| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Larry Sly (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stanley Parramore (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Waterbury (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Sean Mandeville (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Walter Claunch (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Boris Rettkowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Groat (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Zachary Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dana Smalley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Reginald Waterbury inbounds the ball | 39-27 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Michigan State | Jerry Baker's layup is rejected by Zachary Robertson | 39-27 |
| 19:30 | Western Michigan | Gary Groat grabs the board | 39-27 |
| 19:26 | Western Michigan | Gary Groat misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 39-27 |
| 19:25 | Michigan State | Jerry Baker pulls down the rebound | 39-27 |
| 18:59 | Michigan State | Stanley Parramore misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Gary Groat - foul #2 on Gary Groat, team foul #1 | 39-27 |
| 18:59 | Michigan State | Stanley Parramore misses the 1st free throw | 39-27 |
| 18:59 | Michigan State | Stanley Parramore makes the 2nd free throw | 40-27 |
| 18:43 | Western Michigan | Gary Groat misses the shot from the right side | 40-27 |
| 18:41 | Western Michigan | Boris Rettkowski tips it but misses | 40-27 |
| 18:40 | Michigan State | Jerry Baker snags the defensive board | 40-27 |
| 18:18 | Michigan State | Stanley Parramore misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-27 |
| 18:17 | Western Michigan | Boris Rettkowski snags the defensive board | 40-27 |
| 17:54 | Western Michigan | Walter Claunch loses the dribble to Larry Sly | 40-27 |
| 17:51 | Michigan State | Larry Sly lays it in | 42-27 |
| 17:35 | Western Michigan | Zachary Robertson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-27 |
| 17:33 | Michigan State | Jerry Baker grabs the board | 42-27 |
| 17:04 | Michigan State | Reginald Waterbury is called for traveling | 42-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Southerland (PG), Mark Taylor (SG), Erin Newman (SF), Conrad Lamm (PF) Larry Sly, Stanley Parramore, Reginald Waterbury, Sean Mandeville | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Ezzell (PG), Kent Luker (SG), Mark Dunn (SF), Jeffrey Reed (PF), Donald Melcher (C) Walter Claunch, Boris Rettkowski, Gary Groat, Zachary Robertson, Dana Smalley | |
| 16:47 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Reed drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-30 |
| 16:26 | Michigan State | Jerry Baker is open and buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Erin Newman | 44-30 |
| 16:10 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Reed scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-33 |
| 15:46 | Michigan State | Jerry Baker is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Reed - foul #1 on Jeffrey Reed, team foul #2 | 44-33 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Southerland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Erin Newman (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Conrad Lamm (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Baker (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - John Ezzell (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kent Luker (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Dunn (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Reed (fresh) 9 pts. C - Donald Melcher (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Michigan State | Jerry Baker blows the layup | 44-33 |
| 15:25 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Reed gets the rebound | 44-33 |
| 15:19 | Western Michigan | Conrad Lamm steps in front of the Donald Melcher pass | 44-33 |
| 15:17 | Michigan State | Joseph Southerland is fouled in the backcourt by John Ezzell - foul #1 on John Ezzell, team foul #3 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Larry Sly (PG), Stanley Parramore (SG), Sean Mandeville (PF) Joseph Southerland, Mark Taylor, Conrad Lamm | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Walter Claunch (PG), Christopher Marshall (SF), Joseph Hamilton (C) John Ezzell, Mark Dunn, Donald Melcher | |
| 15:03 | Michigan State | Larry Sly blows the wide open layup | 44-33 |
| 15:02 | Michigan State | Erin Newman pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-33 |
| 14:41 | Michigan State | Sean Mandeville loses the ball out of bounds | 44-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Waterbury (SF) Erin Newman | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gary Groat (SF), Zachary Robertson (PF) Kent Luker, Jeffrey Reed | |
| 14:25 | Western Michigan | Walter Claunch can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 44-33 |
| 14:23 | Michigan State | Reginald Waterbury grabs the board | 44-33 |
| 14:21 | Michigan State | Larry Sly loses the dribble to Joseph Hamilton in the backcourt | 44-33 |
| 14:06 | Western Michigan | Walter Claunch's floater is tipped away by Sean Mandeville | 44-33 |
| 14:05 | Western Michigan | Gary Groat gets the offensive rebound | 44-33 |
| 13:57 | Western Michigan | Walter Claunch clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 44-33 |
| 13:55 | Michigan State | Stanley Parramore snags the defensive board | 44-33 |
| 13:51 | Michigan State | Reginald Waterbury makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Sly | 47-33 |
| 13:44 | Western Michigan | Zachary Robertson is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Zachary Robertson, team foul #4 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Taylor (SG), Conrad Lamm (PF) Stanley Parramore, Jerry Baker | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Ezzell (PG), Boris Rettkowski (SG), Mark Dunn (SF), Dana Smalley (C) Walter Claunch, Christopher Marshall, Gary Groat, Joseph Hamilton | |
| 13:22 | Michigan State | Sean Mandeville scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Larry Sly and he's fouled by Dana Smalley - foul #2 on Dana Smalley, team foul #5 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Southerland (PG), Erin Newman (SF) Larry Sly, Reginald Waterbury | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Reed (PF) Zachary Robertson | |
| 13:22 | Michigan State | Sean Mandeville misses the free throw | 49-33 |
| 13:22 | Western Michigan | Dana Smalley grabs the defensive rebound | 49-33 |
| 13:02 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Reed can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 49-33 |
| 13:00 | Michigan State | Sean Mandeville gets the rebound | 49-33 |
| 12:38 | Michigan State | Erin Newman makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Mark Taylor | 51-33 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 12:34 | Western Michigan | Mark Taylor is called for the reach on Boris Rettkowski - foul #1 on Mark Taylor, team foul #1 | 51-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry Baker (C) Conrad Lamm | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Walter Claunch (PG), Kent Luker (SG), Gary Groat (SF), Donald Melcher (C) John Ezzell, Boris Rettkowski, Mark Dunn, Dana Smalley | |
| 12:22 | Western Michigan | Donald Melcher scores on a shot from the right block set up by Kent Luker and he's fouled by Jerry Baker - foul #2 on Jerry Baker, team foul #2 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Larry Sly (PG) Joseph Southerland | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 12:22 | Western Michigan | Donald Melcher makes the free throw | 51-36 |
| 11:53 | Michigan State | Sean Mandeville banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Larry Sly | 53-36 |
| 11:36 | Western Michigan | Gary Groat makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Kent Luker | 53-38 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Larry Sly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Mark Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Erin Newman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sean Mandeville (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jerry Baker (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Walter Claunch (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kent Luker (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Groat (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Reed (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Donald Melcher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Michigan State | Mark Taylor is hacked by Kent Luker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kent Luker, team foul #6 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stanley Parramore (SG), Reginald Waterbury (SF), Conrad Lamm (PF) Mark Taylor, Erin Newman, Sean Mandeville | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Marshall (SF), Joseph Hamilton (PF) Gary Groat, Jeffrey Reed | |
| 11:12 | Michigan State | Jerry Baker clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Christopher Marshall - foul #2 on Christopher Marshall, team foul #7 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Southerland (PG) Larry Sly | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Ezzell (PG), Boris Rettkowski (SG), Mark Dunn (SF), Zachary Robertson (PF) Walter Claunch, Kent Luker, Christopher Marshall, Donald Melcher | |
| 11:12 | Michigan State | Jerry Baker makes the 1st free throw | 54-38 |
| 11:12 | Michigan State | Jerry Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 54-38 |
| 11:12 | Western Michigan | Mark Dunn pulls down the rebound | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 10:53 | Western Michigan | Joseph Southerland steps in front of the John Ezzell pass | 54-38 |
| 10:51 | Michigan State | Stanley Parramore throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dana Smalley (C) Joseph Hamilton | |
| 10:35 | Western Michigan | John Ezzell connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Mark Dunn | 54-40 |
| 10:21 | Michigan State | Jerry Baker hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from the right block | 54-40 |
| 10:19 | Western Michigan | Zachary Robertson snags the defensive board | 54-40 |
| 10:04 | Western Michigan | Mark Dunn misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 54-40 |
| 10:02 | Western Michigan | Zachary Robertson can't tip it in | 54-40 |
| 10:01 | Michigan State | Jerry Baker gets the rebound | 54-40 |
| 09:42 | Michigan State | Conrad Lamm is hacked by Boris Rettkowski - foul #2 on Boris Rettkowski, team foul #8 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Larry Sly (PG), Mark Taylor (SG), Erin Newman (SF), Sean Mandeville (C) Joseph Southerland, Stanley Parramore, Reginald Waterbury, Jerry Baker | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Walter Claunch (PG), Kent Luker (SG), Gary Groat (SF), Jeffrey Reed (PF), Donald Melcher (C) John Ezzell, Boris Rettkowski, Mark Dunn, Zachary Robertson, Dana Smalley | |
| 09:42 | Michigan State | Conrad Lamm makes the 1st free throw | 55-40 |
| 09:42 | Michigan State | Conrad Lamm misses the 2nd free throw | 55-40 |
| 09:42 | Western Michigan | Donald Melcher gets the rebound | 55-40 |
| 09:26 | Western Michigan | Conrad Lamm steals it from Kent Luker | 55-40 |
| 09:22 | Michigan State | Erin Newman is fouled in the backcourt by Kent Luker - foul #3 on Kent Luker, team foul #9 | 55-40 |
| 09:22 | Michigan State | Erin Newman makes the 1st free throw | 56-40 |
| 09:22 | Michigan State | Erin Newman misses the 2nd free throw | 56-40 |
| 09:22 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Reed | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 09:00 | Western Michigan | Kent Luker scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Walter Claunch | 56-43 |
| 08:39 | Michigan State | Sean Mandeville misses long on an open fadeaway from the left block | 56-43 |
| 08:37 | Michigan State | Erin Newman misses the tip | 56-43 |
| 08:36 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Reed | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 08:25 | Western Michigan | Walter Claunch scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Reed | 56-45 |
| 08:22 | Michigan State | Sean Mandeville throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stanley Parramore (PG), Jerry Baker (C) Larry Sly, Conrad Lamm | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joseph Hamilton (C) Donald Melcher | |
| 08:14 | Western Michigan | Gary Groat comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-45 |
| 08:12 | Michigan State | Mark Taylor grabs the board | 56-45 |
| 07:51 | Michigan State | Stanley Parramore hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 56-45 |
| 07:50 | Michigan State | Jerry Baker grabs the offensive board | 56-45 |
| 07:32 | Michigan State | Stanley Parramore hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Sean Mandeville | 59-45 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Stanley Parramore (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Erin Newman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sean Mandeville (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jerry Baker (tiring) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Walter Claunch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kent Luker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Groat (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Reed (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Hamilton (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 07:10 | Western Michigan | Stanley Parramore takes the ball from Jeffrey Reed | 59-45 |
| 07:08 | Michigan State | Mark Taylor is hacked by Kent Luker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kent Luker, team foul #10 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Southerland (PG), Reginald Waterbury (SF) Stanley Parramore, Erin Newman | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Ezzell (PG), Boris Rettkowski (SG), Mark Dunn (SF), Zachary Robertson (PF), Dana Smalley (C) Walter Claunch, Kent Luker, Gary Groat, Jeffrey Reed, Joseph Hamilton | |
| 07:08 | Michigan State | Mark Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 07:08 | Michigan State | Mark Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 06:56 | Western Michigan | Zachary Robertson is hacked by Mark Taylor - foul #2 on Mark Taylor, team foul #3 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stanley Parramore (SG) Mark Taylor | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 06:37 | Western Michigan | Dana Smalley is hacked by Jerry Baker - foul #3 on Jerry Baker, team foul #4 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Conrad Lamm (PF) Sean Mandeville | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 06:27 | Western Michigan | Zachary Robertson drills a driving attempt from the left block and he's hacked by Conrad Lamm - foul #3 on Conrad Lamm, team foul #5 | 60-47 |
| 06:27 | Western Michigan | Zachary Robertson makes the free throw | 60-48 |
| 06:05 | Michigan State | Jerry Baker scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Joseph Southerland and he's hacked by Dana Smalley - foul #3 on Dana Smalley, team foul #11 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Larry Sly (PG) Joseph Southerland | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 06:05 | Michigan State | Jerry Baker misses the free throw | 62-48 |
| 06:05 | Western Michigan | Zachary Robertson pulls down the rebound | 62-48 |
| 05:50 | Western Michigan | John Ezzell misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 62-48 |
| 05:48 | Michigan State | Stanley Parramore grabs the defensive rebound | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:28 | Michigan State | John Ezzell steals it from Jerry Baker | 62-48 |
| 05:19 | Western Michigan | Boris Rettkowski connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-51 |
| 04:59 | Michigan State | Stanley Parramore hits a shot from close range | 64-51 |
| 04:37 | Western Michigan | Dana Smalley lays it up and in | 64-53 |
| 04:14 | Michigan State | Jerry Baker is called for a charge - foul #4 on Jerry Baker, team foul #6 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Southerland (PG), Mark Taylor (SG), Erin Newman (SF), Sean Mandeville (C) Larry Sly, Stanley Parramore, Reginald Waterbury, Jerry Baker | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Walter Claunch (PG), Kent Luker (SG), Gary Groat (SF), Jeffrey Reed (PF), Donald Melcher (C) John Ezzell, Boris Rettkowski, Mark Dunn, Zachary Robertson, Dana Smalley | |
| 04:01 | Western Michigan | Walter Claunch hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 64-53 |
| 04:00 | Michigan State | Conrad Lamm pulls down the rebound | 64-53 |
| 03:58 | Michigan State | Kent Luker is called for the reach on Erin Newman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kent Luker, team foul #12 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Christopher Marshall (SG) Kent Luker | |
| 03:58 | Michigan State | Erin Newman makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 03:58 | Michigan State | Erin Newman misses the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 03:58 | Western Michigan | Donald Melcher grabs the board | 65-53 |
| 03:42 | Western Michigan | Walter Claunch misses short on a shot from the right side | 65-53 |
| 03:41 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Conrad Lamm | 65-53 |
| 03:19 | Michigan State | Sean Mandeville can't connect on a floater from the right block | 65-53 |
| 03:17 | Western Michigan | Christopher Marshall pulls down the rebound | 65-53 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Southerland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Erin Newman (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sean Mandeville (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Conrad Lamm (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Walter Claunch (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Marshall (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Gary Groat (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Reed (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Melcher (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Western Michigan | Gary Groat banks in the layup set up by Jeffrey Reed | 65-55 |
| 02:52 | Michigan State | Sean Mandeville misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 65-55 |
| 02:51 | Michigan State | Erin Newman tips it in | 67-55 |
| 02:51 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry Baker (C) Conrad Lamm | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:43 | Western Michigan | Christopher Marshall's pass is intercepted by Joseph Southerland | 67-55 |
| 02:43 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Larry Sly (PG), Stanley Parramore (SG), Reginald Waterbury (SF) Joseph Southerland, Mark Taylor, Jerry Baker | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Boris Rettkowski (SG), Zachary Robertson (PF), Dana Smalley (C) Christopher Marshall, Jeffrey Reed, Donald Melcher | |
| 02:18 | Michigan State | Dana Smalley is called for the reach on Stanley Parramore - foul #4 on Dana Smalley, team foul #13 | 67-55 |
| 02:18 | Michigan State | Stanley Parramore misses the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 02:18 | Michigan State | Stanley Parramore misses the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 02:18 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Sly | 67-55 |
| 02:01 | Michigan State | Erin Newman misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 67-55 |
| 02:00 | Western Michigan | Gary Groat grabs the board | 67-55 |
| 01:53 | Western Michigan | Gary Groat misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Reginald Waterbury - foul #2 on Reginald Waterbury, team foul #7 | 67-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry Baker (C) Erin Newman | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 01:53 | Western Michigan | Gary Groat misses the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 01:53 | Western Michigan | Gary Groat makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 01:51 | Michigan State | Larry Sly throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-56 |
| 01:42 | Western Michigan | Gary Groat throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-56 |
| 01:39 | Michigan State | Walter Claunch picks off the pass by Larry Sly in the backcourt | 67-56 |
| 01:37 | Western Michigan | Walter Claunch lays it in | 67-58 |
| 01:11 | Michigan State | Sean Mandeville can't connect on a shot near the basket | 67-58 |
| 01:09 | Michigan State | Reginald Waterbury grabs the offensive board | 67-58 |
| 00:47 | Michigan State | Jerry Baker misses the wide open floater in the lane | 67-58 |
| 00:45 | Western Michigan | Gary Groat snags the defensive board | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:39 | Western Michigan | Boris Rettkowski clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-58 |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | Sean Mandeville pulls down the rebound | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:34 | Michigan State | Boris Rettkowski is called for the reach on Sean Mandeville in the backcourt - foul #3 on Boris Rettkowski, team foul #14 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Southerland (PG) Stanley Parramore | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 00:34 | Michigan State | Sean Mandeville makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:34 | Michigan State | Sean Mandeville makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:27 | Western Michigan | Sean Mandeville steals the ball from Zachary Robertson | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Joseph Southerland runs out the clock | 69-58 |