| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Keith Asbury (fresh) SG - Martin Thompson (fresh) SF - Arnold Johnson (fresh) PF - Alan Black (fresh) C - Jonathan Yang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Kevin Palmer (fresh) SG - Moses Reese (fresh) SF - Kenneth Boyers (fresh) PF - Frederick Morris (fresh) C - James Farmer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang hits a runner near the basket and he's fouled by Kevin Palmer - foul #1 on Kevin Palmer, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:37 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:25 | Miami (OH) | Frederick Morris loses the dribble to Keith Asbury | 3-0 |
| 19:22 | Michigan State | Kevin Palmer is called for the reach on Keith Asbury in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Palmer, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Richard Parker (PG) Kevin Palmer | |
| 18:57 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson is called for a backcourt violation | 3-0 |
| 18:39 | Miami (OH) | Frederick Morris misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Martin Thompson - foul #1 on Martin Thompson, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:39 | Miami (OH) | Frederick Morris makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:39 | Miami (OH) | Frederick Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:35 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-2 |
| 18:18 | Miami (OH) | Frederick Morris drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Parker | 3-4 |
| 18:14 | Michigan State | Moses Reese is called for the reach on Martin Thompson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Moses Reese, team foul #3 | 3-4 |
| 17:50 | Michigan State | Alan Black's floater is knocked away by Frederick Morris | 3-4 |
| 17:48 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:26 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang scores on a jumper from the baseline | 5-4 |
| 17:08 | Miami (OH) | Frederick Morris comes up short on the floater near the basket | 5-4 |
| 17:07 | Michigan State | Arnold Johnson pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:45 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 5-4 |
| 16:43 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Boyers snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 16:27 | Miami (OH) | Moses Reese scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Farmer | 5-6 |
| 16:02 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury drills a floater from the right side | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Keith Asbury (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Martin Thompson (fairly fresh) SF - Arnold Johnson (tiring) PF - Alan Black (fairly fresh) C - Jonathan Yang (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Richard Parker (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Moses Reese (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Boyers (fairly fresh) PF - Frederick Morris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - James Farmer (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Miami (OH) | Frederick Morris buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Moses Reese | 7-8 |
| 15:38 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 7-8 |
| 15:36 | Miami (OH) | Richard Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 15:27 | Miami (OH) | Moses Reese loses the ball out of bounds | 7-8 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Johnson (PG), Matthew Forte (SG), Kermit Hedlund (PF), George Morrow (C) Martin Thompson, Arnold Johnson, Alan Black, Jonathan Yang | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Calvin Dunn (PG), Scott Rogers (SG), Stephen Allison (SF), Jeremy Holbrook (PF), Michael Trull (C) Richard Parker, Moses Reese, Kenneth Boyers, Frederick Morris, James Farmer | |
| 15:05 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Stephen Allison - foul #1 on Stephen Allison, team foul #4 | 7-8 |
| 15:05 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury misses the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:05 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 14:45 | Miami (OH) | Jeremy Holbrook is fouled on the floor by John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| 14:40 | Miami (OH) | Michael Trull drills a driving attempt from the left block | 8-10 |
| 14:20 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury blows the dunk | 8-10 |
| 14:18 | Miami (OH) | Calvin Dunn gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:13 | Miami (OH) | Michael Trull makes the floater from the right wing | 8-12 |
| 13:46 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-12 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Martin Thompson (SG), Arnold Johnson (SF), Alan Black (PF), Jonathan Yang (C) John Johnson, Matthew Forte, Kermit Hedlund, George Morrow | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Richard Parker (PG), Moses Reese (SG), Kenneth Boyers (SF), Duane Saxon (C) Calvin Dunn, Scott Rogers, Stephen Allison, Michael Trull | |
| 13:34 | Miami (OH) | Richard Parker misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 8-12 |
| 13:33 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Alan Black | 8-12 |
| 13:19 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson is alone and drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-12 |
| 13:01 | Miami (OH) | Richard Parker is fouled on the floor by Keith Asbury - foul #1 on Keith Asbury, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Frederick Morris (PF) Jeremy Holbrook | |
| 12:46 | Miami (OH) | Richard Parker loses the ball out of bounds | 11-12 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Matthew Forte (SG), Kermit Hedlund (PF) Martin Thompson, Alan Black | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 12:44 | Michigan State | Matthew Forte is called for traveling in the backcourt | 11-12 |
| 12:39 | Miami (OH) | The short jumper by Moses Reese is denied by Kermit Hedlund | 11-12 |
| 12:37 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Boyers can't tip it in | 11-12 |
| 12:35 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang pulls down the rebound | 11-12 |
| 12:09 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund misses the wide open shot from the right wing | 11-12 |
| 12:08 | Miami (OH) | Frederick Morris gets the rebound | 11-12 |
| 11:56 | Miami (OH) | Frederick Morris blows the layup | 11-12 |
| 11:54 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund grabs the board | 11-12 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Keith Asbury (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Matthew Forte (fairly fresh) SF - Arnold Johnson (tiring) PF - Kermit Hedlund (fairly fresh) C - Jonathan Yang (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Richard Parker (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Moses Reese (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Boyers (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Frederick Morris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Duane Saxon (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury drills a runner in the paint set up by Matthew Forte and he's hacked by Richard Parker - foul #1 on Richard Parker, team foul #5 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Johnson (PG), Martin Thompson (SG), Alan Black (PF), George Morrow (C) Matthew Forte, Arnold Johnson, Kermit Hedlund, Jonathan Yang | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Calvin Dunn (PG), Scott Rogers (SG), Stephen Allison (SF), Jeremy Holbrook (PF), James Farmer (C) Richard Parker, Moses Reese, Kenneth Boyers, Frederick Morris, Duane Saxon | |
| 11:35 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury makes the free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:21 | Miami (OH) | James Farmer hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Jeremy Holbrook | 14-14 |
| 10:54 | Michigan State | Alan Black misses the lay-in | 14-14 |
| 10:52 | Michigan State | Alan Black can't tip it in | 14-14 |
| 10:50 | Miami (OH) | Calvin Dunn grabs the board | 14-14 |
| 10:28 | Miami (OH) | George Morrow steals the ball from James Farmer | 14-14 |
| 10:22 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Scott Rogers - foul #1 on Scott Rogers, team foul #6 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Matthew Forte (SG), Kermit Hedlund (C) Martin Thompson, George Morrow | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Moses Reese (SG), Frederick Morris (PF), Michael Trull (C) Scott Rogers, Jeremy Holbrook, James Farmer | |
| 10:22 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury misses the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 10:22 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 10:10 | Miami (OH) | Frederick Morris clanks a jump hook from the right block | 15-14 |
| 10:09 | Miami (OH) | Calvin Dunn tips it but misses | 15-14 |
| 10:08 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 09:42 | Michigan State | Alan Black misses the runner from close range | 15-14 |
| 09:41 | Michigan State | Alan Black can't tip it in | 15-14 |
| 09:39 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Calvin Dunn | 15-14 |
| 09:14 | Miami (OH) | Michael Trull's fadeaway is rejected by Alan Black | 15-14 |
| 09:12 | Miami (OH) | Calvin Dunn hits the follow up shot | 15-16 |
| 08:51 | Michigan State | Alan Black travels with the ball | 15-16 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Martin Thompson (SG), Arnold Johnson (SF), Jonathan Yang (C) Matthew Forte, Keith Asbury, Alan Black | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Richard Parker (PG), Scott Rogers (SG), Kenneth Boyers (SF), Jeremy Holbrook (PF), Duane Saxon (C) Calvin Dunn, Moses Reese, Stephen Allison, Frederick Morris, Michael Trull | |
| 08:30 | Miami (OH) | Jeremy Holbrook knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Scott Rogers and he's hacked by Kermit Hedlund - foul #1 on Kermit Hedlund, team foul #4 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Michigan State | George Morrow (C) Jonathan Yang | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Farmer (C) Duane Saxon | |
| 08:30 | Miami (OH) | Jeremy Holbrook makes the free throw | 15-19 |
| 08:28 | Michigan State | Richard Parker steals the ball from Arnold Johnson in the backcourt | 15-19 |
| 08:19 | Miami (OH) | James Farmer lays it up and in set up by Kenneth Boyers | 15-21 |
| 08:01 | Michigan State | Richard Parker is called for the reach on John Johnson - foul #2 on Richard Parker, team foul #7 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alan Black (PF) Kermit Hedlund | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Calvin Dunn (PG), Moses Reese (SG) Richard Parker, Scott Rogers | |
| 08:01 | Michigan State | John Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 08:01 | Miami (OH) | James Farmer gets the rebound | 15-21 |
| 07:49 | Miami (OH) | Moses Reese is hacked by George Morrow - foul #1 on George Morrow, team foul #5 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Keith Asbury (PG) John Johnson | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Michael Trull (C) James Farmer | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Keith Asbury (tired) 7 pts. SG - Martin Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Arnold Johnson (tiring) PF - Alan Black (tiring) 3 reb. C - George Morrow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Calvin Dunn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Moses Reese (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Boyers (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Holbrook (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Trull (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:42 | Miami (OH) | Michael Trull's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-21 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang (C) George Morrow | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 07:38 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury is hacked by Calvin Dunn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Calvin Dunn, team foul #8 | 15-21 |
| 07:38 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 07:38 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 07:19 | Miami (OH) | Moses Reese lays it in | 17-23 |
| 07:15 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-23 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Matthew Forte (SG) Martin Thompson | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Stephen Allison (SF), Duane Saxon (C) Kenneth Boyers, Jeremy Holbrook | |
| 07:06 | Miami (OH) | Michael Trull hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Moses Reese and the foul's on Alan Black - foul #1 on Alan Black, team foul #6 | 17-25 |
| 07:06 | Miami (OH) | Michael Trull makes the free throw | 17-26 |
| 06:45 | Michigan State | Matthew Forte is fouled on the floor by Duane Saxon - foul #1 on Duane Saxon, team foul #9 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Johnson (PG), Kermit Hedlund (PF) Keith Asbury, Alan Black | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Scott Rogers (SG), Frederick Morris (PF) Moses Reese, Michael Trull | |
| 06:45 | Michigan State | Matthew Forte misses the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 06:45 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Frederick Morris | 17-26 |
| 06:19 | Miami (OH) | Frederick Morris scores on a turnaround in the lane and the foul's on Kermit Hedlund - foul #2 on Kermit Hedlund, team foul #7 | 17-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Martin Thompson (SG), Alan Black (PF), George Morrow (C) Matthew Forte, Kermit Hedlund, Jonathan Yang | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Kevin Palmer (PG), James Farmer (C) Calvin Dunn, Duane Saxon | |
| 06:19 | Miami (OH) | Frederick Morris makes the free throw | 17-29 |
| 06:15 | Michigan State | Arnold Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-29 |
| 06:08 | Miami (OH) | Kevin Palmer hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by James Farmer | 17-31 |
| 05:47 | Michigan State | Arnold Johnson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 17-31 |
| 05:45 | Miami (OH) | Scott Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 17-31 |
| 05:41 | Miami (OH) | Kevin Palmer loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Keith Asbury (PG) John Johnson | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Moses Reese (SG), Kenneth Boyers (SF), Jeremy Holbrook (PF) Scott Rogers, Stephen Allison, Frederick Morris | |
| 05:15 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-31 |
| 05:13 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury tips it but misses | 17-31 |
| 05:12 | Miami (OH) | Moses Reese pulls down the rebound | 17-31 |
| 05:05 | Miami (OH) | Kevin Palmer misses the easy layup | 17-31 |
| 05:03 | Michigan State | George Morrow grabs the defensive rebound | 17-31 |
| 05:03 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 17-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Matthew Forte (SG) Martin Thompson | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Scott Rogers (SG) Moses Reese | |
| 04:40 | Michigan State | James Farmer is called for the reach on Keith Asbury - foul #1 on James Farmer, team foul #10 | 17-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang (C) George Morrow | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Michael Trull (C) James Farmer | |
| 04:40 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury misses the 1st free throw | 17-31 |
| 04:40 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury misses the 2nd free throw | 17-31 |
| 04:40 | Miami (OH) | Michael Trull gets the rebound | 17-31 |
| 04:17 | Miami (OH) | Kevin Palmer comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 17-31 |
| 04:15 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jonathan Yang | 17-31 |
| 03:55 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 17-31 |
| 03:54 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Jeremy Holbrook | 17-31 |
| 03:40 | Miami (OH) | Kevin Palmer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 17-31 |
| 03:38 | Michigan State | Matthew Forte grabs the defensive rebound | 17-31 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Keith Asbury (tired) 9 pts. SG - Matthew Forte (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Arnold Johnson (tired) PF - Alan Black (tired) 3 reb. C - Jonathan Yang (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Kevin Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Scott Rogers (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Boyers (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Holbrook (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Trull (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 03:09 | Michigan State | Alan Black drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Keith Asbury and he's fouled by Kenneth Boyers - foul #1 on Kenneth Boyers, team foul #11 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Johnson (PG), Martin Thompson (SG), Kermit Hedlund (C) Matthew Forte, Arnold Johnson, Jonathan Yang | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Richard Parker (PG), Moses Reese (SG), Stephen Allison (SF), Frederick Morris (PF), James Farmer (C) Kevin Palmer, Scott Rogers, Kenneth Boyers, Jeremy Holbrook, Michael Trull | |
| 03:09 | Michigan State | Alan Black misses the free throw | 19-31 |
| 03:09 | Miami (OH) | James Farmer pulls down the rebound | 19-31 |
| 02:50 | Miami (OH) | Frederick Morris blows the layup | 19-31 |
| 02:49 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund grabs the defensive rebound | 19-31 |
| 02:34 | Michigan State | Alan Black's fadeaway is rejected by James Farmer | 19-31 |
| 02:33 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to James Farmer | 19-31 |
| 02:22 | Miami (OH) | Frederick Morris lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Parker and he's hacked by Alan Black - foul #2 on Alan Black, team foul #8 | 19-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Matthew Forte (SF), George Morrow (C) Keith Asbury, Alan Black | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Kevin Palmer (PG), Duane Saxon (C) Richard Parker, James Farmer | |
| 02:22 | Miami (OH) | Frederick Morris makes the free throw | 19-34 |
| 02:17 | Michigan State | John Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Frederick Morris - foul #1 on Frederick Morris, team foul #12 | 19-34 |
| 02:17 | Michigan State | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 20-34 |
| 02:17 | Michigan State | John Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-34 |
| 02:00 | Miami (OH) | Frederick Morris hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 21-34 |
| 01:58 | Miami (OH) | Stephen Allison grabs the offensive rebound | 21-34 |
| 01:46 | Miami (OH) | Kevin Palmer clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Matthew Forte - foul #1 on Matthew Forte, team foul #9 | 21-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Calvin Dunn (SF), Jeremy Holbrook (PF), Michael Trull (C) Stephen Allison, Frederick Morris, Duane Saxon | |
| 01:46 | Miami (OH) | Kevin Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 21-35 |
| 01:46 | Miami (OH) | Kevin Palmer misses the 2nd free throw | 21-35 |
| 01:46 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund snags the defensive board | 21-35 |
| 01:26 | Michigan State | Matthew Forte comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 21-35 |
| 01:25 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Kermit Hedlund | 21-35 |
| 01:02 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-35 |
| 00:47 | Miami (OH) | Kevin Palmer makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Moses Reese | 23-37 |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson is called for traveling | 23-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Keith Asbury (PG), Arnold Johnson (SF), Jonathan Yang (C) John Johnson, Matthew Forte, George Morrow | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Richard Parker (PG), Stephen Allison (SF), Frederick Morris (PF), James Farmer (C) Kevin Palmer, Calvin Dunn, Jeremy Holbrook, Michael Trull | |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | Kermit Hedlund blocks the short jumper by Frederick Morris | 23-37 |