | |
| 09:17 | Penn State | Leo Snyder misses the shot from the free throw line | 67-45 |
| 09:16 | Penn State | Brian Ricks snags the offensive board | 67-45 |
| 09:10 | Penn State | Nelson Huski misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 67-45 |
| 09:08 | Michigan State | David Miller pulls down the rebound | 67-45 |
| 08:57 | Michigan State | David Miller is fouled on the floor by Clifford Kramer - foul #2 on Clifford Kramer, team foul #7 | 67-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Wyman (SF), Jonathan Smith (PF) Clifford Kramer, Leo Snyder | |
| 08:57 | Michigan State | David Miller misses the 1st free throw | 67-45 |
| 08:57 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Jonathan Smith | 67-45 |
| 08:55 | Penn State | Nelson Huski is hacked by David Dietrick in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Dietrick, team foul #7 | 67-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Brennan (PG) David Miller | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 08:55 | Penn State | Nelson Huski misses the 1st free throw | 67-45 |
| 08:55 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow gets the rebound | 67-45 |
| 08:36 | Michigan State | Walter Nagata misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-45 |
| 08:34 | Penn State | Nelson Huski pulls down the rebound | 67-45 |
| 08:28 | Penn State | Brian Ricks misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 67-45 |
| 08:27 | Penn State | Kevin Wyman snags the offensive board | 67-45 |
| 08:18 | Penn State | Marvin Snow denies the turnaround by Jonathan Smith | 67-45 |
| 08:16 | Penn State | Jonathan Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-45 |
| 08:05 | Penn State | Kevin Wyman is whistled for traveling | 67-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Caruthers (SG), James Hamby (PF) Walter Nagata, Marvin Snow | |
| Subs | Penn State | Melvin Ferrell (PG), Jesse Eller (SG), Randell Zacherl (SF), Leo Snyder (C) Nelson Huski, David Benson, Kevin Wyman, Brian Ricks | |
| 07:44 | Michigan State | David Dietrick misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Leo Snyder - foul #2 on Leo Snyder, team foul #8 | 67-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Bottorff (PG), Clifford Kramer (C) Melvin Ferrell, Leo Snyder | |
| 07:44 | Michigan State | David Dietrick misses the 1st free throw | 67-45 |
| 07:44 | Michigan State | David Dietrick misses the 2nd free throw | 67-45 |
| 07:44 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Clifford Kramer | 67-45 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Brennan (tiring) 19 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Don Caruthers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Brannum (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Hamby (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - David Dietrick (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Paul Bottorff (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - Jesse Eller (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Randell Zacherl (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jonathan Smith (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Clifford Kramer (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Penn State | Jesse Eller knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-48 |
| 07:23 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Miller (PG), Andre Palacio (C) David Brennan, David Dietrick | |
| Subs | Penn State | Patrick Favorite (SF) Randell Zacherl | |
| 07:20 | Michigan State | Don Caruthers throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-48 |
| 07:06 | Penn State | Jonathan Smith comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Don Caruthers - foul #3 on Don Caruthers, team foul #8 | 67-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Melvin Ferrell (PG), Leo Snyder (C) Jesse Eller, Clifford Kramer | |
| 07:06 | Penn State | Jonathan Smith makes the 1st free throw | 67-49 |
| 07:06 | Penn State | Jonathan Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| 06:37 | Michigan State | Paul Bottorff is called for the reach on Don Caruthers - foul #5 on Paul Bottorff, team foul #9 | 67-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Carl Burgett (SF), Peter Vezina (PF), Marvin Snow (C) Christopher Brannum, Andre Palacio, James Hamby | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jesse Eller (SG), Kevin Wyman (SF), Brian Ricks (PF) Paul Bottorff, Patrick Favorite, Jonathan Smith | |
| 06:37 | Michigan State | Don Caruthers makes the 1st free throw | 68-50 |
| 06:37 | Michigan State | Don Caruthers makes the 2nd free throw | 69-50 |
| 06:29 | Penn State | Jesse Eller blows the layup but the foul's on David Miller - foul #4 on David Miller, team foul #9 | 69-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Matthew Burris (SG) Don Caruthers | |
| Subs | Penn State | Clifford Kramer (C) Leo Snyder | |
| 06:29 | Penn State | Jesse Eller makes the 1st free throw | 69-51 |
| 06:29 | Penn State | Jesse Eller makes the 2nd free throw | 69-52 |
| 06:26 | Michigan State | David Miller is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Miller, team foul #10 | 69-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Brennan (PG) David Miller | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 06:09 | Penn State | Kevin Wyman can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Carl Burgett - foul #2 on Carl Burgett, team foul #11 | 69-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Christopher Brannum (SF) Carl Burgett | |
| Subs | Penn State | Nelson Huski (PG) Melvin Ferrell | |
| 06:09 | Penn State | Kevin Wyman makes the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 06:09 | Penn State | Kevin Wyman makes the 2nd free throw | 69-54 |
| 05:53 | Michigan State | Matthew Burris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Nagata (PG), Andre Palacio (PF) David Brennan, Peter Vezina | |
| Subs | Penn State | Randell Zacherl (SF), Jonathan Smith (PF), Leo Snyder (C) Kevin Wyman, Clifford Kramer, Brian Ricks | |
| 05:38 | Penn State | Matthew Burris steals the ball from Nelson Huski | 69-54 |
| 05:33 | Michigan State | Walter Nagata hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Matthew Burris | 71-54 |
| 05:29 | Penn State | Jesse Eller loses the dribble to Walter Nagata in the backcourt | 71-54 |
| 05:27 | Michigan State | Walter Nagata lays it in | 73-54 |
| 05:18 | Penn State | Leo Snyder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Brennan (PG), Carl Burgett (SF), James Hamby (PF), David Dietrick (C) Walter Nagata, Christopher Brannum, Andre Palacio, Marvin Snow | |
| Subs | Penn State | Melvin Ferrell (PG), David Benson (SG), Brian Ricks (SF) Nelson Huski, Jesse Eller, Leo Snyder | |
| 04:50 | Michigan State | James Hamby lays it in uncontested on a great pass from David Brennan | 75-54 |
| 04:36 | Penn State | Brian Ricks can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 75-54 |
| 04:35 | Michigan State | David Brennan grabs the board | 75-54 |
| 04:30 | Michigan State | Carl Burgett is fouled on the floor by Melvin Ferrell - foul #4 on Melvin Ferrell, team foul #10 | 75-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Caruthers (PG), Walter Nagata (SG), Andre Palacio (PF) David Brennan, Matthew Burris, David Dietrick | |
| Subs | Penn State | Nelson Huski (PG), Patrick Favorite (SF), Clifford Kramer (C) Melvin Ferrell, Jonathan Smith, Randell Zacherl | |
| 04:30 | Michigan State | Carl Burgett makes the 1st free throw | 76-54 |
| 04:30 | Michigan State | Carl Burgett makes the 2nd free throw | 77-54 |
| 04:28 | Penn State | David Benson is hacked by Walter Nagata in the backcourt - foul #3 on Walter Nagata, team foul #12 | 77-54 |
| 04:28 | Penn State | David Benson makes the 1st free throw | 77-55 |
| 04:28 | Penn State | David Benson makes the 2nd free throw | 77-56 |
| 04:10 | Michigan State | Don Caruthers misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 77-56 |
| 04:09 | Penn State | Brian Ricks grabs the board | 77-56 |
| 03:55 | Penn State | David Benson drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 77-59 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:52 | Michigan State | Carl Burgett is hacked by Patrick Favorite in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick Favorite, team foul #11 | 77-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Brennan (PG), Peter Vezina (PF), Marvin Snow (C) Walter Nagata, Andre Palacio, James Hamby | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jesse Eller (SG), Kevin Wyman (SF), Leo Snyder (C) David Benson, Patrick Favorite, Brian Ricks | |
| 03:52 | Michigan State | Carl Burgett makes the 1st free throw | 78-59 |
| 03:52 | Michigan State | Carl Burgett makes the 2nd free throw | 79-59 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Penn State | Leo Snyder is denied on a layup by Marvin Snow | 79-59 |
| 03:37 | Penn State | Jesse Eller grabs the offensive rebound | 79-59 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Brennan (tiring) 19 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Don Caruthers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carl Burgett (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Vezina (tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Marvin Snow (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Nelson Huski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jesse Eller (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Kevin Wyman (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clifford Kramer (tired) 4 reb. C - Leo Snyder (tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Penn State | Clifford Kramer comes up short on the shot from close range but the foul's on Peter Vezina - foul #1 on Peter Vezina, team foul #13 | 79-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Nagata (PG), Andre Palacio (PF) David Brennan, Peter Vezina | |
| Subs | Penn State | David Benson (SG), Patrick Favorite (SF), Randell Zacherl (C) Jesse Eller, Kevin Wyman, Leo Snyder | |
| 03:29 | Penn State | Clifford Kramer makes the 1st free throw | 79-60 |
| 03:29 | Penn State | Clifford Kramer makes the 2nd free throw | 79-61 |
| 03:09 | Michigan State | Carl Burgett misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 79-61 |
| 03:08 | Michigan State | Carl Burgett grabs the offensive rebound | 79-61 |
| 02:46 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 79-61 |
| 02:44 | Michigan State | Carl Burgett can't tip it in | 79-61 |
| 02:43 | Penn State | Randell Zacherl snags the defensive board | 79-61 |
| 02:32 | Penn State | Patrick Favorite is called for traveling | 79-61 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Hamby (SF) Carl Burgett | |
| Subs | Penn State | Brian Ricks (PF) Randell Zacherl | |
| 02:13 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow misses the jumper from the right side | 79-61 |
| 02:12 | Penn State | David Benson gets the rebound | 79-61 |
| 01:55 | Penn State | Patrick Favorite knocks in the jumper from the left block | 79-63 |
| 01:29 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner near the basket | 79-63 |
| 01:27 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Nelson Huski | 79-63 |
| 01:21 | Penn State | David Benson loses the dribble to Marvin Snow | 79-63 |
| 01:05 | Michigan State | James Hamby's pass is intercepted by Nelson Huski | 79-63 |
| 00:54 | Penn State | Patrick Favorite knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 79-66 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | Walter Nagata buries a jumper near the basket set up by Marvin Snow | 81-66 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Penn State | Brian Ricks is hacked by Marvin Snow - foul #1 on Marvin Snow, team foul #14 | 81-66 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Randell Zacherl (C) Patrick Favorite | |
| 00:26 | Penn State | Brian Ricks makes the 1st free throw | 81-67 |
| 00:26 | Penn State | Brian Ricks makes the 2nd free throw | 81-68 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Walter Nagata runs out the clock | 81-68 |