| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Peter Plotkin (fresh) SG - Orlando Ott (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joshua Bibbins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Weaver (fresh) C - Roy Kearns (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Stjepan Trojanowski (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cortez Bruner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Teodoro Esposito (fresh) 10 pts. C - Anthony Farris (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner inbounds the ball | 20-29 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito is denied on a layup by Roy Kearns | 20-29 |
| 19:41 | Canisius | Orlando Ott pulls down the rebound | 20-29 |
| 19:37 | Canisius | Orlando Ott is denied on a layup by Cortez Bruner | 20-29 |
| 19:36 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris pulls down the rebound | 20-29 |
| 19:16 | Michigan State | Peter Plotkin is called for the reach on Lawrence Pierce - foul #3 on Peter Plotkin, team foul #1 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Canisius | Francis Weatherford (PG) Peter Plotkin | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 19:05 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito banks in the layup on a great pass from Lawrence Pierce | 20-31 |
| 18:41 | Canisius | Michael Weaver misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 20-31 |
| 18:40 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner gets the rebound | 20-31 |
| 18:35 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-31 |
| 18:34 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-31 |
| 18:06 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito lays it in | 20-33 |
| 17:54 | Canisius | Francis Weatherford is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Francis Weatherford, team foul #2 | 20-33 |
| 17:47 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce is called for traveling in the backcourt | 20-33 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gerald Davis (SF), Ratko Pilchowski (C) Cortez Bruner, Anthony Farris | |
| 17:31 | Canisius | Teodoro Esposito denies the turnaround by Roy Kearns | 20-33 |
| 17:29 | Canisius | Roy Kearns hits the follow up shot | 22-33 |
| 17:02 | Michigan State | Francis Weatherford steals the ball from Stjepan Trojanowski | 22-33 |
| 16:59 | Canisius | Francis Weatherford lays it in | 24-33 |
| 16:34 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce is hacked by Michael Weaver - foul #2 on Michael Weaver, team foul #3 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Canisius | Samuel Beckett (PG), Bruce Flippo (SF), Rodney Garrison (PF) Orlando Ott, Joshua Bibbins, Michael Weaver | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tim Sandford (SG), Cortez Bruner (SF), Anthony Farris (C) Stjepan Trojanowski, Gerald Davis, Ratko Pilchowski | |
| 16:17 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 24-33 |
| 16:16 | Canisius | Francis Weatherford snags the defensive board | 24-33 |
| 16:00 | Canisius | Samuel Beckett misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 24-33 |
| 15:58 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris pulls down the rebound | 24-33 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Samuel Beckett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Francis Weatherford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Flippo (fresh) PF - Rodney Garrison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Kearns (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Tim Sandford (fresh) SF - Cortez Bruner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Teodoro Esposito (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Farris (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:52 | Michigan State | Roy Kearns is called for the reach on Anthony Farris - foul #1 on Roy Kearns, team foul #4 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Canisius | Peter Plotkin (PG) Francis Weatherford | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 15:28 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito double dribbles | 24-33 |
| Subs | Canisius | Orlando Ott (SG), Michael Weaver (PF) Samuel Beckett, Roy Kearns | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 15:05 | Canisius | Peter Plotkin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-33 |
| 15:04 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris gets the rebound | 24-33 |
| 14:41 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris hits a jumper from the baseline | 24-35 |
| 14:27 | Canisius | Peter Plotkin misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 24-35 |
| 14:25 | Canisius | Rodney Garrison tips it back up and in | 26-35 |
| 14:01 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris clanks a jumper from the baseline | 26-35 |
| 14:00 | Canisius | Bruce Flippo grabs the board | 26-35 |
| 13:55 | Canisius | Orlando Ott hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Plotkin | 29-35 |
| 13:36 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Teodoro Esposito | 29-37 |
| 13:31 | Canisius | Peter Plotkin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-37 |
| Subs | Canisius | Francis Weatherford (SG), Joshua Bibbins (SF), Roy Kearns (C) Orlando Ott, Bruce Flippo, Rodney Garrison | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Gerald Davis (SF), Ratko Pilchowski (C) Tim Sandford, Cortez Bruner, Anthony Farris | |
| 13:14 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-37 |
| Subs | Canisius | Samuel Beckett (PG) Peter Plotkin | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 13:07 | Canisius | Joshua Bibbins can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Gerald Davis - foul #1 on Gerald Davis, team foul #1 | 29-37 |
| 13:07 | Canisius | Joshua Bibbins misses the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 13:07 | Canisius | Joshua Bibbins makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 12:51 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Roy Kearns - foul #2 on Roy Kearns, team foul #5 | 30-37 |
| 12:51 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 12:51 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito misses the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 12:51 | Canisius | Roy Kearns snags the defensive board | 30-38 |
| 12:47 | Canisius | Stjepan Trojanowski is called for the reach on Samuel Beckett - foul #1 on Stjepan Trojanowski, team foul #2 | 30-38 |
| 12:42 | Canisius | Samuel Beckett connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Roy Kearns | 33-38 |
| 12:26 | Michigan State | The jump hook by Teodoro Esposito is blocked by Michael Weaver | 33-38 |
| 12:25 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski tips it home | 33-40 |
| 12:21 | Canisius | Francis Weatherford misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-40 |
| 12:20 | Canisius | Joshua Bibbins tips it in | 35-40 |
| 12:09 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Lawrence Pierce | 35-42 |
| 11:48 | Canisius | Roy Kearns hits the finger roll on a great pass from Francis Weatherford | 37-42 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Samuel Beckett (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Francis Weatherford (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joshua Bibbins (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Weaver (fairly fresh) C - Roy Kearns (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Stjepan Trojanowski (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Davis (fresh) PF - Teodoro Esposito (tiring) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ratko Pilchowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Gerald Davis | 37-44 |
| 11:10 | Canisius | Joshua Bibbins misses the lay-in | 37-44 |
| 11:08 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito gets the rebound | 37-44 |
| 10:39 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce is hacked by Samuel Beckett - foul #3 on Samuel Beckett, team foul #6 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Canisius | Peter Plotkin (PG), Orlando Ott (SG), Bruce Flippo (SF), Rodney Garrison (PF) Samuel Beckett, Francis Weatherford, Joshua Bibbins, Michael Weaver | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tim Sandford (SG), Eric Russ (SF), Anthony Farris (C) Stjepan Trojanowski, Gerald Davis, Ratko Pilchowski | |
| 10:17 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito drills a runner in the lane and he's hacked by Rodney Garrison - foul #3 on Rodney Garrison, team foul #7 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner (SF) Eric Russ | |
| 10:17 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito misses the free throw | 37-46 |
| 10:17 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Roy Kearns | 37-46 |
| 09:54 | Canisius | Teodoro Esposito is called for the reach on Peter Plotkin - foul #2 on Teodoro Esposito, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| 09:42 | Canisius | Orlando Ott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-46 |
| 09:41 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner gets the rebound | 37-46 |
| 09:19 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito lays it in on a nice dish by Lawrence Pierce and the foul's on Rodney Garrison - foul #4 on Rodney Garrison, team foul #8 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Canisius | Joshua Bibbins (SF), Michael Weaver (PF) Bruce Flippo, Rodney Garrison | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Ratko Pilchowski (C) Tim Sandford, Anthony Farris | |
| 09:19 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito misses the free throw | 37-48 |
| 09:19 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Roy Kearns | 37-48 |
| 09:15 | Canisius | Orlando Ott misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 37-48 |
| 09:13 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner grabs the defensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 08:53 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Stjepan Trojanowski | 37-50 |
| 08:40 | Canisius | Peter Plotkin comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 37-50 |
| 08:38 | Canisius | Michael Weaver gets the offensive rebound | 37-50 |
| 08:18 | Canisius | Orlando Ott is hacked by Ratko Pilchowski - foul #1 on Ratko Pilchowski, team foul #4 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gerald Davis (SF) Cortez Bruner | |
| 07:56 | Canisius | Michael Weaver buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Peter Plotkin | 39-50 |
| 07:30 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito is denied on a dunk by Joshua Bibbins | 39-50 |
| 07:29 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Roy Kearns | 39-50 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Peter Plotkin (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Orlando Ott (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Joshua Bibbins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Weaver (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Kearns (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (tiring) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Stjepan Trojanowski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Davis (fresh) PF - Teodoro Esposito (tiring) 21 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ratko Pilchowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Canisius | Joshua Bibbins clanks a 3 from the right wing | 39-50 |
| 07:21 | Canisius | Roy Kearns snags the offensive board | 39-50 |
| 07:09 | Canisius | Orlando Ott comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-50 |
| 07:07 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski pulls down the rebound | 39-50 |
| 07:01 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 39-50 |
| 07:00 | Canisius | Roy Kearns snags the defensive board | 39-50 |
| 06:53 | Canisius | Michael Weaver misses short on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Teodoro Esposito - foul #3 on Teodoro Esposito, team foul #5 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Canisius | Samuel Beckett (PG), Francis Weatherford (SG), Bruce Flippo (SF), Rodney Garrison (C) Peter Plotkin, Orlando Ott, Joshua Bibbins, Roy Kearns | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tim Sandford (SG), Anthony Farris (C) Stjepan Trojanowski, Ratko Pilchowski | |
| 06:53 | Canisius | Michael Weaver misses the 1st free throw | 39-50 |
| 06:53 | Canisius | Michael Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 06:27 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Tim Sandford | 40-53 |
| 06:21 | Canisius | Bruce Flippo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-53 |
| 06:19 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce grabs the board | 40-53 |
| 06:06 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce misses long on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Samuel Beckett - foul #4 on Samuel Beckett, team foul #9 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Canisius | Roy Kearns (C) Michael Weaver | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner (SF) Gerald Davis | |
| 06:06 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 06:06 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 40-55 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:48 | Canisius | Rodney Garrison makes the floater from the left wing set up by Bruce Flippo | 42-55 |
| 05:28 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce hits the finger roll on a great pass from Teodoro Esposito | 42-57 |
| 05:15 | Canisius | Bruce Flippo scores on a floater from the right side | 44-57 |
| 05:10 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Lawrence Pierce | 44-59 |
| 04:50 | Canisius | Samuel Beckett comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-59 |
| 04:49 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris snags the defensive board | 44-59 |
| 04:23 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-59 |
| 04:22 | Canisius | Roy Kearns pulls down the rebound | 44-59 |
| 04:20 | Canisius | Canisius calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-59 |
| Subs | Canisius | Peter Plotkin (PG), Orlando Ott (SG), Joshua Bibbins (SF) Samuel Beckett, Francis Weatherford, Bruce Flippo | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski (SG) Tim Sandford | |
| 04:18 | Canisius | Orlando Ott clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-59 |
| 04:16 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce gets the rebound | 44-59 |
| 04:09 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Stjepan Trojanowski and he's fouled by Peter Plotkin - foul #4 on Peter Plotkin, team foul #10 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Canisius | Samuel Beckett (PG), Francis Weatherford (SG), Bruce Flippo (SF) Peter Plotkin, Orlando Ott, Joshua Bibbins | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski (C) Anthony Farris | |
| 04:09 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce makes the free throw | 44-62 |
| 04:00 | Canisius | Francis Weatherford misses long on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Teodoro Esposito - foul #4 on Teodoro Esposito, team foul #6 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Canisius | Frederick Dubose (PG) Roy Kearns | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 04:00 | Canisius | Francis Weatherford makes the 1st free throw | 45-62 |
| 04:00 | Canisius | Francis Weatherford makes the 2nd free throw | 46-62 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:41 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner blows the layup | 46-62 |
| 03:39 | Canisius | Rodney Garrison grabs the defensive rebound | 46-62 |
| 03:28 | Canisius | Rodney Garrison comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Teodoro Esposito - foul #5 on Teodoro Esposito, team foul #7 | 46-62 |
| Subs | Canisius | Michael Weaver (PF) Frederick Dubose | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gerald Davis (SF), Eric Russ (PF) Cortez Bruner, Teodoro Esposito | |
| 03:28 | Canisius | Rodney Garrison makes the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 03:28 | Canisius | Rodney Garrison makes the 2nd free throw | 48-62 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Samuel Beckett (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SG - Francis Weatherford (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bruce Flippo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Weaver (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodney Garrison (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (tired) 20 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Stjepan Trojanowski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gerald Davis (fresh) PF - Eric Russ (fresh) C - Ratko Pilchowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski misses badly on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Bruce Flippo - foul #2 on Bruce Flippo, team foul #11 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Farris (C) Stjepan Trojanowski | |
| 03:07 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski misses the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 03:07 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski misses the 2nd free throw | 48-62 |
| 03:07 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Rodney Garrison | 48-62 |
| 02:51 | Canisius | Rodney Garrison's pass is intercepted by Anthony Farris | 48-62 |
| 02:22 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski is hacked by Francis Weatherford - foul #3 on Francis Weatherford, team foul #12 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Canisius | Roy Kearns (C) Michael Weaver | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 02:22 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski makes the 1st free throw | 48-63 |
| 02:22 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-64 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:09 | Canisius | Rodney Garrison clanks a shot from close range | 48-64 |
| 02:08 | Michigan State | Eric Russ grabs the board | 48-64 |
| 02:03 | Michigan State | Roy Kearns steals the ball from Ratko Pilchowski | 48-64 |
| 01:47 | Canisius | Rodney Garrison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-64 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Cortez Bruner (SF) Gerald Davis, Anthony Farris | |
| 01:19 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski's floater is tipped away by Roy Kearns | 48-64 |
| 01:18 | Michigan State | Eric Russ grabs the offensive rebound | 48-64 |
| 01:01 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski misses the lay-in | 48-64 |
| 00:59 | Michigan State | Eric Russ grabs the offensive board | 48-64 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius 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 (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Cortez Bruner | 48-66 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius 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 (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Canisius | Francis Weatherford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-66 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce runs out the clock | 48-66 |