| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Martin Anderson (fresh) SG - Robin Franklin (fresh) SF - James Gale (fresh) PF - Ross Hamm (fresh) C - Orlando Joiner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oregon | PG - Joshua David (fresh) SG - Jerome Dabbs (fresh) SF - Rick Hardison (fresh) PF - John Duncan (fresh) C - John Blair (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Ross Hamm wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Oregon | Oregon is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Michigan State | James Gale can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Oregon | Jerome Dabbs grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Oregon | Jerome Dabbs buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 18:59 | Michigan State | Robin Franklin buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-3 |
| 18:49 | Oregon | Ross Hamm is called for the reach on John Duncan - foul #1 on Ross Hamm, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 18:33 | Oregon | John Duncan is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 18:32 | Michigan State | James Gale grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 18:13 | Michigan State | Orlando Joiner scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by John Blair - foul #1 on John Blair, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| 18:13 | Michigan State | Orlando Joiner makes the free throw | 6-3 |
| 17:59 | Oregon | Jerome Dabbs is fouled on the floor by Ross Hamm - foul #2 on Ross Hamm, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Dittmer (PF) Ross Hamm | |
| Subs | Oregon | | |
| 17:49 | Oregon | Jerome Dabbs loses the ball out of bounds | 6-3 |
| 17:31 | Michigan State | Martin Anderson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 6-3 |
| 17:29 | Michigan State | James Gale can't tip it in | 6-3 |
| 17:28 | Michigan State | Robin Franklin tips it back up and in | 8-3 |
| 17:02 | Oregon | John Duncan can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Timothy Dittmer - foul #1 on Timothy Dittmer, team foul #3 | 8-3 |
| 17:02 | Oregon | John Duncan misses the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 17:02 | Oregon | John Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 16:43 | Michigan State | Orlando Joiner connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-4 |
| 16:14 | Oregon | John Duncan misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 11-4 |
| 16:12 | Oregon | John Blair tips it back up and in | 11-6 |
| 16:02 | Michigan State | Rick Hardison steals it from James Gale | 11-6 |
| 15:58 | Oregon | Joshua David blows the layup | 11-6 |
| 15:56 | Michigan State | Orlando Joiner snags the defensive board | 11-6 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Martin Anderson (fairly fresh) SG - Robin Franklin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Gale (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Timothy Dittmer (fresh) C - Orlando Joiner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Oregon | PG - Joshua David (fresh) SG - Jerome Dabbs (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rick Hardison (fresh) PF - John Duncan (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Blair (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Michigan State | Martin Anderson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-6 |
| 15:35 | Oregon | Jerome Dabbs grabs the board | 11-6 |
| 15:16 | Oregon | Joshua David scores on a floater from the free throw line | 11-8 |
| 14:57 | Michigan State | Orlando Joiner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-8 |
| 14:55 | Oregon | Jerome Dabbs grabs the board | 11-8 |
| 14:37 | Oregon | Jerome Dabbs misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-8 |
| 14:36 | Oregon | John Blair hits the follow up shot | 11-10 |
| 14:25 | Michigan State | Jerome Dabbs is called for the reach on Robin Franklin - foul #1 on Jerome Dabbs, team foul #2 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Bollin (PF) Timothy Dittmer | |
| Subs | Oregon | John Cochran (PG), Jonathan Neal (SG), Norman Gould (SF), James Reynoso (PF), Ernest Mitchell (C) Joshua David, Jerome Dabbs, Rick Hardison, John Duncan, John Blair | |
| 14:07 | Michigan State | Michael Bollin is called for traveling | 11-10 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Britton (PG), Thomas Lancaster (SF) Martin Anderson, James Gale | |
| Subs | Oregon | | |
| 13:56 | Oregon | Orlando Joiner blocks the jumper by John Cochran | 11-10 |
| 13:55 | Michigan State | Robin Franklin grabs the board | 11-10 |
| 13:32 | Michigan State | Orlando Joiner clanks a shot from close range | 11-10 |
| 13:31 | Michigan State | Thomas Lancaster snags the offensive board | 11-10 |
| 13:10 | Michigan State | Orlando Joiner clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-10 |
| 13:08 | Oregon | Jonathan Neal pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| 12:58 | Oregon | John Cochran knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jonathan Neal | 11-12 |
| 12:45 | Michigan State | Robin Franklin misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 12:44 | Oregon | Jonathan Neal snags the defensive board | 11-12 |
| 12:39 | Oregon | Norman Gould jams it on a nice dish by John Cochran | 11-14 |
| 12:19 | Michigan State | Orlando Joiner is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Orlando Joiner, team foul #4 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Martin Anderson (PG), Jason Valentine (SG), James Gale (SF) Mark Britton, Robin Franklin, Thomas Lancaster | |
| Subs | Oregon | Joshua David (PG), Jerome Dabbs (SG), Rick Hardison (SF) John Cochran, Jonathan Neal, Norman Gould | |
| 12:08 | Oregon | Michael Bollin denies the turnaround by James Reynoso | 11-14 |
| 12:06 | Michigan State | James Gale pulls down the rebound | 11-14 |
| 11:51 | Michigan State | James Reynoso picks off the pass by Martin Anderson | 11-14 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Martin Anderson (fairly fresh) SG - Jason Valentine (fresh) SF - James Gale (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Bollin (fresh) C - Orlando Joiner (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Oregon | PG - Joshua David (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jerome Dabbs (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rick Hardison (fresh) PF - James Reynoso (fresh) C - Ernest Mitchell (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:45 | Oregon | Joshua David knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Rick Hardison | 11-17 |
| 11:29 | Michigan State | Orlando Joiner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Ernest Mitchell - foul #1 on Ernest Mitchell, team foul #3 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Dittmer (PF) Michael Bollin | |
| Subs | Oregon | John Duncan (PF), John Blair (C) James Reynoso, Ernest Mitchell | |
| 11:29 | Michigan State | Orlando Joiner makes the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 11:29 | Michigan State | Orlando Joiner makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 11:07 | Oregon | John Blair's floater is knocked away by Orlando Joiner | 13-17 |
| 11:06 | Michigan State | Timothy Dittmer grabs the defensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 10:51 | Michigan State | Orlando Joiner makes the jumpshot from the right side | 15-17 |
| 10:29 | Oregon | Joshua David is fouled on the floor by Orlando Joiner - foul #2 on Orlando Joiner, team foul #5 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robin Franklin (SG), Michael Bollin (C) Jason Valentine, Orlando Joiner | |
| Subs | Oregon | | |
| 10:12 | Oregon | Joshua David is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-20 |
| 09:59 | Michigan State | Michael Bollin misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-20 |
| 09:57 | Oregon | Rick Hardison grabs the defensive rebound | 15-20 |
| 09:52 | Oregon | Rick Hardison drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Duncan | 15-23 |
| 09:39 | Michigan State | Martin Anderson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 15-23 |
| 09:37 | Oregon | The rebound goes to John Duncan | 15-23 |
| 09:29 | Oregon | Timothy Dittmer is called for the reach on Joshua David - foul #2 on Timothy Dittmer, team foul #6 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Britton (PG), Thomas Lancaster (SF) Martin Anderson, Timothy Dittmer | |
| Subs | Oregon | Jonathan Neal (SG), James Reynoso (SF), Ernest Mitchell (C) Jerome Dabbs, Rick Hardison, John Blair | |
| 09:24 | Oregon | James Gale steals the ball from Jonathan Neal | 15-23 |
| 09:15 | Michigan State | James Gale knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Mark Britton and he's fouled by Joshua David - foul #1 on Joshua David, team foul #4 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Oregon | Norman Gould (SF) John Duncan | |
| 09:15 | Michigan State | James Gale makes the free throw | 18-23 |
| 09:05 | Oregon | Ernest Mitchell misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 18-23 |
| 09:03 | Oregon | Ernest Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 18-23 |
| 08:47 | Oregon | Joshua David drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jonathan Neal | 18-25 |
| 08:22 | Michigan State | James Gale throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jason Valentine (SG) Robin Franklin | |
| Subs | Oregon | John Cochran (PG), Kurt Boyd (C) Joshua David, Ernest Mitchell | |
| 08:04 | Oregon | Thomas Lancaster takes the ball from John Cochran | 18-25 |
| 07:45 | Michigan State | Michael Bollin misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on James Reynoso - foul #1 on James Reynoso, team foul #5 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Oregon | Jerome Dabbs (SG), Rick Hardison (SF), John Duncan (PF), John Blair (C) John Cochran, Norman Gould, James Reynoso, Kurt Boyd | |
| 07:45 | Michigan State | Michael Bollin makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 07:45 | Michigan State | Michael Bollin makes the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Mark Britton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Valentine (fresh) SF - Thomas Lancaster (fresh) PF - Michael Bollin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Gale (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oregon | PG - Jonathan Neal (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jerome Dabbs (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rick Hardison (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Duncan (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Blair (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Oregon | John Duncan jams it set up by Jerome Dabbs and he's hacked by James Gale - foul #1 on James Gale, team foul #7 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Martin Anderson (PG) Mark Britton | |
| Subs | Oregon | Joshua David (PG) Jonathan Neal | |
| 07:33 | Oregon | John Duncan misses the free throw | 20-27 |
| 07:33 | Michigan State | Michael Bollin snags the defensive board | 20-27 |
| 07:08 | Michigan State | James Gale can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-27 |
| 07:06 | Michigan State | Thomas Lancaster snags the offensive board | 20-27 |
| 06:59 | Michigan State | James Gale connects on the jumper in the lane | 22-27 |
| 06:44 | Oregon | John Blair hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 22-27 |
| 06:43 | Oregon | John Blair grabs the offensive board | 22-27 |
| 06:28 | Oregon | Jerome Dabbs misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-27 |
| 06:26 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Michael Bollin | 22-27 |
| 06:13 | Michigan State | James Gale clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 22-27 |
| 06:12 | Oregon | The rebound goes to John Blair | 22-27 |
| 06:01 | Oregon | Jason Valentine is called for the reach on Joshua David - foul #1 on Jason Valentine, team foul #8 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Britton (PG), Robin Franklin (SG) Martin Anderson, Jason Valentine | |
| Subs | Oregon | Jonathan Neal (SF), James Reynoso (PF), Ernest Mitchell (C) Rick Hardison, John Duncan, John Blair | |
| 06:01 | Oregon | Joshua David makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 06:01 | Oregon | Joshua David misses the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 06:01 | Michigan State | Robin Franklin grabs the board | 22-28 |
| 05:40 | Michigan State | Mark Britton clanks a jump hook in the lane | 22-28 |
| 05:39 | Michigan State | Robin Franklin tips it but misses | 22-28 |
| 05:37 | Oregon | Joshua David grabs the board | 22-28 |
| 05:32 | Oregon | Joshua David comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 22-28 |
| 05:31 | Michigan State | Michael Bollin pulls down the rebound | 22-28 |
| 05:02 | Michigan State | Jonathan Neal steals it from Mark Britton | 22-28 |
| 04:58 | Oregon | Jonathan Neal lays it up and in | 22-30 |
| 04:35 | Michigan State | Michael Bollin buries a fadeaway from the right side | 24-30 |
| 04:19 | Oregon | Jerome Dabbs hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua David | 24-33 |
| 04:02 | Michigan State | James Reynoso is called for the reach on Michael Bollin - foul #2 on James Reynoso, team foul #6 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Martin Anderson (PG) Mark Britton | |
| Subs | Oregon | John Cochran (PG), Rick Hardison (SF), John Duncan (PF), John Blair (C) Joshua David, Jerome Dabbs, James Reynoso, Ernest Mitchell | |
| 03:48 | Michigan State | Robin Franklin clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-33 |
| 03:47 | Michigan State | Michael Bollin gets the offensive rebound | 24-33 |
| 03:32 | Michigan State | Martin Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ross Hamm (PF), Orlando Joiner (C) Thomas Lancaster, James Gale | |
| Subs | Oregon | Norman Gould (SG) Jonathan Neal | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Martin Anderson (fairly fresh) SG - Robin Franklin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Bollin (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ross Hamm (fresh) C - Orlando Joiner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Oregon | PG - John Cochran (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Gould (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rick Hardison (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Duncan (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Blair (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Oregon | Rick Hardison hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-33 |
| 03:02 | Michigan State | Robin Franklin grabs the defensive rebound | 24-33 |
| 02:55 | Michigan State | Martin Anderson hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Bollin | 27-33 |
| 02:34 | Oregon | Robin Franklin steps in front of the Norman Gould pass | 27-33 |
| 02:21 | Michigan State | Robin Franklin banks in the layup | 29-33 |
| 02:05 | Oregon | John Duncan travels with the ball | 29-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Britton (PG), Jason Valentine (SG), James Gale (SF) Martin Anderson, Robin Franklin, Michael Bollin | |
| Subs | Oregon | Joshua David (PG), Jerome Dabbs (SG) John Cochran, Norman Gould | |
| 01:57 | Michigan State | Orlando Joiner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-33 |
| 01:55 | Oregon | The rebound goes to Jerome Dabbs | 29-33 |
| 01:49 | Oregon | Jerome Dabbs clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-33 |
| 01:48 | Michigan State | Mark Britton snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| 01:36 | Michigan State | Orlando Joiner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-33 |
| 01:35 | Oregon | John Duncan grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 01:14 | Oregon | Jerome Dabbs comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jason Valentine - foul #2 on Jason Valentine, team foul #9 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Oregon | Jonathan Neal (SF), James Reynoso (PF), Ernest Mitchell (C) Rick Hardison, John Duncan, John Blair | |
| 01:14 | Oregon | Jerome Dabbs makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 01:14 | Oregon | Jerome Dabbs makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | James Gale connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Mark Britton | 32-35 |
| 00:41 | Oregon | Jerome Dabbs connects on the 3 from the left corner | 32-38 |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | Orlando Joiner scores on a driving attempt in the lane and he's fouled by Ernest Mitchell - foul #2 on Ernest Mitchell, team foul #7 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Martin Anderson (PG), Robin Franklin (SG), Thomas Lancaster (SF) Mark Britton, Jason Valentine, James Gale | |
| Subs | Oregon | Norman Gould (SF) Jerome Dabbs | |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | Orlando Joiner makes the free throw | 35-38 |
| 00:04 | Oregon | James Reynoso can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Ross Hamm - foul #3 on Ross Hamm, team foul #10 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Dittmer (PF) Ross Hamm | |
| Subs | Oregon | Rick Hardison (SF) Norman Gould | |
| 00:04 | Oregon | James Reynoso misses the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 00:04 | Oregon | James Reynoso makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Martin Anderson can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 35-39 |