| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Rick Bender (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Steinmetz (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tim Ryan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donnie Tyler (fresh) C - Jeffrey McMilleon (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Keith Asbury (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tom Baughman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Baptista (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryan Moore (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | Tim Ryan inbounds the ball | 29-40 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Michigan | Anthony Steinmetz misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-40 |
| 19:50 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista snags the defensive board | 29-40 |
| 19:31 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Robinson and he's fouled by Anthony Steinmetz - foul #1 on Anthony Steinmetz, team foul #1 | 29-42 |
| 19:31 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista misses the free throw | 29-42 |
| 19:31 | Michigan | Jeffrey McMilleon grabs the defensive rebound | 29-42 |
| 19:19 | Michigan | Rick Bender misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-42 |
| 19:17 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista gets the rebound | 29-42 |
| 18:58 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Tim Ryan - foul #1 on Tim Ryan, team foul #2 | 29-42 |
| 18:58 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman misses the 1st free throw | 29-42 |
| 18:58 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman makes the 2nd free throw | 29-43 |
| 18:43 | Michigan | Bryan Moore swats the layup by Jeffrey McMilleon | 29-43 |
| 18:42 | Michigan | Tim Ryan tips it back up and in | 31-43 |
| 18:13 | Michigan State | Rick Bender steals it from Tom Baughman | 31-43 |
| 18:03 | Michigan | Tim Ryan loses the ball out of bounds | 31-43 |
| 17:39 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista's fadeaway is rejected by Donnie Tyler | 31-43 |
| 17:37 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury grabs the offensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 17:15 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-43 |
| Subs | Michigan | Randy Farmer (PG), Ben Higginbotham (SG), Harold Mayers (C) Rick Bender, Anthony Steinmetz, Jeffrey McMilleon | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Wilford Greene (SG), Jonathan Yang (PF) Keith Asbury, Robert Baptista | |
| 17:04 | Michigan | Tim Ryan hits the finger roll | 33-43 |
| 16:37 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang loses the dribble to Tim Ryan | 33-43 |
| 16:21 | Michigan | Harold Mayers misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-43 |
| 16:20 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jonathan Yang | 33-43 |
| 15:57 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang is hacked by Donnie Tyler - foul #3 on Donnie Tyler, team foul #3 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Michigan | Rick Bender (PG), Anthony Steinmetz (SG), George Russell (SF), Charles Manske (PF), Jeffrey McMilleon (C) Randy Farmer, Ben Higginbotham, Tim Ryan, Donnie Tyler, Harold Mayers | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath (PG), Keith Asbury (SG), Robert Baptista (PF) Robert Robinson, Wilford Greene, Jonathan Yang | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Rick Bender (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Steinmetz (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Russell (fresh) PF - Charles Manske (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey McMilleon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jerry McGrath (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Keith Asbury (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tom Baughman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Baptista (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Bryan Moore (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 33-43 |
| 15:36 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista can't tip it in | 33-43 |
| 15:35 | Michigan | Rick Bender grabs the board | 33-43 |
| 15:17 | Michigan | Rick Bender connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 14:51 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 36-43 |
| 14:50 | Michigan | Rick Bender snags the defensive board | 36-43 |
| 14:29 | Michigan | Anthony Steinmetz is hacked by Keith Asbury - foul #3 on Keith Asbury, team foul #1 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham (SG), Tim Ryan (SF) Anthony Steinmetz, George Russell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 14:17 | Michigan | Jeffrey McMilleon's dunk attempt is rejected by Bryan Moore | 36-43 |
| 14:16 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman gets the rebound | 36-43 |
| 14:12 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Keith Asbury | 36-45 |
| 14:01 | Michigan | Jeffrey McMilleon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-45 |
| Subs | Michigan | Donnie Tyler (PF), Harold Mayers (C) Charles Manske, Jeffrey McMilleon | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Robinson (PG) Jerry McGrath | |
| 13:37 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Rick Bender - foul #3 on Rick Bender, team foul #4 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Michigan | Randy Farmer (PG) Rick Bender | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Wilford Greene (SG), Jonathan Yang (PF) Keith Asbury, Robert Baptista | |
| 13:37 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore misses the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 13:37 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 13:37 | Michigan | Harold Mayers grabs the board | 36-45 |
| 13:21 | Michigan | Tim Ryan misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 36-45 |
| 13:19 | Michigan State | Wilford Greene snags the defensive board | 36-45 |
| 12:50 | Michigan State | Wilford Greene makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Robinson | 36-48 |
| 12:38 | Michigan | Tim Ryan misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-48 |
| 12:36 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler hits the follow up shot | 38-48 |
| 12:14 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Tom Baughman | 38-50 |
| 11:54 | Michigan | Robert Robinson takes the ball from Tim Ryan | 38-50 |
| 11:51 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson hits the finger roll | 38-52 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Randy Farmer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ben Higginbotham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tim Ryan (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donnie Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Harold Mayers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wilford Greene (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Tom Baughman (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jonathan Yang (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Bryan Moore (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:49 | Michigan | Randy Farmer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-52 |
| Subs | Michigan | Rick Bender (PG), Anthony Steinmetz (SG), George Russell (SF), Charles Manske (PF), Jeffrey McMilleon (C) Randy Farmer, Ben Higginbotham, Tim Ryan, Donnie Tyler, Harold Mayers | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Keith Asbury (SF), Robert Baptista (PF) Tom Baughman, Bryan Moore | |
| 11:20 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 38-52 |
| 11:18 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang tips it but misses | 38-52 |
| 11:17 | Michigan | Charles Manske grabs the board | 38-52 |
| 11:12 | Michigan | Jeffrey McMilleon drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Anthony Steinmetz | 40-52 |
| 10:51 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson blows the layup | 40-52 |
| 10:50 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Charles Manske | 40-52 |
| 10:29 | Michigan | George Russell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-52 |
| 10:28 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista gets the rebound | 40-52 |
| 09:59 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury's pass is intercepted by George Russell | 40-52 |
| 09:56 | Michigan | George Russell lays it up and in | 42-52 |
| 09:38 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 42-52 |
| 09:36 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson grabs the offensive board | 42-52 |
| 09:15 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista steps out of bounds on the sideline | 42-52 |
| Subs | Michigan | Randy Farmer (PG), Ben Higginbotham (SG), Tim Ryan (SF), Donnie Tyler (PF), Harold Mayers (C) Rick Bender, Anthony Steinmetz, George Russell, Charles Manske, Jeffrey McMilleon | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath (PG), Tom Baughman (SF), Bryan Moore (C) Robert Robinson, Wilford Greene, Jonathan Yang | |
| 08:55 | Michigan | Bryan Moore picks off the pass by Harold Mayers | 42-52 |
| 08:32 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman misses long on a jump hook from close range | 42-52 |
| 08:30 | Michigan | Randy Farmer pulls down the rebound | 42-52 |
| 08:24 | Michigan | Randy Farmer knocks in the jumper from close range and he's hacked by Jerry McGrath - foul #2 on Jerry McGrath, team foul #2 | 44-52 |
| 08:24 | Michigan | Randy Farmer misses the free throw | 44-52 |
| 08:24 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Bryan Moore | 44-52 |
| 07:55 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Jerry McGrath | 44-54 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Randy Farmer (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ben Higginbotham (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tim Ryan (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donnie Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Harold Mayers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jerry McGrath (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Keith Asbury (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tom Baughman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Baptista (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Bryan Moore (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:39 | Michigan | Randy Farmer misses the floater from the left wing | 44-54 |
| 07:37 | Michigan | Harold Mayers hits the follow up shot | 46-54 |
| 07:15 | Michigan State | Randy Farmer steals it from Bryan Moore | 46-54 |
| 07:12 | Michigan | Tim Ryan banks in the layup on a great pass from Randy Farmer | 48-54 |
| 07:00 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista misses the turnaround in the lane | 48-54 |
| 06:58 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista grabs the offensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 06:40 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore misses long on a jumper near the basket | 48-54 |
| 06:38 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman tips it in | 48-56 |
| 06:33 | Michigan | Tim Ryan misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Tom Baughman - foul #1 on Tom Baughman, team foul #3 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Michigan | Rick Bender (PG), Anthony Steinmetz (SG), Jeffrey McMilleon (C) Randy Farmer, Ben Higginbotham, Harold Mayers | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Robinson (PG), Wilford Greene (SG), Jonathan Yang (PF) Jerry McGrath, Keith Asbury, Robert Baptista | |
| 06:33 | Michigan | Tim Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 06:33 | Michigan | Tim Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 06:12 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-56 |
| 06:10 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Yang | 50-56 |
| 05:54 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Jonathan Yang | 50-59 |
| 05:43 | Michigan | Anthony Steinmetz scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-59 |
| 05:41 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson is hacked by Rick Bender in the backcourt - foul #4 on Rick Bender, team foul #5 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Michigan | George Russell (SF), Charles Manske (PF) Tim Ryan, Donnie Tyler | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 05:27 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 53-59 |
| 05:26 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman tips it home | 53-61 |
| 05:17 | Michigan | Anthony Steinmetz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-61 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath (PG) Tom Baughman | |
| 05:02 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang blows the layup | 53-61 |
| 05:01 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-61 |
| 04:38 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang drills a jump hook from close range set up by Wilford Greene | 53-63 |
| 04:10 | Michigan | Jeffrey McMilleon lays it up and in on a great pass from Anthony Steinmetz | 55-63 |
| 03:50 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on George Russell - foul #3 on George Russell, team foul #6 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Michigan | Randy Farmer (PG), Ben Higginbotham (SG), Tim Ryan (SF), Donnie Tyler (PF), Harold Mayers (C) Rick Bender, Anthony Steinmetz, George Russell, Charles Manske, Jeffrey McMilleon | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Keith Asbury (SG), Tom Baughman (SF), Robert Baptista (PF) Jerry McGrath, Wilford Greene, Jonathan Yang | |
| 03:50 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 03:50 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Randy Farmer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ben Higginbotham (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tim Ryan (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donnie Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Harold Mayers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Robinson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Keith Asbury (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tom Baughman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Robert Baptista (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Bryan Moore (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:30 | Michigan | Tim Ryan scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Ben Higginbotham | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:06 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista connects on the runner from the right block set up by Robert Robinson and he's hacked by Donnie Tyler - foul #4 on Donnie Tyler, team foul #7 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath (PG) Robert Robinson | |
| 03:06 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista makes the free throw | 57-68 |
| 02:47 | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-68 |
| Subs | Michigan | Rick Bender (PG) Randy Farmer | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 02:22 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-70 |
| 02:03 | Michigan | Robert Baptista picks off the pass by Harold Mayers | 57-70 |
| 01:41 | Michigan State | Harold Mayers takes the ball from Tom Baughman | 57-70 |
| 01:35 | Michigan | Tim Ryan misses short on a floater from the left wing | 57-70 |
| 01:33 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista grabs the defensive rebound | 57-70 |
| 01:09 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry McGrath | 57-73 |
| 00:56 | Michigan | Rick Bender connects on the 3 from the left corner | 60-73 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle 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 (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore misses the driving attempt in the lane | 60-73 |
| 00:27 | Michigan | Rick Bender grabs the board | 60-73 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan 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 (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Michigan | Tim Ryan misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 60-73 |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore snags the defensive board | 60-73 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath runs out the clock | 60-73 |