| Lineup | Maine | PG - Michael Bonner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dana McClellan (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Desimone (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randall Durrah (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Erick Huth (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scot Mastin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Betancourt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Soares (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Leroy Farr (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Maine | Mark Desimone inbounds the ball | 31-35 |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Maine | Dana McClellan misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-35 |
| 19:38 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Richard Soares | 31-35 |
| 19:21 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 31-35 |
| 19:20 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr tips it home | 31-37 |
| 18:59 | Maine | Erick Huth lays it up and in and the foul's on Leroy Farr - foul #2 on Leroy Farr, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| 18:59 | Maine | Erick Huth makes the free throw | 34-37 |
| 18:39 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Erick Huth - foul #3 on Erick Huth, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Maine | John Trudeau (C) Erick Huth | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:39 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin misses the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 18:39 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 18:19 | Maine | John Trudeau connects on the turnaround in the paint and he's fouled by Leroy Farr - foul #3 on Leroy Farr, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jimmie Williams (C) Leroy Farr | |
| 18:19 | Maine | John Trudeau makes the free throw | 37-38 |
| 18:08 | Michigan State | Jimmie Williams hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 37-38 |
| 18:06 | Maine | Michael Bonner pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 17:52 | Maine | Dana McClellan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 17:50 | Maine | Randall Durrah tips it in | 39-38 |
| 17:34 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-38 |
| 17:33 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt hits the follow up shot | 39-40 |
| 17:17 | Maine | Dana McClellan misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 17:15 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Richard Soares | 39-40 |
| 16:58 | Michigan State | John Trudeau steals it from Jimmie Williams | 39-40 |
| 16:37 | Maine | Dana McClellan is whistled for traveling | 39-40 |
| Subs | Maine | Randy Cornell (PG), Scott Sullivan (SF), Jeffrey Bodie (PF) Michael Bonner, Mark Desimone, Randall Durrah | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scott Boyle (SG), Robert Patin (SF), Robert Warren (PF) Scot Mastin, Thomas Betancourt, Richard Soares | |
| 16:18 | Michigan State | John Trudeau swats the dunk try by Robert Warren | 39-40 |
| 16:16 | Maine | Scott Sullivan grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 16:12 | Maine | Dana McClellan connects on the fadeaway in the paint and the foul's on Scott Boyle - foul #3 on Scott Boyle, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Murphy (SG) Scott Boyle | |
| 16:12 | Maine | Dana McClellan makes the free throw | 42-40 |
| 16:06 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 42-40 |
| Subs | Maine | Erick Huth (C) John Trudeau | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 15:54 | Maine | The pull-up jumper by Randy Cornell is blocked by Jimmie Williams | 42-40 |
| 15:53 | Maine | Erick Huth can't tip it in | 42-40 |
| 15:52 | Michigan State | Robert Warren grabs the board | 42-40 |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Randy Cornell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dana McClellan (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jeffrey Bodie (fresh) C - Erick Huth (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Murphy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Patin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Warren (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jimmie Williams (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Michigan State | Robert Warren hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-40 |
| 15:31 | Michigan State | Jimmie Williams tips it but misses | 42-40 |
| 15:29 | Michigan State | Robert Patin gets the offensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 15:13 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Patin | 42-43 |
| 14:59 | Maine | Joseph Murphy steals it from Dana McClellan | 42-43 |
| 14:55 | Michigan State | Joseph Murphy can't finish the layup | 42-43 |
| 14:54 | Maine | Jeffrey Bodie grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 14:37 | Maine | Randy Cornell's pass is intercepted by Robert Warren | 42-43 |
| 14:16 | Michigan State | Robert Patin misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Randy Cornell - foul #2 on Randy Cornell, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Maine | Michael Bonner (PG), Mark Desimone (SF), Randall Durrah (PF), John Trudeau (C) Randy Cornell, Dana McClellan, Jeffrey Bodie, Erick Huth | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scott Boyle (PG), Scot Mastin (SG), Thomas Betancourt (SF), Leroy Farr (C) Freddy Derryberry, Joseph Murphy, Robert Warren, Jimmie Williams | |
| 14:16 | Michigan State | Robert Patin misses the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 14:16 | Michigan State | Robert Patin makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 14:02 | Maine | Mark Desimone misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-44 |
| 14:01 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 13:45 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr misses long on a jumper from the right side | 42-44 |
| 13:44 | Maine | John Trudeau grabs the board | 42-44 |
| 13:17 | Maine | John Trudeau travels with the ball | 42-44 |
| Subs | Maine | Dana McClellan (SG) Scott Sullivan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Soares (PF) Robert Patin | |
| 13:03 | Michigan State | Richard Soares throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-44 |
| 12:36 | Maine | Dana McClellan buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Bonner and he's fouled by Leroy Farr - foul #4 on Leroy Farr, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry (PG), Jimmie Williams (C) Scott Boyle, Leroy Farr | |
| 12:36 | Maine | Dana McClellan misses the free throw | 44-44 |
| 12:36 | Michigan State | Richard Soares grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 12:23 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry is open and buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jimmie Williams | 44-47 |
| 12:04 | Maine | John Trudeau knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Mark Desimone | 46-47 |
| 11:50 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt is hacked by Michael Bonner - foul #3 on Michael Bonner, team foul #3 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Maine | Randy Cornell (PG), Scott Sullivan (SG), Jeffrey Bodie (SF), Erick Huth (PF) Michael Bonner, Dana McClellan, Mark Desimone, Randall Durrah | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scott Boyle (SG) Scot Mastin | |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Randy Cornell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Scott Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Bodie (fresh) PF - Erick Huth (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Trudeau (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Boyle (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Betancourt (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Soares (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Jimmie Williams (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt hits the finger roll | 46-49 |
| 11:18 | Maine | John Trudeau double dribbles | 46-49 |
| Subs | Maine | Michael Bonner (PG) John Trudeau | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Patin (SF), Robert Warren (PF) Thomas Betancourt, Richard Soares | |
| 11:04 | Michigan State | Robert Warren is hacked by Jeffrey Bodie - foul #2 on Jeffrey Bodie, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| 10:48 | Michigan State | Scott Boyle misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-49 |
| 10:46 | Maine | Erick Huth gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| 10:39 | Maine | Michael Bonner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 46-49 |
| 10:37 | Michigan State | Robert Patin grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 10:19 | Michigan State | Robert Patin drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Freddy Derryberry | 46-52 |
| 09:50 | Maine | Randy Cornell misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 46-52 |
| 09:48 | Michigan State | Jimmie Williams gets the rebound | 46-52 |
| 09:19 | Michigan State | Scott Boyle comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 46-52 |
| 09:18 | Michigan State | Jimmie Williams tips it in | 46-54 |
| 09:13 | Maine | Scott Sullivan buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Erick Huth | 48-54 |
| 09:02 | Michigan State | Robert Patin comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 09:01 | Maine | Erick Huth pulls down the rebound | 48-54 |
| 08:39 | Maine | Randy Cornell drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 50-54 |
| 08:31 | Michigan State | Scott Sullivan takes the ball from Robert Warren | 50-54 |
| 08:28 | Maine | Randy Cornell banks in the layup on a nice dish by Scott Sullivan | 52-54 |
| 08:14 | Michigan State | Jimmie Williams connects on the open shot from close range on a great pass from Robert Patin | 52-56 |
| 07:50 | Maine | Michael Bonner misses badly on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jimmie Williams - foul #2 on Jimmie Williams, team foul #5 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Maine | Dana McClellan (SG), Mark Desimone (SF), Randall Durrah (PF), John Trudeau (C) Randy Cornell, Scott Sullivan, Jeffrey Bodie, Erick Huth | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Murphy (PG), Scot Mastin (SG), Thomas Betancourt (SF), Richard Soares (PF), Leroy Farr (C) Freddy Derryberry, Scott Boyle, Robert Patin, Robert Warren, Jimmie Williams | |
| 07:50 | Maine | Michael Bonner makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 07:50 | Maine | Michael Bonner makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Michael Bonner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dana McClellan (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Desimone (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randall Durrah (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Trudeau (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Murphy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scot Mastin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Betancourt (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Soares (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Leroy Farr (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:36 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-56 |
| 07:34 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Leroy Farr | 54-56 |
| 07:18 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr clanks a shot near the basket | 54-56 |
| 07:16 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr snags the offensive board | 54-56 |
| 07:02 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin makes the shot from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 06:46 | Maine | Michael Bonner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-58 |
| 06:27 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-58 |
| 06:26 | Maine | John Trudeau pulls down the rebound | 54-58 |
| 06:06 | Maine | Dana McClellan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-58 |
| 06:05 | Michigan State | Joseph Murphy gets the rebound | 54-58 |
| 05:43 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 54-58 |
| 05:42 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt grabs the offensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 05:32 | Michigan State | Joseph Murphy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 05:30 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin tips it but misses | 54-58 |
| 05:29 | Maine | Michael Bonner snags the defensive board | 54-58 |
| 05:12 | Maine | Dana McClellan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 54-58 |
| 05:11 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin grabs the board | 54-58 |
| 04:49 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 54-58 |
| 04:48 | Maine | Randall Durrah pulls down the rebound | 54-58 |
| 04:35 | Maine | John Trudeau hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-58 |
| 04:33 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr grabs the defensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 04:11 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 54-61 |
| 03:53 | Maine | Dana McClellan comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-61 |
| 03:51 | Maine | Randall Durrah can't tip it in | 54-61 |
| 03:50 | Maine | John Trudeau tips it in | 56-61 |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Michael Bonner (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dana McClellan (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Desimone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randall Durrah (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - John Trudeau (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Murphy (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scot Mastin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Betancourt (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Soares (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Leroy Farr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Scot Mastin and the foul's on Michael Bonner - foul #4 on Michael Bonner, team foul #5 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Maine | Randy Cornell (PG), Scott Sullivan (SF), Jeffrey Bodie (PF), Erick Huth (C) Michael Bonner, Mark Desimone, Randall Durrah, John Trudeau | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry (PG), Scott Boyle (SG), Robert Patin (SF), Robert Warren (PF) Joseph Murphy, Scot Mastin, Thomas Betancourt, Richard Soares | |
| 03:22 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr makes the free throw | 56-64 |
| 02:55 | Maine | Erick Huth clanks a runner from the right block | 56-64 |
| 02:53 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Scott Boyle | 56-64 |
| 02:53 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-64 |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt (SF), Jimmie Williams (C) Robert Warren, Leroy Farr | |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:30 | Michigan State | Robert Patin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-64 |
| 02:29 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt misses the tip | 56-64 |
| 02:27 | Michigan State | Jimmie Williams grabs the offensive board | 56-64 |
| 02:06 | Michigan State | Scott Boyle scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jimmie Williams | 56-67 |
| 01:37 | Maine | Dana McClellan loses the ball out of bounds | 56-67 |
| Subs | Maine | Michael Bonner (PG), Mark Desimone (SF), Randall Durrah (PF), John Trudeau (C) Randy Cornell, Scott Sullivan, Jeffrey Bodie, Erick Huth | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scot Mastin (SG), Richard Soares (PF), Leroy Farr (C) Scott Boyle, Robert Patin, Jimmie Williams | |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:15 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt is fouled on the floor by Randall Durrah - foul #1 on Randall Durrah, team foul #6 | 56-67 |
| 01:04 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 56-67 |
| 01:03 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin tips it in | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Maine | Dana McClellan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-69 |
| 00:55 | Maine | Mark Desimone hits the follow up shot | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin is hacked by Dana McClellan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dana McClellan, team foul #7 | 58-69 |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin makes the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin makes the 2nd free throw | 58-71 |
| 00:47 | Maine | Dana McClellan misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-71 |
| 00:46 | Maine | Randall Durrah gets the offensive rebound | 58-71 |
| 00:43 | Maine | Dana McClellan clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-71 |
| 00:42 | Michigan State | Richard Soares gets the rebound | 58-71 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Mark Desimone denies the turnaround by Freddy Derryberry | 58-71 |
| 00:15 | Maine | John Trudeau gets the rebound | 58-71 |
| 00:10 | Maine | Dana McClellan misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-71 |
| 00:09 | Maine | John Trudeau tips it back up and in | 60-71 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry runs out the clock | 60-71 |