| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tim Sandford (fresh) SF - Cortez Bruner (fresh) PF - Teodoro Esposito (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Farris (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Oleg Olenski (fresh) SG - William Myrick (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Simas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lionel Mitchell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Wild (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Bucknell | Dennis Simas inbounds the ball | 30-21 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Bucknell | Lionel Mitchell's floater is tipped away by Teodoro Esposito | 30-21 |
| 19:40 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris grabs the board | 30-21 |
| 19:17 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Cortez Bruner | 32-21 |
| 19:05 | Bucknell | Oleg Olenski buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Dennis Simas | 32-24 |
| 18:52 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Oleg Olenski - foul #3 on Oleg Olenski, team foul #1 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski (C) Tim Sandford | |
| Subs | Bucknell | John Mitchell (PG) Oleg Olenski | |
| 18:52 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris misses the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 18:52 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris misses the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 18:52 | Bucknell | William Myrick grabs the defensive rebound | 32-24 |
| 18:43 | Bucknell | Lionel Mitchell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dennis Simas and he's fouled by Teodoro Esposito - foul #3 on Teodoro Esposito, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tim Sandford (SG) Ratko Pilchowski | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 18:43 | Bucknell | Lionel Mitchell makes the free throw | 32-27 |
| 18:17 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris banks in the layup set up by Lawrence Pierce | 34-27 |
| 17:55 | Bucknell | Thomas Wild jams it set up by Lionel Mitchell | 34-29 |
| 17:26 | Michigan State | The short jumper by Anthony Farris is denied by Lionel Mitchell | 34-29 |
| 17:24 | Bucknell | Thomas Wild grabs the defensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 17:00 | Bucknell | John Mitchell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-29 |
| 16:59 | Bucknell | Lionel Mitchell misses the tip | 34-29 |
| 16:57 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 16:37 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dennis Simas - foul #2 on Dennis Simas, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gerald Davis (SF), Ratko Pilchowski (C) Tim Sandford, Cortez Bruner | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Thomas Whalen (SG), Frederick Perl (SF), Gilbert McLaughlin (PF), Patrick Smith (C) William Myrick, Dennis Simas, Lionel Mitchell, Thomas Wild | |
| 16:37 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 16:37 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 16:28 | Bucknell | Gilbert McLaughlin is hacked by Teodoro Esposito - foul #4 on Teodoro Esposito, team foul #2 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scott Stormer (SG) Anthony Farris | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Rick Miracle (SG) John Mitchell | |
| 16:15 | Bucknell | Rick Miracle knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Whalen | 36-31 |
| 16:01 | Michigan State | Gerald Davis hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 36-31 |
| 15:59 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to Patrick Smith | 36-31 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Stormer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerald Davis (fresh) PF - Teodoro Esposito (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Ratko Pilchowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Thomas Whalen (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Rick Miracle (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frederick Perl (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gilbert McLaughlin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Bucknell | Gilbert McLaughlin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski (SG) Scott Stormer | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Oleg Olenski (PG) Rick Miracle | |
| 15:08 | Michigan State | Patrick Smith denies the turnaround by Teodoro Esposito | 36-31 |
| 15:06 | Bucknell | Frederick Perl snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 14:48 | Bucknell | Frederick Perl's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | William Myrick (SG), Dennis Simas (SF), Thomas Wild (C) Thomas Whalen, Frederick Perl, Patrick Smith | |
| 14:23 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Gilbert McLaughlin - foul #1 on Gilbert McLaughlin, team foul #3 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Lionel Mitchell (PF) Gilbert McLaughlin | |
| 14:23 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 14:23 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito misses the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 14:23 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to William Myrick | 37-31 |
| 14:03 | Bucknell | Lionel Mitchell is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Lionel Mitchell, team foul #4 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner (SF) Gerald Davis | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 13:44 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski blows the layup | 37-31 |
| 13:43 | Bucknell | Lionel Mitchell gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 13:23 | Bucknell | Teodoro Esposito takes the ball from Lionel Mitchell | 37-31 |
| 13:06 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce misses the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Dennis Simas - foul #3 on Dennis Simas, team foul #5 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Farris (C) Ratko Pilchowski | |
| Subs | Bucknell | John Mitchell (PG), Thomas Whalen (SF) Oleg Olenski, Dennis Simas | |
| 13:06 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 13:06 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 12:43 | Bucknell | Lionel Mitchell is called for 3 seconds | 39-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tim Sandford (SG), Gerald Davis (SF) Stjepan Trojanowski, Cortez Bruner | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Frederick Perl (SF), Gilbert McLaughlin (PF) William Myrick, Lionel Mitchell | |
| 12:29 | Michigan State | Frederick Perl is called for the reach on Teodoro Esposito - foul #1 on Frederick Perl, team foul #6 | 39-31 |
| 12:12 | Michigan State | Tim Sandford's pass is intercepted by John Mitchell | 39-31 |
| 12:09 | Bucknell | Thomas Whalen lays it in on a great pass from John Mitchell | 39-33 |
| 11:42 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-33 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tim Sandford (fresh) SF - Gerald Davis (fresh) PF - Teodoro Esposito (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Anthony Farris (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - John Mitchell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Whalen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frederick Perl (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gilbert McLaughlin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Wild (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Bucknell | Frederick Perl is called for a charge - foul #2 on Frederick Perl, team foul #7 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Cortez Bruner (SF) Tim Sandford, Gerald Davis | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Oleg Olenski (PG), William Myrick (SG), Dennis Simas (SF), Patrick Smith (C) John Mitchell, Thomas Whalen, Frederick Perl, Thomas Wild | |
| 11:00 | Michigan State | Gilbert McLaughlin is called for the reach on Stjepan Trojanowski - foul #2 on Gilbert McLaughlin, team foul #8 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski (C) Anthony Farris | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Lionel Mitchell (PF) Patrick Smith | |
| 11:00 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 11:00 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 10:34 | Bucknell | William Myrick drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Oleg Olenski | 43-35 |
| 10:05 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Oleg Olenski - foul #4 on Oleg Olenski, team foul #9 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Farris (C) Stjepan Trojanowski | |
| Subs | Bucknell | John Mitchell (PG) Oleg Olenski | |
| 10:05 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 10:05 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski makes the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 09:51 | Bucknell | Dennis Simas comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Lawrence Pierce - foul #2 on Lawrence Pierce, team foul #3 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tim Sandford (SG), Gerald Davis (SF) Ratko Pilchowski, Cortez Bruner | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Thomas Wild (C) Gilbert McLaughlin | |
| 09:51 | Bucknell | Dennis Simas makes the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 09:51 | Bucknell | Dennis Simas makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 09:24 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 09:22 | Bucknell | John Mitchell snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| 09:17 | Bucknell | Thomas Wild misses the driving attempt near the basket | 45-37 |
| 09:15 | Bucknell | Thomas Wild gets the offensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 08:54 | Bucknell | Thomas Wild hits a runner in the paint set up by Dennis Simas | 45-39 |
| 08:31 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito is fouled on the floor by Lionel Mitchell - foul #4 on Lionel Mitchell, team foul #10 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Cortez Bruner (SF), Ratko Pilchowski (C) Tim Sandford, Gerald Davis, Anthony Farris | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Thomas Whalen (SG), Frederick Perl (SF), Gilbert McLaughlin (PF) William Myrick, Dennis Simas, Lionel Mitchell | |
| 08:31 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 08:31 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 08:12 | Bucknell | Frederick Perl is fouled on the floor by Cortez Bruner - foul #1 on Cortez Bruner, team foul #4 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Patrick Smith (C) Thomas Wild | |
| 07:51 | Bucknell | Frederick Perl comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-39 |
| 07:49 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 07:32 | Michigan State | Frederick Perl swats the short shot by Lawrence Pierce | 47-39 |
| 07:31 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito grabs the offensive board | 47-39 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stjepan Trojanowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Cortez Bruner (fresh) PF - Teodoro Esposito (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Ratko Pilchowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - John Mitchell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Whalen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frederick Perl (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gilbert McLaughlin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:09 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito misses the easy layup | 47-39 |
| 07:07 | Bucknell | Patrick Smith gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| 06:52 | Bucknell | John Mitchell misses the jumper from the right side | 47-39 |
| 06:51 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| 06:32 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-39 |
| 06:30 | Bucknell | Gilbert McLaughlin gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| 06:15 | Bucknell | Thomas Whalen misses the dunk attempt | 47-39 |
| 06:13 | Bucknell | Patrick Smith tips it home | 47-41 |
| 05:52 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Mitchell - foul #1 on John Mitchell, team foul #11 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gerald Davis (SF), Anthony Farris (C) Cortez Bruner, Ratko Pilchowski | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Oleg Olenski (PG), William Myrick (SG), Dennis Simas (SF), Lionel Mitchell (PF), Thomas Wild (C) John Mitchell, Thomas Whalen, Frederick Perl, Gilbert McLaughlin, Patrick Smith | |
| 05:52 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 05:52 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 05:34 | Bucknell | Anthony Farris steps in front of the Oleg Olenski pass | 49-41 |
| 05:10 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-41 |
| 05:09 | Bucknell | Dennis Simas gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 04:55 | Bucknell | Thomas Wild hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 49-41 |
| 04:53 | Bucknell | Lionel Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 04:39 | Bucknell | Dennis Simas hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-44 |
| 04:13 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Anthony Farris | 52-44 |
| 03:55 | Bucknell | Thomas Wild makes the floater from the left block and the foul's on Gerald Davis - foul #2 on Gerald Davis, team foul #5 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tim Sandford (SG) Stjepan Trojanowski | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Gilbert McLaughlin (PF) Lionel Mitchell | |
| 03:55 | Bucknell | Thomas Wild makes the free throw | 52-47 |
| 03:39 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Gilbert McLaughlin - foul #3 on Gilbert McLaughlin, team foul #12 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski (C) Anthony Farris | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 03:39 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 03:39 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 03:21 | Bucknell | Dennis Simas is hacked by Ratko Pilchowski - foul #1 on Ratko Pilchowski, team foul #6 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Thomas Whalen (PG) Oleg Olenski | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (tired) 20 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tim Sandford (fresh) SF - Gerald Davis (fresh) PF - Teodoro Esposito (tired) 17 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Ratko Pilchowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Thomas Whalen (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Myrick (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Simas (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gilbert McLaughlin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Wild (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Bucknell | Gilbert McLaughlin lays it in set up by Dennis Simas | 54-49 |
| 02:58 | Michigan State | William Myrick steals it from Teodoro Esposito | 54-49 |
| 02:58 | Bucknell | Bucknell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner (SF), Anthony Farris (C) Gerald Davis, Ratko Pilchowski | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Oleg Olenski (PG), Lionel Mitchell (PF) Thomas Whalen, Gilbert McLaughlin | |
| 02:36 | Bucknell | Thomas Wild's floater is tipped away by Anthony Farris | 54-49 |
| 02:34 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 02:06 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito makes the jump hook near the basket | 56-49 |
| 01:48 | Bucknell | Thomas Wild clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-49 |
| 01:46 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Tim Sandford | 56-49 |
| 01:25 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce is fouled on the floor by Oleg Olenski - foul #5 on Oleg Olenski, team foul #13 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski (SG) Tim Sandford | |
| Subs | Bucknell | John Mitchell (PG) Oleg Olenski | |
| 01:25 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 01:25 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:10 | Bucknell | John Mitchell misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 58-49 |
| 01:08 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito gets the rebound | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce makes the floater from the right side | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Bucknell | John Mitchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski (C) Anthony Farris | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Thomas Whalen (SG), Frederick Perl (SF), Gilbert McLaughlin (PF), Patrick Smith (C) William Myrick, Dennis Simas, Lionel Mitchell, Thomas Wild | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski is fouled on the floor by Thomas Whalen - foul #2 on Thomas Whalen, team foul #14 | 60-49 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski misses the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 00:17 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to Patrick Smith | 61-49 |
| 00:12 | Bucknell | Frederick Perl can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 61-49 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Cortez Bruner | 61-49 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce runs out the clock | 61-49 |