| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Duley (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Mosley (fresh) 2 reb. SF - James Millsaps (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Raymond Moody (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. C - Richard Linneman (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - John Hensen (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Champine (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Carstensen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Scully (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Omer Zsohar (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Gregory Carstensen inbounds the ball | 31-21 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Denver | John Hensen clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-21 |
| 19:40 | Michigan State | James Millsaps snags the defensive board | 31-21 |
| 19:18 | Michigan State | Robert Duley drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by James Millsaps | 33-21 |
| 18:59 | Denver | John Hensen misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-21 |
| 18:57 | Michigan State | Richard Linneman pulls down the rebound | 33-21 |
| 18:50 | Michigan State | Eric Mosley's pass is intercepted by Travis Champine | 33-21 |
| 18:29 | Denver | Eric Mosley picks off the pass by John Hensen | 33-21 |
| 18:15 | Michigan State | Eric Mosley is fouled on the floor by Travis Champine - foul #2 on Travis Champine, team foul #1 | 33-21 |
| 17:58 | Michigan State | Raymond Moody knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Eric Mosley | 36-21 |
| 17:43 | Denver | William Scully connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-24 |
| 17:29 | Michigan State | Richard Linneman buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Robert Duley | 38-24 |
| 17:16 | Denver | William Scully's pass is intercepted by Robert Duley | 38-24 |
| 17:12 | Michigan State | Robert Duley banks in the layup | 40-24 |
| 16:46 | Denver | John Hensen scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory Carstensen | 40-26 |
| 16:34 | Michigan State | Eric Mosley comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 40-26 |
| 16:33 | Denver | William Scully snags the defensive board | 40-26 |
| 16:09 | Denver | James Millsaps steps in front of the William Scully pass | 40-26 |
| 15:49 | Michigan State | James Millsaps is fouled on the floor by Omer Zsohar - foul #1 on Omer Zsohar, team foul #2 | 40-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Zachary Hardy (SG), Ronnie Nelson (PF), Howard Bolton (C) Eric Mosley, Raymond Moody, Richard Linneman | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Carney (PG), David Jones (SG), James Rosati (SF), Derrick Brathwaite (PF), Clarence Paulk (C) John Hensen, Travis Champine, Gregory Carstensen, William Scully, Omer Zsohar | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Duley (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Zachary Hardy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Millsaps (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronnie Nelson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Howard Bolton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Carney (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Rosati (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Derrick Brathwaite (fresh) 3 reb. C - Clarence Paulk (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Michigan State | Robert Duley clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-26 |
| 15:35 | Denver | Derrick Brathwaite grabs the board | 40-26 |
| 15:30 | Denver | James Rosati's pass is intercepted by Zachary Hardy | 40-26 |
| 15:11 | Michigan State | Howard Bolton is whistled for traveling | 40-26 |
| 14:49 | Denver | Robert Carney is called for traveling | 40-26 |
| 14:25 | Michigan State | Howard Bolton loses the dribble to Robert Carney | 40-26 |
| 13:58 | Denver | Robert Carney knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-29 |
| 13:45 | Michigan State | Robert Duley misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-29 |
| 13:44 | Denver | The rebound goes to Derrick Brathwaite | 40-29 |
| 13:34 | Denver | Zachary Hardy steals it from Derrick Brathwaite | 40-29 |
| 13:20 | Michigan State | Howard Bolton misses the dunk attempt | 40-29 |
| 13:18 | Denver | David Jones grabs the board | 40-29 |
| 13:11 | Denver | David Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-29 |
| 13:10 | Denver | Derrick Brathwaite can't tip it in | 40-29 |
| 13:08 | Michigan State | Howard Bolton pulls down the rebound | 40-29 |
| 12:56 | Michigan State | Robert Duley misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-29 |
| 12:54 | Denver | Derrick Brathwaite gets the rebound | 40-29 |
| 12:50 | Denver | James Rosati misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-29 |
| 12:48 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to James Millsaps | 40-29 |
| 12:36 | Michigan State | James Millsaps misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-29 |
| 12:35 | Michigan State | Robert Duley hits the follow up shot | 42-29 |
| 12:18 | Denver | Derrick Brathwaite buries a jumper from the right block | 42-31 |
| 11:55 | Michigan State | Zachary Hardy is hacked by David Jones - foul #2 on David Jones, team foul #3 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Mosley (SG), Raymond Moody (PF), Richard Linneman (C) Zachary Hardy, Ronnie Nelson, Howard Bolton | |
| Subs | Denver | John Hensen (PG), Travis Champine (SG), Gregory Carstensen (SF), William Scully (PF), Omer Zsohar (C) Robert Carney, David Jones, James Rosati, Derrick Brathwaite, Clarence Paulk | |
| 11:46 | Michigan State | John Hensen is called for the reach on Robert Duley - foul #2 on John Hensen, team foul #4 | 42-31 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Duley (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Eric Mosley (fresh) 2 reb. SF - James Millsaps (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raymond Moody (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Richard Linneman (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - John Hensen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Champine (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Carstensen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Scully (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Omer Zsohar (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Michigan State | James Millsaps misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-31 |
| 11:34 | Denver | The rebound goes to Omer Zsohar | 42-31 |
| 11:30 | Denver | John Hensen knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Travis Champine | 42-34 |
| 11:27 | Michigan State | Robert Duley travels in the backcourt | 42-34 |
| 11:10 | Denver | John Hensen makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Travis Champine | 42-36 |
| 10:57 | Michigan State | William Scully swats the layup by James Millsaps | 42-36 |
| 10:55 | Denver | William Scully snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 10:28 | Denver | John Hensen loses the dribble to Robert Duley | 42-36 |
| 10:21 | Michigan State | Robert Duley misses the easy layup | 42-36 |
| 10:20 | Denver | William Scully gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| 10:05 | Denver | William Scully misses the 3 from the left corner | 42-36 |
| 10:04 | Denver | John Hensen gets the offensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 09:46 | Denver | John Hensen misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-36 |
| 09:44 | Michigan State | Richard Linneman snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 09:40 | Michigan State | Robert Duley scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by Eric Mosley | 44-36 |
| 09:25 | Denver | John Hensen scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Travis Champine | 44-39 |
| 09:08 | Michigan State | Robert Duley misses the jumper from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 09:06 | Denver | Omer Zsohar pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 08:44 | Denver | The short jumper by Omer Zsohar is denied by Richard Linneman | 44-39 |
| 08:42 | Denver | Gregory Carstensen tips it home | 44-41 |
| 08:20 | Michigan State | Gregory Carstensen is called for the reach on Robert Duley - foul #2 on Gregory Carstensen, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Zachary Hardy (SG), Ronnie Nelson (PF), Howard Bolton (C) Eric Mosley, James Millsaps, Richard Linneman | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Carney (PG), David Jones (SG), James Rosati (SF) John Hensen, Travis Champine, Gregory Carstensen | |
| 08:12 | Michigan State | Robert Duley is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Robert Duley, team foul #1 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Denver | Derrick Brathwaite (PF), Clarence Paulk (C) William Scully, Omer Zsohar | |
| 07:49 | Denver | Robert Carney misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 44-41 |
| 07:47 | Michigan State | Raymond Moody pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Duley (tired) 19 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Zachary Hardy (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Moody (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. PF - Ronnie Nelson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Howard Bolton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Carney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Rosati (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Derrick Brathwaite (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Clarence Paulk (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:36 | Michigan State | Zachary Hardy misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-41 |
| 07:35 | Denver | James Rosati gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 07:24 | Denver | James Rosati knocks in the jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by Raymond Moody - foul #2 on Raymond Moody, team foul #2 | 44-43 |
| 07:24 | Denver | James Rosati makes the free throw | 44-44 |
| 07:11 | Michigan State | Raymond Moody hits the finger roll set up by Robert Duley | 46-44 |
| 06:54 | Denver | David Jones loses the dribble to Raymond Moody | 46-44 |
| 06:50 | Michigan State | David Jones steals the ball from Robert Duley in the backcourt | 46-44 |
| 06:48 | Denver | David Jones lays it up and in | 46-46 |
| 06:23 | Michigan State | The pull-up jumper by Howard Bolton is blocked by Derrick Brathwaite | 46-46 |
| 06:21 | Michigan State | Howard Bolton snags the offensive board | 46-46 |
| 06:03 | Michigan State | Raymond Moody scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Zachary Hardy | 49-46 |
| 05:52 | Denver | Robert Duley is called for the reach on Robert Carney - foul #5 on Robert Duley, team foul #3 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Millsaps (PG), Eric Mosley (SF), Richard Linneman (C) Robert Duley, Ronnie Nelson, Howard Bolton | |
| Subs | Denver | John Hensen (PG), Travis Champine (SG), Gregory Carstensen (SF), William Scully (PF), Omer Zsohar (C) Robert Carney, David Jones, James Rosati, Derrick Brathwaite, Clarence Paulk | |
| 05:37 | Denver | William Scully buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Travis Champine and he's hacked by Eric Mosley - foul #1 on Eric Mosley, team foul #4 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Nelson (PF) Zachary Hardy | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 05:37 | Denver | William Scully makes the free throw | 49-49 |
| 05:15 | Michigan State | Richard Linneman scores on a runner from the right block set up by Raymond Moody | 51-49 |
| 04:54 | Denver | Gregory Carstensen clanks a shot from the left side | 51-49 |
| 04:53 | Michigan State | Ronnie Nelson snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 04:36 | Michigan State | Raymond Moody can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Gregory Carstensen - foul #3 on Gregory Carstensen, team foul #6 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Howard Bolton (C) Ronnie Nelson | |
| Subs | Denver | David Jones (SF) Omer Zsohar | |
| 04:36 | Michigan State | Raymond Moody misses the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 04:36 | Michigan State | Raymond Moody makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 04:11 | Denver | John Hensen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-49 |
| 04:09 | Denver | Gregory Carstensen snags the offensive board | 52-49 |
| 04:02 | Denver | Gregory Carstensen connects on the floater from close range | 52-51 |
| 03:47 | Michigan State | Howard Bolton misses the lay-in but he's fouled by David Jones - foul #3 on David Jones, team foul #7 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Carney (PG), James Rosati (SF), Omer Zsohar (C) John Hensen, David Jones, Gregory Carstensen | |
| 03:47 | Michigan State | Howard Bolton misses the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 03:47 | Michigan State | Howard Bolton makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Howard Bolton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SG - Eric Mosley (fresh) 2 reb. SF - James Millsaps (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raymond Moody (tiring) 12 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Linneman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Carney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Travis Champine (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SF - James Rosati (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Scully (fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. C - Omer Zsohar (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Denver | James Rosati misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-51 |
| 03:32 | Michigan State | Raymond Moody snags the defensive board | 53-51 |
| 03:15 | Michigan State | James Millsaps misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-51 |
| 03:14 | Michigan State | Richard Linneman tips it back up and in | 55-51 |
| 02:55 | Denver | James Rosati can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 55-51 |
| 02:53 | Denver | William Scully misses the tip | 55-51 |
| 02:51 | Denver | Travis Champine pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 02:31 | Denver | Robert Carney connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 55-53 |
| 02:20 | Michigan State | William Scully is called for the reach on Raymond Moody - foul #1 on William Scully, team foul #8 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Zachary Hardy (SG), Ronnie Nelson (PF) Howard Bolton, Eric Mosley | |
| Subs | Denver | John Hensen (SG), Derrick Brathwaite (PF), Gregory Carstensen (C) Travis Champine, William Scully, Omer Zsohar | |
| 02:20 | Michigan State | Raymond Moody makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 02:20 | Michigan State | Raymond Moody makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 02:17 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-53 |
| 02:04 | Denver | Richard Linneman swats the short shot by Derrick Brathwaite | 57-53 |
| 02:03 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Ronnie Nelson | 57-53 |
| 01:52 | Michigan State | Raymond Moody misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 01:51 | Michigan State | Ronnie Nelson tips it home | 59-53 |
| 01:46 | Denver | James Millsaps is called for the reach on James Rosati - foul #1 on James Millsaps, team foul #5 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Mosley (SG) Zachary Hardy | |
| Subs | Denver | Travis Champine (SG), William Scully (PF), Omer Zsohar (C) John Hensen, Derrick Brathwaite, Gregory Carstensen | |
| 01:38 | Denver | William Scully misses short on a runner from the right block | 59-53 |
| 01:36 | Denver | Omer Zsohar tips it back up and in | 59-55 |
| 01:22 | Michigan State | James Millsaps misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Carney - foul #4 on Robert Carney, team foul #9 | 59-55 |
| 01:22 | Michigan State | James Millsaps makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 01:22 | Michigan State | James Millsaps misses the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 01:22 | Michigan State | Ronnie Nelson grabs the offensive board | 60-55 |
| 01:06 | Michigan State | Richard Linneman misses the shot from the left block | 60-55 |
| 01:05 | Denver | Omer Zsohar grabs the defensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 01:01 | Denver | James Millsaps is called for the reach on Robert Carney - foul #2 on James Millsaps, team foul #6 | 60-55 |
| 00:36 | Denver | William Scully lays it up and in set up by James Rosati | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Michigan State | Eric Mosley is fouled in the backcourt by Travis Champine - foul #3 on Travis Champine, team foul #10 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Zachary Hardy (SG) Ronnie Nelson | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 00:35 | Michigan State | Eric Mosley misses the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:35 | Michigan State | Eric Mosley misses the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:35 | Denver | William Scully grabs the defensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 00:24 | Denver | James Rosati scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Michigan State | Zachary Hardy clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 60-60 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Omer Zsohar grabs the defensive rebound | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - James Millsaps (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Mosley (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Raymond Moody (tiring) 14 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronnie Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Linneman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Carney (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Travis Champine (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Rosati (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Scully (fresh) 14 pts. 13 reb. 2 stl. C - Omer Zsohar (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Michigan State | Richard Linneman wins the tip | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:38 | Michigan State | Eric Mosley travels with the ball | 60-60 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Howard Bolton (C) Richard Linneman | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 04:23 | Denver | James Rosati misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-60 |
| 04:22 | Michigan State | Ronnie Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 04:03 | Michigan State | Eric Mosley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-60 |
| 04:01 | Michigan State | Raymond Moody can't tip it in | 60-60 |
| 04:00 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Mosley | 60-60 |
| 03:45 | Michigan State | Eric Mosley makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Raymond Moody | 63-60 |
| 03:33 | Denver | James Rosati banks in the layup on a great pass from Travis Champine | 63-62 |
| 03:12 | Michigan State | Eric Mosley buries a floater from the right block and he's hacked by Travis Champine - foul #4 on Travis Champine, team foul #11 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Zachary Hardy (SG) Raymond Moody | |
| Subs | Denver | John Hensen (PG), Gregory Carstensen (SF) Robert Carney, James Rosati | |
| 03:12 | Michigan State | Eric Mosley misses the free throw | 65-62 |
| 03:12 | Denver | The rebound goes to Omer Zsohar | 65-62 |
| 02:59 | Denver | Gregory Carstensen misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 65-62 |
| 02:58 | Denver | William Scully gets the offensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 02:58 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Linneman (C) Howard Bolton | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Carney (PG) John Hensen | |
| 02:43 | Denver | Robert Carney scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Travis Champine | 65-64 |
| 02:23 | Michigan State | Ronnie Nelson connects on the runner from the right block set up by James Millsaps | 67-64 |
| 02:10 | Denver | Omer Zsohar can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by James Millsaps - foul #3 on James Millsaps, team foul #7 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Raymond Moody (PG) Zachary Hardy | |
| Subs | Denver | James Rosati (SF) Gregory Carstensen | |
| 02:10 | Denver | Omer Zsohar misses the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 02:10 | Denver | Omer Zsohar misses the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 02:10 | Michigan State | James Millsaps snags the defensive board | 67-64 |
| 01:52 | Michigan State | James Millsaps makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Moody | 70-64 |
| 01:39 | Denver | Omer Zsohar connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Carney and he's hacked by Raymond Moody - foul #3 on Raymond Moody, team foul #8 | 70-66 |
| 01:39 | Denver | Omer Zsohar makes the free throw | 70-67 |
| 01:30 | Michigan State | Ronnie Nelson's layup is rejected by Omer Zsohar | 70-67 |
| 01:28 | Michigan State | James Millsaps tips it back up and in | 72-67 |
| 01:21 | Denver | Omer Zsohar connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Travis Champine | 72-69 |
| 01:17 | Michigan State | Eric Mosley slams it home on a nice dish by James Millsaps and the foul's on James Rosati - foul #4 on James Rosati, team foul #12 | 74-69 |
| 01:17 | Michigan State | Eric Mosley misses the free throw | 74-69 |
| 01:17 | Denver | The rebound goes to Omer Zsohar | 74-69 |
| 00:57 | Denver | Omer Zsohar travels with the ball | 74-69 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - James Millsaps (tired) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Mosley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Raymond Moody (tiring) 14 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ronnie Nelson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Linneman (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Carney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Travis Champine (fresh) 5 pts. 9 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Rosati (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - William Scully (fresh) 14 pts. 14 reb. 2 stl. C - Omer Zsohar (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Michigan State | Eric Mosley misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Travis Champine - foul #5 on Travis Champine, team foul #13 | 74-69 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Zachary Hardy (SG) Ronnie Nelson | |
| Subs | Denver | John Hensen (SG) Travis Champine | |
| 00:35 | Michigan State | Eric Mosley makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:35 | Michigan State | Eric Mosley makes the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Denver | Eric Mosley steals it from James Rosati | 76-69 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Michigan State | Zachary Hardy is fouled in the backcourt by John Hensen - foul #3 on John Hensen, team foul #14 | 76-69 |
| 00:29 | Michigan State | Zachary Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:29 | Michigan State | Zachary Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Denver | Robert Carney misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 78-69 |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Zachary Hardy grabs the board | 78-69 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Michigan State | Zachary Hardy is hacked by Robert Carney in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Carney, team foul #15 | 78-69 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Denver | David Jones (SG) Robert Carney | |
| 00:16 | Michigan State | Zachary Hardy misses the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:16 | Michigan State | Zachary Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:12 | Denver | John Hensen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 79-69 |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Eric Mosley | 79-69 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Zachary Hardy runs out the clock | 79-69 |