| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Parkerson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Bruce Banks (fresh) C - Anthony Farris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Jeremy Moore (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sean Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeremy Mullen (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Nicholas Woll (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Selvage (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Harry Evans inbounds the ball | 29-21 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Jeremy Mullen - foul #1 on Jeremy Mullen, team foul #1 | 29-21 |
| 19:45 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 19:45 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 19:45 | Yale | Nicholas Woll pulls down the rebound | 30-21 |
| 19:24 | Yale | Jeremy Mullen knocks in the floater from the right wing | 30-23 |
| 18:55 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Eric Parkerson | 32-23 |
| 18:40 | Yale | Harry Evans takes the ball from Jeremy Mullen | 32-23 |
| 18:17 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks misses badly on a shot near the basket | 32-23 |
| 18:16 | Yale | Nicholas Woll gets the rebound | 32-23 |
| 18:02 | Yale | Jeremy Moore hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Bruce Banks - foul #1 on Bruce Banks, team foul #1 | 32-23 |
| 18:02 | Yale | Jeremy Moore makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 18:02 | Yale | Jeremy Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 17:35 | Michigan State | Harry Evans can't finish the layup | 32-25 |
| 17:34 | Yale | Nicholas Woll grabs the defensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 17:15 | Yale | Nicholas Woll hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 32-25 |
| 17:13 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Anthony Farris | 32-25 |
| 16:47 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce misses the dunk attempt | 32-25 |
| 16:46 | Yale | Charles Selvage grabs the defensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 16:33 | Yale | Jeremy Moore misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-25 |
| 16:31 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson snags the defensive board | 32-25 |
| 16:08 | Michigan State | Harry Evans hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jeremy Mullen - foul #2 on Jeremy Mullen, team foul #2 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alan Carpenter (SF), Teodoro Esposito (C) Eric Parkerson, Anthony Farris | |
| Subs | Yale | Brent Rameriz (PG), David Stewart (SF), Jay Pernell (PF), John Messersmith (C) Sean Jones, Jeremy Mullen, Nicholas Woll, Charles Selvage | |
| 16:08 | Michigan State | Harry Evans makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 16:08 | Michigan State | Harry Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 15:41 | Yale | David Stewart misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-25 |
| 15:39 | Michigan State | Harry Evans grabs the board | 34-25 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Evans (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alan Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bruce Banks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Teodoro Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Brent Rameriz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Moore (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jay Pernell (fresh) C - John Messersmith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Michigan State | Jeremy Moore picks off the pass by Lawrence Pierce | 34-25 |
| 15:15 | Yale | Brent Rameriz banks in the layup on a great pass from Jeremy Moore | 34-27 |
| 14:49 | Michigan State | Harry Evans hits a floater from the left side set up by Teodoro Esposito | 36-27 |
| 14:27 | Yale | David Stewart misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-27 |
| 14:25 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito gets the rebound | 36-27 |
| 14:01 | Michigan State | Jay Pernell is called for the reach on Harry Evans - foul #1 on Jay Pernell, team foul #3 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson (PG), Adam Stoehr (SG), Anthony Farris (C) Lawrence Pierce, Harry Evans, Bruce Banks | |
| Subs | Yale | Johnny Cooper (PG), Sean Jones (SG), Jeremy Mullen (SF), Nicholas Woll (PF), Charles Selvage (C) Brent Rameriz, Jeremy Moore, David Stewart, Jay Pernell, John Messersmith | |
| 13:48 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris's pass is intercepted by Jeremy Mullen | 36-27 |
| 13:27 | Yale | The jump hook by Charles Selvage is blocked by Anthony Farris | 36-27 |
| 13:26 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson pulls down the rebound | 36-27 |
| 13:20 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-27 |
| 13:18 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Farris | 36-27 |
| 13:07 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson banks in the layup | 38-27 |
| 12:47 | Yale | Jeremy Mullen can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Alan Carpenter - foul #1 on Alan Carpenter, team foul #2 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harry Evans (SF), Bruce Banks (PF) Alan Carpenter, Teodoro Esposito | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 12:47 | Yale | Jeremy Mullen makes the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 12:47 | Yale | Jeremy Mullen misses the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 12:47 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks grabs the board | 38-28 |
| 12:27 | Michigan State | Adam Stoehr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-28 |
| 12:10 | Yale | Eric Parkerson steps in front of the Sean Jones pass | 38-28 |
| 12:07 | Michigan State | Harry Evans can't finish the layup | 38-28 |
| 12:05 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Harry Evans | 38-28 |
| 11:45 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 38-28 |
| 11:44 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks grabs the offensive board | 38-28 |
| 11:18 | Michigan State | Harry Evans scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Eric Parkerson | 41-28 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Eric Parkerson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Adam Stoehr (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harry Evans (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Bruce Banks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Farris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Johnny Cooper (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sean Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeremy Mullen (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Nicholas Woll (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Charles Selvage (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 10:55 | Yale | Jeremy Mullen hits the finger roll on a great pass from Johnny Cooper | 41-30 |
| 10:33 | Michigan State | Harry Evans hits a shot from close range on a great pass from Eric Parkerson | 43-30 |
| 10:14 | Yale | Sean Jones is whistled for a carry | 43-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG), Alan Carpenter (SF), Teodoro Esposito (PF), Ratko Pilchowski (C) Adam Stoehr, Harry Evans, Bruce Banks, Anthony Farris | |
| Subs | Yale | Jeremy Moore (SG), David Stewart (SF), Jay Pernell (PF), John Messersmith (C) Sean Jones, Jeremy Mullen, Nicholas Woll, Charles Selvage | |
| 09:51 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson connects on the runner from close range set up by Lawrence Pierce | 45-30 |
| 09:28 | Yale | David Stewart loses the dribble to Lawrence Pierce | 45-30 |
| 09:20 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce is fouled on the floor by Johnny Cooper - foul #4 on Johnny Cooper, team foul #4 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Yale | Brent Rameriz (PG) Johnny Cooper | |
| 08:58 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski loses the dribble to David Stewart | 45-30 |
| 08:54 | Yale | Jeremy Moore lays it in set up by David Stewart | 45-32 |
| 08:37 | Michigan State | Jeremy Moore picks off the pass by Eric Parkerson | 45-32 |
| 08:27 | Yale | Brent Rameriz misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 45-32 |
| 08:25 | Yale | John Messersmith misses the tip | 45-32 |
| 08:24 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito snags the defensive board | 45-32 |
| 08:02 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 45-32 |
| 08:01 | Michigan State | Alan Carpenter hits the follow up shot | 47-32 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:49 | Yale | Jay Pernell misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-32 |
| 07:48 | Yale | David Stewart pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-32 |
| 07:43 | Yale | David Stewart misses the shot from the right block but the foul's on Alan Carpenter - foul #2 on Alan Carpenter, team foul #3 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harry Evans (SG), Bruce Banks (PF) Eric Parkerson, Ratko Pilchowski | |
| Subs | Yale | Johnny Cooper (PG), Sean Jones (SG), Jeremy Mullen (SF), Nicholas Woll (PF) Brent Rameriz, Jeremy Moore, Jay Pernell, John Messersmith | |
| 07:43 | Yale | David Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 47-32 |
| 07:43 | Yale | David Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 47-33 |
| 07:17 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Lawrence Pierce | 49-33 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harry Evans (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alan Carpenter (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bruce Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Teodoro Esposito (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Johnny Cooper (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Sean Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeremy Mullen (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Nicholas Woll (fresh) 5 reb. C - David Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Yale | Jeremy Mullen misses short on a shot from close range | 49-33 |
| 07:10 | Michigan State | Alan Carpenter snags the defensive board | 49-33 |
| 06:50 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Lawrence Pierce | 51-33 |
| 06:38 | Yale | Sean Jones is called for traveling | 51-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Adam Stoehr (SG), Anthony Farris (C) Alan Carpenter, Teodoro Esposito | |
| Subs | Yale | Charles Selvage (C) David Stewart | |
| 06:12 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Jeremy Mullen - foul #3 on Jeremy Mullen, team foul #5 | 51-33 |
| 06:12 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks makes the 1st free throw | 52-33 |
| 06:12 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 53-33 |
| 05:43 | Yale | Nicholas Woll can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 53-33 |
| 05:41 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks grabs the board | 53-33 |
| 05:27 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks lays it in on a great pass from Adam Stoehr | 55-33 |
| 05:17 | Yale | Nicholas Woll clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-33 |
| 05:15 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks snags the defensive board | 55-33 |
| 05:04 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce is hacked by Johnny Cooper - foul #5 on Johnny Cooper, team foul #6 | 55-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson (PG), Alan Carpenter (SF), Teodoro Esposito (PF), Ratko Pilchowski (C) Lawrence Pierce, Harry Evans, Bruce Banks, Anthony Farris | |
| Subs | Yale | Brent Rameriz (PG), Jeremy Moore (SG), David Stewart (SF), Jay Pernell (PF), John Messersmith (C) Johnny Cooper, Sean Jones, Jeremy Mullen, Nicholas Woll, Charles Selvage | |
| 04:39 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Jay Pernell - foul #2 on Jay Pernell, team foul #7 | 55-33 |
| 04:39 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 56-33 |
| 04:39 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 57-33 |
| 04:18 | Yale | Jeremy Moore makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Jay Pernell | 57-35 |
| 03:59 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-35 |
| 03:57 | Yale | David Stewart grabs the board | 57-35 |
| 03:45 | Yale | Jay Pernell makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by David Stewart | 57-37 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski misses the easy layup but he's hacked by David Stewart - foul #1 on David Stewart, team foul #8 | 57-37 |
| 03:24 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski misses the 1st free throw | 57-37 |
| 03:24 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski makes the 2nd free throw | 58-37 |
| 03:13 | Yale | David Stewart drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Brent Rameriz | 58-40 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Eric Parkerson (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Adam Stoehr (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Alan Carpenter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Teodoro Esposito (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Ratko Pilchowski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Brent Rameriz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Stewart (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jay Pernell (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Messersmith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:51 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Jeremy Moore - foul #1 on Jeremy Moore, team foul #9 | 58-40 |
| 02:51 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson makes the 1st free throw | 59-40 |
| 02:51 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson misses the 2nd free throw | 59-40 |
| 02:51 | Yale | David Stewart snags the defensive board | 59-40 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:37 | Yale | John Messersmith lays it in | 59-42 |
| 02:08 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito is hacked by John Messersmith - foul #2 on John Messersmith, team foul #10 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG) Eric Parkerson | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 02:08 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 60-42 |
| 02:08 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 61-42 |
| 02:00 | Yale | Lawrence Pierce steals the ball from Jay Pernell | 61-42 |
| 01:32 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski hits the finger roll set up by Lawrence Pierce | 63-42 |
| 01:13 | Yale | Jay Pernell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-42 |
| 01:12 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito grabs the board | 63-42 |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | Alan Carpenter buries a runner in the lane | 65-42 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Yale | Jeremy Moore is fouled on the floor by Adam Stoehr - foul #2 on Adam Stoehr, team foul #4 | 65-42 |
| 00:40 | Yale | David Stewart scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jay Pernell | 65-45 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski scores on a floater near the basket set up by Alan Carpenter | 67-45 |
| 00:06 | Yale | Adam Stoehr picks off the pass by David Stewart | 67-45 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce runs out the clock | 67-45 |