| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Justin Larios (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Searfoss (fresh) SF - John Coffey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Justin Nowacki (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Isaac Brosius (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Freeman Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hunter Briese (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eugene Harvey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Lucero (fresh) C - Peter Fallin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | John Coffey inbounds the ball | 33-23 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Michigan State | Isaac Brosius misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-23 |
| 19:44 | UC Irvine | Eugene Harvey gets the rebound | 33-23 |
| 19:39 | UC Irvine | Hunter Briese misses the 3 from the left wing | 33-23 |
| 19:37 | Michigan State | Justin Nowacki grabs the board | 33-23 |
| 19:15 | Michigan State | Justin Larios comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Eugene Harvey - foul #3 on Eugene Harvey, team foul #1 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ernest Haines (SF) Eugene Harvey | |
| 19:15 | Michigan State | Justin Larios misses the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 19:15 | Michigan State | Justin Larios makes the 2nd free throw | 34-23 |
| 19:00 | UC Irvine | Ernest Haines misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-23 |
| 18:58 | Michigan State | Isaac Brosius grabs the defensive rebound | 34-23 |
| 18:41 | Michigan State | Isaac Brosius is denied on a layup by Peter Fallin | 34-23 |
| 18:39 | UC Irvine | Ernest Haines grabs the defensive rebound | 34-23 |
| 18:21 | UC Irvine | Ernest Haines misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Justin Nowacki - foul #3 on Justin Nowacki, team foul #1 | 34-23 |
| 18:21 | UC Irvine | Ernest Haines makes the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 18:21 | UC Irvine | Ernest Haines misses the 2nd free throw | 34-24 |
| 18:21 | Michigan State | Isaac Brosius pulls down the rebound | 34-24 |
| 18:02 | Michigan State | John Coffey loses the dribble to Hunter Briese | 34-24 |
| 17:57 | UC Irvine | Freeman Roberts jams it set up by Hunter Briese | 34-26 |
| 17:35 | Michigan State | Justin Nowacki misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 34-26 |
| 17:33 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Gary Lucero | 34-26 |
| 17:21 | UC Irvine | Freeman Roberts scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Hunter Briese | 34-28 |
| 16:52 | Michigan State | Justin Nowacki double dribbles | 34-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Fuquay (C) Isaac Brosius | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Mayer (PF) Gary Lucero | |
| 16:30 | UC Irvine | David Mayer is fouled on the floor by Justin Nowacki - foul #4 on Justin Nowacki, team foul #2 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Chad Sanders (C) Justin Nowacki | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn (PG), William Saldivar (PF) Freeman Roberts, Peter Fallin | |
| 16:21 | UC Irvine | Hunter Briese makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-31 |
| 16:07 | Michigan State | Earl Fuquay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Queen (SG), Andrew Duncan (PF) Justin Larios, John Coffey | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 15:57 | UC Irvine | David Mayer drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Ernest Haines | 34-34 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Searfoss (fresh) SG - Jim Queen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Chad Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Earl Fuquay (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jeremy Conn (fresh) SG - Hunter Briese (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernest Haines (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Saldivar (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Mayer (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Michigan State | Ernest Haines steps in front of the Earl Fuquay pass | 34-34 |
| 15:14 | UC Irvine | Hunter Briese misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 34-34 |
| 15:12 | UC Irvine | William Saldivar hits the follow up shot | 34-36 |
| 14:43 | Michigan State | Ernest Haines picks off the pass by Jim Queen | 34-36 |
| 14:26 | UC Irvine | David Mayer misses badly on a shot near the basket | 34-36 |
| 14:25 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders grabs the board | 34-36 |
| 13:58 | Michigan State | Earl Fuquay banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Searfoss | 36-36 |
| 13:36 | UC Irvine | Jim Queen is called for the reach on Hunter Briese - foul #1 on Jim Queen, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Justin Larios (PG), John Coffey (SF), Isaac Brosius (C) Michael Searfoss, Chad Sanders, Earl Fuquay | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Freeman Roberts (PG), Eugene Harvey (SF), Gary Lucero (PF), Peter Fallin (C) Jeremy Conn, Hunter Briese, Ernest Haines, David Mayer | |
| 13:20 | UC Irvine | Freeman Roberts is fouled on the floor by Andrew Duncan - foul #1 on Andrew Duncan, team foul #4 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells (SG), Justin Nowacki (PF) Jim Queen, Andrew Duncan | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 13:05 | UC Irvine | William Saldivar buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Freeman Roberts | 36-39 |
| 12:45 | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 12:44 | UC Irvine | William Saldivar grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 12:24 | UC Irvine | Peter Fallin misses the floater from the right block but the foul's on Isaac Brosius - foul #1 on Isaac Brosius, team foul #5 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn (SG) William Saldivar | |
| 12:24 | UC Irvine | Peter Fallin misses the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 12:24 | UC Irvine | Peter Fallin misses the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 12:24 | Michigan State | Isaac Brosius snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| 12:09 | Michigan State | Justin Nowacki makes the shot from close range | 38-39 |
| 11:53 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn comes up short on the runner from the left block | 38-39 |
| 11:51 | UC Irvine | Peter Fallin gets the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Justin Larios (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Sorrells (fresh) SF - John Coffey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Justin Nowacki (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Isaac Brosius (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Freeman Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeremy Conn (fresh) SF - Eugene Harvey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Lucero (fresh) C - Peter Fallin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | UC Irvine | Gary Lucero scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Eugene Harvey | 38-42 |
| 11:10 | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 11:09 | Michigan State | Justin Larios grabs the offensive board | 38-42 |
| 10:49 | Michigan State | John Coffey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss (SG) Richard Sorrells | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Hunter Briese (SG), John Longwell (PF) Jeremy Conn, Gary Lucero | |
| 10:30 | UC Irvine | John Longwell's floater is tipped away by Isaac Brosius | 38-42 |
| 10:28 | UC Irvine | Hunter Briese grabs the offensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 10:20 | UC Irvine | Freeman Roberts drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Eugene Harvey | 38-44 |
| 09:58 | Michigan State | Justin Nowacki clanks a floater in the paint but he's fouled by John Longwell - foul #4 on John Longwell, team foul #2 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Queen (SG), Earl Fuquay (C) Justin Larios, Isaac Brosius | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn (PG), David Mayer (PF), Ernest Haines (C) Freeman Roberts, John Longwell, Peter Fallin | |
| 09:58 | Michigan State | Justin Nowacki makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 09:58 | Michigan State | Justin Nowacki makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 09:41 | UC Irvine | Hunter Briese misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Earl Fuquay - foul #4 on Earl Fuquay, team foul #6 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Chad Sanders (SF), Andrew Duncan (PF) John Coffey, Justin Nowacki | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William Saldivar (PF) Eugene Harvey | |
| 09:41 | UC Irvine | Hunter Briese makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 09:41 | UC Irvine | Hunter Briese makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 09:12 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders clanks a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Ernest Haines - foul #1 on Ernest Haines, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gary Lucero (PF) William Saldivar | |
| 09:12 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 09:12 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 09:12 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Gary Lucero | 41-46 |
| 08:53 | UC Irvine | Hunter Briese misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-46 |
| 08:51 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders grabs the board | 41-46 |
| 08:24 | Michigan State | Earl Fuquay misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gary Lucero - foul #3 on Gary Lucero, team foul #4 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Justin Larios (PG), John Coffey (SF), Isaac Brosius (C) Jim Queen, Chad Sanders, Andrew Duncan | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Freeman Roberts (PG), Eugene Harvey (SF), Peter Fallin (C) Jeremy Conn, Ernest Haines, David Mayer | |
| 08:24 | Michigan State | Earl Fuquay misses the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 08:24 | Michigan State | Earl Fuquay makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 08:05 | UC Irvine | Hunter Briese makes the jump hook from close range set up by Freeman Roberts and he's hacked by Michael Searfoss - foul #2 on Michael Searfoss, team foul #7 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Justin Nowacki (PF) Earl Fuquay | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 08:05 | UC Irvine | Hunter Briese makes the free throw | 42-49 |
| 07:36 | Michigan State | Justin Nowacki comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 07:35 | Michigan State | Isaac Brosius tips it home | 44-49 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Justin Larios (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Searfoss (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Coffey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Justin Nowacki (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Isaac Brosius (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Freeman Roberts (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Hunter Briese (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Harvey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Lucero (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Peter Fallin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:16 | UC Irvine | Freeman Roberts loses the dribble to Michael Searfoss | 44-49 |
| 06:48 | Michigan State | Justin Nowacki can't finish the layup | 44-49 |
| 06:47 | UC Irvine | Peter Fallin grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 06:31 | UC Irvine | Peter Fallin's floater is tipped away by Isaac Brosius | 44-49 |
| 06:29 | UC Irvine | Hunter Briese snags the offensive board | 44-49 |
| 06:14 | UC Irvine | Gary Lucero banks in the layup on a nice dish by Hunter Briese | 44-51 |
| 05:56 | Michigan State | Isaac Brosius misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-51 |
| 05:55 | Michigan State | Justin Nowacki snags the offensive board | 44-51 |
| 05:33 | Michigan State | Isaac Brosius scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Justin Larios | 46-51 |
| 05:15 | UC Irvine | Michael Searfoss steals it from Gary Lucero | 46-51 |
| 04:48 | Michigan State | Justin Nowacki buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Justin Larios | 48-51 |
| 04:37 | UC Irvine | Justin Larios picks off the pass by Gary Lucero | 48-51 |
| 04:33 | Michigan State | John Coffey misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-51 |
| 04:31 | UC Irvine | Gary Lucero grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 04:16 | UC Irvine | Peter Fallin drills a runner in the paint | 48-53 |
| 03:52 | Michigan State | John Coffey misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-53 |
| 03:51 | UC Irvine | Gary Lucero grabs the defensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 03:44 | UC Irvine | Hunter Briese hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-53 |
| 03:43 | UC Irvine | Peter Fallin grabs the offensive board | 48-53 |
| 03:27 | UC Irvine | Peter Fallin knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 48-55 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Justin Larios (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Searfoss (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Coffey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Justin Nowacki (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Isaac Brosius (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Freeman Roberts (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Hunter Briese (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eugene Harvey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Lucero (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Peter Fallin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Michigan State | Gary Lucero swats the short shot by Justin Nowacki | 48-55 |
| 02:57 | UC Irvine | Peter Fallin grabs the defensive rebound | 48-55 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:41 | UC Irvine | Gary Lucero hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Michael Searfoss - foul #3 on Michael Searfoss, team foul #8 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Queen (SG), Chad Sanders (SF), Andrew Duncan (PF), Earl Fuquay (C) Michael Searfoss, John Coffey, Justin Nowacki, Isaac Brosius | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn (PG), Ernest Haines (SG), William Saldivar (SF), John Longwell (C) Freeman Roberts, Hunter Briese, Eugene Harvey, Peter Fallin | |
| 02:41 | UC Irvine | Gary Lucero makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 02:41 | UC Irvine | Gary Lucero makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:37 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Mayer (C) Gary Lucero | |
| 02:30 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Chad Sanders | 51-57 |
| 02:30 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss (SG), John Coffey (SF), Justin Nowacki (PF) Jim Queen, Chad Sanders, Andrew Duncan | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Freeman Roberts (PG), Hunter Briese (SG), Eugene Harvey (SF), Peter Fallin (C) Jeremy Conn, Ernest Haines, William Saldivar, David Mayer | |
| 02:09 | UC Irvine | Freeman Roberts buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-60 |
| 01:56 | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 53-60 |
| 01:32 | UC Irvine | Eugene Harvey can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-60 |
| 01:31 | UC Irvine | Peter Fallin grabs the offensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 01:23 | UC Irvine | John Longwell misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-60 |
| 01:22 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Earl Fuquay | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:58 | Michigan State | Justin Nowacki misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 53-60 |
| 00:56 | UC Irvine | Eugene Harvey gets the rebound | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:54 | UC Irvine | Eugene Harvey is hacked by Michael Searfoss in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Searfoss, team foul #9 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Isaac Brosius (C) Earl Fuquay | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:54 | UC Irvine | Eugene Harvey misses the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:54 | Michigan State | Isaac Brosius grabs the defensive rebound | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:47 | Michigan State | Justin Nowacki comes up short on the shot from the left side | 53-60 |
| 00:46 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to John Longwell | 53-60 |
| 00:45 | UC Irvine | Justin Larios is called for the reach on John Longwell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Justin Larios, team foul #10 | 53-60 |
| 00:45 | UC Irvine | John Longwell makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:45 | UC Irvine | John Longwell makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Michigan State | Justin Larios misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-62 |
| 00:37 | UC Irvine | Eugene Harvey grabs the board | 53-62 |
| 00:36 | UC Irvine | Justin Larios is called for the reach on Eugene Harvey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Justin Larios, team foul #11 | 53-62 |
| 00:36 | UC Irvine | Eugene Harvey misses the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:36 | UC Irvine | Eugene Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:29 | Michigan State | Justin Larios can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-63 |
| 00:28 | UC Irvine | Hunter Briese grabs the defensive rebound | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Freeman Roberts runs out the clock | 53-63 |