| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Timothy Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arden Mason (fresh) SF - Saul Martin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Jansen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Edwin Diebold (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Ernest Dillon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Reichert (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Shawn Hacker (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alex Mims (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Caleb Menzel (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Saul Martin inbounds the ball | 24-26 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Michigan State | Arden Mason is hacked by Brian Reichert - foul #2 on Brian Reichert, team foul #1 | 24-26 |
| 19:11 | Michigan State | Brian Reichert takes the ball from Timothy Wright | 24-26 |
| 18:52 | Northern Arizona | Alex Mims comes up short on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Arden Mason - foul #2 on Arden Mason, team foul #1 | 24-26 |
| 18:52 | Northern Arizona | Alex Mims makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 18:52 | Northern Arizona | Alex Mims misses the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 18:52 | Michigan State | Jerry Jansen grabs the board | 24-27 |
| 18:28 | Michigan State | Jerry Jansen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-27 |
| 18:11 | Northern Arizona | Edwin Diebold blocks the short jumper by Alex Mims | 24-27 |
| 18:10 | Northern Arizona | Alex Mims misses the tip | 24-27 |
| 18:09 | Northern Arizona | Alex Mims misses the tip | 24-27 |
| 18:08 | Michigan State | Edwin Diebold snags the defensive board | 24-27 |
| 17:56 | Michigan State | Timothy Wright misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 24-27 |
| 17:55 | Northern Arizona | Alex Mims gets the rebound | 24-27 |
| 17:30 | Northern Arizona | Alex Mims misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Edwin Diebold - foul #2 on Edwin Diebold, team foul #2 | 24-27 |
| 17:30 | Northern Arizona | Alex Mims makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 17:30 | Northern Arizona | Alex Mims makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 17:07 | Michigan State | Timothy Wright buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Saul Martin | 26-29 |
| 16:51 | Northern Arizona | Brian Reichert misses the 3 from the right corner | 26-29 |
| 16:50 | Michigan State | Saul Martin gets the rebound | 26-29 |
| 16:34 | Michigan State | Brian Reichert steps in front of the Arden Mason pass | 26-29 |
| 16:31 | Northern Arizona | Shawn Hacker banks in the layup on a great pass from Brian Reichert | 26-31 |
| 16:13 | Michigan State | Edwin Diebold's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scott Friddle (PG), Leon Henry (SG), Theodore Bush (SF), Eddie Clifton (PF), Tony Faison (C) Timothy Wright, Arden Mason, Saul Martin, Jerry Jansen, Edwin Diebold | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Leo Lindner (PG), Rogelio Rossi (SG), Robert Gist (SF), Michael Green (C) Ernest Dillon, Brian Reichert, Shawn Hacker, Caleb Menzel | |
| 16:01 | Northern Arizona | Robert Gist lays it up and in on a great pass from Rogelio Rossi | 26-33 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Scott Friddle (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Leon Henry (fresh) SF - Theodore Bush (fresh) PF - Eddie Clifton (fresh) 3 pts. C - Tony Faison (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Leo Lindner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Rogelio Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Gist (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alex Mims (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Green (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Michigan State | Michael Green picks off the pass by Theodore Bush | 26-33 |
| 15:33 | Northern Arizona | Alex Mims lays it up and in set up by Leo Lindner | 26-35 |
| 15:10 | Michigan State | Tony Faison misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Alex Mims - foul #1 on Alex Mims, team foul #2 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Saul Martin (SF) Theodore Bush | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Caleb Menzel (C) Alex Mims | |
| 15:10 | Michigan State | Tony Faison makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 15:10 | Michigan State | Tony Faison makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 14:51 | Northern Arizona | Saul Martin picks off the pass by Caleb Menzel | 28-35 |
| 14:47 | Michigan State | Leon Henry banks in the layup set up by Saul Martin | 30-35 |
| 14:32 | Northern Arizona | Tony Faison blocks the short jumper by Caleb Menzel | 30-35 |
| 14:30 | Northern Arizona | Caleb Menzel hits the follow up shot | 30-37 |
| 14:07 | Michigan State | Tony Faison loses the ball out of bounds | 30-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Wright (PG), Arden Mason (SG), Jerry Jansen (PF), Edwin Diebold (C) Scott Friddle, Leon Henry, Tony Faison, Eddie Clifton | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Ernest Dillon (PG), Brian Reichert (SG), Shawn Hacker (SF) Rogelio Rossi, Robert Gist, Caleb Menzel | |
| 13:45 | Northern Arizona | Brian Reichert comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-37 |
| 13:43 | Michigan State | Jerry Jansen gets the rebound | 30-37 |
| 13:14 | Michigan State | Timothy Wright drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-37 |
| 12:56 | Northern Arizona | Saul Martin is called for the reach on Shawn Hacker - foul #1 on Saul Martin, team foul #3 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eddie Clifton (PF) Saul Martin | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Alex Mims (PF), Caleb Menzel (C) Michael Green, Leo Lindner | |
| 12:45 | Northern Arizona | Brian Reichert clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-37 |
| 12:43 | Northern Arizona | Ernest Dillon grabs the offensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 12:27 | Northern Arizona | Caleb Menzel connects on the jump hook from the right block | 32-39 |
| 12:05 | Michigan State | Caleb Menzel steals the ball from Timothy Wright | 32-39 |
| 11:48 | Northern Arizona | Shawn Hacker hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 32-39 |
| 11:46 | Michigan State | Jerry Jansen snags the defensive board | 32-39 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Timothy Wright (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arden Mason (fairly fresh) SF - Jerry Jansen (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Eddie Clifton (fresh) 3 pts. C - Edwin Diebold (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Ernest Dillon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Reichert (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shawn Hacker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alex Mims (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Caleb Menzel (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Michigan State | Arden Mason's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leon Henry (SG), Saul Martin (SF), Theodore Bush (C) Arden Mason, Jerry Jansen, Edwin Diebold | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 11:24 | Northern Arizona | Shawn Hacker hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Saul Martin - foul #2 on Saul Martin, team foul #4 | 32-39 |
| 11:24 | Northern Arizona | Shawn Hacker misses the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 11:24 | Northern Arizona | Shawn Hacker makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 11:10 | Michigan State | Leon Henry clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Brian Reichert - foul #3 on Brian Reichert, team foul #3 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scott Friddle (PG) Timothy Wright | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Robert Gist (SF) Shawn Hacker | |
| 11:10 | Michigan State | Leon Henry makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 11:10 | Michigan State | Leon Henry misses the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 11:10 | Northern Arizona | Alex Mims gets the rebound | 33-40 |
| 11:06 | Northern Arizona | Theodore Bush swats the layup by Brian Reichert | 33-40 |
| 11:05 | Michigan State | Theodore Bush gets the rebound | 33-40 |
| 10:40 | Michigan State | Caleb Menzel swats the layup by Scott Friddle | 33-40 |
| 10:38 | Northern Arizona | Alex Mims gets the rebound | 33-40 |
| 10:22 | Northern Arizona | Brian Reichert drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Ernest Dillon | 33-43 |
| 09:55 | Michigan State | Eddie Clifton double dribbles | 33-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Wright (PG), Arden Mason (SG), Jerry Jansen (PF) Scott Friddle, Leon Henry, Eddie Clifton | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Leo Lindner (PG), Shawn Hacker (SF), Michael Green (C) Ernest Dillon, Brian Reichert, Caleb Menzel | |
| 09:37 | Northern Arizona | Robert Gist scores on a shot from the right wing | 33-45 |
| 09:24 | Michigan State | Theodore Bush misses long on a floater from the baseline | 33-45 |
| 09:22 | Michigan State | Theodore Bush gets the offensive rebound | 33-45 |
| 09:04 | Michigan State | Theodore Bush hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Timothy Wright and he's hacked by Michael Green - foul #3 on Michael Green, team foul #4 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edwin Diebold (C) Saul Martin | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Caleb Menzel (C) Alex Mims | |
| 09:04 | Michigan State | Theodore Bush misses the free throw | 35-45 |
| 09:04 | Northern Arizona | Shawn Hacker grabs the board | 35-45 |
| 08:56 | Northern Arizona | Robert Gist comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 35-45 |
| 08:55 | Northern Arizona | Leo Lindner grabs the offensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 08:43 | Northern Arizona | Robert Gist makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Leo Lindner | 35-47 |
| 08:17 | Michigan State | Theodore Bush misses the lay-in | 35-47 |
| 08:15 | Michigan State | Edwin Diebold snags the offensive board | 35-47 |
| 07:55 | Michigan State | Theodore Bush is hacked by Shawn Hacker - foul #1 on Shawn Hacker, team foul #5 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leon Henry (SG), Saul Martin (SF) Arden Mason, Theodore Bush | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Ernest Dillon (PG), Brian Reichert (SG) Robert Gist, Caleb Menzel | |
| 07:33 | Michigan State | Leo Lindner swats the shot by Timothy Wright | 35-47 |
| 07:31 | Northern Arizona | Michael Green pulls down the rebound | 35-47 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Timothy Wright (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leon Henry (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Saul Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jerry Jansen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Edwin Diebold (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Ernest Dillon (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Reichert (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Shawn Hacker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Green (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Leo Lindner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. | |
| 07:06 | Northern Arizona | Shawn Hacker is hacked by Saul Martin - foul #3 on Saul Martin, team foul #5 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scott Friddle (PG), Eddie Clifton (PF) Timothy Wright, Jerry Jansen | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Robert Gist (SF) Shawn Hacker | |
| 06:45 | Northern Arizona | Brian Reichert misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-47 |
| 06:44 | Michigan State | Eddie Clifton pulls down the rebound | 35-47 |
| 06:22 | Michigan State | Scott Friddle can't finish the layup | 35-47 |
| 06:21 | Michigan State | Edwin Diebold tips it back up and in | 37-47 |
| 06:00 | Northern Arizona | Robert Gist hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Ernest Dillon | 37-49 |
| 05:36 | Michigan State | Leo Lindner takes the ball from Eddie Clifton | 37-49 |
| 05:36 | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 37-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Wright (PG), Arden Mason (SG), Jerry Jansen (PF) Scott Friddle, Leon Henry, Eddie Clifton | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Shawn Hacker (SF), Alex Mims (PF), Caleb Menzel (C) Robert Gist, Michael Green, Leo Lindner | |
| 05:22 | Northern Arizona | Brian Reichert makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Ernest Dillon | 37-52 |
| 04:59 | Michigan State | Jerry Jansen connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-52 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:38 | Northern Arizona | Caleb Menzel can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Edwin Diebold - foul #3 on Edwin Diebold, team foul #6 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eddie Clifton (C) Edwin Diebold | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 04:38 | Northern Arizona | Caleb Menzel makes the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 04:38 | Northern Arizona | Caleb Menzel misses the 2nd free throw | 40-53 |
| 04:38 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Eddie Clifton | 40-53 |
| 04:18 | Michigan State | Timothy Wright misses long on a floater from close range but the foul's on Brian Reichert - foul #4 on Brian Reichert, team foul #6 | 40-53 |
| 04:18 | Michigan State | Timothy Wright makes the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 04:18 | Michigan State | Timothy Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| 04:18 | Northern Arizona | Alex Mims grabs the board | 41-53 |
| 03:49 | Northern Arizona | Saul Martin picks off the pass by Brian Reichert | 41-53 |
| 03:45 | Michigan State | Saul Martin banks in the layup | 43-53 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Northern Arizona | Caleb Menzel misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Eddie Clifton - foul #1 on Eddie Clifton, team foul #7 | 43-53 |
| 03:20 | Northern Arizona | Caleb Menzel makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 03:20 | Northern Arizona | Caleb Menzel makes the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Timothy Wright (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arden Mason (fresh) SF - Saul Martin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Jansen (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Eddie Clifton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Ernest Dillon (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Reichert (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Shawn Hacker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alex Mims (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - Caleb Menzel (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:51 | Michigan State | Jerry Jansen clanks a 3 from the left corner | 43-55 |
| 02:49 | Michigan State | Timothy Wright pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-55 |
| 02:24 | Michigan State | Timothy Wright hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 43-55 |
| 02:23 | Michigan State | Eddie Clifton tips it in | 45-55 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:02 | Northern Arizona | Brian Reichert scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:45 | Michigan State | Timothy Wright connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Arden Mason | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:22 | Northern Arizona | Caleb Menzel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edwin Diebold (C) Eddie Clifton | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Leo Lindner (PG), Rogelio Rossi (SG), Robert Gist (SF), Michael Green (PF) Ernest Dillon, Brian Reichert, Shawn Hacker, Alex Mims | |
| 01:07 | Michigan State | Michael Green swats the shot by Timothy Wright | 47-58 |
| 01:06 | Michigan State | Jerry Jansen tips it back up and in | 49-58 |
| 01:06 | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Ernest Dillon (PG), Brian Reichert (SG), Shawn Hacker (SF), Alex Mims (PF) Leo Lindner, Rogelio Rossi, Robert Gist, Michael Green | |
| 00:37 | Northern Arizona | Alex Mims clanks a jumper from the right side | 49-58 |
| 00:36 | Northern Arizona | Alex Mims tips it back up and in | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Michigan State | Timothy Wright makes the floater from the free throw line and the foul's on Ernest Dillon - foul #4 on Ernest Dillon, team foul #7 | 51-60 |
| 00:30 | Michigan State | Timothy Wright makes the free throw | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Northern Arizona | Shawn Hacker is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Wright - foul #1 on Timothy Wright, team foul #8 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Leo Lindner (C) Caleb Menzel | |
| 00:29 | Northern Arizona | Shawn Hacker makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 00:29 | Northern Arizona | Shawn Hacker makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:25 | Michigan State | Alex Mims steps in front of the Jerry Jansen pass | 52-62 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Arizona | Ernest Dillon runs out the clock | 52-62 |