| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronald Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Freeman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alfred Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brooks Karst (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Jack Wise (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Sykes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Will Pinder (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Higgins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Rickey Fleet (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Prairie View A&M | Will Pinder inbounds the ball | 38-31 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Prairie View A&M | Rickey Fleet comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 38-31 |
| 19:44 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Douglas Holmes | 38-31 |
| 19:15 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst hits the finger roll set up by David Freeman | 40-31 |
| 19:00 | Prairie View A&M | Jack Wise loses the dribble to David Freeman | 40-31 |
| 18:38 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-31 |
| 18:17 | Prairie View A&M | Billy Higgins misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 42-31 |
| 18:15 | Prairie View A&M | William Sykes snags the offensive board | 42-31 |
| 18:00 | Prairie View A&M | Will Pinder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald (SG), Johnny Geise (SF), John Patterson (PF), Timothy Bell (C) David Freeman, Alfred Lee, Brooks Karst, Douglas Holmes | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| 17:44 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Will Pinder - foul #2 on Will Pinder, team foul #1 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter McGavisk (PF) John Patterson | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| 17:44 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams makes the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 17:44 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 44-31 |
| 17:32 | Prairie View A&M | Billy Higgins is hacked by Timothy Bell - foul #3 on Timothy Bell, team foul #1 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes (C) Timothy Bell | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Norman Skinner (PF), Willie Sawyer (C) Billy Higgins, Rickey Fleet | |
| 17:17 | Prairie View A&M | Jack Wise misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-31 |
| 17:15 | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald snags the defensive board | 44-31 |
| 16:54 | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-31 |
| 16:52 | Prairie View A&M | Norman Skinner grabs the defensive rebound | 44-31 |
| 16:39 | Prairie View A&M | Will Pinder makes the contested fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William Sykes and he's fouled by Johnny Geise - foul #1 on Johnny Geise, team foul #2 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Freeman (SG), Alfred Lee (SF), John Patterson (PF) Ronald Adams, Johnny Geise, Walter McGavisk | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | John Hughes (SG) William Sykes | |
| 16:39 | Prairie View A&M | Will Pinder makes the free throw | 44-34 |
| 16:10 | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-34 |
| 16:09 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 15:40 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by David Freeman | 47-34 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronnie Schwald (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Freeman (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Alfred Lee (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Patterson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Douglas Holmes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Jack Wise (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Will Pinder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norman Skinner (fresh) 3 pts. C - Willie Sawyer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Prairie View A&M | Norman Skinner makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-37 |
| 14:55 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes makes the jump hook from the right block and he's hacked by Willie Sawyer - foul #3 on Willie Sawyer, team foul #2 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG), Thomas Smith (SG), Johnny Geise (SF), Walter McGavisk (PF) Ronnie Schwald, David Freeman, Alfred Lee, John Patterson | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Stephen Reitz (PG), William Sykes (SG), Morgan Waters (SF), Billy Higgins (PF), Rickey Fleet (C) Jack Wise, John Hughes, Will Pinder, Norman Skinner, Willie Sawyer | |
| 14:55 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes misses the free throw | 49-37 |
| 14:55 | Prairie View A&M | The rebound goes to Rickey Fleet | 49-37 |
| 14:30 | Prairie View A&M | Rickey Fleet's fadeaway is rejected by Douglas Holmes | 49-37 |
| 14:28 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Thomas Smith | 49-37 |
| 13:59 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Douglas Holmes | 52-37 |
| 13:41 | Prairie View A&M | Morgan Waters misses the easy layup | 52-37 |
| 13:39 | Michigan State | Walter McGavisk snags the defensive board | 52-37 |
| 13:12 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-37 |
| 13:10 | Prairie View A&M | Billy Higgins pulls down the rebound | 52-37 |
| 12:56 | Prairie View A&M | Rickey Fleet misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 52-37 |
| 12:55 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Ronald Adams | 52-37 |
| 12:28 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-37 |
| 12:26 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-37 |
| 12:12 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 52-37 |
| 12:11 | Prairie View A&M | The rebound goes to Rickey Fleet | 52-37 |
| 12:01 | Prairie View A&M | Stephen Reitz scores on a jump hook from the left block | 52-39 |
| 11:44 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 52-39 |
| 11:43 | Prairie View A&M | Morgan Waters grabs the defensive rebound | 52-39 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronald Adams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Johnny Geise (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter McGavisk (fresh) C - Douglas Holmes (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Stephen Reitz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Sykes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Morgan Waters (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Billy Higgins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Rickey Fleet (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:29 | Prairie View A&M | William Sykes misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 52-39 |
| 11:28 | Prairie View A&M | Rickey Fleet can't tip it in | 52-39 |
| 11:26 | Michigan State | Walter McGavisk grabs the board | 52-39 |
| 10:57 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes misses the easy layup but the foul's on Rickey Fleet - foul #1 on Rickey Fleet, team foul #3 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald (PG), David Freeman (SG), Alfred Lee (SF), Brooks Karst (PF) Ronald Adams, Thomas Smith, Johnny Geise, Walter McGavisk | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Jack Wise (PG), John Hughes (SG), Will Pinder (SF), Norman Skinner (PF), Willie Sawyer (C) Stephen Reitz, William Sykes, Morgan Waters, Billy Higgins, Rickey Fleet | |
| 10:57 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 10:57 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 10:57 | Prairie View A&M | Norman Skinner gets the rebound | 52-39 |
| 10:46 | Prairie View A&M | John Hughes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Bell (C) Douglas Holmes | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| 10:22 | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-39 |
| 10:20 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 10:04 | Michigan State | Will Pinder swats the short shot by Brooks Karst | 52-39 |
| 10:02 | Prairie View A&M | Willie Sawyer pulls down the rebound | 52-39 |
| 09:42 | Prairie View A&M | Norman Skinner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG), John Patterson (PF) Ronnie Schwald, Brooks Karst | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| 09:15 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-39 |
| 09:13 | Prairie View A&M | Willie Sawyer grabs the defensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 08:58 | Prairie View A&M | Norman Skinner misses short on a shot in the lane | 52-39 |
| 08:56 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Alfred Lee | 52-39 |
| 08:32 | Michigan State | David Freeman makes the runner in the lane on a great pass from Ronald Adams | 54-39 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:24 | Prairie View A&M | Willie Sawyer hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Alfred Lee - foul #1 on Alfred Lee, team foul #3 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald (PG), Brooks Karst (PF) Ronald Adams, John Patterson | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Rickey Fleet (C) Norman Skinner | |
| 08:24 | Prairie View A&M | Willie Sawyer makes the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 08:24 | Prairie View A&M | Willie Sawyer makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| 07:58 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ronnie Schwald | 56-41 |
| 07:42 | Prairie View A&M | Will Pinder misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-41 |
| 07:41 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee snags the defensive board | 56-41 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronnie Schwald (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Freeman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alfred Lee (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brooks Karst (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Bell (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Jack Wise (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Hughes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Will Pinder (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Sawyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Rickey Fleet (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:20 | Michigan State | David Freeman knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ronnie Schwald | 58-41 |
| 07:06 | Prairie View A&M | Rickey Fleet lays it up and in on a great pass from Will Pinder and he's fouled by Alfred Lee - foul #2 on Alfred Lee, team foul #4 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG), Thomas Smith (SG), Walter McGavisk (PF) Ronnie Schwald, David Freeman, Brooks Karst | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | William Sykes (SG), Morgan Waters (SF), Billy Higgins (PF) John Hughes, Will Pinder, Willie Sawyer | |
| 07:06 | Prairie View A&M | Rickey Fleet makes the free throw | 58-44 |
| 06:37 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-44 |
| 06:35 | Prairie View A&M | Rickey Fleet pulls down the rebound | 58-44 |
| 06:22 | Prairie View A&M | Morgan Waters can't finish the layup | 58-44 |
| 06:20 | Michigan State | Timothy Bell pulls down the rebound | 58-44 |
| 05:55 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Thomas Smith | 61-44 |
| 05:42 | Prairie View A&M | Billy Higgins buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Jack Wise | 61-46 |
| 05:13 | Michigan State | Billy Higgins is called for the reach on Walter McGavisk - foul #2 on Billy Higgins, team foul #4 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Freeman (SG), John Patterson (PF), Douglas Holmes (C) Thomas Smith, Walter McGavisk, Timothy Bell | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Stephen Reitz (PG), Will Pinder (SF), Willie Sawyer (C) Jack Wise, Morgan Waters, Rickey Fleet | |
| 05:00 | Michigan State | David Freeman scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ronald Adams | 63-46 |
| 04:44 | Prairie View A&M | William Sykes hits a jumpshot from the left wing and he's hacked by Douglas Holmes - foul #3 on Douglas Holmes, team foul #5 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brooks Karst (PF) John Patterson | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Norman Skinner (PF) Billy Higgins | |
| 04:44 | Prairie View A&M | William Sykes misses the free throw | 63-48 |
| 04:44 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes grabs the board | 63-48 |
| 04:20 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-48 |
| 04:19 | Prairie View A&M | Norman Skinner gets the rebound | 63-48 |
| 04:04 | Prairie View A&M | Norman Skinner connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 63-50 |
| 03:47 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee is called for 3 seconds | 63-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald (SG), Johnny Geise (SF), John Patterson (PF) Ronald Adams, David Freeman, Brooks Karst | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Jack Wise (PG), John Hughes (SG) Stephen Reitz, William Sykes | |
| 03:39 | Prairie View A&M | Norman Skinner comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Patterson - foul #1 on John Patterson, team foul #6 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG) Alfred Lee | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| 03:39 | Prairie View A&M | Norman Skinner makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 03:39 | Prairie View A&M | Norman Skinner makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronald Adams (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronnie Schwald (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Johnny Geise (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Patterson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Douglas Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Jack Wise (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Will Pinder (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norman Skinner (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Sawyer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from Douglas Holmes and the foul's on Will Pinder - foul #3 on Will Pinder, team foul #5 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (PG), David Freeman (SG), Brooks Karst (PF) Ronald Adams, Ronnie Schwald, John Patterson | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Billy Higgins (PF) Norman Skinner | |
| 03:10 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise misses the free throw | 65-52 |
| 03:10 | Prairie View A&M | Willie Sawyer snags the defensive board | 65-52 |
| 02:53 | Prairie View A&M | John Hughes is fouled on the floor by David Freeman - foul #1 on David Freeman, team foul #7 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald (SG) David Freeman | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Stephen Reitz (PG), Morgan Waters (SF), Norman Skinner (PF) Jack Wise, Will Pinder, Billy Higgins | |
| 02:53 | Prairie View A&M | John Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 02:53 | Prairie View A&M | John Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 02:29 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-54 |
| 02:17 | Prairie View A&M | Stephen Reitz misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 68-54 |
| 02:16 | Prairie View A&M | Stephen Reitz pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-54 |
| 01:58 | Prairie View A&M | Johnny Geise steals the ball from Stephen Reitz | 68-54 |
| 01:54 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee banks in the layup on a great pass from Johnny Geise | 70-54 |
| 01:43 | Prairie View A&M | Norman Skinner misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-54 |
| 01:42 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 70-54 |
| 01:36 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst hits the finger roll on a great pass from Alfred Lee | 72-54 |
| 01:27 | Prairie View A&M | Morgan Waters connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Stephen Reitz | 72-56 |
| 01:02 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Hughes - foul #1 on John Hughes, team foul #6 | 72-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG), David Freeman (SG) Ronnie Schwald, Johnny Geise | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| 01:02 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst misses the 1st free throw | 72-56 |
| 01:02 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst misses the 2nd free throw | 72-56 |
| 01:02 | Prairie View A&M | The rebound goes to Norman Skinner | 72-56 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Prairie View A&M | Morgan Waters buries a shot from the left block and he's hacked by Alfred Lee - foul #3 on Alfred Lee, team foul #8 | 72-58 |
| 00:56 | Prairie View A&M | Morgan Waters misses the free throw | 72-58 |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes grabs the defensive rebound | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Stephen Reitz - foul #1 on Stephen Reitz, team foul #7 | 72-58 |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams makes the 1st free throw | 73-58 |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 74-58 |
| 00:27 | Prairie View A&M | Douglas Holmes denies the turnaround by Willie Sawyer | 74-58 |
| 00:25 | Prairie View A&M | Morgan Waters misses the tip | 74-58 |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst pulls down the rebound | 74-58 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams runs out the clock | 74-58 |