| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronald Adams (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Freeman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Alfred Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brooks Karst (fresh) 2 pts. C - Douglas Holmes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Rolf Szczepkowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kun Sun (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Nathan (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Scott Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Bruce Hutchison (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (FL) | Michael Nathan inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Miami (FL) | Bruce Hutchison can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Douglas Holmes - foul #2 on Douglas Holmes, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald (PG), Johnny Geise (SF), Walter McGavisk (PF), Timothy Bell (C) Ronald Adams, Alfred Lee, Brooks Karst, Douglas Holmes | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 19:39 | Miami (FL) | Bruce Hutchison misses the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 19:39 | Miami (FL) | Bruce Hutchison misses the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 19:39 | Michigan State | Walter McGavisk grabs the defensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 19:16 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise is whistled for traveling | 29-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG), Alfred Lee (SF), Douglas Holmes (C) David Freeman, Johnny Geise, Timothy Bell | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 18:49 | Miami (FL) | Scott Coleman misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-32 |
| 18:47 | Michigan State | Walter McGavisk grabs the defensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 18:41 | Michigan State | Walter McGavisk throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Freeman (SG), Johnny Geise (SF), Brooks Karst (PF), Timothy Bell (C) Ronnie Schwald, Alfred Lee, Walter McGavisk, Douglas Holmes | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 18:26 | Miami (FL) | Michael Nathan knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Rolf Szczepkowski | 29-35 |
| 18:14 | Michigan State | David Freeman misses short on a jumper from the left block | 29-35 |
| 18:12 | Miami (FL) | Bruce Hutchison gets the rebound | 29-35 |
| 18:06 | Miami (FL) | Michael Nathan can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-35 |
| 18:04 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst pulls down the rebound | 29-35 |
| 17:39 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-35 |
| 17:38 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams snags the offensive board | 29-35 |
| 17:20 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise is hacked by Michael Nathan - foul #2 on Michael Nathan, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald (PG), Thomas Smith (SG), Alfred Lee (SF), Walter McGavisk (PF), Douglas Holmes (C) Ronald Adams, David Freeman, Johnny Geise, Brooks Karst, Timothy Bell | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Doug Brown (C) Bruce Hutchison | |
| 17:03 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-35 |
| 16:36 | Miami (FL) | Scott Coleman splits the doubleteam and buries a jump hook from close range | 32-37 |
| 16:07 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left side | 32-37 |
| 16:05 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes snags the offensive board | 32-37 |
| 15:52 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-37 |
| 15:51 | Miami (FL) | Kun Sun grabs the board | 32-37 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronnie Schwald (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Alfred Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter McGavisk (fresh) 2 reb. C - Douglas Holmes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Rolf Szczepkowski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kun Sun (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Nathan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Scott Coleman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Doug Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Miami (FL) | Doug Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG), David Freeman (SG), John Patterson (PF) Ronnie Schwald, Thomas Smith, Walter McGavisk | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Russell Smith (PF), Bruce Hutchison (C) Scott Coleman, Doug Brown | |
| 15:29 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by David Freeman and he's fouled by Bruce Hutchison - foul #2 on Bruce Hutchison, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Johnny Geise (SF) Alfred Lee | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 15:29 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes misses the free throw | 34-37 |
| 15:29 | Miami (FL) | Bruce Hutchison pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| 15:18 | Miami (FL) | Russell Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Douglas Holmes | 34-37 |
| 15:17 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 14:49 | Michigan State | Kun Sun is called for the reach on Ronald Adams - foul #2 on Kun Sun, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald (SG), Alfred Lee (SF), Brooks Karst (PF), Timothy Bell (C) David Freeman, Johnny Geise, John Patterson, Douglas Holmes | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 14:33 | Michigan State | Timothy Bell connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Alfred Lee | 36-37 |
| 14:23 | Miami (FL) | Russell Smith connects on the turnaround in the paint | 36-39 |
| 14:04 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst steps out of bounds on the baseline | 36-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Freeman (SG), Johnny Geise (SF), John Patterson (PF), Douglas Holmes (C) Ronald Adams, Alfred Lee, Brooks Karst, Timothy Bell | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Robert Moore (SF), Scott Coleman (PF) Michael Nathan, Russell Smith | |
| 13:51 | Miami (FL) | Bruce Hutchison is fouled on the floor by John Patterson - foul #4 on John Patterson, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG), Alfred Lee (SF), Brooks Karst (PF) Ronnie Schwald, Johnny Geise, John Patterson | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Omar Anderson (SG) Kun Sun | |
| 13:38 | Miami (FL) | Robert Moore can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 13:36 | Miami (FL) | Bruce Hutchison gets the offensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 13:23 | Miami (FL) | Bruce Hutchison blows the layup over the doubleteam but he's hacked by David Freeman - foul #3 on David Freeman, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald (PG), Johnny Geise (SF), Walter McGavisk (PF) Ronald Adams, Alfred Lee, Brooks Karst | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Ernest Tyrell (PG) Rolf Szczepkowski | |
| 13:23 | Miami (FL) | Bruce Hutchison makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 13:23 | Miami (FL) | Bruce Hutchison misses the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 13:23 | Michigan State | Walter McGavisk snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 12:54 | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald misses long on an open jumper from close range | 36-40 |
| 12:52 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Robert Moore | 36-40 |
| 12:32 | Miami (FL) | Douglas Holmes is called for the reach on Bruce Hutchison - foul #3 on Douglas Holmes, team foul #4 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG), Thomas Smith (SG), Alfred Lee (SF), Brooks Karst (PF), Timothy Bell (C) Ronnie Schwald, David Freeman, Johnny Geise, Walter McGavisk, Douglas Holmes | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Kun Sun (SG), Russell Smith (PF), Doug Brown (C) Omar Anderson, Scott Coleman, Bruce Hutchison | |
| 12:15 | Miami (FL) | Kun Sun hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-40 |
| 12:13 | Miami (FL) | Doug Brown snags the offensive board | 36-40 |
| 12:00 | Miami (FL) | Ernest Tyrell misses short on a floater from the left block | 36-40 |
| 11:58 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Timothy Bell | 36-40 |
| 11:29 | Michigan State | The jump hook by Ronald Adams is blocked by Russell Smith | 36-40 |
| 11:27 | Michigan State | Timothy Bell tips it but misses | 36-40 |
| 11:26 | Miami (FL) | Kun Sun gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronald Adams (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Alfred Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Brooks Karst (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Ernest Tyrell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kun Sun (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Moore (fairly fresh) PF - Russell Smith (fresh) 13 pts. C - Doug Brown (fresh) | |
| 11:15 | Miami (FL) | Kun Sun drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ernest Tyrell | 36-43 |
| 10:46 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith loses the dribble to Doug Brown | 36-43 |
| 10:25 | Miami (FL) | Russell Smith knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Robert Moore | 36-45 |
| 10:02 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-45 |
| 10:01 | Miami (FL) | Doug Brown gets the rebound | 36-45 |
| 09:53 | Miami (FL) | Ernest Tyrell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-45 |
| 09:52 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst grabs the board | 36-45 |
| 09:38 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Smith | 38-45 |
| 09:28 | Miami (FL) | Ernest Tyrell is called for traveling | 38-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald (PG), David Freeman (SG), Johnny Geise (SF), Walter McGavisk (PF), Douglas Holmes (C) Ronald Adams, Thomas Smith, Alfred Lee, Brooks Karst, Timothy Bell | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Rolf Szczepkowski (PG), Omar Anderson (SG), Michael Nathan (SF), Scott Coleman (PF), Bruce Hutchison (C) Ernest Tyrell, Kun Sun, Robert Moore, Russell Smith, Doug Brown | |
| 08:59 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-45 |
| 08:58 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise tips it home | 40-45 |
| 08:32 | Miami (FL) | Bruce Hutchison loses the dribble to David Freeman | 40-45 |
| 08:09 | Michigan State | Walter McGavisk connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from David Freeman | 42-45 |
| 07:49 | Miami (FL) | 3 seconds is called on Omar Anderson | 42-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG), Alfred Lee (SF), John Patterson (PF) Ronnie Schwald, Johnny Geise, Walter McGavisk | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Kun Sun (SG) Omar Anderson | |
| 07:39 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee misses the floater from the right side | 42-45 |
| 07:38 | Miami (FL) | Rolf Szczepkowski snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 07:24 | Miami (FL) | Scott Coleman comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on John Patterson - foul #5 on John Patterson, team foul #5 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald (PG), Johnny Geise (SF), Walter McGavisk (PF) Ronald Adams, Alfred Lee, John Patterson | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 07:24 | Miami (FL) | Scott Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 07:24 | Miami (FL) | Scott Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronnie Schwald (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Freeman (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Johnny Geise (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter McGavisk (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Rolf Szczepkowski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kun Sun (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Nathan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Scott Coleman (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Bruce Hutchison (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes scores on a jumper from the left block | 44-47 |
| 06:41 | Miami (FL) | Bruce Hutchison's fadeaway is rejected by Douglas Holmes | 44-47 |
| 06:40 | Miami (FL) | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Nathan | 44-47 |
| 06:19 | Miami (FL) | Michael Nathan knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 44-50 |
| 06:17 | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald loses the dribble to Rolf Szczepkowski in the backcourt | 44-50 |
| 06:01 | Miami (FL) | Bruce Hutchison is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #3 on Bruce Hutchison, team foul #4 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG), Alfred Lee (SF) David Freeman, Johnny Geise | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Omar Anderson (SG), Russell Smith (PF), Doug Brown (C) Kun Sun, Scott Coleman, Bruce Hutchison | |
| 05:32 | Michigan State | Walter McGavisk makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Ronald Adams | 46-50 |
| 05:12 | Miami (FL) | Russell Smith blows the layup | 46-50 |
| 05:11 | Miami (FL) | Doug Brown tips it but misses | 46-50 |
| 05:10 | Miami (FL) | Russell Smith tips it home | 46-52 |
| 04:54 | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald is fouled on the floor by Omar Anderson - foul #1 on Omar Anderson, team foul #5 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Freeman (SG), Brooks Karst (PF) Ronnie Schwald, Walter McGavisk | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Kun Sun (SG), Robert Moore (SF) Omar Anderson, Michael Nathan | |
| 04:37 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-52 |
| 04:36 | Miami (FL) | Doug Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 04:19 | Miami (FL) | Ronald Adams picks off the pass by Rolf Szczepkowski | 46-52 |
| 03:50 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams loses the ball out of bounds | 46-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald (SG), Johnny Geise (SF), Walter McGavisk (PF) David Freeman, Alfred Lee, Brooks Karst | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Scott Coleman (PF), Bruce Hutchison (C) Russell Smith, Doug Brown | |
| 03:33 | Miami (FL) | Kun Sun is called for traveling | 46-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Freeman (SG) Ronnie Schwald | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Omar Anderson (SG), Michael Nathan (SF) Kun Sun, Robert Moore | |
| 03:22 | Michigan State | Walter McGavisk is hacked by Bruce Hutchison - foul #4 on Bruce Hutchison, team foul #6 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald (SG), Brooks Karst (PF), Timothy Bell (C) David Freeman, Walter McGavisk, Douglas Holmes | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronald Adams (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronnie Schwald (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Geise (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brooks Karst (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Rolf Szczepkowski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Omar Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Michael Nathan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Scott Coleman (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Bruce Hutchison (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:06 | Michigan State | Timothy Bell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Freeman (SG), Alfred Lee (SF), Walter McGavisk (PF), Douglas Holmes (C) Ronnie Schwald, Johnny Geise, Brooks Karst, Timothy Bell | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Ernest Tyrell (PG) Rolf Szczepkowski | |
| 02:50 | Miami (FL) | Bruce Hutchison's pass is intercepted by Ronald Adams | 46-52 |
| 02:37 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Adams | 49-52 |
| 02:37 | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald (SG), Johnny Geise (SF), Brooks Karst (PF) David Freeman, Alfred Lee, Walter McGavisk | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Rolf Szczepkowski (PG), Kun Sun (SG) Ernest Tyrell, Omar Anderson | |
| 02:15 | Miami (FL) | Bruce Hutchison connects on the driving attempt from close range | 49-54 |
| 01:56 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes clanks a jumper near the basket | 49-54 |
| 01:54 | Miami (FL) | Bruce Hutchison snags the defensive board | 49-54 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:26 | Miami (FL) | Kun Sun hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-54 |
| 01:24 | Miami (FL) | Kun Sun grabs the offensive board | 49-54 |
| 01:10 | Miami (FL) | Michael Nathan lays it in uncontested set up by Scott Coleman out of the doubleteam | 49-56 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 49-56 |
| 00:54 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes tips it but misses | 49-56 |
| 00:52 | Miami (FL) | Scott Coleman snags the defensive board | 49-56 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Miami (FL) | Scott Coleman is hacked by Ronald Adams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Adams, team foul #6 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Freeman (SG), Alfred Lee (SF) Ronnie Schwald, Johnny Geise | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Robert Moore (SF) Michael Nathan | |
| 00:47 | Miami (FL) | Rolf Szczepkowski is fouled on the floor by Douglas Holmes - foul #4 on Douglas Holmes, team foul #7 | 49-56 |
| 00:47 | Miami (FL) | Rolf Szczepkowski makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 00:47 | Miami (FL) | Rolf Szczepkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-58 |
| 00:42 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Bruce Hutchison | 49-58 |
| 00:39 | Miami (FL) | Bruce Hutchison is hacked by Ronald Adams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Adams, team foul #8 | 49-58 |
| 00:39 | Miami (FL) | Bruce Hutchison makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:39 | Miami (FL) | Bruce Hutchison misses the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:39 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst grabs the defensive rebound | 49-59 |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | David Freeman loses the dribble to Scott Coleman | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Miami (FL) | Kun Sun comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-59 |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee snags the defensive board | 49-59 |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by David Freeman | 52-59 |
| 00:00 | Miami (FL) | Rolf Szczepkowski runs out the clock | 52-59 |