| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Bryan Natal (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stuart Neeley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Zanders (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Brust (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Bob Donnellan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Earle McCoun (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Calvin Yates (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Percy Campbell (fresh) PF - Robert Dimmick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ivan Budziszewski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Percy Campbell inbounds the ball | 36-28 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Central Michigan | Michael Brust steals the ball from Calvin Yates | 36-28 |
| 19:18 | Michigan State | Bryan Natal connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gary Zanders | 38-28 |
| 19:11 | Central Michigan | Robert Dimmick misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Stuart Neeley - foul #2 on Stuart Neeley, team foul #1 | 38-28 |
| 19:11 | Central Michigan | Robert Dimmick misses the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 19:11 | Central Michigan | Robert Dimmick makes the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 18:42 | Michigan State | Stuart Neeley knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Bryan Natal | 41-29 |
| 18:16 | Central Michigan | Robert Dimmick makes the jumper from the right block and he's fouled by Michael Brust - foul #2 on Michael Brust, team foul #2 | 41-31 |
| 18:16 | Central Michigan | Robert Dimmick makes the free throw | 41-32 |
| 17:50 | Michigan State | Bryan Natal's pass is intercepted by Earle McCoun | 41-32 |
| 17:46 | Central Michigan | Earle McCoun hits the finger roll | 41-34 |
| 17:18 | Michigan State | Bryan Natal buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Gary Zanders | 44-34 |
| 17:02 | Central Michigan | Earle McCoun hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 44-34 |
| 17:01 | Central Michigan | Percy Campbell snags the offensive board | 44-34 |
| 16:53 | Central Michigan | Gary Zanders steps in front of the Ivan Budziszewski pass | 44-34 |
| 16:50 | Michigan State | Stuart Neeley jams it on a great pass from Gary Zanders | 46-34 |
| 16:31 | Central Michigan | Earle McCoun scores on a floater in the lane | 46-36 |
| 16:11 | Michigan State | Michael Brust misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-36 |
| 16:09 | Central Michigan | Ivan Budziszewski gets the rebound | 46-36 |
| 15:58 | Central Michigan | Percy Campbell travels with the ball | 46-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marcus Barwick (PG), Kendall Williams (SG), Reginald Vallee (SF), Albert Reeves (C) Bryan Natal, Stuart Neeley, Gary Zanders, Bob Donnellan | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Bryan Keenan (PG), Ryan Casey (SG), Jason Webster (SF), Nathan Pruitt (PF), Dustin Whitmore (C) Earle McCoun, Calvin Yates, Percy Campbell, Robert Dimmick, Ivan Budziszewski | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Marcus Barwick (fresh) SG - Kendall Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Vallee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Brust (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Albert Reeves (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Bryan Keenan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ryan Casey (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Jason Webster (fresh) PF - Nathan Pruitt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dustin Whitmore (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Michigan State | Michael Brust misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 46-36 |
| 15:30 | Central Michigan | Bryan Keenan gets the rebound | 46-36 |
| 15:12 | Central Michigan | Bryan Keenan is hacked by Reginald Vallee - foul #1 on Reginald Vallee, team foul #3 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bob Donnellan (C) Michael Brust | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 14:59 | Central Michigan | Jason Webster misses the jump hook near the basket | 46-36 |
| 14:57 | Michigan State | Bob Donnellan grabs the defensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 14:33 | Michigan State | Kendall Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 46-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Earle McCoun (PG) Bryan Keenan | |
| 14:13 | Central Michigan | Bob Donnellan swats the dunk try by Nathan Pruitt | 46-36 |
| 14:11 | Michigan State | Marcus Barwick grabs the board | 46-36 |
| 13:44 | Michigan State | Jason Webster steals the ball from Bob Donnellan | 46-36 |
| 13:15 | Central Michigan | Dustin Whitmore is fouled on the floor by Bob Donnellan - foul #2 on Bob Donnellan, team foul #4 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bryan Natal (PG), Stuart Neeley (SG), Gary Zanders (SF) Marcus Barwick, Kendall Williams, Albert Reeves | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Calvin Yates (SG), Percy Campbell (SF), Robert Dimmick (PF), Ivan Budziszewski (C) Ryan Casey, Jason Webster, Nathan Pruitt, Dustin Whitmore | |
| 13:03 | Central Michigan | Robert Dimmick misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-36 |
| 13:02 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Bob Donnellan | 46-36 |
| 12:43 | Michigan State | Stuart Neeley connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bryan Natal | 48-36 |
| 12:17 | Central Michigan | Ivan Budziszewski clanks a shot from the free throw line | 48-36 |
| 12:16 | Michigan State | Reginald Vallee snags the defensive board | 48-36 |
| 11:52 | Michigan State | Bryan Natal hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Gary Zanders | 50-36 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Bryan Natal (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stuart Neeley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Zanders (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Reginald Vallee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bob Donnellan (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Earle McCoun (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Calvin Yates (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Percy Campbell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Dimmick (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ivan Budziszewski (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:37 | Central Michigan | Robert Dimmick comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 50-36 |
| 11:36 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Bob Donnellan | 50-36 |
| 11:07 | Michigan State | Gary Zanders hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bryan Natal | 53-36 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:56 | Central Michigan | Earle McCoun can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-36 |
| 10:55 | Central Michigan | Robert Dimmick snags the offensive board | 53-36 |
| 10:43 | Central Michigan | Robert Dimmick's floater is tipped away by Bob Donnellan | 53-36 |
| 10:42 | Central Michigan | Percy Campbell hits the follow up shot | 53-38 |
| 10:23 | Michigan State | Bryan Natal clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-38 |
| 10:22 | Central Michigan | Robert Dimmick grabs the board | 53-38 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:02 | Central Michigan | Earle McCoun connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Percy Campbell | 53-40 |
| 09:44 | Michigan State | Bryan Natal drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:34 | Central Michigan | Calvin Yates can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 56-40 |
| 09:32 | Michigan State | Bob Donnellan snags the defensive board | 56-40 |
| 09:10 | Michigan State | Stuart Neeley misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 56-40 |
| 09:09 | Central Michigan | Ivan Budziszewski grabs the board | 56-40 |
| 08:50 | Central Michigan | Earle McCoun blows the layup | 56-40 |
| 08:48 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Gary Zanders | 56-40 |
| 08:28 | Michigan State | Gary Zanders is hacked by Calvin Yates - foul #1 on Calvin Yates, team foul #1 | 56-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marcus Barwick (PG), Jerry Shutts (SG), Kendall Williams (SF), Michael Brust (PF), Albert Reeves (C) Bryan Natal, Stuart Neeley, Gary Zanders, Reginald Vallee, Bob Donnellan | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Bryan Keenan (PG), Ryan Casey (SG), Jason Webster (SF), Nathan Pruitt (PF), Dustin Whitmore (C) Earle McCoun, Calvin Yates, Percy Campbell, Robert Dimmick, Ivan Budziszewski | |
| 08:06 | Michigan State | Michael Brust blows the layup over the doubleteam | 56-40 |
| 08:05 | Michigan State | Michael Brust misses the tip | 56-40 |
| 08:03 | Central Michigan | Ryan Casey grabs the board | 56-40 |
| 07:55 | Central Michigan | Bryan Keenan is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Bryan Keenan, team foul #2 | 56-40 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Marcus Barwick (fresh) SG - Jerry Shutts (fresh) SF - Kendall Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Brust (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Albert Reeves (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Bryan Keenan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ryan Casey (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Jason Webster (fresh) PF - Nathan Pruitt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dustin Whitmore (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Michigan State | Michael Brust evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from the right side | 58-40 |
| 07:11 | Central Michigan | Bryan Keenan clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-40 |
| 07:10 | Central Michigan | Nathan Pruitt grabs the offensive rebound | 58-40 |
| 06:57 | Central Michigan | Jason Webster makes the jumper from the right side | 58-42 |
| 06:37 | Michigan State | Michael Brust can't throw it down against a doubleteam | 58-42 |
| 06:35 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves tips it but misses | 58-42 |
| 06:33 | Central Michigan | Dustin Whitmore grabs the board | 58-42 |
| 06:19 | Central Michigan | Ryan Casey connects on the 3 from the left corner | 58-45 |
| 05:59 | Michigan State | Michael Brust's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Bryan Keenan | 58-45 |
| 05:54 | Central Michigan | Jason Webster banks in the layup on a great pass from Bryan Keenan | 58-47 |
| 05:38 | Michigan State | Michael Brust's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bryan Natal (PG), Stuart Neeley (SG), Gary Zanders (SF) Marcus Barwick, Jerry Shutts, Kendall Williams | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Earle McCoun (PG), Calvin Yates (SG), Robert Dimmick (PF), Ivan Budziszewski (C) Bryan Keenan, Jason Webster, Nathan Pruitt, Dustin Whitmore | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:14 | Central Michigan | Earle McCoun comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 58-47 |
| 05:12 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves snags the defensive board | 58-47 |
| 05:06 | Michigan State | Stuart Neeley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Vallee (PF) Michael Brust | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Percy Campbell (SF) Ryan Casey | |
| 04:53 | Central Michigan | Robert Dimmick is whistled for a carry | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:24 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves is whistled for a carry | 58-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bob Donnellan (C) Albert Reeves | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 04:04 | Central Michigan | Ivan Budziszewski comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 58-47 |
| 04:03 | Michigan State | Bob Donnellan grabs the defensive rebound | 58-47 |
| 03:44 | Michigan State | Gary Zanders comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 58-47 |
| 03:42 | Central Michigan | Earle McCoun gets the rebound | 58-47 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Bryan Natal (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stuart Neeley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Zanders (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Reginald Vallee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bob Donnellan (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Earle McCoun (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Calvin Yates (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Percy Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Dimmick (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ivan Budziszewski (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:21 | Central Michigan | Earle McCoun clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 58-47 |
| 03:19 | Michigan State | Bob Donnellan pulls down the rebound | 58-47 |
| 02:52 | Michigan State | Bryan Natal misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-47 |
| 02:50 | Central Michigan | Ivan Budziszewski snags the defensive board | 58-47 |
| 02:32 | Central Michigan | Ivan Budziszewski is called for traveling | 58-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marcus Barwick (PG), Jerry Shutts (SG), Kendall Williams (SF), Albert Reeves (C) Bryan Natal, Stuart Neeley, Gary Zanders, Bob Donnellan | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ryan Casey (SG), Jason Webster (SF), Nathan Pruitt (PF), Dustin Whitmore (C) Calvin Yates, Percy Campbell, Robert Dimmick, Ivan Budziszewski | |
| 02:13 | Michigan State | Jerry Shutts buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Marcus Barwick | 61-47 |
| 02:04 | Central Michigan | Jason Webster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-47 |
| 01:52 | Michigan State | Marcus Barwick is called for traveling | 61-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Calvin Yates (SG), Percy Campbell (SF), Robert Dimmick (PF), Ivan Budziszewski (C) Ryan Casey, Jason Webster, Nathan Pruitt, Dustin Whitmore | |
| 01:43 | Central Michigan | Earle McCoun can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Kendall Williams - foul #1 on Kendall Williams, team foul #5 | 61-47 |
| 01:43 | Central Michigan | Earle McCoun makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 01:43 | Central Michigan | Earle McCoun makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 01:23 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves misses the layup against the doubleteam but he's fouled by Ivan Budziszewski - foul #3 on Ivan Budziszewski, team foul #3 | 61-49 |
| 01:23 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 01:23 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves makes the 2nd free throw | 63-49 |
| 01:09 | Central Michigan | Calvin Yates knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Ivan Budziszewski | 63-52 |
| 00:40 | Michigan State | The short jumper by Albert Reeves is denied by Ivan Budziszewski | 63-52 |
| 00:39 | Central Michigan | Robert Dimmick grabs the defensive rebound | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Central Michigan | Reginald Vallee takes the ball from Ivan Budziszewski | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Robert Dimmick swats the short shot by Albert Reeves | 63-52 |
| 00:12 | Michigan State | Jerry Shutts pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-52 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Marcus Barwick runs out the clock | 63-52 |