| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Harry Felix (fresh) SG - Richard Kropf (fresh) SF - Carl Griffin (fresh) PF - Wilbert Negri (fresh) C - Jesse Eno (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Robinson (fresh) SG - Keith Asbury (fresh) SF - Tom Baughman (fresh) PF - Robert Baptista (fresh) C - Bryan Moore (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Long Island | Wilbert Negri grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Long Island | Harry Felix's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Michigan State | Wilbert Negri picks off the pass by Keith Asbury | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Long Island | Harry Felix is fouled on the floor by Robert Baptista - foul #1 on Robert Baptista, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:37 | Long Island | Keith Asbury steps in front of the Carl Griffin pass | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 18:32 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:16 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 0-0 |
| 18:14 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:59 | Michigan State | Carl Griffin takes the ball from Robert Baptista | 0-0 |
| 17:44 | Long Island | Harry Felix makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 17:28 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson is hacked by Wilbert Negri - foul #1 on Wilbert Negri, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 17:08 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Robinson and the foul's on Jesse Eno - foul #1 on Jesse Eno, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 17:08 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 16:53 | Long Island | Richard Kropf throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-3 |
| 16:29 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-3 |
| 16:28 | Long Island | The rebound goes to Jesse Eno | 2-3 |
| 16:07 | Long Island | Wilbert Negri misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 16:05 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Tom Baughman | 2-3 |
| 15:45 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista misses short on a jumper from the right side | 2-3 |
| 15:43 | Long Island | Wilbert Negri gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Harry Felix (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Kropf (fairly fresh) SF - Carl Griffin (fairly fresh) PF - Wilbert Negri (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jesse Eno (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Robinson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Keith Asbury (fairly fresh) SF - Tom Baughman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Baptista (fairly fresh) C - Bryan Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Long Island | Keith Asbury takes the ball from Wilbert Negri | 2-3 |
| 15:00 | Michigan State | Wilbert Negri is called for the reach on Robert Baptista - foul #2 on Wilbert Negri, team foul #3 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Long Island | William Lathan (SG), John Ollie (SF), Jerry Hampson (PF), Robert Besser (C) Richard Kropf, Carl Griffin, Wilbert Negri, Jesse Eno | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath (PG), Wilford Greene (SG), Jonathan Yang (PF) Robert Robinson, Keith Asbury, Robert Baptista | |
| 14:33 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Besser - foul #1 on Robert Besser, team foul #4 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Long Island | Mladen Kucera (SG) Harry Felix | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 14:33 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 14:33 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 14:33 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 14:06 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Besser - foul #2 on Robert Besser, team foul #5 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Long Island | Kelly Slaughter (SF) Robert Besser | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 14:06 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman makes the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 14:06 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman makes the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 13:51 | Long Island | Kelly Slaughter clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-6 |
| 13:50 | Long Island | Jerry Hampson tips it back up and in | 4-6 |
| 13:26 | Michigan State | Jerry Hampson steals it from Jonathan Yang | 4-6 |
| 13:22 | Long Island | Kelly Slaughter misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 13:21 | Michigan State | Wilford Greene gets the rebound | 4-6 |
| 13:01 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Kelly Slaughter - foul #1 on Kelly Slaughter, team foul #6 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Long Island | Harry Felix (PG), Richard Kropf (SG), Carl Griffin (SF), Jesse Eno (C) William Lathan, Mladen Kucera, Kelly Slaughter, John Ollie | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Robinson (PG), Keith Asbury (SG), Robert Baptista (PF) Jerry McGrath, Wilford Greene, Jonathan Yang | |
| 13:01 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman misses the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 13:01 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman misses the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 13:01 | Long Island | The rebound goes to Jerry Hampson | 4-6 |
| 12:45 | Long Island | Jerry Hampson lays it in | 6-6 |
| 12:29 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista blows the dunk but he's fouled by Jerry Hampson - foul #1 on Jerry Hampson, team foul #7 | 6-6 |
| 12:29 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 12:29 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 12:20 | Long Island | Carl Griffin misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Robinson - foul #1 on Robert Robinson, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| 12:20 | Long Island | Carl Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 12:20 | Long Island | Carl Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 11:52 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore hits a floater from the right block set up by Robert Robinson | 8-10 |
| 11:40 | Long Island | Richard Kropf scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 10-10 |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Harry Felix (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Kropf (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carl Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Hampson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jesse Eno (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Robinson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Keith Asbury (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Tom Baughman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Baptista (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bryan Moore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:15 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-10 |
| Subs | Long Island | John Ollie (PF) Jerry Hampson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Wilford Greene (SG), Jonathan Yang (C) Tom Baughman, Bryan Moore | |
| 10:58 | Long Island | John Ollie misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 10-10 |
| 10:57 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang gets the rebound | 10-10 |
| 10:38 | Michigan State | Wilford Greene knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Baptista | 10-13 |
| 10:30 | Long Island | Harry Felix makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Richard Kropf | 13-13 |
| 10:01 | Michigan State | Wilford Greene misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 13-13 |
| 09:59 | Long Island | Harry Felix gets the rebound | 13-13 |
| 09:44 | Long Island | Harry Felix is whistled for traveling | 13-13 |
| Subs | Long Island | William Lathan (SG), Kelly Slaughter (SF), Jerry Hampson (PF) Richard Kropf, Carl Griffin, Jesse Eno | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath (PG), Tom Baughman (SF), Bryan Moore (C) Robert Robinson, Keith Asbury, Robert Baptista | |
| 09:22 | Michigan State | Harry Felix steps in front of the Wilford Greene pass | 13-13 |
| 09:08 | Long Island | Jerry Hampson is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Jerry Hampson, team foul #8 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Long Island | Jesse Eno (C) Jerry Hampson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 08:43 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Jerry McGrath | 13-15 |
| 08:33 | Long Island | Harry Felix can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 13-15 |
| 08:32 | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath gets the rebound | 13-15 |
| 08:10 | Michigan State | Wilford Greene makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Bryan Moore | 13-18 |
| 07:49 | Long Island | John Ollie comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-18 |
| 07:47 | Long Island | Harry Felix gets the offensive rebound | 13-18 |
| 07:24 | Long Island | Kelly Slaughter is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Kelly Slaughter, team foul #9 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Long Island | Richard Kropf (SG), Carl Griffin (SF) Harry Felix, Kelly Slaughter | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Robinson (PG), Keith Asbury (SG), Robert Baptista (PF) Jerry McGrath, Wilford Greene, Jonathan Yang | |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - William Lathan (fresh) SG - Richard Kropf (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Ollie (fairly fresh) C - Jesse Eno (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Robinson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Keith Asbury (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Tom Baughman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Baptista (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bryan Moore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:00 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-18 |
| 06:59 | Long Island | The rebound goes to Jesse Eno | 13-18 |
| 06:53 | Long Island | Carl Griffin misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 13-18 |
| 06:52 | Long Island | John Ollie tips it back up and in | 15-18 |
| 06:25 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore buries a fadeaway from the right side | 15-20 |
| 06:01 | Long Island | John Ollie misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 15-20 |
| 06:00 | Long Island | John Ollie grabs the offensive board | 15-20 |
| 05:48 | Long Island | John Ollie knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 17-20 |
| 05:19 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson is fouled on the floor by Jesse Eno - foul #2 on Jesse Eno, team foul #10 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Long Island | Harry Felix (PG), Wilbert Negri (PF) William Lathan, Jesse Eno | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Wilford Greene (SG), Jonathan Yang (C) Tom Baughman, Bryan Moore | |
| 05:19 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 05:19 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 05:05 | Long Island | Harry Felix misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Robinson - foul #2 on Robert Robinson, team foul #3 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Long Island | Mladen Kucera (PG) Wilbert Negri | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath (PG) Robert Robinson | |
| 05:05 | Long Island | Harry Felix makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 05:05 | Long Island | Harry Felix makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 04:46 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista makes the driving attempt from the left block | 19-24 |
| 04:30 | Long Island | Richard Kropf is hacked by Wilford Greene - foul #1 on Wilford Greene, team foul #4 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Long Island | Wilbert Negri (PF) Mladen Kucera | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 04:20 | Long Island | Wilbert Negri knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-24 |
| 03:51 | Michigan State | Wilford Greene knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Keith Asbury and he's fouled by John Ollie - foul #1 on John Ollie, team foul #11 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Long Island | Mladen Kucera (SG), Kelly Slaughter (SF), Jerry Hampson (C) Richard Kropf, Carl Griffin, John Ollie | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Robinson (PG), Tom Baughman (SF), Bryan Moore (C) Jerry McGrath, Keith Asbury, Robert Baptista | |
| 03:51 | Michigan State | Wilford Greene makes the free throw | 22-27 |
| 03:35 | Long Island | Wilbert Negri can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Tom Baughman - foul #1 on Tom Baughman, team foul #5 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Long Island | William Lathan (SG) Mladen Kucera | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 03:35 | Long Island | Wilbert Negri misses the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 03:35 | Long Island | Wilbert Negri makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 03:21 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore misses short on a jumper in the lane | 23-27 |
| 03:19 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore misses the tip | 23-27 |
| 03:17 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-27 |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Harry Felix (fresh) 7 pts. SG - William Lathan (fresh) SF - Kelly Slaughter (fresh) PF - Wilbert Negri (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Hampson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wilford Greene (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Tom Baughman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Yang (fresh) C - Bryan Moore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Michigan State | Wilford Greene misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-27 |
| 02:56 | Long Island | The rebound goes to Kelly Slaughter | 23-27 |
| 02:50 | Long Island | William Lathan drills a jumper from the left block | 25-27 |
| 02:24 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson is hacked by Harry Felix - foul #1 on Harry Felix, team foul #12 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Long Island | Richard Kropf (SG), Carl Griffin (SF), Jesse Eno (C) William Lathan, Kelly Slaughter, Jerry Hampson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Keith Asbury (SG), Robert Baptista (PF) Wilford Greene, Jonathan Yang | |
| 02:24 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 02:24 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 02:11 | Long Island | Wilbert Negri connects on the jumper from the left side | 27-29 |
| 01:46 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Jesse Eno - foul #3 on Jesse Eno, team foul #13 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Long Island | Jerry Hampson (C) Jesse Eno | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Wilford Greene (SG) Tom Baughman | |
| 01:46 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 01:46 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 01:46 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 01:30 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-30 |
| 01:29 | Long Island | Wilbert Negri grabs the board | 27-30 |
| 01:12 | Long Island | Carl Griffin clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Robinson - foul #3 on Robert Robinson, team foul #6 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Long Island | Robert Besser (C) Wilbert Negri | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath (PG) Robert Robinson | |
| 01:12 | Long Island | Carl Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 01:12 | Long Island | Carl Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 01:12 | Long Island | Carl Griffin makes the 3rd free throw | 30-30 |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-30 |
| 00:54 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista hits the follow up shot | 30-32 |
| 00:39 | Long Island | Richard Kropf is fouled on the floor by Wilford Greene - foul #2 on Wilford Greene, team foul #7 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Long Island | William Lathan (PG) Harry Felix | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tom Baughman (SF), Jonathan Yang (C) Wilford Greene, Bryan Moore | |
| 00:39 | Long Island | Richard Kropf makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 00:39 | Long Island | Richard Kropf misses the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 00:39 | Long Island | Robert Besser gets the offensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 00:24 | Long Island | Robert Besser is called for traveling | 31-32 |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista connects on the jump hook from the right block | 31-34 |
| 00:00 | Long Island | William Lathan misses the halfcourt shot | 31-34 |