| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Asbury (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Tom Baughman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Baptista (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryan Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Rick Bender (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Steinmetz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tim Ryan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donnie Tyler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Mayers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman inbounds the ball | 33-31 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman misses long on a jumper near the basket | 33-31 |
| 19:43 | Michigan | Tim Ryan gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 19:38 | Michigan | Rick Bender misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-31 |
| 19:37 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 19:15 | Michigan State | Donnie Tyler blocks the short jumper by Bryan Moore | 33-31 |
| 19:13 | Michigan | Anthony Steinmetz snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 18:54 | Michigan | Rick Bender is fouled on the floor by Robert Robinson - foul #1 on Robert Robinson, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| 18:43 | Michigan | Bryan Moore is called for the reach on Donnie Tyler - foul #2 on Bryan Moore, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| 18:30 | Michigan | Anthony Steinmetz misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-31 |
| 18:28 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 18:10 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Tom Baughman | 36-31 |
| 17:54 | Michigan | Tim Ryan misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Tom Baughman - foul #2 on Tom Baughman, team foul #3 | 36-31 |
| 17:54 | Michigan | Tim Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 17:54 | Michigan | Tim Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 17:31 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-33 |
| 17:29 | Michigan | Rick Bender pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 17:25 | Michigan | Rick Bender misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 17:24 | Michigan | Rick Bender pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 17:17 | Michigan | Rick Bender misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-33 |
| 17:15 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 16:52 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore's pass is intercepted by Tim Ryan | 36-33 |
| 16:36 | Michigan | Anthony Steinmetz misses the dunk attempt | 36-33 |
| 16:35 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Keith Asbury | 36-33 |
| 16:28 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 36-33 |
| 16:26 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury tips it in | 38-33 |
| 16:09 | Michigan | Rick Bender double dribbles | 38-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath (PG), Wilford Greene (SG), Jonathan Yang (PF) Robert Robinson, Keith Asbury, Robert Baptista | |
| Subs | Michigan | Randy Farmer (PG), Ben Higginbotham (SG), George Russell (SF), Charles Manske (PF), Benjamin Laughlin (C) Rick Bender, Anthony Steinmetz, Tim Ryan, Donnie Tyler, Harold Mayers | |
| 15:40 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 15:38 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Benjamin Laughlin | 38-33 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jerry McGrath (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Wilford Greene (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Baughman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jonathan Yang (fresh) 6 pts. C - Bryan Moore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Randy Farmer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ben Higginbotham (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Russell (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Charles Manske (fresh) C - Benjamin Laughlin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:17 | Michigan | George Russell misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 15:15 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 14:49 | Michigan State | Benjamin Laughlin swats the dunk try by Bryan Moore | 38-33 |
| 14:47 | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath gets the offensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 14:25 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore is whistled for traveling | 38-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Robinson (PG), Keith Asbury (SG), Robert Baptista (PF) Jerry McGrath, Wilford Greene, Jonathan Yang | |
| Subs | Michigan | Rick Bender (PG), Tim Ryan (SF), Donnie Tyler (PF), Jeffrey McMilleon (C) Randy Farmer, George Russell, Charles Manske, Benjamin Laughlin | |
| 14:06 | Michigan | Tim Ryan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 38-33 |
| 14:04 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 13:40 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson makes the jumper near the basket set up by Keith Asbury | 40-33 |
| 13:17 | Michigan | Bryan Moore swats the short shot by Tim Ryan | 40-33 |
| 13:16 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson pulls down the rebound | 40-33 |
| 13:10 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Robinson | 42-33 |
| 12:57 | Michigan | Jeffrey McMilleon knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 42-35 |
| 12:32 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Robinson | 44-35 |
| 12:19 | Michigan | Tim Ryan misses the easy layup | 44-35 |
| 12:18 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore grabs the board | 44-35 |
| 11:58 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-35 |
| 11:57 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore gets the offensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 11:33 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore makes the driving attempt in the lane | 46-35 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Keith Asbury (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Baughman (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Baptista (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Bryan Moore (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Rick Bender (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ben Higginbotham (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tim Ryan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Donnie Tyler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey McMilleon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:23 | Michigan | Tim Ryan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath (PG), Wilford Greene (SG), Matthew Forte (SF), Jonathan Yang (PF) Robert Robinson, Keith Asbury, Tom Baughman, Robert Baptista | |
| Subs | Michigan | Randy Farmer (PG), Anthony Steinmetz (SG), Charles Manske (PF), Harold Mayers (C) Rick Bender, Ben Higginbotham, Donnie Tyler, Jeffrey McMilleon | |
| 11:04 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang misses the easy layup | 46-35 |
| 11:03 | Michigan | Randy Farmer pulls down the rebound | 46-35 |
| 10:40 | Michigan | Randy Farmer misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-35 |
| 10:39 | Michigan | Harold Mayers tips it but misses | 46-35 |
| 10:37 | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath grabs the defensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 10:32 | Michigan State | Wilford Greene hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-35 |
| 10:31 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang tips it home | 48-35 |
| 10:13 | Michigan | Bryan Moore blocks the short jumper by Randy Farmer | 48-35 |
| 10:12 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Steinmetz | 48-35 |
| 10:07 | Michigan | Charles Manske clanks a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Wilford Greene - foul #3 on Wilford Greene, team foul #4 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Robinson (PG), Keith Asbury (SF) Jerry McGrath, Matthew Forte | |
| Subs | Michigan | George Russell (SF), Jeffrey McMilleon (C) Tim Ryan, Harold Mayers | |
| 10:07 | Michigan | Charles Manske makes the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 10:07 | Michigan | Charles Manske makes the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 09:38 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Jeffrey McMilleon - foul #4 on Jeffrey McMilleon, team foul #1 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tom Baughman (SF), Robert Baptista (PF) Wilford Greene, Jonathan Yang | |
| Subs | Michigan | Rick Bender (PG), Donnie Tyler (PF), Harold Mayers (C) Randy Farmer, Charles Manske, Jeffrey McMilleon | |
| 09:38 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore makes the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 09:38 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| 09:38 | Michigan | Anthony Steinmetz pulls down the rebound | 49-37 |
| 09:20 | Michigan | Anthony Steinmetz is fouled on the floor by Robert Baptista - foul #3 on Robert Baptista, team foul #5 | 49-37 |
| 09:06 | Michigan | Harold Mayers misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 49-37 |
| 09:05 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury pulls down the rebound | 49-37 |
| 08:37 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on George Russell - foul #1 on George Russell, team foul #2 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang (PF) Bryan Moore | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham (SG), Tim Ryan (SF) Anthony Steinmetz, George Russell | |
| 08:37 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 08:37 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-37 |
| 08:15 | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 51-37 |
| 08:13 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista grabs the board | 51-37 |
| 07:47 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang clanks a jumper in the lane | 51-37 |
| 07:46 | Michigan | Tim Ryan grabs the defensive rebound | 51-37 |
| 07:42 | Michigan | Rick Bender hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-37 |
| 07:41 | Michigan | Tim Ryan misses the tip | 51-37 |
| 07:40 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson grabs the board | 51-37 |
| 07:34 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-37 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Robinson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Keith Asbury (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Baughman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jonathan Yang (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Baptista (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Rick Bender (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ben Higginbotham (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tim Ryan (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Donnie Tyler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Mayers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Keith Asbury - foul #1 on Keith Asbury, team foul #6 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath (PG), Wilford Greene (SG), Matthew Forte (SF), Bryan Moore (C) Robert Robinson, Keith Asbury, Tom Baughman, Robert Baptista | |
| Subs | Michigan | Randy Farmer (PG), Anthony Steinmetz (SG), Jeffrey McMilleon (C) Rick Bender, Ben Higginbotham, Harold Mayers | |
| 07:12 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 53-38 |
| 07:12 | Michigan | Donnie Tyler misses the 2nd free throw | 53-38 |
| 07:12 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang pulls down the rebound | 53-38 |
| 06:43 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang misses short on a jumper from the left block | 53-38 |
| 06:42 | Michigan | Tim Ryan grabs the board | 53-38 |
| 06:26 | Michigan | Randy Farmer is called for a charge - foul #2 on Randy Farmer, team foul #3 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Charles Manske (PF) Donnie Tyler | |
| 06:11 | Michigan State | Randy Farmer is called for the reach on Wilford Greene - foul #3 on Randy Farmer, team foul #4 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tom Baughman (SF), Robert Baptista (PF) Matthew Forte, Jonathan Yang | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 05:58 | Michigan State | Jeffrey McMilleon swats the shot by Robert Baptista | 53-38 |
| 05:57 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman gets the offensive rebound | 53-38 |
| 05:39 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Robinson (PG), Keith Asbury (SG) Jerry McGrath, Wilford Greene | |
| Subs | Michigan | Rick Bender (PG), George Russell (SF) Randy Farmer, Tim Ryan | |
| 05:17 | Michigan | Robert Baptista swats the short shot by Charles Manske | 53-38 |
| 05:15 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman gets the rebound | 53-38 |
| 04:53 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 53-38 |
| 04:52 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Charles Manske | 53-38 |
| 04:30 | Michigan | Keith Asbury steals the ball from Rick Bender | 53-38 |
| 04:03 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman is called for traveling | 53-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath (PG), Wilford Greene (SG), Matthew Forte (SF), Jonathan Yang (PF) Robert Robinson, Keith Asbury, Tom Baughman, Robert Baptista | |
| Subs | Michigan | Randy Farmer (PG), Ben Higginbotham (SG), Harold Mayers (C) Rick Bender, Anthony Steinmetz, Jeffrey McMilleon | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:47 | Michigan | Randy Farmer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-38 |
| 03:45 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore gets the rebound | 53-38 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-38 |
| 03:15 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang gets the offensive rebound | 53-38 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jerry McGrath (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Wilford Greene (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Forte (fresh) PF - Jonathan Yang (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Bryan Moore (tiring) 11 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Randy Farmer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ben Higginbotham (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Russell (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Charles Manske (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Mayers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang misses short on an open shot from the left side | 53-38 |
| 02:54 | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham snags the defensive board | 53-38 |
| 02:39 | Michigan | Charles Manske hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-38 |
| 02:38 | Michigan State | Wilford Greene gets the rebound | 53-38 |
| 02:17 | Michigan State | Wilford Greene misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-38 |
| 02:16 | Michigan | George Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 53-38 |
| 02:01 | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Randy Farmer | 53-41 |
| 01:42 | Michigan State | Wilford Greene misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-41 |
| 01:40 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore gets the offensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 01:19 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Jonathan Yang | 55-41 |
| 01:07 | Michigan | George Russell is hacked by Matthew Forte - foul #2 on Matthew Forte, team foul #7 | 55-41 |
| 01:07 | Michigan | George Russell makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 01:07 | Michigan | George Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 00:40 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang misses the dunk attempt | 55-43 |
| 00:38 | Michigan | Ben Higginbotham grabs the board | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Michigan | George Russell makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Randy Farmer | 55-46 |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Robinson (PG), Keith Asbury (SG), Tom Baughman (SF), Robert Baptista (PF) Jerry McGrath, Wilford Greene, Matthew Forte, Jonathan Yang | |
| Subs | Michigan | Rick Bender (PG), Anthony Steinmetz (SG), Tim Ryan (SF), Donnie Tyler (PF), Jeffrey McMilleon (C) Randy Farmer, Ben Higginbotham, George Russell, Charles Manske, Harold Mayers | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Michigan State | Anthony Steinmetz is called for the reach on Bryan Moore in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Steinmetz, team foul #5 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Wilford Greene (SG) Keith Asbury | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore is hacked by Jeffrey McMilleon - foul #5 on Jeffrey McMilleon, team foul #6 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Harold Mayers (C) Jeffrey McMilleon | |
| 00:25 | Michigan State | Wilford Greene is hacked by Harold Mayers - foul #2 on Harold Mayers, team foul #7 | 55-46 |
| 00:25 | Michigan State | Wilford Greene makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 00:25 | Michigan State | Wilford Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 00:20 | Michigan | Anthony Steinmetz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath (PG), Matthew Forte (SF), Jonathan Yang (PF) Robert Robinson, Tom Baughman, Robert Baptista | |
| Subs | Michigan | Randy Farmer (PG), Ben Higginbotham (SG), George Russell (SF), Charles Manske (PF) Rick Bender, Anthony Steinmetz, Tim Ryan, Donnie Tyler | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath runs out the clock | 57-46 |