| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronald Adams (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfred Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Brooks Karst (fresh) 8 pts. C - Douglas Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - George Patton (fresh) SG - Stephen Marmolejo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Hale (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mark Dalegowski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Leandro Conti (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee inbounds the ball | 36-22 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst misses the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Mark Dalegowski - foul #1 on Mark Dalegowski, team foul #1 | 36-22 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald (SG) David Freeman | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 19:41 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst makes the 1st free throw | 37-22 |
| 19:41 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst makes the 2nd free throw | 38-22 |
| 19:22 | Lafayette | Daniel Hale is whistled for a carry | 38-22 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Freeman (SG), Johnny Geise (SF), Walter McGavisk (PF) Ronald Adams, Ronnie Schwald, Brooks Karst | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 18:57 | Michigan State | David Freeman misses short on an open floater from close range | 38-22 |
| 18:55 | Lafayette | Stephen Marmolejo snags the defensive board | 38-22 |
| 18:37 | Lafayette | Stephen Marmolejo works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 38-22 |
| 18:35 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Douglas Holmes | 38-22 |
| 18:32 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee is fouled in the backcourt by George Patton - foul #1 on George Patton, team foul #2 | 38-22 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG), Ronnie Schwald (SG) David Freeman, Johnny Geise | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Felix Cabrera (PG), Richard Graham (SF), John Piper (C) George Patton, Daniel Hale, Leandro Conti | |
| 18:12 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams misses the shot in the paint | 38-22 |
| 18:10 | Lafayette | John Piper grabs the board | 38-22 |
| 17:53 | Lafayette | Mark Dalegowski drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from John Piper | 38-24 |
| 17:29 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Freeman (SG), Johnny Geise (SF) Ronnie Schwald, Alfred Lee | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Hugh Tilton (PG), Daniel Hale (SF) Stephen Marmolejo, Mark Dalegowski | |
| 17:14 | Lafayette | Walter McGavisk steps in front of the Hugh Tilton pass | 38-24 |
| 16:55 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Hugh Tilton - foul #3 on Hugh Tilton, team foul #3 | 38-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Smith (SG), Brooks Karst (PF) David Freeman, Walter McGavisk | |
| Subs | Lafayette | George Patton (PG), Stephen Marmolejo (SG), Leandro Conti (C) Hugh Tilton, Felix Cabrera, John Piper | |
| 16:55 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise makes the 1st free throw | 39-24 |
| 16:55 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise makes the 2nd free throw | 40-24 |
| 16:30 | Lafayette | Douglas Holmes is called for the reach on Daniel Hale - foul #3 on Douglas Holmes, team foul #1 | 40-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald (SG), Alfred Lee (SF), Walter McGavisk (PF) Thomas Smith, Johnny Geise, Brooks Karst | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Timothy Gullette (PF) Richard Graham | |
| 16:08 | Lafayette | Ronnie Schwald steals the ball from Leandro Conti | 40-24 |
| 15:50 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the baseline | 40-24 |
| 15:49 | Michigan State | Walter McGavisk tips it back up and in | 42-24 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronald Adams (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Schwald (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Alfred Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Walter McGavisk (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Douglas Holmes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - George Patton (fairly fresh) SG - Stephen Marmolejo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Hale (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Timothy Gullette (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Leandro Conti (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Lafayette | George Patton is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-24 |
| 15:28 | Lafayette | Stephen Marmolejo tips it back up and in | 42-26 |
| 15:04 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee is alone and drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Ronnie Schwald | 45-26 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 14:48 | Lafayette | George Patton is called for a charge - foul #2 on George Patton, team foul #4 | 45-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Smith (PG), David Freeman (SG), Johnny Geise (SF), Brooks Karst (PF) Ronald Adams, Ronnie Schwald, Alfred Lee, Walter McGavisk | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Felix Cabrera (PG), William Luckey (SG), Mark Dalegowski (PF), Richard Graham (C) George Patton, Stephen Marmolejo, Daniel Hale, Leandro Conti | |
| 14:46 | Michigan State | David Freeman is hacked by Timothy Gullette in the backcourt - foul #2 on Timothy Gullette, team foul #5 | 45-26 |
| 14:36 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 45-26 |
| 14:35 | Lafayette | Richard Graham grabs the board | 45-26 |
| 14:28 | Lafayette | Mark Dalegowski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-26 |
| 14:26 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Douglas Holmes | 45-26 |
| 14:03 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise misses long on an open jump hook from the baseline | 45-26 |
| 14:02 | Lafayette | Mark Dalegowski snags the defensive board | 45-26 |
| 13:56 | Lafayette | Johnny Geise is called for the reach on Timothy Gullette - foul #1 on Johnny Geise, team foul #2 | 45-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG), Alfred Lee (SF), John Patterson (PF) Thomas Smith, Johnny Geise, Brooks Karst | |
| Subs | Lafayette | John Piper (C) Timothy Gullette | |
| 13:32 | Lafayette | Mark Dalegowski hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-29 |
| 13:30 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams is fouled in the backcourt by Felix Cabrera - foul #1 on Felix Cabrera, team foul #6 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Smith (SG) David Freeman | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 13:14 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right wing | 45-29 |
| 13:13 | Lafayette | Mark Dalegowski grabs the defensive rebound | 45-29 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 13:08 | Lafayette | William Luckey's fadeaway is rejected by Douglas Holmes | 45-29 |
| 13:07 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith gets the rebound | 45-29 |
| 12:52 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams clanks a floater from the left block | 45-29 |
| 12:51 | Lafayette | The rebound goes to Richard Graham | 45-29 |
| 12:33 | Lafayette | Mark Dalegowski is denied on a dunk by Alfred Lee | 45-29 |
| 12:32 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 45-29 |
| 12:30 | Michigan State | William Luckey is called for the reach on Ronald Adams in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Luckey, team foul #7 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Freeman (SG), Johnny Geise (SF), Brooks Karst (PF) Thomas Smith, Alfred Lee, John Patterson | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Hugh Tilton (PG), Stephen Marmolejo (SG), Daniel Hale (SF), Leandro Conti (C) Felix Cabrera, William Luckey, Richard Graham, John Piper | |
| 12:30 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams makes the 1st free throw | 46-29 |
| 12:30 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 47-29 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 12:12 | Lafayette | Johnny Geise steps in front of the Mark Dalegowski pass | 47-29 |
| 11:52 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Ronald Adams and the foul's on Mark Dalegowski - foul #2 on Mark Dalegowski, team foul #8 | 49-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (PG), Ronnie Schwald (SG), Timothy Bell (C) Ronald Adams, David Freeman, Douglas Holmes | |
| Subs | Lafayette | George Patton (PG), Timothy Gullette (PF) Hugh Tilton, Mark Dalegowski | |
| 11:52 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst makes the free throw | 50-29 |
| 11:45 | Lafayette | George Patton knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Stephen Marmolejo | 50-31 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Alfred Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronnie Schwald (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Johnny Geise (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brooks Karst (fresh) 13 pts. C - Timothy Bell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - George Patton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Marmolejo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Hale (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Timothy Gullette (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Leandro Conti (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on George Patton - foul #3 on George Patton, team foul #9 | 50-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Freeman (SG), John Patterson (PF) Johnny Geise, Brooks Karst | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 11:31 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee makes the 1st free throw | 51-31 |
| 11:31 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 52-31 |
| 11:22 | Lafayette | Timothy Gullette's layup is rejected by Timothy Bell | 52-31 |
| 11:21 | Michigan State | David Freeman gets the rebound | 52-31 |
| 10:58 | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-31 |
| 10:56 | Michigan State | John Patterson gets the offensive rebound | 52-31 |
| 10:37 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee is denied on a layup by Timothy Gullette | 52-31 |
| 10:36 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee tips it in | 54-31 |
| 10:19 | Lafayette | Daniel Hale makes the floater from the baseline set up by Leandro Conti | 54-33 |
| 09:50 | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-33 |
| 09:48 | Lafayette | Daniel Hale pulls down the rebound | 54-33 |
| 09:43 | Lafayette | Stephen Marmolejo's floater is tipped away by Timothy Bell | 54-33 |
| 09:42 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee grabs the board | 54-33 |
| 09:37 | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald is open and buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Alfred Lee | 56-33 |
| 09:15 | Lafayette | Leandro Conti comes up short on the floater from the left side | 56-33 |
| 09:14 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee grabs the board | 56-33 |
| 09:00 | Michigan State | John Patterson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 56-33 |
| 08:58 | Michigan State | John Patterson tips it in | 58-33 |
| 08:46 | Lafayette | Leandro Conti throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG), Thomas Smith (SG), Johnny Geise (SF), Brooks Karst (PF), Douglas Holmes (C) Ronnie Schwald, David Freeman, Alfred Lee, John Patterson, Timothy Bell | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Hugh Tilton (PG), Felix Cabrera (SG), Richard Graham (SF), Mark Dalegowski (PF), John Piper (C) George Patton, Stephen Marmolejo, Daniel Hale, Timothy Gullette, Leandro Conti | |
| 08:31 | Michigan State | Richard Graham is called for the reach on Thomas Smith - foul #3 on Richard Graham, team foul #10 | 58-33 |
| 08:31 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith misses the 1st free throw | 58-33 |
| 08:31 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 58-33 |
| 08:31 | Lafayette | Mark Dalegowski grabs the defensive rebound | 58-33 |
| 08:22 | Lafayette | Hugh Tilton drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-35 |
| 08:20 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Graham - foul #4 on Richard Graham, team foul #11 | 58-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Daniel Hale (SF) Richard Graham | |
| 08:20 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise makes the 1st free throw | 59-35 |
| 08:20 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise misses the 2nd free throw | 59-35 |
| 08:20 | Lafayette | Daniel Hale gets the rebound | 59-35 |
| 08:02 | Lafayette | Douglas Holmes takes the ball from John Piper | 59-35 |
| 07:43 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-35 |
| 07:42 | Lafayette | Mark Dalegowski snags the defensive board | 59-35 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronald Adams (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Johnny Geise (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brooks Karst (fresh) 13 pts. C - Douglas Holmes (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Hugh Tilton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Felix Cabrera (fresh) SF - Daniel Hale (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Dalegowski (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - John Piper (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Lafayette | Felix Cabrera misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-35 |
| 07:33 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 59-35 |
| 07:05 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ronald Adams | 61-35 |
| 06:50 | Lafayette | Felix Cabrera hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Mark Dalegowski | 61-38 |
| 06:28 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams is hacked by Hugh Tilton - foul #4 on Hugh Tilton, team foul #12 | 61-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (SF), John Patterson (PF) Johnny Geise, Brooks Karst | |
| Subs | Lafayette | William Luckey (SG), Richard Graham (SF), Timothy Gullette (PF) Hugh Tilton, Daniel Hale, Mark Dalegowski | |
| 06:28 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams makes the 1st free throw | 62-38 |
| 06:28 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 63-38 |
| 06:19 | Lafayette | Douglas Holmes swats the shot by Timothy Gullette | 63-38 |
| 06:17 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith gets the rebound | 63-38 |
| 06:15 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams travels in the backcourt | 63-38 |
| 06:08 | Lafayette | Timothy Gullette drills a driving attempt from the right block | 63-40 |
| 06:06 | Michigan State | Felix Cabrera picks off the pass by John Patterson in the backcourt | 63-40 |
| 06:05 | Lafayette | Timothy Gullette lays it up and in on a great pass from Felix Cabrera | 63-42 |
| 05:38 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-42 |
| 05:36 | Lafayette | Richard Graham gets the rebound | 63-42 |
| 05:19 | Lafayette | Richard Graham misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-42 |
| 05:17 | Lafayette | Timothy Gullette hits the follow up shot | 63-44 |
| 04:56 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-44 |
| 04:54 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Adams | 63-44 |
| 04:29 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Thomas Smith | 66-44 |
| 04:16 | Lafayette | Timothy Gullette misses badly on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on John Patterson - foul #4 on John Patterson, team foul #3 | 66-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Freeman (SG), Johnny Geise (SF), Brooks Karst (PF), Timothy Bell (C) Thomas Smith, Alfred Lee, John Patterson, Douglas Holmes | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Hugh Tilton (PG) William Luckey | |
| 04:16 | Lafayette | Timothy Gullette makes the 1st free throw | 66-45 |
| 04:16 | Lafayette | Timothy Gullette makes the 2nd free throw | 66-46 |
| 04:14 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams is fouled in the backcourt by Hugh Tilton - foul #5 on Hugh Tilton, team foul #13 | 66-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | William Luckey (SG) Hugh Tilton | |
| 04:14 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams misses the 1st free throw | 66-46 |
| 04:14 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 67-46 |
| 03:58 | Lafayette | William Luckey hits a shot from the left wing | 67-48 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:56 | Michigan State | John Piper picks off the pass by Johnny Geise in the backcourt | 67-48 |
| 03:39 | Lafayette | Richard Graham comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 67-48 |
| 03:37 | Lafayette | Richard Graham snags the offensive board | 67-48 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronald Adams (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Geise (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brooks Karst (fresh) 15 pts. C - Timothy Bell (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Felix Cabrera (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Luckey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Richard Graham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. PF - Timothy Gullette (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - John Piper (tired) 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Lafayette | Johnny Geise is called for the reach on Felix Cabrera - foul #2 on Johnny Geise, team foul #4 | 67-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald (SG), Alfred Lee (SF) David Freeman, Johnny Geise | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 03:10 | Lafayette | Alfred Lee swats the short shot by Richard Graham | 67-48 |
| 03:08 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 67-48 |
| 02:47 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 67-48 |
| 02:46 | Lafayette | Timothy Gullette gets the rebound | 67-48 |
| 02:35 | Lafayette | The jump hook by Richard Graham is blocked by Brooks Karst | 67-48 |
| 02:34 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst grabs the board | 67-48 |
| 02:21 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee lays it up and in on a great pass from Ronald Adams and he's fouled by William Luckey - foul #5 on William Luckey, team foul #14 | 69-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Freeman (SG), Johnny Geise (SF), John Patterson (PF), Douglas Holmes (C) Ronald Adams, Ronnie Schwald, Brooks Karst, Timothy Bell | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Stephen Marmolejo (SG) William Luckey | |
| 02:21 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee makes the free throw | 70-48 |
| 02:07 | Lafayette | Richard Graham clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-48 |
| 02:05 | Michigan State | John Patterson snags the defensive board | 70-48 |
| 01:36 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG), Brooks Karst (PF) Johnny Geise, John Patterson | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 01:24 | Lafayette | Timothy Gullette drills a floater from the free throw line and the foul's on Brooks Karst - foul #1 on Brooks Karst, team foul #5 | 70-50 |
| 01:24 | Lafayette | Timothy Gullette misses the free throw | 70-50 |
| 01:24 | Lafayette | Richard Graham snags the offensive board | 70-50 |
| 01:06 | Lafayette | Timothy Gullette misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-50 |
| 01:04 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst snags the defensive board | 70-50 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes lays it up and in on a nice dish by Alfred Lee | 72-50 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Lafayette | Alfred Lee denies the turnaround by Richard Graham | 72-50 |
| 00:27 | Lafayette | Stephen Marmolejo snags the offensive board | 72-50 |
| 00:24 | Lafayette | Richard Graham misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 72-50 |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams pulls down the rebound | 72-50 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams runs out the clock | 72-50 |