| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Douglas Cary (fresh) SG - Jeff Lucas (fresh) SF - Alex Niewiadomski (fresh) PF - Winford Frei (fresh) C - James Shorter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Scott Abney (fresh) SG - Brett Alvey (fresh) SF - Michael Munos (fresh) PF - John Ginsburg (fresh) C - Antonio Baskett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Vermont | Winford Frei wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Vermont | James Shorter can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Michael Munos - foul #1 on Michael Munos, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Vermont | James Shorter makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:35 | Vermont | James Shorter makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Michigan State | Brett Alvey misses the shot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Vermont | James Shorter snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Vermont | Alex Niewiadomski's floater is tipped away by John Ginsburg | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Michigan State | Michael Munos grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | Michigan State | Scott Abney slams it home set up by Brett Alvey and the foul's on Winford Frei - foul #1 on Winford Frei, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | Michigan State | Scott Abney makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:23 | Vermont | Jeff Lucas misses the 3 from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 18:22 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:04 | Michigan State | Scott Abney knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Brett Alvey | 2-5 |
| 17:58 | Vermont | Douglas Cary misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 17:57 | Michigan State | Brett Alvey gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:54 | Michigan State | Scott Abney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-5 |
| 17:42 | Vermont | James Shorter misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 17:40 | Michigan State | Michael Munos gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:28 | Michigan State | Winford Frei picks off the pass by Michael Munos | 2-5 |
| 17:07 | Vermont | Winford Frei comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-5 |
| 17:05 | Vermont | Douglas Cary can't tip it in | 2-5 |
| 17:03 | Vermont | Alex Niewiadomski tips it in | 4-5 |
| 16:46 | Michigan State | John Ginsburg is hacked by Alex Niewiadomski - foul #1 on Alex Niewiadomski, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Vermont | Joseph Gulley (PG), Leo Meyer (SF), David Gold (PF), Bobby Gustafson (C) Douglas Cary, Alex Niewiadomski, Winford Frei, James Shorter | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers (SG) Brett Alvey | |
| 16:32 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Antonio Baskett | 4-7 |
| 16:15 | Vermont | Joseph Gulley comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 4-7 |
| 16:14 | Michigan State | John Ginsburg grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 15:54 | Michigan State | Bobby Gustafson is called for the reach on Michael Munos - foul #1 on Bobby Gustafson, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Vermont | Boyce Deal (SG) Jeff Lucas | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominick Theobald (SG), Tom Dingler (C) Michael Munos, Antonio Baskett | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Joseph Gulley (fresh) SG - Boyce Deal (fresh) SF - Leo Meyer (fresh) PF - David Gold (fresh) C - Bobby Gustafson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Scott Abney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dominick Theobald (fresh) SF - Stanley Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Ginsburg (fresh) C - Tom Dingler (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Michigan State | John Ginsburg loses the dribble to David Gold | 4-7 |
| 15:28 | Vermont | Joseph Gulley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-7 |
| 15:26 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 15:03 | Michigan State | John Ginsburg misses short on a runner in the paint | 4-7 |
| 15:02 | Vermont | Leo Meyer pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 14:56 | Vermont | Boyce Deal misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-7 |
| 14:55 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 14:41 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers clanks a floater from the left side | 4-7 |
| 14:40 | Vermont | Joseph Gulley pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 14:38 | Vermont | Scott Abney is called for the reach on Joseph Gulley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Abney, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Vermont | Douglas Cary (PG), Jeff Lucas (SG), Alex Niewiadomski (SF), Winford Frei (PF), James Shorter (C) Joseph Gulley, Boyce Deal, Leo Meyer, David Gold, Bobby Gustafson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brett Alvey (PG), Michael Munos (SF), Bryan Cook (C) Scott Abney, Dominick Theobald, John Ginsburg | |
| 14:25 | Vermont | Douglas Cary throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-7 |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominick Theobald (SG) Stanley Rogers | |
| 14:07 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler throws it down | 4-9 |
| 13:47 | Vermont | Bryan Cook is called for the reach on James Shorter - foul #1 on Bryan Cook, team foul #3 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett (C) Bryan Cook | |
| 13:28 | Vermont | Winford Frei hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 4-9 |
| 13:27 | Vermont | Douglas Cary gets the offensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 13:11 | Vermont | Alex Niewiadomski is fouled on the floor by Antonio Baskett - foul #1 on Antonio Baskett, team foul #4 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Vermont | Leo Meyer (PF) Winford Frei | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scott Abney (PG), Stanley Rogers (SG), John Ginsburg (PF) Brett Alvey, Dominick Theobald, Tom Dingler | |
| 12:57 | Vermont | Alex Niewiadomski is called for traveling | 4-9 |
| 12:32 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Douglas Cary - foul #1 on Douglas Cary, team foul #4 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Vermont | David Gold (C) James Shorter | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 12:32 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett misses the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 12:32 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett misses the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 12:32 | Vermont | Leo Meyer grabs the board | 4-9 |
| 12:16 | Vermont | Leo Meyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-9 |
| Subs | Vermont | Boyce Deal (SG) Jeff Lucas | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 12:04 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers is fouled on the floor by Alex Niewiadomski - foul #2 on Alex Niewiadomski, team foul #5 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Vermont | Joseph Gulley (PG), Winford Frei (PF) Douglas Cary, Alex Niewiadomski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brett Alvey (PG) Scott Abney | |
| 11:47 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Brett Alvey | 4-12 |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Joseph Gulley (fresh) SG - Boyce Deal (fresh) SF - Leo Meyer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Winford Frei (fresh) C - David Gold (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Brett Alvey (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Stanley Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Munos (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Ginsburg (fresh) C - Antonio Baskett (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Vermont | Boyce Deal is hacked by Stanley Rogers - foul #1 on Stanley Rogers, team foul #5 | 4-12 |
| 11:25 | Vermont | David Gold clanks a jumper from the left block | 4-12 |
| 11:23 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Brett Alvey | 4-12 |
| 11:06 | Michigan State | Brett Alvey travels with the ball | 4-12 |
| Subs | Vermont | Douglas Cary (PG), Jeff Lucas (SG), James Shorter (C) Joseph Gulley, Boyce Deal, David Gold | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominick Theobald (SG), Tom Dingler (C) Stanley Rogers, Antonio Baskett | |
| 10:46 | Vermont | James Shorter is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on James Shorter, team foul #6 | 4-12 |
| Subs | Vermont | David Gold (PF) Winford Frei | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scott Abney (PG) Brett Alvey | |
| 10:33 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler's pass is intercepted by James Shorter | 4-12 |
| 10:21 | Vermont | Douglas Cary hits a fadeaway in the paint | 6-12 |
| 10:05 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler scores on a floater near the basket and he's fouled by James Shorter - foul #2 on James Shorter, team foul #7 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Vermont | Boyce Deal (SF), Bobby Gustafson (C) Leo Meyer, James Shorter | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bryan Cook (C) John Ginsburg | |
| 10:05 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler makes the free throw | 6-15 |
| 09:45 | Vermont | Douglas Cary misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-15 |
| 09:43 | Vermont | Bobby Gustafson gets the offensive rebound | 6-15 |
| 09:25 | Vermont | Jeff Lucas buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Boyce Deal | 8-15 |
| 09:09 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler is fouled on the floor by David Gold - foul #1 on David Gold, team foul #8 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Vermont | Joseph Gulley (PG), Winford Frei (PF) Douglas Cary, David Gold | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brett Alvey (PG), Stanley Rogers (SF), Antonio Baskett (C) Scott Abney, Michael Munos, Bryan Cook | |
| 09:09 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler makes the 1st free throw | 8-16 |
| 09:09 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler makes the 2nd free throw | 8-17 |
| 08:52 | Vermont | Boyce Deal is hacked by Dominick Theobald - foul #1 on Dominick Theobald, team foul #6 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Vermont | Leo Meyer (SF) Boyce Deal | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Ginsburg (PF) Tom Dingler | |
| 08:37 | Vermont | Joseph Gulley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-17 |
| 08:35 | Michigan State | John Ginsburg pulls down the rebound | 8-17 |
| 08:24 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Leo Meyer - foul #1 on Leo Meyer, team foul #9 | 8-17 |
| 08:24 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 8-17 |
| 08:24 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 8-18 |
| 08:11 | Vermont | Leo Meyer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-18 |
| 08:09 | Vermont | Bobby Gustafson tips it home | 10-18 |
| 07:54 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers is fouled on the floor by Winford Frei - foul #2 on Winford Frei, team foul #10 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Vermont | Douglas Cary (PG), Boyce Deal (SG), David Gold (PF) Joseph Gulley, Jeff Lucas, Winford Frei | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scott Abney (PG) Dominick Theobald | |
| 07:54 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 10-18 |
| 07:54 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 10-19 |
| 07:45 | Vermont | Douglas Cary is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Douglas Cary, team foul #11 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Vermont | Joseph Gulley (PG) Douglas Cary | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Joseph Gulley (fresh) SG - Boyce Deal (fresh) SF - Leo Meyer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Gold (fresh) C - Bobby Gustafson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Scott Abney (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Brett Alvey (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Stanley Rogers (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Ginsburg (fresh) 2 reb. C - Antonio Baskett (fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers is hacked by Leo Meyer - foul #2 on Leo Meyer, team foul #12 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Vermont | Ty McDonald (SG) Leo Meyer | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Munos (SF) Brett Alvey | |
| 07:28 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 10-20 |
| 07:28 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 10-20 |
| 07:28 | Michigan State | John Ginsburg gets the offensive rebound | 10-20 |
| 07:16 | Michigan State | Michael Munos comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-20 |
| 07:14 | Michigan State | Scott Abney tips it in | 10-22 |
| 07:08 | Vermont | Bobby Gustafson knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 12-22 |
| 06:50 | Michigan State | Scott Abney can't connect on a shot from close range | 12-22 |
| 06:49 | Michigan State | John Ginsburg tips it back up and in | 12-24 |
| 06:37 | Vermont | Boyce Deal misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 12-24 |
| 06:36 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett gets the rebound | 12-24 |
| 06:15 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Stanley Rogers | 12-26 |
| 05:58 | Vermont | Joseph Gulley scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-26 |
| 05:43 | Michigan State | Scott Abney buries a fadeaway from the right block | 15-28 |
| 05:29 | Vermont | Joseph Gulley misses short on a shot from the right wing | 15-28 |
| 05:28 | Michigan State | Michael Munos gets the rebound | 15-28 |
| 05:22 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers connects on the runner near the basket set up by Scott Abney | 15-30 |
| 05:16 | Vermont | Ty McDonald clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Stanley Rogers - foul #2 on Stanley Rogers, team foul #7 | 15-30 |
| Subs | Vermont | Jeff Lucas (SG) Joseph Gulley | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brett Alvey (PG), Dominick Theobald (SG), Tom Dingler (PF), Bryan Cook (C) Scott Abney, Stanley Rogers, John Ginsburg, Antonio Baskett | |
| 05:16 | Vermont | Ty McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 16-30 |
| 05:16 | Vermont | Ty McDonald makes the 2nd free throw | 17-30 |
| 04:58 | Michigan State | Bryan Cook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-30 |
| Subs | Vermont | Timothy Walker (PG) Ty McDonald | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 04:39 | Vermont | Jeff Lucas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-30 |
| 04:38 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Tom Dingler | 17-30 |
| 04:09 | Michigan State | Brett Alvey knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Munos | 17-32 |
| 03:49 | Vermont | Jeff Lucas scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-32 |
| 03:37 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler clanks a jump hook near the basket | 20-32 |
| 03:36 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler hits the follow up shot | 20-34 |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Timothy Walker (fresh) SG - Jeff Lucas (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Boyce Deal (fairly fresh) PF - David Gold (fairly fresh) C - Bobby Gustafson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Brett Alvey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dominick Theobald (fresh) SF - Michael Munos (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Tom Dingler (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Bryan Cook (fresh) | |
| 03:17 | Vermont | David Gold can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 20-34 |
| 03:16 | Michigan State | Michael Munos gets the rebound | 20-34 |
| 02:59 | Michigan State | Dominick Theobald misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-34 |
| 02:58 | Vermont | David Gold snags the defensive board | 20-34 |
| 02:52 | Vermont | David Gold is fouled on the floor by Dominick Theobald - foul #2 on Dominick Theobald, team foul #8 | 20-34 |
| Subs | Vermont | Douglas Cary (PG), Winford Frei (PF), James Shorter (C) Timothy Walker, Boyce Deal, Bobby Gustafson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scott Abney (PG), John Ginsburg (PF), Antonio Baskett (C) Brett Alvey, Tom Dingler, Bryan Cook | |
| 02:52 | Vermont | David Gold makes the 1st free throw | 21-34 |
| 02:52 | Vermont | David Gold misses the 2nd free throw | 21-34 |
| 02:52 | Michigan State | John Ginsburg pulls down the rebound | 21-34 |
| 02:31 | Michigan State | Michael Munos is fouled on the floor by David Gold - foul #2 on David Gold, team foul #13 | 21-34 |
| Subs | Vermont | Alex Niewiadomski (SF) David Gold | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers (SG) Dominick Theobald | |
| 02:31 | Michigan State | Michael Munos misses the 1st free throw | 21-34 |
| 02:31 | Michigan State | Michael Munos makes the 2nd free throw | 21-35 |
| 02:12 | Vermont | Jeff Lucas misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 21-35 |
| 02:10 | Michigan State | Michael Munos grabs the defensive rebound | 21-35 |
| 02:01 | Michigan State | Scott Abney is hacked by Douglas Cary - foul #3 on Douglas Cary, team foul #14 | 21-35 |
| Subs | Vermont | Joseph Gulley (PG), Ty McDonald (SG) Douglas Cary, Jeff Lucas | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brett Alvey (SG) Michael Munos | |
| 02:01 | Michigan State | Scott Abney makes the 1st free throw | 21-36 |
| 02:01 | Michigan State | Scott Abney makes the 2nd free throw | 21-37 |
| 01:47 | Vermont | James Shorter misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-37 |
| 01:45 | Vermont | Winford Frei gets the offensive rebound | 21-37 |
| 01:36 | Vermont | James Shorter knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 23-37 |
| 01:13 | Michigan State | John Ginsburg misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 23-37 |
| 01:12 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett tips it in | 23-39 |
| 00:52 | Vermont | James Shorter misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Brett Alvey - foul #1 on Brett Alvey, team foul #9 | 23-39 |
| Subs | Vermont | Jeff Lucas (SG) Ty McDonald | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominick Theobald (SG), Michael Munos (SF), Tom Dingler (C) Brett Alvey, Stanley Rogers, Antonio Baskett | |
| 00:52 | Vermont | James Shorter makes the 1st free throw | 24-39 |
| 00:52 | Vermont | James Shorter makes the 2nd free throw | 25-39 |
| 00:35 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Tom Dingler, team foul #10 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Vermont | Leo Meyer (PF) Winford Frei | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:07 | Vermont | Tom Dingler steals the ball from Joseph Gulley | 25-39 |
| 00:01 | Michigan State | John Ginsburg hits a runner in the lane | 25-41 |
| 00:00 | Vermont | Joseph Gulley comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 25-41 |