| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Bryan Natal (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stuart Neeley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Zanders (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Brust (fresh) C - Bob Donnellan (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Jeremy Williams (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Elmer Vick (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brice Kintzel (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Upson (fresh) C - Roland Young (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Gary Zanders inbounds the ball | 36-25 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Michigan State | Gary Zanders can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 36-25 |
| 19:38 | Michigan State | Michael Brust pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-25 |
| 19:15 | Michigan State | Gary Zanders connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-25 |
| 18:49 | Western Illinois | Brice Kintzel misses the shot from just outside the lane | 38-25 |
| 18:47 | Western Illinois | Michael Upson pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-25 |
| 18:30 | Western Illinois | Bob Donnellan is called for the reach on Roland Young - foul #1 on Bob Donnellan, team foul #1 | 38-25 |
| 18:08 | Western Illinois | Roland Young hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-25 |
| 18:06 | Western Illinois | Brice Kintzel tips it home | 38-27 |
| 17:51 | Michigan State | Gary Zanders is fouled on the floor by Brice Kintzel - foul #2 on Brice Kintzel, team foul #1 | 38-27 |
| 17:38 | Michigan State | Bryan Natal can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-27 |
| 17:37 | Michigan State | Gary Zanders tips it in | 40-27 |
| 17:20 | Western Illinois | Elmer Vick misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 40-27 |
| 17:18 | Michigan State | Bob Donnellan gets the rebound | 40-27 |
| 16:51 | Michigan State | Bob Donnellan is hacked by Michael Upson - foul #3 on Michael Upson, team foul #2 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marcus Barwick (PG), Kendall Williams (SG), Reginald Vallee (SF), Albert Reeves (C) Bryan Natal, Stuart Neeley, Gary Zanders, Bob Donnellan | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sean Humphrey (PG), Sean Davis (SG), Kenneth McGregor (PF), Stephen Dolezal (C) Jeremy Williams, Elmer Vick, Michael Upson, Roland Young | |
| 16:26 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves dunks the ball set up by Kendall Williams | 42-27 |
| 16:09 | Western Illinois | Albert Reeves swats the layup by Stephen Dolezal | 42-27 |
| 16:07 | Michigan State | Michael Brust gets the rebound | 42-27 |
| 15:42 | Michigan State | Michael Brust hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 42-27 |
| 15:40 | Western Illinois | Sean Humphrey gets the rebound | 42-27 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Marcus Barwick (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kendall Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Reginald Vallee (fresh) PF - Michael Brust (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Albert Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Sean Humphrey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Davis (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Brice Kintzel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kenneth McGregor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Dolezal (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:25 | Western Illinois | Sean Davis buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Brice Kintzel | 42-30 |
| 15:07 | Michigan State | Kenneth McGregor is called for the reach on Michael Brust - foul #1 on Kenneth McGregor, team foul #3 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bryan Natal (PG), Stuart Neeley (SG), Gary Zanders (SF), Bob Donnellan (C) Marcus Barwick, Kendall Williams, Reginald Vallee, Michael Brust | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jeremy Williams (PG), Elmer Vick (SG), Michael Upson (PF), Roland Young (C) Sean Humphrey, Sean Davis, Brice Kintzel, Stephen Dolezal | |
| 14:45 | Michigan State | Bryan Natal misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-30 |
| 14:44 | Michigan State | Gary Zanders tips it back up and in | 44-30 |
| 14:32 | Western Illinois | Roland Young knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing and he's fouled by Albert Reeves - foul #1 on Albert Reeves, team foul #2 | 44-32 |
| 14:32 | Western Illinois | Roland Young makes the free throw | 44-33 |
| 14:11 | Michigan State | Bryan Natal drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Bob Donnellan | 46-33 |
| 13:43 | Western Illinois | Jeremy Williams misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 46-33 |
| 13:41 | Michigan State | Gary Zanders snags the defensive board | 46-33 |
| 13:36 | Michigan State | Gary Zanders connects on the shot from the left side and he's hacked by Jeremy Williams - foul #3 on Jeremy Williams, team foul #4 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Vallee (PF) Albert Reeves | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Brice Kintzel (SF) Kenneth McGregor | |
| 13:36 | Michigan State | Gary Zanders makes the free throw | 49-33 |
| 13:20 | Western Illinois | Elmer Vick misses the shot from just outside the lane | 49-33 |
| 13:18 | Michigan State | Bryan Natal gets the rebound | 49-33 |
| 13:01 | Michigan State | Bryan Natal travels with the ball | 49-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Stephen Dolezal (C) Roland Young | |
| 12:44 | Western Illinois | Stephen Dolezal misses the turnaround from the left block | 49-33 |
| 12:43 | Michigan State | Bob Donnellan gets the rebound | 49-33 |
| 12:14 | Michigan State | Bryan Natal comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-33 |
| 12:12 | Western Illinois | Michael Upson grabs the board | 49-33 |
| 11:58 | Western Illinois | Elmer Vick misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 49-33 |
| 11:57 | Western Illinois | Brice Kintzel snags the offensive board | 49-33 |
| 11:32 | Western Illinois | Brice Kintzel loses the ball out of bounds | 49-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marcus Barwick (PG), Kendall Williams (SG), Michael Brust (PF), Albert Reeves (C) Bryan Natal, Stuart Neeley, Gary Zanders, Bob Donnellan | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sean Humphrey (PG), Sean Davis (SG), Kenneth McGregor (PF), Roland Young (C) Jeremy Williams, Elmer Vick, Michael Upson, Stephen Dolezal | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Marcus Barwick (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kendall Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Reginald Vallee (fresh) PF - Michael Brust (fresh) 3 reb. C - Albert Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Sean Humphrey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Davis (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Brice Kintzel (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Kenneth McGregor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Roland Young (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:05 | Michigan State | Marcus Barwick comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 49-33 |
| 11:03 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Brice Kintzel | 49-33 |
| 10:50 | Western Illinois | Roland Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-33 |
| 10:27 | Michigan State | Reginald Vallee loses the dribble to Sean Humphrey | 49-33 |
| 09:58 | Western Illinois | Sean Davis can't finish the layup | 49-33 |
| 09:57 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Albert Reeves | 49-33 |
| 09:32 | Michigan State | Marcus Barwick misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kenneth McGregor - foul #2 on Kenneth McGregor, team foul #5 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stuart Neeley (SG), Gary Zanders (SF) Kendall Williams, Reginald Vallee | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jeremy Williams (PG), Elmer Vick (SG), Michael Upson (PF), Stephen Dolezal (C) Sean Humphrey, Sean Davis, Brice Kintzel, Roland Young | |
| 09:32 | Michigan State | Marcus Barwick makes the 1st free throw | 50-33 |
| 09:32 | Michigan State | Marcus Barwick makes the 2nd free throw | 51-33 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:16 | Western Illinois | Stephen Dolezal lays it in | 51-35 |
| 08:53 | Michigan State | Michael Brust can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Elmer Vick - foul #3 on Elmer Vick, team foul #6 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bryan Natal (PG), Bob Donnellan (C) Marcus Barwick, Albert Reeves | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 08:53 | Michigan State | Michael Brust makes the 1st free throw | 52-35 |
| 08:53 | Michigan State | Michael Brust misses the 2nd free throw | 52-35 |
| 08:53 | Western Illinois | Kenneth McGregor gets the rebound | 52-35 |
| 08:40 | Western Illinois | Michael Upson misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 52-35 |
| 08:38 | Michigan State | Bob Donnellan snags the defensive board | 52-35 |
| 08:35 | Michigan State | Bryan Natal throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Brice Kintzel (SF) Kenneth McGregor | |
| 08:17 | Western Illinois | Brice Kintzel misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 52-35 |
| 08:16 | Michigan State | Bob Donnellan snags the defensive board | 52-35 |
| 07:47 | Michigan State | Michael Brust misses long on a runner near the basket | 52-35 |
| 07:45 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Upson | 52-35 |
| 07:38 | Western Illinois | Brice Kintzel can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 52-35 |
| 07:36 | Western Illinois | Jeremy Williams snags the offensive board | 52-35 |
| 07:29 | Western Illinois | Stuart Neeley takes the ball from Brice Kintzel | 52-35 |
| 07:25 | Michigan State | Stuart Neeley blows the layup | 52-35 |
| 07:24 | Western Illinois | Jeremy Williams pulls down the rebound | 52-35 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Bryan Natal (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stuart Neeley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Gary Zanders (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Brust (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Bob Donnellan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Jeremy Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Elmer Vick (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brice Kintzel (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. PF - Michael Upson (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Dolezal (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:13 | Western Illinois | Brice Kintzel can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-35 |
| 07:11 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Elmer Vick | 52-35 |
| 07:03 | Western Illinois | Stephen Dolezal is fouled on the floor by Stuart Neeley - foul #2 on Stuart Neeley, team foul #3 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kendall Williams (SF), Reginald Vallee (PF), Albert Reeves (C) Gary Zanders, Michael Brust, Bob Donnellan | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sean Humphrey (SG), Kenneth McGregor (PF), Roland Young (C) Elmer Vick, Michael Upson, Stephen Dolezal | |
| 06:51 | Western Illinois | Sean Humphrey connects on the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Roland Young | 52-37 |
| 06:37 | Michigan State | Bryan Natal can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 52-37 |
| 06:36 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves tips it home | 54-37 |
| 06:27 | Western Illinois | Brice Kintzel misses short on a shot in the lane | 54-37 |
| 06:26 | Michigan State | Bryan Natal grabs the board | 54-37 |
| 05:57 | Michigan State | Bryan Natal can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-37 |
| 05:56 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves tips it home | 56-37 |
| 05:43 | Western Illinois | Jeremy Williams misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-37 |
| 05:42 | Western Illinois | Sean Humphrey snags the offensive board | 56-37 |
| 05:37 | Western Illinois | Jeremy Williams knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Sean Humphrey | 56-39 |
| 05:18 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves hits a floater from the baseline and he's hacked by Roland Young - foul #1 on Roland Young, team foul #7 | 58-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marcus Barwick (PG), Jerry Shutts (SG) Bryan Natal, Stuart Neeley | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sean Davis (SG), James Marden (SF), Stephen Dolezal (C) Jeremy Williams, Brice Kintzel, Roland Young | |
| 05:18 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves misses the free throw | 58-39 |
| 05:18 | Western Illinois | James Marden grabs the defensive rebound | 58-39 |
| 05:07 | Western Illinois | Sean Davis is hacked by Kendall Williams - foul #2 on Kendall Williams, team foul #4 | 58-39 |
| 04:58 | Western Illinois | Kenneth McGregor's floater is tipped away by Albert Reeves | 58-39 |
| 04:56 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves grabs the defensive rebound | 58-39 |
| 04:33 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves is denied on a dunk by Stephen Dolezal | 58-39 |
| 04:32 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Stephen Dolezal | 58-39 |
| 04:18 | Western Illinois | James Marden misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Kendall Williams - foul #3 on Kendall Williams, team foul #5 | 58-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dustin Barnes (PG) Kenneth McGregor | |
| 04:18 | Western Illinois | James Marden makes the 1st free throw | 58-40 |
| 04:18 | Western Illinois | James Marden makes the 2nd free throw | 58-41 |
| 03:53 | Michigan State | Marcus Barwick is fouled on the floor by Dustin Barnes - foul #1 on Dustin Barnes, team foul #8 | 58-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth McGregor (C) Sean Humphrey | |
| 03:53 | Michigan State | Marcus Barwick makes the 1st free throw | 59-41 |
| 03:53 | Michigan State | Marcus Barwick makes the 2nd free throw | 60-41 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:34 | Western Illinois | James Marden hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Sean Davis | 60-43 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 60-43 |
| 03:09 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Stephen Dolezal | 60-43 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Marcus Barwick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Shutts (fresh) SF - Kendall Williams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Reginald Vallee (fairly fresh) C - Albert Reeves (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dustin Barnes (fresh) SG - Sean Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Marden (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Stephen Dolezal (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth McGregor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Western Illinois | Dustin Barnes misses badly on a floater from the left side | 60-43 |
| 02:56 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jerry Shutts | 60-43 |
| 02:32 | Michigan State | Kendall Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sean Humphrey (SG) James Marden | |
| 02:11 | Western Illinois | Kenneth McGregor can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 60-43 |
| 02:09 | Western Illinois | Kenneth McGregor grabs the offensive board | 60-43 |
| 01:57 | Western Illinois | Stephen Dolezal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Marden (SF) Dustin Barnes | |
| 01:29 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-43 |
| 01:27 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Kenneth McGregor | 60-43 |
| 01:14 | Western Illinois | James Marden scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Sean Humphrey | 60-45 |
| 01:05 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves drills a driving attempt from the right block | 62-45 |
| 00:53 | Western Illinois | Kendall Williams is called for the reach on Sean Humphrey - foul #4 on Kendall Williams, team foul #6 | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Western Illinois | Stephen Dolezal misses the easy layup | 62-45 |
| 00:49 | Western Illinois | Sean Davis grabs the offensive board | 62-45 |
| 00:46 | Western Illinois | Sean Humphrey is hacked by Jerry Shutts - foul #1 on Jerry Shutts, team foul #7 | 62-45 |
| 00:46 | Western Illinois | Sean Humphrey makes the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 00:46 | Western Illinois | Sean Humphrey makes the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves blows the layup | 62-47 |
| 00:21 | Western Illinois | Stephen Dolezal pulls down the rebound | 62-47 |
| 00:14 | Western Illinois | James Marden misses long on a shot in the lane | 62-47 |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Reginald Vallee grabs the defensive rebound | 62-47 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Marcus Barwick runs out the clock | 62-47 |