| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Roy Zukor (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Underwood (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Haber (fresh) C - Kristopher Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - James Pell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Lassiter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gene Bell (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mason Littrell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Stewart (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Gene Bell inbounds the ball | 33-37 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell double dribbles | 33-37 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leandro Romano (SG), Larry Freese (SF) Joseph Lassiter, Gene Bell | |
| 19:27 | Colorado State | Mason Littrell steps in front of the Kristopher Allen pass | 33-37 |
| 19:11 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Freese | 33-39 |
| 18:53 | Colorado State | John Davis misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-39 |
| 18:51 | Michigan State | Larry Freese grabs the defensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 18:35 | Michigan State | Wayne Stewart misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 33-39 |
| 18:34 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell tips it but misses | 33-39 |
| 18:33 | Colorado State | Kristopher Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 18:24 | Colorado State | Robert Haber clanks a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Mason Littrell - foul #1 on Mason Littrell, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gene Bell (SF), William Jenkins (C) Larry Freese, Wayne Stewart | |
| 18:24 | Colorado State | Robert Haber makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 18:24 | Colorado State | Robert Haber makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 18:07 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 18:05 | Colorado State | Robert Haber grabs the defensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 17:58 | Colorado State | John Davis misses the easy layup | 35-39 |
| 17:56 | Michigan State | Gene Bell grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 17:52 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Pell | 35-41 |
| 17:45 | Colorado State | John Davis misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gene Bell - foul #2 on Gene Bell, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rodney Brown (PG), Joseph Lassiter (SG), Willie Sessions (PF), Wayne Stewart (C) James Pell, Leandro Romano, Mason Littrell, William Jenkins | |
| 17:45 | Colorado State | John Davis misses the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 17:45 | Colorado State | John Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 17:31 | Michigan State | Gene Bell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 17:29 | Colorado State | Robert Haber grabs the defensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 17:12 | Colorado State | Joseph Lassiter takes the ball from Kristopher Allen | 36-41 |
| 17:07 | Michigan State | Gene Bell lays it in set up by Joseph Lassiter | 36-43 |
| 16:53 | Colorado State | John Davis makes the driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by Gene Bell - foul #3 on Gene Bell, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Colorado State | David Laubach (PG), Joshua Dahlquist (PF), Thomas Barnhill (C) Roy Zukor, Robert Haber, Kristopher Allen | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Pell (PG), Leandro Romano (SG), Mason Littrell (PF), William Jenkins (C) Rodney Brown, Joseph Lassiter, Willie Sessions, Wayne Stewart | |
| 16:53 | Colorado State | John Davis misses the free throw | 38-43 |
| 16:53 | Michigan State | William Jenkins snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| 16:36 | Michigan State | James Pell is whistled for a carry | 38-43 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Jimmie Farley (SF) John Davis | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Larry Freese (SG) Leandro Romano | |
| 16:15 | Colorado State | David Laubach is whistled for traveling | 38-43 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rodney Brown (PG), Leandro Romano (SG), Jeffrey Twyman (PF), Wayne Stewart (C) James Pell, Larry Freese, Mason Littrell, William Jenkins | |
| 15:51 | Michigan State | Jimmie Farley steals the ball from Wayne Stewart | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - David Laubach (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Underwood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmie Farley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Dahlquist (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Barnhill (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Rodney Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leandro Romano (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Gene Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Twyman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wayne Stewart (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Colorado State | Charles Underwood clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-43 |
| 15:37 | Michigan State | Wayne Stewart snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| 15:32 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano comes up short on the shot from the right side | 38-43 |
| 15:31 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman grabs the offensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 15:14 | Michigan State | Gene Bell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Barnhill - foul #2 on Thomas Barnhill, team foul #1 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Roy Zukor (PG), Myron Greenwood (SG), Kristopher Allen (C) David Laubach, Charles Underwood, Thomas Barnhill | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Pell (PG), Joseph Lassiter (SG), Mason Littrell (PF), William Jenkins (C) Rodney Brown, Leandro Romano, Jeffrey Twyman, Wayne Stewart | |
| 15:14 | Michigan State | Gene Bell makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 15:14 | Michigan State | Gene Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 15:01 | Colorado State | Roy Zukor misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-45 |
| 15:00 | Colorado State | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmie Farley | 38-45 |
| 14:38 | Colorado State | Kristopher Allen can't finish the layup | 38-45 |
| 14:36 | Colorado State | Joshua Dahlquist grabs the offensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 14:21 | Colorado State | Roy Zukor is fouled on the floor by James Pell - foul #1 on James Pell, team foul #4 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Davis (SF), Robert Haber (PF) Jimmie Farley, Joshua Dahlquist | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Larry Freese (SF), Wayne Stewart (C) Gene Bell, William Jenkins | |
| 14:03 | Colorado State | John Davis loses the dribble to Wayne Stewart | 38-45 |
| 13:55 | Michigan State | Wayne Stewart scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from James Pell | 38-47 |
| 13:33 | Colorado State | John Davis misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 38-47 |
| 13:31 | Michigan State | James Pell snags the defensive board | 38-47 |
| 13:19 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 38-47 |
| 13:17 | Colorado State | Robert Haber snags the defensive board | 38-47 |
| 13:04 | Colorado State | Larry Freese swats the dunk try by Kristopher Allen | 38-47 |
| 13:02 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Mason Littrell | 38-47 |
| 12:47 | Michigan State | Myron Greenwood is called for the reach on Joseph Lassiter - foul #4 on Myron Greenwood, team foul #2 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Colorado State | David Laubach (PG), Charles Underwood (SG), Thomas Barnhill (C) Roy Zukor, Myron Greenwood, Kristopher Allen | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rodney Brown (PG), Leandro Romano (SG), Gene Bell (SF), Jeffrey Twyman (PF), William Jenkins (C) James Pell, Joseph Lassiter, Larry Freese, Mason Littrell, Wayne Stewart | |
| 12:40 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Rodney Brown | 38-49 |
| 12:20 | Colorado State | John Davis connects on the floater in the paint | 40-49 |
| 11:58 | Michigan State | William Jenkins misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-49 |
| 11:56 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman misses the tip | 40-49 |
| 11:55 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman hits the follow up shot | 40-51 |
| 11:40 | Colorado State | John Davis scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-51 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - David Laubach (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Underwood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Davis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Haber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Barnhill (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Rodney Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Leandro Romano (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Gene Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Twyman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman misses the dunk but he's fouled by John Davis - foul #1 on John Davis, team foul #3 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Roy Zukor (PG), Jimmie Farley (SF), Joshua Dahlquist (PF), Kristopher Allen (C) David Laubach, John Davis, Robert Haber, Thomas Barnhill | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Pell (PG), Larry Freese (SG), Wayne Stewart (C) Rodney Brown, Leandro Romano, William Jenkins | |
| 11:15 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 11:15 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman makes the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 10:59 | Colorado State | Charles Underwood buries a 3 from the right wing | 45-53 |
| 10:51 | Michigan State | Larry Freese buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Gene Bell | 45-55 |
| 10:23 | Colorado State | Joshua Dahlquist connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Jimmie Farley and he's fouled by Jeffrey Twyman - foul #1 on Jeffrey Twyman, team foul #5 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Lassiter (SG), Mason Littrell (PF), William Jenkins (C) Gene Bell, Jeffrey Twyman, Wayne Stewart | |
| 10:23 | Colorado State | Joshua Dahlquist makes the free throw | 48-55 |
| 10:12 | Michigan State | Joseph Lassiter can't connect on a shot from the right block | 48-55 |
| 10:11 | Michigan State | Larry Freese snags the offensive board | 48-55 |
| 09:55 | Michigan State | Larry Freese comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-55 |
| 09:54 | Michigan State | Joseph Lassiter grabs the offensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 09:41 | Michigan State | William Jenkins double dribbles | 48-55 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Davis (SF), Thomas Barnhill (C) Jimmie Farley, Kristopher Allen | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rodney Brown (PG), Leandro Romano (SG), Gene Bell (SF), Wayne Stewart (C) James Pell, Joseph Lassiter, Larry Freese, William Jenkins | |
| 09:30 | Colorado State | Charles Underwood connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by John Davis | 50-55 |
| 09:17 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Underwood - foul #2 on Charles Underwood, team foul #4 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Robert Haber (PF) Joshua Dahlquist | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 09:17 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 09:17 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 09:17 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano makes the 3rd free throw | 50-58 |
| 09:10 | Colorado State | John Davis knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Charles Underwood | 52-58 |
| 08:51 | Michigan State | Rodney Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-58 |
| Subs | Colorado State | David Laubach (PG) Roy Zukor | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Pell (PG), Joseph Lassiter (SG), William Jenkins (C) Rodney Brown, Leandro Romano, Wayne Stewart | |
| 08:41 | Colorado State | David Laubach is hacked by Gene Bell - foul #4 on Gene Bell, team foul #6 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Larry Freese (SF) Gene Bell | |
| 08:26 | Colorado State | John Davis misses long on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by William Jenkins - foul #1 on William Jenkins, team foul #7 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Kristopher Allen (C) Thomas Barnhill | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leandro Romano (SG), Gene Bell (SF), Willie Sessions (PF), Wayne Stewart (C) Joseph Lassiter, Larry Freese, Mason Littrell, William Jenkins | |
| 08:26 | Colorado State | John Davis makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 08:26 | Colorado State | John Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 08:06 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Willie Sessions | 54-61 |
| 07:40 | Colorado State | John Davis makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Charles Underwood | 56-61 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - David Laubach (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Underwood (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Davis (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Haber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kristopher Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - James Pell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leandro Romano (fresh) 22 pts. SF - Gene Bell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Willie Sessions (fresh) C - Wayne Stewart (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Michigan State | James Pell drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Willie Sessions | 56-64 |
| 07:06 | Colorado State | Wayne Stewart denies the turnaround by John Davis | 56-64 |
| 07:04 | Michigan State | Willie Sessions gets the rebound | 56-64 |
| 06:59 | Michigan State | James Pell is fouled on the floor by David Laubach - foul #2 on David Laubach, team foul #5 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Roy Zukor (PG), Myron Greenwood (SG), Jimmie Farley (SF), Joshua Dahlquist (PF) David Laubach, Charles Underwood, John Davis, Robert Haber | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rodney Brown (PG), Joseph Lassiter (SG), Larry Freese (SF), Mason Littrell (PF), William Jenkins (C) James Pell, Leandro Romano, Gene Bell, Willie Sessions, Wayne Stewart | |
| 06:42 | Michigan State | Joseph Lassiter scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-67 |
| 06:22 | Colorado State | Joshua Dahlquist comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 56-67 |
| 06:20 | Michigan State | Larry Freese grabs the defensive rebound | 56-67 |
| 06:14 | Michigan State | Larry Freese clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kristopher Allen - foul #3 on Kristopher Allen, team foul #6 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Thomas Barnhill (C) Kristopher Allen | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 06:14 | Michigan State | Larry Freese misses the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 06:14 | Michigan State | Larry Freese misses the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 06:14 | Colorado State | Joshua Dahlquist snags the defensive board | 56-67 |
| 05:52 | Colorado State | Thomas Barnhill misses the easy layup | 56-67 |
| 05:51 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell grabs the board | 56-67 |
| 05:47 | Michigan State | Larry Freese can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Jimmie Farley - foul #3 on Jimmie Farley, team foul #7 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Pell (PG), Gene Bell (SF), Wayne Stewart (C) Rodney Brown, Joseph Lassiter, William Jenkins | |
| 05:47 | Michigan State | Larry Freese misses the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 05:47 | Michigan State | Larry Freese makes the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| 05:32 | Colorado State | Myron Greenwood's pass is intercepted by Larry Freese | 56-68 |
| 05:14 | Michigan State | Joshua Dahlquist blocks the short jumper by Wayne Stewart | 56-68 |
| 05:13 | Colorado State | Joshua Dahlquist snags the defensive board | 56-68 |
| 04:58 | Colorado State | Roy Zukor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-68 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Davis (SF), Robert Haber (PF) Jimmie Farley, Joshua Dahlquist | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rodney Brown (PG), Joseph Lassiter (SG), Jeffrey Twyman (PF), William Jenkins (C) James Pell, Larry Freese, Mason Littrell, Wayne Stewart | |
| 04:43 | Michigan State | Joseph Lassiter is whistled for a carry | 56-68 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Kristopher Allen (C) Thomas Barnhill | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leandro Romano (SG), Mason Littrell (PF) Joseph Lassiter, Jeffrey Twyman | |
| 04:30 | Colorado State | Kristopher Allen clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Gene Bell - foul #5 on Gene Bell, team foul #8 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Lassiter (SG), Willie Sessions (SF) Leandro Romano, Gene Bell | |
| 04:30 | Colorado State | Kristopher Allen makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 04:30 | Colorado State | Kristopher Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 04:11 | Michigan State | Joseph Lassiter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-68 |
| 04:10 | Colorado State | Kristopher Allen snags the defensive board | 58-68 |
| 03:58 | Colorado State | William Jenkins steps in front of the Myron Greenwood pass | 58-68 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:32 | Michigan State | Joseph Lassiter drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-71 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Roy Zukor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Myron Greenwood (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Davis (fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Haber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kristopher Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Rodney Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Lassiter (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Sessions (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mason Littrell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - William Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:18 | Colorado State | The pull-up jumper by John Davis is blocked by William Jenkins | 58-71 |
| 03:16 | Michigan State | William Jenkins gets the rebound | 58-71 |
| 03:09 | Michigan State | Joseph Lassiter misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-71 |
| 03:07 | Colorado State | John Davis gets the rebound | 58-71 |
| 03:03 | Colorado State | John Davis misses short on an open jumpshot from the right side | 58-71 |
| 03:01 | Colorado State | Kristopher Allen hits the follow up shot | 60-71 |
| 03:01 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-71 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Pell (PG), Leandro Romano (SG), Larry Freese (SF), Jeffrey Twyman (PF), Wayne Stewart (C) Rodney Brown, Joseph Lassiter, Willie Sessions, Mason Littrell, William Jenkins | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:41 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman is whistled for a carry | 60-71 |
| Subs | Colorado State | David Laubach (PG), Joshua Dahlquist (PF) Roy Zukor, Robert Haber | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 02:38 | Colorado State | Larry Freese steals the ball from Myron Greenwood in the backcourt | 60-71 |
| 02:25 | Michigan State | Wayne Stewart misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 60-71 |
| 02:24 | Colorado State | Joshua Dahlquist gets the rebound | 60-71 |
| 02:24 | Colorado State | Colorado State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-71 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Roy Zukor (PG), Charles Underwood (SG), Robert Haber (PF) David Laubach, Myron Greenwood, Joshua Dahlquist | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Willie Sessions (PF) Jeffrey Twyman | |
| 02:11 | Colorado State | Roy Zukor clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-71 |
| 02:10 | Michigan State | Wayne Stewart grabs the board | 60-71 |
| 01:47 | Michigan State | Wayne Stewart misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Robert Haber - foul #2 on Robert Haber, team foul #8 | 60-71 |
| Subs | Colorado State | David Laubach (PG), Jimmie Farley (SF), Joshua Dahlquist (PF), Thomas Barnhill (C) Roy Zukor, John Davis, Robert Haber, Kristopher Allen | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Lassiter (SG), Mason Littrell (PF) Leandro Romano, Willie Sessions | |
| 01:47 | Michigan State | Wayne Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 60-71 |
| 01:47 | Michigan State | Wayne Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 60-72 |
| 01:34 | Colorado State | Thomas Barnhill clanks a floater from the free throw line | 60-72 |
| 01:33 | Michigan State | Wayne Stewart grabs the board | 60-72 |
| 01:09 | Michigan State | Joseph Lassiter scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James Pell | 60-75 |
| 01:07 | Colorado State | Charles Underwood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-75 |
| 00:48 | Michigan State | James Pell clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-75 |
| 00:47 | Colorado State | Jimmie Farley snags the defensive board | 60-75 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Colorado State | Charles Underwood misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 60-75 |
| 00:41 | Colorado State | Jimmie Farley hits the follow up shot | 62-75 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Wayne Stewart's pass is intercepted by Charles Underwood in the backcourt | 62-75 |
| 00:33 | Colorado State | Charles Underwood hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Thomas Barnhill | 65-75 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | James Pell misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 65-75 |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Larry Freese grabs the offensive rebound | 65-75 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | James Pell runs out the clock | 65-75 |