| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Parkerson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Harry Evans (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bruce Banks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Farris (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Daniel Leonard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Sprague (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leroy Aleman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Witt (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Trumbauer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | San Jose State | Leroy Aleman inbounds the ball | 29-22 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:42 | San Jose State | Leroy Aleman dunks the ball on a nice dish by James Sprague | 29-24 |
| 19:20 | Michigan State | Leroy Aleman picks off the pass by Harry Evans | 29-24 |
| 18:56 | San Jose State | Robert Witt drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-27 |
| 18:37 | Michigan State | James Sprague is called for the reach on Eric Parkerson - foul #2 on James Sprague, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| 18:19 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Harry Evans | 31-27 |
| 17:52 | San Jose State | Daniel Leonard misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-27 |
| 17:51 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson pulls down the rebound | 31-27 |
| 17:31 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris is fouled on the floor by Andrew Trumbauer - foul #3 on Andrew Trumbauer, team foul #2 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito (C) Anthony Farris | |
| Subs | San Jose State | George Zirbel (C) Andrew Trumbauer | |
| 17:11 | Michigan State | Robert Witt denies the turnaround by Harry Evans | 31-27 |
| 17:09 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Leroy Aleman | 31-27 |
| 16:50 | San Jose State | Robert Witt clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-27 |
| 16:49 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito pulls down the rebound | 31-27 |
| 16:22 | Michigan State | Harry Evans blows the layup | 31-27 |
| 16:21 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce tips it home | 33-27 |
| 16:03 | San Jose State | Leroy Aleman clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-27 |
| 16:01 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito pulls down the rebound | 33-27 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Parkerson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Harry Evans (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bruce Banks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Teodoro Esposito (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Daniel Leonard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Sprague (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Leroy Aleman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Witt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - George Zirbel (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Harry Evans | 35-27 |
| 15:20 | San Jose State | The short jumper by George Zirbel is denied by Bruce Banks | 35-27 |
| 15:18 | San Jose State | George Zirbel pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-27 |
| 14:56 | San Jose State | Leroy Aleman is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Leroy Aleman, team foul #3 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Adam Stoehr (SG), Alan Carpenter (SF), Anthony Farris (C) Eric Parkerson, Harry Evans, Bruce Banks | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Andrew Trumbauer (C) George Zirbel | |
| 14:27 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris's floater is tipped away by Andrew Trumbauer | 35-27 |
| 14:26 | San Jose State | Andrew Trumbauer pulls down the rebound | 35-27 |
| 14:07 | San Jose State | Leroy Aleman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Alan Carpenter - foul #3 on Alan Carpenter, team foul #1 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Banks (PF) Teodoro Esposito | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 14:07 | San Jose State | Leroy Aleman misses the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 14:07 | San Jose State | Leroy Aleman makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 13:38 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks blows the layup but he's fouled by Robert Witt - foul #2 on Robert Witt, team foul #4 | 35-28 |
| 13:38 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 13:38 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 13:11 | San Jose State | Andrew Trumbauer can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 37-28 |
| 13:10 | San Jose State | Daniel Leonard grabs the offensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 12:50 | San Jose State | Leroy Aleman drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Sprague | 37-30 |
| 12:29 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Lawrence Pierce | 39-30 |
| 12:03 | San Jose State | Andrew Trumbauer's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Farris | 39-30 |
| 12:01 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks pulls down the rebound | 39-30 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Adam Stoehr (fresh) SF - Alan Carpenter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bruce Banks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Farris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Daniel Leonard (tiring) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Sprague (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Leroy Aleman (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Witt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Trumbauer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks is called for a charge - foul #1 on Bruce Banks, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson (SG), Harry Evans (SF), Teodoro Esposito (PF), Ratko Pilchowski (C) Adam Stoehr, Alan Carpenter, Bruce Banks, Anthony Farris | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Robert Floyd (PG), Frank Rogers (SG), Bruce Fentress (SF) Daniel Leonard, James Sprague, Leroy Aleman | |
| 11:09 | San Jose State | Robert Floyd is denied on a layup by Teodoro Esposito | 39-30 |
| 11:08 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| 10:49 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 39-30 |
| 10:47 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski grabs the offensive board | 39-30 |
| 10:26 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Lawrence Pierce | 41-30 |
| 10:05 | San Jose State | Frank Rogers drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Andrew Trumbauer | 41-33 |
| 09:46 | Michigan State | Harry Evans is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Ratko Pilchowski | 43-33 |
| 09:33 | San Jose State | Robert Floyd clanks a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Teodoro Esposito - foul #1 on Teodoro Esposito, team foul #3 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alan Carpenter (SF), Anthony Farris (C) Lawrence Pierce, Ratko Pilchowski | |
| Subs | San Jose State | James Sprague (SG), Leroy Aleman (SF), Earl Sawyer (PF) Frank Rogers, Bruce Fentress, Robert Witt | |
| 09:33 | San Jose State | Robert Floyd makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 09:33 | San Jose State | Robert Floyd makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 09:12 | Michigan State | Harry Evans misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 09:11 | San Jose State | Andrew Trumbauer snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| 08:48 | San Jose State | Harry Evans takes the ball from James Sprague | 43-35 |
| 08:23 | Michigan State | Leroy Aleman picks off the pass by Anthony Farris | 43-35 |
| 07:54 | San Jose State | Robert Floyd misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-35 |
| 07:52 | Michigan State | Harry Evans snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Eric Parkerson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Harry Evans (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alan Carpenter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Teodoro Esposito (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Farris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Robert Floyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Sprague (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Leroy Aleman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Earl Sawyer (fresh) 3 pts. C - Andrew Trumbauer (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris blows the layup | 43-35 |
| 07:28 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito tips it back up and in | 45-35 |
| 07:06 | San Jose State | Robert Floyd connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Anthony Farris - foul #2 on Anthony Farris, team foul #4 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Adam Stoehr (SG), Bruce Banks (PF), Ratko Pilchowski (C) Alan Carpenter, Teodoro Esposito, Anthony Farris | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Bruce Fentress (SF), Robert Witt (PF), George Zirbel (C) Leroy Aleman, Earl Sawyer, Andrew Trumbauer | |
| 07:06 | San Jose State | Robert Floyd misses the free throw | 45-37 |
| 07:06 | San Jose State | George Zirbel gets the offensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 06:48 | San Jose State | Robert Floyd is fouled on the floor by Eric Parkerson - foul #1 on Eric Parkerson, team foul #5 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Daniel Leonard (PG) James Sprague | |
| 06:33 | San Jose State | Robert Floyd can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-37 |
| 06:31 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski grabs the defensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 06:09 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 45-37 |
| 06:07 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks misses the tip | 45-37 |
| 06:06 | San Jose State | Robert Witt pulls down the rebound | 45-37 |
| 05:39 | San Jose State | Daniel Leonard can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Ratko Pilchowski - foul #2 on Ratko Pilchowski, team foul #6 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG) Eric Parkerson | |
| Subs | San Jose State | James Sprague (SG), Leroy Aleman (SF) Robert Floyd, Bruce Fentress | |
| 05:39 | San Jose State | Daniel Leonard makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 05:39 | San Jose State | Daniel Leonard misses the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 05:39 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 05:22 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alan Carpenter (SF) Harry Evans | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 04:56 | San Jose State | Robert Witt misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 04:55 | Michigan State | Adam Stoehr grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 04:36 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 04:34 | San Jose State | Leroy Aleman grabs the board | 45-38 |
| 04:07 | San Jose State | Lawrence Pierce steals the ball from Leroy Aleman | 45-38 |
| 03:48 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 45-38 |
| 03:47 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski tips it home | 47-38 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Adam Stoehr (fairly fresh) SF - Alan Carpenter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bruce Banks (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Ratko Pilchowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Daniel Leonard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Sprague (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Leroy Aleman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Witt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - George Zirbel (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 03:37 | San Jose State | Daniel Leonard misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-38 |
| 03:36 | San Jose State | Leroy Aleman misses the tip | 47-38 |
| 03:34 | San Jose State | Robert Witt grabs the offensive board | 47-38 |
| 03:20 | San Jose State | Adam Stoehr is called for the reach on James Sprague - foul #1 on Adam Stoehr, team foul #7 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson (SG), Harry Evans (SF), Teodoro Esposito (PF), Anthony Farris (C) Adam Stoehr, Alan Carpenter, Bruce Banks, Ratko Pilchowski | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Bruce Fentress (SF), Andrew Trumbauer (C) Leroy Aleman, George Zirbel | |
| 03:20 | San Jose State | James Sprague misses the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 03:20 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 47-38 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:54 | Michigan State | Harry Evans misses the 3 from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 02:52 | San Jose State | James Sprague gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:48 | San Jose State | Daniel Leonard is hacked by Teodoro Esposito - foul #2 on Teodoro Esposito, team foul #8 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Robert Floyd (SG) James Sprague | |
| 02:48 | San Jose State | Daniel Leonard makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 02:48 | San Jose State | Daniel Leonard misses the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 02:48 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 02:21 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Anthony Farris and he's hacked by Andrew Trumbauer - foul #4 on Andrew Trumbauer, team foul #5 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Adam Stoehr (SG), Alan Carpenter (SF), Ratko Pilchowski (C) Lawrence Pierce, Harry Evans, Anthony Farris | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Frank Rogers (SG), Earl Sawyer (PF), George Zirbel (C) Daniel Leonard, Robert Witt, Andrew Trumbauer | |
| 02:21 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson makes the free throw | 50-39 |
| 02:07 | San Jose State | Robert Floyd misses the shot from the right side | 50-39 |
| 02:05 | San Jose State | Earl Sawyer hits the follow up shot | 50-41 |
| 02:05 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harry Evans (SG), Bruce Banks (PF), Anthony Farris (C) Adam Stoehr, Teodoro Esposito, Ratko Pilchowski | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Daniel Leonard (PG), James Sprague (SG), Leroy Aleman (SF), Robert Witt (PF), Andrew Trumbauer (C) Robert Floyd, Frank Rogers, Bruce Fentress, Earl Sawyer, George Zirbel | |
| 01:36 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson misses short on a shot from the left side | 50-41 |
| 01:35 | San Jose State | Robert Witt gets the rebound | 50-41 |
| 01:27 | San Jose State | Robert Witt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG) Alan Carpenter | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 00:59 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson travels with the ball | 50-41 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:54 | San Jose State | Leroy Aleman scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-44 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:52 | Michigan State | Daniel Leonard is called for the reach on Bruce Banks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Leonard, team foul #6 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Adam Stoehr (SG) Eric Parkerson | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 00:49 | Michigan State | Robert Witt is called for the reach on Bruce Banks - foul #3 on Robert Witt, team foul #7 | 50-44 |
| 00:49 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 00:49 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 00:43 | San Jose State | Leroy Aleman clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-44 |
| 00:42 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce snags the defensive board | 52-44 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Michigan State | Daniel Leonard is called for the reach on Lawrence Pierce in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Leonard, team foul #8 | 52-44 |
| 00:39 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 00:39 | San Jose State | Leroy Aleman gets the rebound | 52-44 |
| 00:32 | San Jose State | Daniel Leonard comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 52-44 |
| 00:30 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks pulls down the rebound | 52-44 |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Leonard - foul #4 on Daniel Leonard, team foul #9 | 52-44 |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks misses the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks gets the offensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks is hacked by Andrew Trumbauer - foul #5 on Andrew Trumbauer, team foul #10 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | George Zirbel (C) Andrew Trumbauer | |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 00:22 | San Jose State | George Zirbel's pass is intercepted by Anthony Farris | 54-44 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce runs out the clock | 54-44 |