| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Shawn Roth (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Douglas Bogan (fresh) SF - Neil Carstens (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Olsen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Orville Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Karr (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anthony Myers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dane Savala (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Walter Crowe (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Morehead State | Neil Carstens inbounds the ball | 24-38 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Morehead State | Shawn Roth is hacked by Walter Crowe - foul #1 on Walter Crowe, team foul #1 | 24-38 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Likens (PG), Stephen Waiters (SG), Joseph Simpson (PF) William Karr, Anthony Myers, David Taylor | |
| 19:25 | Morehead State | Anthony Olsen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-38 |
| 19:23 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Dane Savala | 24-38 |
| 18:54 | Michigan State | Dane Savala misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-38 |
| 18:52 | Morehead State | Orville Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 24-38 |
| 18:37 | Morehead State | Anthony Olsen double dribbles | 24-38 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (PG), Rene Conti (SF), John Bombard (PF) Michael Likens, Dane Savala, Walter Crowe | |
| 18:10 | Michigan State | John Bombard banks in the wide open layup set up by Stephen Waiters and he's hacked by Anthony Olsen - foul #2 on Anthony Olsen, team foul #1 | 24-40 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Douglas Slocum (PG), Jackie Perales (SG), Leroy Wells (SF), Nathan Goff (PF), Dikembe Awada (C) Shawn Roth, Douglas Bogan, Neil Carstens, Anthony Olsen, Orville Harris | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dane Savala (SF), Walter Crowe (C) Rene Conti, Joseph Simpson | |
| 18:10 | Michigan State | John Bombard makes the free throw | 24-41 |
| 17:54 | Morehead State | Jackie Perales's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-41 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Taylor (PF), Joseph Simpson (C) John Bombard, Walter Crowe | |
| 17:25 | Michigan State | Dane Savala hits a runner from the baseline set up by William Karr | 24-43 |
| 17:13 | Morehead State | The pull-up jumper by Leroy Wells is blocked by Joseph Simpson | 24-43 |
| 17:11 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 24-43 |
| 16:52 | Michigan State | Dane Savala misses badly on the uncontested jumper near the basket | 24-43 |
| 16:51 | Michigan State | William Karr can't tip it in | 24-43 |
| 16:50 | Morehead State | Douglas Slocum snags the defensive board | 24-43 |
| 16:33 | Morehead State | Stephen Waiters steals it from Nathan Goff | 24-43 |
| 16:30 | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters can't finish the layup | 24-43 |
| 16:29 | Michigan State | William Karr pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-43 |
| 16:08 | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-43 |
| 16:06 | Morehead State | Nathan Goff grabs the board | 24-43 |
| 15:51 | Morehead State | Leroy Wells is hacked by Joseph Simpson - foul #2 on Joseph Simpson, team foul #2 | 24-43 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Shawn Roth (PG), Douglas Bogan (SG), Neil Carstens (SF), Anthony Olsen (PF), Orville Harris (C) Douglas Slocum, Jackie Perales, Leroy Wells, Nathan Goff, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Likens (PG), Anthony Myers (SG), Rene Conti (SF), John Bombard (PF), Walter Crowe (C) William Karr, Stephen Waiters, Dane Savala, David Taylor, Joseph Simpson | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Shawn Roth (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Douglas Bogan (fresh) SF - Neil Carstens (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Olsen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Orville Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Likens (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Myers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rene Conti (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Bombard (fresh) 7 pts. C - Walter Crowe (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:35 | Morehead State | Orville Harris misses the 3 from straight away | 24-43 |
| 15:34 | Michigan State | Rene Conti grabs the defensive rebound | 24-43 |
| 15:28 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 24-43 |
| 15:26 | Morehead State | Orville Harris gets the rebound | 24-43 |
| 15:21 | Morehead State | Douglas Bogan lays it up and in and he's hacked by Walter Crowe - foul #2 on Walter Crowe, team foul #3 | 26-43 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Taylor (PF) John Bombard | |
| 15:21 | Morehead State | Douglas Bogan makes the free throw | 27-43 |
| 15:00 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe can't connect on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Orville Harris - foul #1 on Orville Harris, team foul #2 | 27-43 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dane Savala (SF), John Bombard (PF) Rene Conti, David Taylor | |
| 15:00 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe makes the 1st free throw | 27-44 |
| 15:00 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe makes the 2nd free throw | 27-45 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:48 | Morehead State | Anthony Olsen misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-45 |
| 14:46 | Morehead State | Shawn Roth hits the follow up shot | 29-45 |
| 14:44 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe is hacked by Orville Harris in the backcourt - foul #2 on Orville Harris, team foul #3 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Taylor (PF) John Bombard | |
| 14:25 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers is open but misses the lay-in | 29-45 |
| 14:23 | Morehead State | Orville Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 29-45 |
| 14:16 | Morehead State | Orville Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-45 |
| 14:14 | Michigan State | David Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 29-45 |
| 14:09 | Michigan State | Michael Likens is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Roth - foul #1 on Shawn Roth, team foul #4 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jackie Perales (SG), Leroy Wells (SF), Nathan Goff (PF), Brandon Wilk (C) Douglas Bogan, Neil Carstens, Anthony Olsen, Orville Harris | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (PG), Stephen Waiters (SG), Rene Conti (SF), John Bombard (PF) Michael Likens, Anthony Myers, Dane Savala, David Taylor | |
| 13:54 | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters hits a wide open jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Bombard | 29-47 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:39 | Morehead State | Stephen Waiters steals it from Brandon Wilk | 29-47 |
| 13:10 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe is open and lays it up and in | 29-49 |
| 13:01 | Morehead State | Brandon Wilk misses short on a shot from the left block | 29-49 |
| 12:59 | Michigan State | John Bombard grabs the defensive rebound | 29-49 |
| 12:34 | Michigan State | William Karr scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from John Bombard | 29-52 |
| 12:20 | Morehead State | Brandon Wilk comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-52 |
| 12:18 | Michigan State | Rene Conti grabs the board | 29-52 |
| 12:13 | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-52 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Douglas Slocum (PG), Douglas Bogan (SG), Neil Carstens (SF), Anthony Olsen (PF), Orville Harris (C) Shawn Roth, Jackie Perales, Leroy Wells, Nathan Goff, Brandon Wilk | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Likens (PG), Anthony Myers (SG), Dane Savala (SF), David Taylor (PF), Joseph Simpson (C) William Karr, Stephen Waiters, Rene Conti, John Bombard, Walter Crowe | |
| 12:02 | Morehead State | Douglas Slocum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-52 |
| 12:01 | Morehead State | Douglas Bogan tips it in | 31-52 |
| 11:59 | Michigan State | Dane Savala is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 31-52 |
| 11:39 | Morehead State | Orville Harris misses the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Joseph Simpson - foul #3 on Joseph Simpson, team foul #4 | 31-52 |
| 11:39 | Morehead State | Orville Harris misses the 1st free throw | 31-52 |
| 11:39 | Morehead State | Orville Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 31-52 |
| 11:39 | Morehead State | Orville Harris grabs the offensive board | 31-52 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Douglas Slocum (fresh) SG - Douglas Bogan (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Neil Carstens (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Olsen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Orville Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Likens (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Myers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dane Savala (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:34 | Morehead State | Douglas Bogan hits a jumper near the basket | 33-52 |
| 11:15 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson misses the lay-in | 33-52 |
| 11:14 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to Orville Harris | 33-52 |
| 11:12 | Morehead State | Michael Likens is called for the reach on Douglas Slocum in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Likens, team foul #5 | 33-52 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Brandon Wilk (PG) Douglas Slocum | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters (SG) Anthony Myers | |
| 11:00 | Morehead State | Anthony Olsen buries a floater from the right wing | 35-52 |
| 10:33 | Michigan State | Dane Savala misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Anthony Olsen - foul #3 on Anthony Olsen, team foul #5 | 35-52 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jackie Perales (PG), Leroy Wells (SF), Brian Holleran (PF), Dikembe Awada (C) Douglas Bogan, Neil Carstens, Anthony Olsen, Orville Harris | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (PG), Anthony Myers (SG), Walter Crowe (C) Michael Likens, Stephen Waiters, David Taylor | |
| 10:33 | Michigan State | Dane Savala makes the 1st free throw | 35-53 |
| 10:33 | Michigan State | Dane Savala makes the 2nd free throw | 35-54 |
| 10:09 | Morehead State | Brian Holleran can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-54 |
| 10:07 | Morehead State | Jackie Perales tips it home | 37-54 |
| 09:49 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by William Karr | 37-56 |
| 09:34 | Morehead State | Brandon Wilk misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 37-56 |
| 09:33 | Michigan State | Dane Savala grabs the board | 37-56 |
| 09:29 | Michigan State | Dane Savala is hacked by Brandon Wilk in the backcourt - foul #4 on Brandon Wilk, team foul #6 | 37-56 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Shawn Roth (PG), Douglas Bogan (SG), Neil Carstens (SF), Anthony Olsen (PF), Orville Harris (C) Jackie Perales, Brandon Wilk, Leroy Wells, Brian Holleran, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Likens (PG), Stephen Waiters (SG), David Taylor (PF) William Karr, Anthony Myers, Joseph Simpson | |
| 09:03 | Michigan State | Dane Savala misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-56 |
| 09:01 | Morehead State | Anthony Olsen pulls down the rebound | 37-56 |
| 08:53 | Morehead State | Douglas Bogan scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Orville Harris | 40-56 |
| 08:28 | Michigan State | Michael Likens is fouled on the floor by Douglas Bogan - foul #3 on Douglas Bogan, team foul #7 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jackie Perales (SG), Leroy Wells (SF), Nathan Goff (PF), Dikembe Awada (C) Douglas Bogan, Neil Carstens, Anthony Olsen, Orville Harris | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson (C) Walter Crowe | |
| 08:28 | Michigan State | Michael Likens makes the 1st free throw | 40-57 |
| 08:28 | Michigan State | Michael Likens makes the 2nd free throw | 40-58 |
| 08:12 | Morehead State | Stephen Waiters takes the ball from Shawn Roth | 40-58 |
| 08:09 | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters lays it up and in | 40-60 |
| 07:47 | Morehead State | Jackie Perales misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-60 |
| 07:45 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Michael Likens | 40-60 |
| 07:19 | Michigan State | Michael Likens is fouled on the floor by Shawn Roth - foul #2 on Shawn Roth, team foul #8 | 40-60 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Brandon Wilk (PG), Douglas Bogan (SG), Neil Carstens (SF), Anthony Olsen (PF), Orville Harris (C) Shawn Roth, Jackie Perales, Leroy Wells, Nathan Goff, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Myers (SG), William Karr (SF), John Bombard (PF), Walter Crowe (C) Stephen Waiters, Dane Savala, David Taylor, Joseph Simpson | |
| 07:19 | Michigan State | Michael Likens makes the 1st free throw | 40-61 |
| 07:19 | Michigan State | Michael Likens makes the 2nd free throw | 40-62 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Brandon Wilk (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SG - Douglas Bogan (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Neil Carstens (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Olsen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Orville Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Likens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Myers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Karr (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. PF - John Bombard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Crowe (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Morehead State | Walter Crowe picks off the pass by Douglas Bogan | 40-62 |
| 06:42 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers's pass is intercepted by Douglas Bogan | 40-62 |
| 06:39 | Morehead State | Douglas Bogan can't finish the layup | 40-62 |
| 06:38 | Michigan State | William Karr snags the defensive board | 40-62 |
| 06:33 | Michigan State | Michael Likens loses the dribble to Brandon Wilk in the backcourt | 40-62 |
| 06:10 | Morehead State | Anthony Olsen hits a floater from the left block set up by Brandon Wilk | 42-62 |
| 05:41 | Michigan State | William Karr drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Michael Likens | 42-65 |
| 05:24 | Morehead State | Douglas Bogan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-65 |
| 05:23 | Michigan State | William Karr pulls down the rebound | 42-65 |
| 04:59 | Michigan State | William Karr misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-65 |
| 04:57 | Morehead State | Orville Harris pulls down the rebound | 42-65 |
| 04:50 | Morehead State | Douglas Bogan is hacked by Anthony Myers - foul #2 on Anthony Myers, team foul #6 | 42-65 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Douglas Slocum (PG), Jackie Perales (SG), Leroy Wells (SF), Nathan Goff (PF), Dikembe Awada (C) Brandon Wilk, Douglas Bogan, Neil Carstens, Anthony Olsen, Orville Harris | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters (SG), Dane Savala (SF), David Taylor (PF), Joseph Simpson (C) Anthony Myers, William Karr, John Bombard, Walter Crowe | |
| 04:38 | Morehead State | Douglas Slocum drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jackie Perales | 45-65 |
| 04:12 | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dane Savala | 45-68 |
| 03:52 | Morehead State | Jackie Perales misses the easy layup | 45-68 |
| 03:50 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson gets the rebound | 45-68 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:45 | Michigan State | Michael Likens comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-68 |
| 03:43 | Morehead State | Jackie Perales snags the defensive board | 45-68 |
| 03:24 | Morehead State | Jackie Perales buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Leroy Wells and he's fouled by Michael Likens - foul #3 on Michael Likens, team foul #7 | 47-68 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Brandon Wilk (SG) Douglas Slocum | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (PG) Michael Likens | |
| 03:24 | Morehead State | Jackie Perales makes the free throw | 48-68 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Jackie Perales (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Wilk (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Leroy Wells (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Nathan Goff (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dikembe Awada (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Karr (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SG - Stephen Waiters (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Dane Savala (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Simpson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:03 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson misses the wide open jumper in the paint but the foul's on Nathan Goff - foul #2 on Nathan Goff, team foul #9 | 48-68 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Brian Holleran (PF) Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rene Conti (SF) Dane Savala | |
| 03:03 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 48-69 |
| 03:03 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-70 |
| 02:49 | Morehead State | The jumper by Nathan Goff is denied by Rene Conti | 48-70 |
| 02:48 | Morehead State | Nathan Goff grabs the offensive rebound | 48-70 |
| 02:43 | Morehead State | Nathan Goff misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-70 |
| 02:41 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson snags the defensive board | 48-70 |
| 02:13 | Michigan State | William Karr is hacked by Leroy Wells - foul #3 on Leroy Wells, team foul #10 | 48-70 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Myers (SG), Dane Savala (SF), Walter Crowe (C) Stephen Waiters, Rene Conti, Joseph Simpson | |
| 02:13 | Michigan State | William Karr makes the 1st free throw | 48-71 |
| 02:13 | Michigan State | William Karr makes the 2nd free throw | 48-72 |
| 02:01 | Morehead State | Walter Crowe steals it from Brandon Wilk | 48-72 |
| 01:44 | Michigan State | Brian Holleran is called for the reach on Anthony Myers - foul #3 on Brian Holleran, team foul #11 | 48-72 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Dikembe Awada (C) Brian Holleran | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 01:44 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers misses the 1st free throw | 48-72 |
| 01:44 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 48-73 |
| 01:26 | Morehead State | Leroy Wells throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-73 |
| 01:05 | Michigan State | Jackie Perales is called for the reach on Dane Savala - foul #2 on Jackie Perales, team foul #12 | 48-73 |
| 01:05 | Michigan State | Dane Savala misses the 1st free throw | 48-73 |
| 01:05 | Michigan State | Dane Savala makes the 2nd free throw | 48-74 |
| 00:51 | Morehead State | Jackie Perales misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-74 |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe snags the defensive board | 48-74 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:30 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 48-74 |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | David Taylor hits the follow up shot | 48-76 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:23 | Morehead State | Nathan Goff comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 48-76 |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers gets the rebound | 48-76 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | William Karr runs out the clock | 48-76 |