| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Edward Moore (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Paul Ryan (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jimmy Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Nardi (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rex Wells (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Keith Asbury (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Martin Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arnold Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alan Black (fresh) C - Jonathan Yang (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Arnold Johnson inbounds the ball | 26-30 |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang is whistled for traveling | 26-30 |
| 19:15 | Portland State | James Nardi misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 19:14 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang gets the rebound | 26-30 |
| 18:53 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-30 |
| 18:51 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson misses the tip | 26-30 |
| 18:50 | Portland State | Edward Moore snags the defensive board | 26-30 |
| 18:44 | Portland State | Paul Ryan comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 18:43 | Michigan State | Alan Black snags the defensive board | 26-30 |
| 18:20 | Michigan State | Alan Black hits the finger roll set up by Martin Thompson | 26-32 |
| 17:57 | Portland State | Martin Thompson steps in front of the James Nardi pass | 26-32 |
| 17:35 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Arnold Johnson | 26-35 |
| 17:27 | Portland State | Paul Ryan buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Edward Moore | 29-35 |
| 17:01 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-35 |
| 17:00 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang tips it back up and in | 29-37 |
| 16:55 | Portland State | Jimmy Davis misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-37 |
| 16:54 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson pulls down the rebound | 29-37 |
| 16:28 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Keith Asbury and he's fouled by Rex Wells - foul #2 on Rex Wells, team foul #1 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Portland State | Ronald Parker (PG), Kevin Shaw (SG), Matthew Harris (SF), Ken Wolski (PF), Tom Slinkard (C) Edward Moore, Paul Ryan, Jimmy Davis, James Nardi, Rex Wells | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Johnson (PG), Matthew Forte (SG), Kermit Hedlund (PF) Martin Thompson, Arnold Johnson, Alan Black | |
| 16:28 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang makes the free throw | 29-40 |
| 16:05 | Portland State | Ronald Parker misses long on a floater from the right wing | 29-40 |
| 16:04 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund grabs the board | 29-40 |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Ronald Parker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Matthew Harris (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ken Wolski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Tom Slinkard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Johnson (fresh) SG - Matthew Forte (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Asbury (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Kermit Hedlund (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Yang (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:35 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Jonathan Yang | 29-43 |
| 15:21 | Portland State | Kevin Shaw travels with the ball | 29-43 |
| Subs | Portland State | Paul Ryan (SG) Ronald Parker | |
| Subs | Michigan State | George Morrow (C) Jonathan Yang | |
| 15:01 | Michigan State | Matthew Harris steals the ball from Matthew Forte | 29-43 |
| 14:58 | Portland State | Kevin Shaw travels in the backcourt | 29-43 |
| Subs | Portland State | Edward Moore (PG) Kevin Shaw | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Martin Thompson (SG) Matthew Forte | |
| 14:32 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury is hacked by Paul Ryan - foul #1 on Paul Ryan, team foul #2 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Portland State | Jimmy Davis (SF) Matthew Harris | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Arnold Johnson (SF), Alan Black (PF) John Johnson, George Morrow | |
| 14:11 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-43 |
| 14:10 | Portland State | The rebound goes to Ken Wolski | 29-43 |
| 14:05 | Portland State | Arnold Johnson steals the ball from Edward Moore | 29-43 |
| 14:02 | Michigan State | Arnold Johnson banks in the layup | 29-45 |
| 13:38 | Portland State | Jimmy Davis can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 29-45 |
| 13:36 | Michigan State | Alan Black pulls down the rebound | 29-45 |
| 13:20 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-45 |
| 13:19 | Michigan State | Alan Black pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-45 |
| 13:04 | Michigan State | Jimmy Davis is called for the reach on Arnold Johnson - foul #2 on Jimmy Davis, team foul #3 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Portland State | Kevin Shaw (PG), Matthew Harris (SG), James Nardi (PF), Rex Wells (C) Edward Moore, Paul Ryan, Ken Wolski, Tom Slinkard | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Johnson (PG), Matthew Forte (SG), Jonathan Yang (C) Martin Thompson, Arnold Johnson, Kermit Hedlund | |
| 12:46 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang scores on a turnaround in the lane and the foul's on Rex Wells - foul #3 on Rex Wells, team foul #4 | 29-47 |
| Subs | Portland State | Ronald Parker (PG) Jimmy Davis | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 12:46 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang makes the free throw | 29-48 |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:36 | Portland State | Kevin Shaw is fouled on the floor by Matthew Forte - foul #1 on Matthew Forte, team foul #1 | 29-48 |
| 12:23 | Portland State | James Nardi misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-48 |
| 12:22 | Michigan State | John Johnson snags the defensive board | 29-48 |
| 12:16 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from John Johnson | 29-50 |
| 11:51 | Portland State | Kevin Shaw throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-50 |
| Subs | Portland State | Edward Moore (PG) Ronald Parker | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Arnold Johnson (SF) Keith Asbury | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Edward Moore (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Kevin Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Matthew Harris (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Nardi (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rex Wells (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Forte (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arnold Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Alan Black (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Yang (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:29 | Michigan State | Kevin Shaw takes the ball from Jonathan Yang | 29-50 |
| 11:12 | Portland State | Matthew Harris buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Kevin Shaw | 32-50 |
| 10:54 | Michigan State | John Johnson is hacked by Edward Moore - foul #1 on Edward Moore, team foul #5 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Portland State | Paul Ryan (SG), Jimmy Davis (SF) Kevin Shaw, Matthew Harris | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Keith Asbury (PG), Martin Thompson (SG), Kermit Hedlund (PF), George Morrow (C) John Johnson, Matthew Forte, Alan Black, Jonathan Yang | |
| 10:37 | Michigan State | Arnold Johnson knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from Martin Thompson | 32-52 |
| 10:21 | Portland State | James Nardi is whistled for traveling | 32-52 |
| Subs | Portland State | Ken Wolski (PF), Tom Slinkard (C) James Nardi, Rex Wells | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 09:53 | Michigan State | Arnold Johnson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jimmy Davis - foul #3 on Jimmy Davis, team foul #6 | 32-52 |
| Subs | Portland State | Kevin Shaw (PG) Edward Moore | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 09:53 | Michigan State | Arnold Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 32-53 |
| 09:53 | Michigan State | Arnold Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-54 |
| 09:46 | Portland State | Tom Slinkard is whistled for traveling | 32-54 |
| Subs | Portland State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Johnson (PG) Arnold Johnson | |
| 09:19 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-54 |
| 09:18 | Portland State | Ken Wolski grabs the defensive rebound | 32-54 |
| 09:12 | Portland State | Tom Slinkard buries a driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by George Morrow - foul #2 on George Morrow, team foul #2 | 34-54 |
| Subs | Portland State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alan Black (PF), Jonathan Yang (C) Kermit Hedlund, George Morrow | |
| 09:12 | Portland State | Tom Slinkard makes the free throw | 35-54 |
| 08:46 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Alan Black | 35-56 |
| 08:30 | Portland State | Paul Ryan clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-56 |
| 08:28 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang snags the defensive board | 35-56 |
| 08:17 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-56 |
| 08:15 | Portland State | Jimmy Davis snags the defensive board | 35-56 |
| 08:10 | Portland State | Paul Ryan misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-56 |
| 08:09 | Michigan State | John Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-56 |
| 07:40 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-56 |
| 07:38 | Portland State | Ken Wolski grabs the board | 35-56 |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Kevin Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Ryan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Jimmy Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Tom Slinkard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ken Wolski (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Martin Thompson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Keith Asbury (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Alan Black (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Yang (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:34 | Portland State | Ken Wolski can't connect on a runner from close range | 35-56 |
| 07:33 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury snags the defensive board | 35-56 |
| 07:28 | Michigan State | Tom Slinkard steals the ball from Keith Asbury | 35-56 |
| 07:20 | Portland State | Paul Ryan can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Keith Asbury - foul #1 on Keith Asbury, team foul #3 | 35-56 |
| Subs | Portland State | Edward Moore (PG), Matthew Harris (SF), James Nardi (PF), Rex Wells (C) Kevin Shaw, Jimmy Davis, Tom Slinkard, Ken Wolski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Matthew Forte (SG), Arnold Johnson (SF), Kermit Hedlund (PF), George Morrow (C) John Johnson, Martin Thompson, Alan Black, Jonathan Yang | |
| 07:20 | Portland State | Paul Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 36-56 |
| 07:20 | Portland State | Paul Ryan misses the 2nd free throw | 36-56 |
| 07:20 | Michigan State | George Morrow grabs the defensive rebound | 36-56 |
| 06:58 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-56 |
| 06:56 | Portland State | James Nardi gets the rebound | 36-56 |
| 06:46 | Portland State | Rex Wells misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 36-56 |
| 06:44 | Michigan State | George Morrow pulls down the rebound | 36-56 |
| 06:17 | Michigan State | Edward Moore steals it from George Morrow | 36-56 |
| 06:01 | Portland State | James Nardi comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-56 |
| 06:00 | Michigan State | Arnold Johnson pulls down the rebound | 36-56 |
| 05:34 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Arnold Johnson | 36-59 |
| 05:25 | Portland State | James Nardi knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Paul Ryan and he's fouled by Arnold Johnson - foul #1 on Arnold Johnson, team foul #4 | 38-59 |
| Subs | Portland State | Kevin Shaw (PG), Ken Wolski (SF), Tom Slinkard (C) Edward Moore, Paul Ryan, Rex Wells | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Johnson (PG), Martin Thompson (SG) Keith Asbury, Arnold Johnson | |
| 05:25 | Portland State | James Nardi makes the free throw | 39-59 |
| 05:02 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund hits a fadeaway from the right side | 39-61 |
| 04:45 | Portland State | Ken Wolski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-61 |
| 04:44 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund gets the rebound | 39-61 |
| 04:27 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by John Johnson | 39-64 |
| 04:04 | Portland State | Tom Slinkard misses the runner from the right block | 39-64 |
| 04:03 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to John Johnson | 39-64 |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:37 | Michigan State | George Morrow comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Kevin Shaw - foul #2 on Kevin Shaw, team foul #7 | 39-64 |
| Subs | Portland State | Ronald Parker (PG), Zachery Gray (C) Matthew Harris, James Nardi | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Arnold Johnson (SF) Martin Thompson | |
| 03:37 | Michigan State | George Morrow makes the 1st free throw | 39-65 |
| 03:37 | Michigan State | George Morrow misses the 2nd free throw | 39-65 |
| 03:37 | Michigan State | George Morrow pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-65 |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Ronald Parker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ken Wolski (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Tom Slinkard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Zachery Gray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Matthew Forte (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arnold Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Kermit Hedlund (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - George Morrow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Michigan State | Matthew Forte connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-68 |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:58 | Portland State | Ken Wolski misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing but he's fouled by George Morrow - foul #3 on George Morrow, team foul #5 | 39-68 |
| 02:58 | Portland State | Ken Wolski makes the 1st free throw | 40-68 |
| 02:58 | Portland State | Ken Wolski makes the 2nd free throw | 41-68 |
| 02:58 | Portland State | Ken Wolski misses the 3rd free throw | 41-68 |
| 02:58 | Michigan State | Arnold Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-68 |
| 02:31 | Michigan State | Arnold Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 41-68 |
| Subs | Portland State | Matthew Harris (SF) Tom Slinkard | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 02:10 | Portland State | Zachery Gray misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-68 |
| 02:08 | Portland State | Ken Wolski can't tip it in | 41-68 |
| 02:07 | Michigan State | Arnold Johnson pulls down the rebound | 41-68 |
| 02:02 | Michigan State | George Morrow is whistled for traveling | 41-68 |
| 01:47 | Portland State | Matthew Forte steals it from Ken Wolski | 41-68 |
| 01:24 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Ronald Parker - foul #1 on Ronald Parker, team foul #8 | 41-68 |
| Subs | Portland State | Tom Slinkard (C) Zachery Gray | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 01:24 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund makes the 1st free throw | 41-69 |
| 01:24 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund misses the 2nd free throw | 41-69 |
| 01:24 | Portland State | The rebound goes to Tom Slinkard | 41-69 |
| 01:12 | Portland State | George Morrow blocks the jumper by Matthew Harris | 41-69 |
| 01:10 | Portland State | Ronald Parker grabs the offensive rebound | 41-69 |
| 01:02 | Portland State | Kevin Shaw misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-69 |
| 01:01 | Michigan State | George Morrow pulls down the rebound | 41-69 |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund clanks a jumper from the left side | 41-69 |
| 00:37 | Portland State | Ken Wolski grabs the board | 41-69 |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Portland State | Matthew Harris scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Ronald Parker | 43-69 |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | Arnold Johnson hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Matthew Forte | 43-71 |
| 00:00 | Portland State | Matthew Harris misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-71 |