| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Michael Ewert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leonard Dawe (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Blatt (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Marijan Stodolski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Miguel Colon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Clifford Pierce (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Maurin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Bixby (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Hamblen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jim Ripple (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nevada | Eric Blatt inbounds the ball | 24-41 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:32 | Nevada | Miguel Colon lays it up and in set up by Marijan Stodolski and he's hacked by Robert Bixby - foul #1 on Robert Bixby, team foul #1 | 26-41 |
| 19:32 | Nevada | Miguel Colon misses the free throw | 26-41 |
| 19:32 | Michigan State | Jim Ripple gets the rebound | 26-41 |
| 19:07 | Michigan State | Jim Ripple hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Clifford Pierce and he's fouled by Miguel Colon - foul #1 on Miguel Colon, team foul #1 | 26-43 |
| 19:07 | Michigan State | Jim Ripple makes the free throw | 26-44 |
| 18:45 | Nevada | William Hamblen is called for the reach on Michael Ewert - foul #2 on William Hamblen, team foul #2 | 26-44 |
| 18:24 | Nevada | Leonard Dawe is fouled on the floor by Robert Bixby - foul #2 on Robert Bixby, team foul #3 | 26-44 |
| 18:07 | Nevada | Miguel Colon misses short on a shot near the basket | 26-44 |
| 18:06 | Michigan State | Jim Ripple snags the defensive board | 26-44 |
| 17:54 | Michigan State | Richard Maurin is fouled on the floor by Eric Blatt - foul #3 on Eric Blatt, team foul #2 | 26-44 |
| Subs | Nevada | Thomas Smith (SF) Eric Blatt | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 17:35 | Michigan State | William Hamblen knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Clifford Pierce | 26-46 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 17:17 | Nevada | Jim Ripple steps in front of the Miguel Colon pass | 26-46 |
| 16:58 | Michigan State | Miguel Colon swats the short shot by William Hamblen | 26-46 |
| 16:56 | Nevada | Marijan Stodolski pulls down the rebound | 26-46 |
| 16:42 | Nevada | Michael Ewert knocks in the shot from the right side | 28-46 |
| 16:36 | Michigan State | Jim Ripple lays it up and in on a nice dish by Clifford Pierce | 28-48 |
| 16:18 | Nevada | Miguel Colon can't connect on a floater from the left side | 28-48 |
| 16:16 | Nevada | Leonard Dawe grabs the offensive rebound | 28-48 |
| 16:11 | Nevada | Marijan Stodolski drills a floater in the paint | 30-48 |
| 15:47 | Michigan State | William Hamblen double dribbles | 30-48 |
| Subs | Nevada | Troy Guillot (SG), Eric Blatt (SF), Eric Gordan (PF), Mark Kim (C) Michael Ewert, Leonard Dawe, Marijan Stodolski, Miguel Colon | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Dean (PG), Joshua Tucker (SF), Joseph Larose (PF), Michael Shorts (C) Clifford Pierce, Robert Bixby, William Hamblen, Jim Ripple | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Thomas Smith (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Troy Guillot (fresh) SF - Eric Blatt (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Eric Gordan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Mark Kim (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Maurin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joshua Tucker (fresh) PF - Joseph Larose (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Shorts (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 15:32 | Nevada | Thomas Smith is hacked by Richard Maurin - foul #1 on Richard Maurin, team foul #4 | 30-48 |
| 15:26 | Nevada | Eric Blatt drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Troy Guillot | 33-48 |
| 15:12 | Michigan State | Richard Maurin clanks a 3 from the right corner | 33-48 |
| 15:11 | Michigan State | Robert Dean grabs the offensive rebound | 33-48 |
| 15:06 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Eric Gordan - foul #4 on Eric Gordan, team foul #3 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Nevada | Gary Ayoub (C) Eric Gordan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clifford Pierce (PG) Richard Maurin | |
| 15:06 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts makes the 1st free throw | 33-49 |
| 15:06 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts misses the 2nd free throw | 33-49 |
| 15:06 | Nevada | Gary Ayoub snags the defensive board | 33-49 |
| 14:52 | Nevada | Thomas Smith makes the floater from the left wing | 35-49 |
| 14:36 | Michigan State | Mark Kim blocks the jumper by Joshua Tucker | 35-49 |
| 14:35 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Gary Ayoub | 35-49 |
| 14:31 | Nevada | Troy Guillot hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-49 |
| 14:29 | Michigan State | Joseph Larose gets the rebound | 35-49 |
| 14:24 | Michigan State | Clifford Pierce hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Dean | 35-52 |
| 14:15 | Nevada | Eric Blatt can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 35-52 |
| 14:13 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Joshua Tucker | 35-52 |
| 14:06 | Michigan State | Clifford Pierce buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Joshua Tucker | 35-55 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:59 | Nevada | Gary Ayoub can't finish the layup but the foul's on Joseph Larose - foul #3 on Joseph Larose, team foul #5 | 35-55 |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Ewert (PG), Leonard Dawe (SG), Marijan Stodolski (PF), Miguel Colon (C) Thomas Smith, Troy Guillot, Eric Blatt, Mark Kim | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Ripple (C) Joseph Larose | |
| 13:59 | Nevada | Gary Ayoub makes the 1st free throw | 36-55 |
| 13:59 | Nevada | Gary Ayoub makes the 2nd free throw | 37-55 |
| 13:51 | Michigan State | Clifford Pierce can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-55 |
| 13:49 | Nevada | Miguel Colon snags the defensive board | 37-55 |
| 13:38 | Nevada | Miguel Colon misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-55 |
| 13:36 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Clifford Pierce | 37-55 |
| 13:18 | Michigan State | Marijan Stodolski steals it from Joshua Tucker | 37-55 |
| 12:54 | Nevada | Clifford Pierce is called for the reach on Michael Ewert - foul #3 on Clifford Pierce, team foul #6 | 37-55 |
| Subs | Nevada | Eric Blatt (SF) Gary Ayoub | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Maurin (SG), Robert Bixby (SF), William Hamblen (PF) Clifford Pierce, Joshua Tucker, Michael Shorts | |
| 12:47 | Nevada | Eric Blatt misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-55 |
| 12:45 | Nevada | Miguel Colon pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-55 |
| 12:31 | Nevada | Leonard Dawe comes up short on the floater in the paint | 37-55 |
| 12:30 | Nevada | Eric Blatt tips it home | 39-55 |
| 12:06 | Michigan State | Eric Blatt steals the ball from Jim Ripple | 39-55 |
| 12:02 | Nevada | Eric Blatt lays it in | 41-55 |
| 11:49 | Michigan State | Jim Ripple buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Maurin | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Michael Ewert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leonard Dawe (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Blatt (fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Marijan Stodolski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Miguel Colon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Dean (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Maurin (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Bixby (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Hamblen (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jim Ripple (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Nevada | Michael Ewert misses the shot in the lane | 41-57 |
| 11:26 | Nevada | Marijan Stodolski grabs the offensive board | 41-57 |
| 11:13 | Nevada | Leonard Dawe hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jim Ripple - foul #1 on Jim Ripple, team foul #7 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Nevada | Thomas Smith (PG), Mark Kim (PF), Gary Ayoub (C) Michael Ewert, Marijan Stodolski, Miguel Colon | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clifford Pierce (PG) Robert Dean | |
| 11:13 | Nevada | Leonard Dawe makes the 1st free throw | 42-57 |
| 11:13 | Nevada | Leonard Dawe makes the 2nd free throw | 43-57 |
| 10:55 | Michigan State | Clifford Pierce clanks a floater from the right side | 43-57 |
| 10:53 | Michigan State | Jim Ripple tips it but misses | 43-57 |
| 10:51 | Michigan State | Jim Ripple tips it in | 43-59 |
| 10:38 | Nevada | Leonard Dawe is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 43-59 |
| Subs | Nevada | Troy Guillot (SG) Leonard Dawe | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joshua Tucker (SF) Robert Bixby | |
| 10:25 | Michigan State | Richard Maurin knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Tucker | 43-62 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:09 | Nevada | Thomas Smith scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Troy Guillot | 46-62 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:44 | Michigan State | Clifford Pierce misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-62 |
| 09:42 | Nevada | Eric Blatt gets the rebound | 46-62 |
| 09:35 | Nevada | Eric Blatt misses the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Joshua Tucker - foul #3 on Joshua Tucker, team foul #8 | 46-62 |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Ewert (PG), Marijan Stodolski (PF), Miguel Colon (C) Troy Guillot, Mark Kim, Gary Ayoub | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Dean (SG), Robert Bixby (SF), Joseph Larose (PF), Michael Shorts (C) Richard Maurin, Joshua Tucker, William Hamblen, Jim Ripple | |
| 09:35 | Nevada | Eric Blatt makes the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 09:35 | Nevada | Eric Blatt misses the 2nd free throw | 47-62 |
| 09:35 | Michigan State | Joseph Larose grabs the board | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:14 | Michigan State | Clifford Pierce drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Dean | 47-65 |
| 08:59 | Nevada | Miguel Colon travels with the ball | 47-65 |
| Subs | Nevada | Gary Ayoub (SF) Eric Blatt | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Maurin (SG) Clifford Pierce | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:30 | Michigan State | Robert Dean is called for traveling | 47-65 |
| Subs | Nevada | Leonard Dawe (SG) Gary Ayoub | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 08:26 | Nevada | Michael Ewert is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Ewert, team foul #4 | 47-65 |
| 08:09 | Michigan State | Robert Bixby buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-68 |
| 08:04 | Nevada | Michael Ewert buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Smith | 50-68 |
| 07:39 | Michigan State | Richard Maurin misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 50-68 |
| 07:38 | Nevada | Miguel Colon grabs the board | 50-68 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Michael Ewert (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leonard Dawe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marijan Stodolski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Miguel Colon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Maurin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Bixby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Larose (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Shorts (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:20 | Nevada | Michael Ewert makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-68 |
| 07:03 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by Robert Bixby | 53-70 |
| 06:52 | Nevada | Leonard Dawe drills a jump hook from the baseline | 55-70 |
| 06:44 | Michigan State | Robert Dean drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Maurin | 55-72 |
| 06:37 | Nevada | Michael Ewert clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Dean - foul #1 on Robert Dean, team foul #9 | 55-72 |
| Subs | Nevada | Troy Guillot (SG), Eric Blatt (SF), Eric Gordan (PF), Mark Kim (C) Leonard Dawe, Thomas Smith, Marijan Stodolski, Miguel Colon | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clifford Pierce (PG), Joshua Tucker (SF), William Hamblen (PF), Jim Ripple (C) Robert Dean, Robert Bixby, Joseph Larose, Michael Shorts | |
| 06:37 | Nevada | Michael Ewert makes the 1st free throw | 56-72 |
| 06:37 | Nevada | Michael Ewert makes the 2nd free throw | 57-72 |
| 06:14 | Michigan State | Clifford Pierce misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-72 |
| 06:12 | Nevada | Eric Gordan grabs the board | 57-72 |
| 06:08 | Nevada | Troy Guillot hits a 3 from the right wing | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:47 | Michigan State | Clifford Pierce is whistled for a carry | 60-72 |
| Subs | Nevada | Gary Ayoub (SG) Michael Ewert | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:29 | Nevada | William Hamblen steps in front of the Troy Guillot pass | 60-72 |
| 05:02 | Michigan State | Mark Kim is called for the reach on Clifford Pierce - foul #2 on Mark Kim, team foul #5 | 60-72 |
| Subs | Nevada | Thomas Smith (PG), Leonard Dawe (SG), Marijan Stodolski (C) Troy Guillot, Gary Ayoub, Mark Kim | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Dean (SG) Richard Maurin | |
| 04:54 | Michigan State | Clifford Pierce clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-72 |
| 04:53 | Michigan State | Robert Dean can't tip it in | 60-72 |
| 04:52 | Nevada | Marijan Stodolski gets the rebound | 60-72 |
| 04:37 | Nevada | Joshua Tucker steals the ball from Eric Blatt | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:12 | Michigan State | Jim Ripple misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Eric Gordan - foul #5 on Eric Gordan, team foul #6 | 60-72 |
| Subs | Nevada | Miguel Colon (C) Eric Gordan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Bixby (SF) Joshua Tucker | |
| 04:12 | Michigan State | Jim Ripple misses the 1st free throw | 60-72 |
| 04:12 | Michigan State | Jim Ripple makes the 2nd free throw | 60-73 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:56 | Nevada | Leonard Dawe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-73 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Larose (PF), Michael Shorts (C) William Hamblen, Jim Ripple | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Michigan State | Robert Bixby makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-76 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Thomas Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Dawe (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Blatt (fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Marijan Stodolski (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Miguel Colon (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Clifford Pierce (fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Dean (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Bixby (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joseph Larose (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Shorts (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:29 | Nevada | Michael Shorts is called for the reach on Miguel Colon - foul #1 on Michael Shorts, team foul #10 | 60-76 |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Ewert (PG) Thomas Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 03:29 | Nevada | Miguel Colon makes the 1st free throw | 61-76 |
| 03:29 | Nevada | Miguel Colon misses the 2nd free throw | 61-76 |
| 03:29 | Michigan State | Robert Dean grabs the board | 61-76 |
| 03:08 | Michigan State | Leonard Dawe is called for the reach on Robert Dean - foul #3 on Leonard Dawe, team foul #7 | 61-76 |
| Subs | Nevada | Troy Guillot (SG), Gary Ayoub (SF) Leonard Dawe, Eric Blatt | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 03:08 | Michigan State | Robert Dean misses the 1st free throw | 61-76 |
| 03:08 | Nevada | Marijan Stodolski gets the rebound | 61-76 |
| 02:59 | Nevada | Troy Guillot misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 61-76 |
| 02:58 | Nevada | Miguel Colon grabs the offensive rebound | 61-76 |
| 02:47 | Nevada | Gary Ayoub drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Ewert | 63-76 |
| 02:47 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-76 |
| Subs | Nevada | Leonard Dawe (SG), Eric Blatt (SF) Troy Guillot, Gary Ayoub | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Maurin (SG), William Hamblen (PF), Jim Ripple (C) Robert Dean, Joseph Larose, Michael Shorts | |
| 02:25 | Michigan State | Clifford Pierce hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 63-76 |
| 02:23 | Michigan State | William Hamblen gets the offensive rebound | 63-76 |
| 02:03 | Michigan State | Richard Maurin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-76 |
| 02:01 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Miguel Colon | 63-76 |
| 01:57 | Nevada | Eric Blatt misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-76 |
| 01:56 | Nevada | Marijan Stodolski grabs the offensive board | 63-76 |
| 01:45 | Nevada | Jim Ripple denies the turnaround by Leonard Dawe | 63-76 |
| 01:44 | Michigan State | Robert Bixby snags the defensive board | 63-76 |
| 01:40 | Michigan State | Robert Bixby misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-76 |
| 01:38 | Michigan State | Jim Ripple hits the follow up shot | 63-78 |
| 01:29 | Nevada | Marijan Stodolski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 63-78 |
| 01:27 | Michigan State | Richard Maurin snags the defensive board | 63-78 |
| 01:13 | Michigan State | Clifford Pierce loses the dribble to Eric Blatt | 63-78 |
| 01:10 | Nevada | Leonard Dawe lays it in on a great pass from Eric Blatt | 65-78 |
| 00:48 | Michigan State | Michael Ewert steps in front of the Robert Bixby pass | 65-78 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:42 | Nevada | Eric Blatt hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 67-78 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Richard Maurin knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Jim Ripple and he's hacked by Leonard Dawe - foul #4 on Leonard Dawe, team foul #8 | 67-80 |
| Subs | Nevada | Thomas Smith (PG), Troy Guillot (SG), Gary Ayoub (SF), Mark Kim (C) Michael Ewert, Leonard Dawe, Eric Blatt, Miguel Colon | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Dean (PG), Joshua Tucker (SF), Joseph Larose (PF), Michael Shorts (C) Clifford Pierce, Robert Bixby, William Hamblen, Jim Ripple | |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Richard Maurin makes the free throw | 67-81 |
| 00:15 | Nevada | Marijan Stodolski's fadeaway is rejected by Joshua Tucker | 67-81 |
| 00:13 | Nevada | Mark Kim grabs the offensive board | 67-81 |
| 00:09 | Nevada | Troy Guillot scores on a floater from the right wing | 69-81 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Robert Dean runs out the clock | 69-81 |