| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Scott Abney (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brett Alvey (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Munos (fresh) 11 pts. PF - John Ginsburg (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Antonio Baskett (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Daniel Kee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Johns (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Dimmick (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Niles (fresh) C - Richard Klingensmith (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | John Dimmick inbounds the ball | 43-21 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | East Carolina | Ronnie Johns misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-21 |
| 19:40 | Michigan State | Michael Munos grabs the defensive rebound | 43-21 |
| 19:20 | Michigan State | Brett Alvey hits a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Michael Munos and the foul's on Daniel Kee - foul #2 on Daniel Kee, team foul #1 | 45-21 |
| 19:20 | Michigan State | Brett Alvey makes the free throw | 46-21 |
| 19:07 | East Carolina | John Dimmick misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-21 |
| 19:06 | Michigan State | Scott Abney grabs the defensive rebound | 46-21 |
| 18:37 | Michigan State | Richard Klingensmith takes the ball from Brett Alvey | 46-21 |
| 18:30 | East Carolina | Carl Niles buries a jump hook in the lane | 46-23 |
| 18:13 | Michigan State | John Ginsburg misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 46-23 |
| 18:12 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett snags the offensive board | 46-23 |
| 17:55 | Michigan State | Brett Alvey is hacked by Daniel Kee - foul #3 on Daniel Kee, team foul #2 | 46-23 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers (SG) Brett Alvey | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Beau Schilawski (PG), Todd Ziegler (PF) Daniel Kee, Carl Niles | |
| 17:47 | Michigan State | Michael Munos misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-23 |
| 17:46 | East Carolina | Beau Schilawski gets the rebound | 46-23 |
| 17:40 | East Carolina | Richard Klingensmith misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-23 |
| 17:38 | Michigan State | John Ginsburg snags the defensive board | 46-23 |
| 17:17 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers double dribbles | 46-23 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tom Dingler (C) Antonio Baskett | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Mansour (SF), Carl Niles (PF), Kenneth Carlson (C) Ronnie Johns, John Dimmick, Richard Klingensmith | |
| 17:01 | East Carolina | Kenneth Carlson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-23 |
| 16:59 | Michigan State | John Ginsburg pulls down the rebound | 46-23 |
| 16:49 | Michigan State | Michael Munos is fouled on the floor by Carl Niles - foul #3 on Carl Niles, team foul #3 | 46-23 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominick Theobald (SG), Bryan Cook (C) Michael Munos, John Ginsburg | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronnie Johns (SG) Carl Niles | |
| 16:30 | Michigan State | Scott Abney comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-23 |
| 16:28 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-23 |
| 16:12 | Michigan State | Kenneth Carlson steps in front of the Tom Dingler pass | 46-23 |
| 16:05 | East Carolina | Bryan Cook steals it from Kenneth Carlson | 46-23 |
| 15:51 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Stanley Rogers | 48-23 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Scott Abney (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dominick Theobald (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stanley Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Tom Dingler (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Bryan Cook (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Beau Schilawski (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Ronnie Johns (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerry Mansour (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Todd Ziegler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Carlson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | East Carolina | Bryan Cook steals it from Todd Ziegler | 48-23 |
| 15:14 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers throws it down on a great pass from Scott Abney and the foul's on Jerry Mansour - foul #1 on Jerry Mansour, team foul #4 | 50-23 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brett Alvey (PG), Michael Munos (SF), John Ginsburg (PF), Antonio Baskett (C) Scott Abney, Dominick Theobald, Tom Dingler, Bryan Cook | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Daniel Kee (PG), Kent Guarino (SG), John Dimmick (SF), Carl Niles (PF), Shannon Prim (C) Beau Schilawski, Ronnie Johns, Jerry Mansour, Todd Ziegler, Kenneth Carlson | |
| 15:14 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers makes the free throw | 51-23 |
| 15:01 | East Carolina | Daniel Kee is hacked by Brett Alvey - foul #1 on Brett Alvey, team foul #1 | 51-23 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominick Theobald (SG) Stanley Rogers | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 14:47 | East Carolina | Daniel Kee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-23 |
| 14:24 | Michigan State | Michael Munos can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Daniel Kee - foul #4 on Daniel Kee, team foul #5 | 51-23 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Todd Ziegler (SG) Daniel Kee | |
| 14:24 | Michigan State | Michael Munos makes the 1st free throw | 52-23 |
| 14:24 | Michigan State | Michael Munos makes the 2nd free throw | 53-23 |
| 14:09 | East Carolina | Carl Niles knocks in the shot from close range and he's fouled by Brett Alvey - foul #2 on Brett Alvey, team foul #2 | 53-25 |
| 14:09 | East Carolina | Carl Niles misses the free throw | 53-25 |
| 14:09 | Michigan State | John Ginsburg pulls down the rebound | 53-25 |
| 13:51 | Michigan State | John Ginsburg makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Brett Alvey | 55-25 |
| 13:46 | East Carolina | Todd Ziegler's floater is tipped away by Michael Munos | 55-25 |
| 13:44 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Niles | 55-25 |
| 13:36 | East Carolina | Todd Ziegler misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-25 |
| 13:35 | Michigan State | Michael Munos snags the defensive board | 55-25 |
| 13:16 | Michigan State | Michael Munos is fouled on the floor by John Dimmick - foul #2 on John Dimmick, team foul #6 | 55-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scott Abney (PG), Stanley Rogers (SG) Brett Alvey, Dominick Theobald | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Klingensmith (PF), Kenneth Carlson (C) Carl Niles, Shannon Prim | |
| 12:57 | Michigan State | John Ginsburg buries a floater from the right wing | 57-25 |
| 12:46 | East Carolina | Kent Guarino misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Stanley Rogers - foul #2 on Stanley Rogers, team foul #3 | 57-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tom Dingler (C) Antonio Baskett | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Beau Schilawski (SG), Jerry Mansour (SF) Todd Ziegler, John Dimmick | |
| 12:46 | East Carolina | Kent Guarino makes the 1st free throw | 57-26 |
| 12:46 | East Carolina | Kent Guarino misses the 2nd free throw | 57-26 |
| 12:46 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler gets the rebound | 57-26 |
| 12:28 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers's pass is intercepted by Richard Klingensmith | 57-26 |
| 12:12 | East Carolina | Beau Schilawski travels with the ball | 57-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronnie Johns (SG) Kent Guarino | |
| 11:56 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler hits the finger roll on a great pass from Scott Abney | 59-26 |
| 11:48 | East Carolina | Michael Munos is called for the reach on Ronnie Johns - foul #1 on Michael Munos, team foul #4 | 59-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brett Alvey (PG), Dominick Theobald (SG), Bryan Cook (C) Scott Abney, Michael Munos, John Ginsburg | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Todd Ziegler (SG) Ronnie Johns | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Brett Alvey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dominick Theobald (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stanley Rogers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Tom Dingler (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Bryan Cook (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Beau Schilawski (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Todd Ziegler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jerry Mansour (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Klingensmith (fresh) 8 reb. 3 stl. C - Kenneth Carlson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | East Carolina | Kenneth Carlson is whistled for a carry | 59-26 |
| 11:19 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Brett Alvey | 62-26 |
| 11:11 | East Carolina | Todd Ziegler misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Dominick Theobald - foul #1 on Dominick Theobald, team foul #5 | 62-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kent Guarino (PG) Beau Schilawski | |
| 11:11 | East Carolina | Todd Ziegler makes the 1st free throw | 62-27 |
| 11:11 | East Carolina | Todd Ziegler makes the 2nd free throw | 62-28 |
| 10:44 | Michigan State | Dominick Theobald drills a shot from the right wing set up by Stanley Rogers | 64-28 |
| 10:37 | East Carolina | Todd Ziegler scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-31 |
| 10:24 | Michigan State | Brett Alvey is hacked by Kent Guarino - foul #4 on Kent Guarino, team foul #7 | 64-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Beau Schilawski (PG) Kent Guarino | |
| 10:24 | Michigan State | Brett Alvey misses the 1st free throw | 64-31 |
| 10:24 | East Carolina | Jerry Mansour snags the defensive board | 64-31 |
| 10:01 | East Carolina | Kenneth Carlson misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 64-31 |
| 09:59 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Beau Schilawski | 64-31 |
| 09:52 | East Carolina | Kenneth Carlson misses long on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Tom Dingler - foul #1 on Tom Dingler, team foul #6 | 64-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scott Abney (PG) Brett Alvey | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 09:52 | East Carolina | Kenneth Carlson misses the 1st free throw | 64-31 |
| 09:52 | East Carolina | Kenneth Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-32 |
| 09:35 | Michigan State | Scott Abney drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dominick Theobald | 66-32 |
| 09:26 | East Carolina | Dominick Theobald is called for the reach on Todd Ziegler - foul #2 on Dominick Theobald, team foul #7 | 66-32 |
| 09:26 | East Carolina | Todd Ziegler misses the 1st free throw | 66-32 |
| 09:26 | Michigan State | Bryan Cook grabs the board | 66-32 |
| 09:10 | Michigan State | Scott Abney is fouled on the floor by Beau Schilawski - foul #2 on Beau Schilawski, team foul #8 | 66-32 |
| 09:10 | Michigan State | Scott Abney makes the 1st free throw | 67-32 |
| 09:10 | Michigan State | Scott Abney makes the 2nd free throw | 68-32 |
| 09:03 | East Carolina | Beau Schilawski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-32 |
| 08:47 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-32 |
| 08:46 | East Carolina | Richard Klingensmith snags the defensive board | 68-32 |
| 08:41 | East Carolina | The jump hook by Kenneth Carlson is blocked by Bryan Cook | 68-32 |
| 08:39 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Carlson | 68-32 |
| 08:34 | East Carolina | Todd Ziegler clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Bryan Cook - foul #2 on Bryan Cook, team foul #8 | 68-32 |
| 08:34 | East Carolina | Todd Ziegler makes the 1st free throw | 68-33 |
| 08:34 | East Carolina | Todd Ziegler makes the 2nd free throw | 68-34 |
| 08:15 | Michigan State | Dominick Theobald misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 68-34 |
| 08:13 | East Carolina | Beau Schilawski snags the defensive board | 68-34 |
| 08:07 | East Carolina | Jerry Mansour misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 68-34 |
| 08:05 | Michigan State | Dominick Theobald pulls down the rebound | 68-34 |
| 07:48 | Michigan State | Scott Abney misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 68-34 |
| 07:47 | East Carolina | Richard Klingensmith grabs the board | 68-34 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Scott Abney (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dominick Theobald (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Rogers (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Tom Dingler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Bryan Cook (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Beau Schilawski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Todd Ziegler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jerry Mansour (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Klingensmith (fairly fresh) 10 reb. 3 stl. C - Kenneth Carlson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:42 | East Carolina | Bryan Cook is called for the reach on Beau Schilawski - foul #3 on Bryan Cook, team foul #9 | 68-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brett Alvey (PG) Scott Abney | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kent Guarino (SG) Kenneth Carlson | |
| 07:42 | East Carolina | Beau Schilawski makes the 1st free throw | 68-35 |
| 07:42 | East Carolina | Beau Schilawski makes the 2nd free throw | 68-36 |
| 07:32 | Michigan State | Bryan Cook misses the easy layup but the foul's on Richard Klingensmith - foul #2 on Richard Klingensmith, team foul #9 | 68-36 |
| 07:32 | Michigan State | Bryan Cook makes the 1st free throw | 69-36 |
| 07:32 | Michigan State | Bryan Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 69-36 |
| 07:32 | East Carolina | Todd Ziegler pulls down the rebound | 69-36 |
| 07:28 | East Carolina | Kent Guarino's pass is intercepted by Stanley Rogers | 69-36 |
| 07:16 | Michigan State | Dominick Theobald misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 69-36 |
| 07:14 | East Carolina | Todd Ziegler gets the rebound | 69-36 |
| 07:10 | East Carolina | Todd Ziegler can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-36 |
| 07:08 | East Carolina | Jerry Mansour misses the tip | 69-36 |
| 07:06 | Michigan State | Brett Alvey grabs the defensive rebound | 69-36 |
| 06:50 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler drills a jump hook near the basket | 71-36 |
| 06:36 | East Carolina | Jerry Mansour misses short on a shot from the left side | 71-36 |
| 06:35 | Michigan State | Bryan Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 71-36 |
| 06:15 | Michigan State | Jerry Mansour is called for the reach on Stanley Rogers - foul #2 on Jerry Mansour, team foul #10 | 71-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scott Abney (PG) Brett Alvey | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kenneth Carlson (C) Beau Schilawski | |
| 06:15 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 71-36 |
| 06:15 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 72-36 |
| 05:56 | East Carolina | Bryan Cook steps in front of the Jerry Mansour pass | 72-36 |
| 05:32 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler is whistled for a carry | 72-36 |
| 05:17 | East Carolina | Kent Guarino's fadeaway is rejected by Bryan Cook | 72-36 |
| 05:15 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler gets the rebound | 72-36 |
| 04:59 | Michigan State | Dominick Theobald hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Stanley Rogers | 75-36 |
| 04:36 | East Carolina | Kenneth Carlson knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Todd Ziegler | 75-38 |
| 04:34 | Michigan State | Scott Abney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Beau Schilawski (SF) Jerry Mansour | |
| 04:26 | East Carolina | Beau Schilawski comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Bryan Cook - foul #4 on Bryan Cook, team foul #10 | 75-38 |
| 04:26 | East Carolina | Beau Schilawski misses the 1st free throw | 75-38 |
| 04:26 | East Carolina | Beau Schilawski makes the 2nd free throw | 75-39 |
| 04:09 | Michigan State | Kenneth Carlson takes the ball from Dominick Theobald | 75-39 |
| 03:50 | East Carolina | Bryan Cook is called for the reach on Beau Schilawski - foul #5 on Bryan Cook, team foul #11 | 75-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brett Alvey (PG), Antonio Baskett (C) Scott Abney, Bryan Cook | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 03:50 | East Carolina | Beau Schilawski misses the 1st free throw | 75-39 |
| 03:50 | East Carolina | Beau Schilawski misses the 2nd free throw | 75-39 |
| 03:50 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler gets the rebound | 75-39 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Brett Alvey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dominick Theobald (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Rogers (tired) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Tom Dingler (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Antonio Baskett (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Beau Schilawski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kent Guarino (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - Todd Ziegler (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Carlson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Klingensmith (tiring) 10 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:28 | Michigan State | Richard Klingensmith is called for the reach on Antonio Baskett - foul #3 on Richard Klingensmith, team foul #11 | 75-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Mansour (SF) Richard Klingensmith | |
| 03:28 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett misses the 1st free throw | 75-39 |
| 03:28 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett makes the 2nd free throw | 76-39 |
| 03:15 | East Carolina | Beau Schilawski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 76-39 |
| 03:13 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Antonio Baskett | 76-39 |
| 03:02 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 79-39 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:43 | East Carolina | Kent Guarino makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 79-41 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:18 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 82-41 |
| 02:01 | East Carolina | Todd Ziegler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 82-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scott Abney (PG) Brett Alvey | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Klingensmith (C) Kenneth Carlson | |
| 01:38 | Michigan State | Dominick Theobald misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 82-41 |
| 01:36 | East Carolina | Todd Ziegler grabs the board | 82-41 |
| 01:32 | East Carolina | Kent Guarino hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 82-41 |
| 01:31 | East Carolina | Todd Ziegler can't tip it in | 82-41 |
| 01:30 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler gets the rebound | 82-41 |
| 01:14 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler blows the dunk but the foul's on Todd Ziegler - foul #2 on Todd Ziegler, team foul #12 | 82-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kenneth Carlson (C) Beau Schilawski | |
| 01:14 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler misses the 1st free throw | 82-41 |
| 01:14 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler makes the 2nd free throw | 83-41 |
| 00:59 | East Carolina | Jerry Mansour can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 83-41 |
| 00:57 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett grabs the defensive rebound | 83-41 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Scott Abney buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 85-41 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | East Carolina | Kent Guarino can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 85-41 |
| 00:30 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Antonio Baskett | 85-41 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Scott Abney runs out the clock | 85-41 |