| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fresh) SG - Vernon Wier (fresh) SF - Cortez Bruner (fresh) PF - Teodoro Esposito (fresh) C - Anthony Farris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Gerald Hamlet (fresh) SG - Kenneth Perry (fresh) SF - Terrence Reynolds (fresh) PF - Eli Fuqua (fresh) C - Dewey Gibson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:31 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Cortez Bruner | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Perry is fouled on the floor by Vernon Wier - foul #1 on Vernon Wier, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Sam Houston State | Anthony Farris denies the turnaround by Dewey Gibson | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner misses the easy layup | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | Sam Houston State | Dewey Gibson grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:27 | Sam Houston State | The pull-up jumper by Gerald Hamlet is blocked by Teodoro Esposito | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:02 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito misses short on a shot from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 18:01 | Sam Houston State | Eli Fuqua grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:47 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Perry hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 17:22 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce misses short on a floater in the lane | 2-3 |
| 17:20 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Dewey Gibson | 2-3 |
| 17:07 | Sam Houston State | Terrence Reynolds misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-3 |
| 17:05 | Sam Houston State | Terrence Reynolds pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:54 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Perry misses short on a jumper from the left block | 2-3 |
| 16:53 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 16:29 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner knocks in the runner from the baseline | 4-3 |
| 16:17 | Sam Houston State | A charge is called on Terrence Reynolds - foul #1 on Terrence Reynolds, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Gerald Davis (SF), Eric Russ (PF), Ratko Pilchowski (C) Vernon Wier, Cortez Bruner, Teodoro Esposito, Anthony Farris | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Christopher Stoltzfus (PG), William Jackson (SG), Ronald Morris (SF), Jonas Thompson (PF), Brian Scott (C) Gerald Hamlet, Kenneth Perry, Terrence Reynolds, Eli Fuqua, Dewey Gibson | |
| 16:03 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski can't finish the layup | 4-3 |
| 16:01 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Morris grabs the board | 4-3 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stjepan Trojanowski (fresh) SF - Gerald Davis (fresh) PF - Eric Russ (fresh) C - Ratko Pilchowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Christopher Stoltzfus (fresh) SG - William Jackson (fresh) SF - Ronald Morris (fresh) PF - Jonas Thompson (fresh) C - Brian Scott (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Sam Houston State | William Jackson comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Stjepan Trojanowski - foul #1 on Stjepan Trojanowski, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| 15:47 | Sam Houston State | William Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 15:47 | Sam Houston State | William Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 15:23 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski misses badly on a shot from the left side | 4-5 |
| 15:21 | Michigan State | Eric Russ grabs the offensive board | 4-5 |
| 15:03 | Michigan State | Ronald Morris steals the ball from Stjepan Trojanowski | 4-5 |
| 14:59 | Sam Houston State | William Jackson hits the finger roll set up by Ronald Morris | 4-7 |
| 14:40 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 4-7 |
| 14:39 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski tips it home | 6-7 |
| 14:19 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Stoltzfus drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Brian Scott | 6-9 |
| 14:13 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stjepan Trojanowski, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vernon Wier (SG), Tim Sandford (SF), Teodoro Esposito (C) Stjepan Trojanowski, Gerald Davis, Ratko Pilchowski | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gerald Hamlet (PG), Kenneth Perry (SG), Terrence Reynolds (SF), Eli Fuqua (PF), Dewey Gibson (C) William Jackson, Christopher Stoltzfus, Ronald Morris, Jonas Thompson, Brian Scott | |
| 13:55 | Sam Houston State | Eli Fuqua is fouled on the floor by Eric Russ - foul #1 on Eric Russ, team foul #4 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Farris (C) Eric Russ | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 13:40 | Sam Houston State | Eli Fuqua hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 6-9 |
| 13:38 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris grabs the board | 6-9 |
| 13:34 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Hamlet - foul #1 on Gerald Hamlet, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner (SF) Lawrence Pierce | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 13:15 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito lays it up and in set up by Vernon Wier | 8-9 |
| 12:55 | Sam Houston State | Vernon Wier steals it from Kenneth Perry | 8-9 |
| 12:52 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner lays it in on a nice dish by Vernon Wier | 10-9 |
| 12:28 | Sam Houston State | Dewey Gibson is fouled on the floor by Teodoro Esposito - foul #1 on Teodoro Esposito, team foul #5 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG), Gerald Davis (SF), Eric Russ (PF), Ratko Pilchowski (C) Tim Sandford, Cortez Bruner, Teodoro Esposito, Anthony Farris | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ronald Morris (SF), Jonas Thompson (C) Terrence Reynolds, Dewey Gibson | |
| 12:12 | Sam Houston State | Eli Fuqua scores on a driving attempt from close range | 10-11 |
| 11:57 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier knocks in the shot from the left side | 12-11 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Vernon Wier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Davis (fresh) PF - Eric Russ (fresh) C - Ratko Pilchowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Gerald Hamlet (fairly fresh) SG - Kenneth Perry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Morris (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Eli Fuqua (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonas Thompson (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Sam Houston State | Eric Russ steps in front of the Jonas Thompson pass | 12-11 |
| 11:12 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce is alone and drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Eric Russ | 14-11 |
| 10:59 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Morris hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-11 |
| 10:58 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Perry pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 10:40 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Perry comes up short on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Gerald Davis - foul #1 on Gerald Davis, team foul #6 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tim Sandford (SG), Cortez Bruner (SF), Teodoro Esposito (PF), Anthony Farris (C) Vernon Wier, Gerald Davis, Eric Russ, Ratko Pilchowski | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Christopher Stoltzfus (PG), Bernard Coleman (SF), Brian Scott (PF), Dewey Gibson (C) Gerald Hamlet, Ronald Morris, Eli Fuqua, Jonas Thompson | |
| 10:40 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Perry misses the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 10:40 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 10:38 | Michigan State | Bernard Coleman is called for the reach on Cortez Bruner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bernard Coleman, team foul #3 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Jackson (SG) Kenneth Perry | |
| 10:17 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Lawrence Pierce | 16-12 |
| 10:03 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Stoltzfus can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-12 |
| 10:02 | Sam Houston State | Bernard Coleman tips it back up and in | 16-14 |
| 09:39 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito is fouled on the floor by Brian Scott - foul #1 on Brian Scott, team foul #4 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski (C) Anthony Farris | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Terrence Reynolds (SF) Bernard Coleman | |
| 09:19 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Terrence Reynolds - foul #2 on Terrence Reynolds, team foul #5 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vernon Wier (PG) Lawrence Pierce | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Bernard Coleman (SF), Casey Dabney (C) Terrence Reynolds, Dewey Gibson | |
| 09:19 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 09:19 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner misses the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 09:19 | Sam Houston State | Casey Dabney grabs the defensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 09:04 | Sam Houston State | William Jackson buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Brian Scott | 17-16 |
| 08:44 | Michigan State | Christopher Stoltzfus is called for the reach on Vernon Wier - foul #1 on Christopher Stoltzfus, team foul #6 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG), Gerald Davis (SF) Tim Sandford, Cortez Bruner | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Perry (SG), Ronald Morris (SF), Dewey Gibson (C) William Jackson, Bernard Coleman, Brian Scott | |
| 08:29 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Lawrence Pierce | 19-16 |
| 08:06 | Sam Houston State | Dewey Gibson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 19-16 |
| 08:04 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito gets the rebound | 19-16 |
| 07:48 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-16 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vernon Wier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Davis (fresh) PF - Teodoro Esposito (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ratko Pilchowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Christopher Stoltzfus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Perry (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ronald Morris (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Casey Dabney (fresh) C - Dewey Gibson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Stoltzfus clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-16 |
| 07:29 | Sam Houston State | Casey Dabney tips it but misses | 22-16 |
| 07:27 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier snags the defensive board | 22-16 |
| 07:17 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier is called for 10 seconds | 22-16 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tim Sandford (SG), Eric Russ (PF), Anthony Farris (C) Vernon Wier, Teodoro Esposito, Ratko Pilchowski | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gerald Hamlet (PG), William Jackson (SG), Bernard Coleman (SF), Eli Fuqua (PF), Jonas Thompson (C) Christopher Stoltzfus, Kenneth Perry, Ronald Morris, Casey Dabney, Dewey Gibson | |
| 07:10 | Sam Houston State | Gerald Hamlet knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Eli Fuqua | 22-19 |
| 06:51 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Gerald Hamlet - foul #2 on Gerald Hamlet, team foul #7 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner (SF) Gerald Davis | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Perry (SG) Gerald Hamlet | |
| 06:51 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 06:51 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 06:32 | Sam Houston State | Eli Fuqua's pass is intercepted by Anthony Farris | 23-19 |
| 06:13 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner is open and scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 25-19 |
| 05:56 | Sam Houston State | Bernard Coleman misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-19 |
| 05:55 | Sam Houston State | Eli Fuqua pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-19 |
| 05:46 | Sam Houston State | Bernard Coleman misses badly on a shot from the left side | 25-19 |
| 05:44 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris pulls down the rebound | 25-19 |
| 05:25 | Michigan State | Eli Fuqua steals it from Lawrence Pierce | 25-19 |
| 05:12 | Sam Houston State | Eli Fuqua is fouled on the floor by Eric Russ - foul #2 on Eric Russ, team foul #7 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vernon Wier (SG), Gerald Davis (SF), Teodoro Esposito (PF), Ratko Pilchowski (C) Tim Sandford, Cortez Bruner, Eric Russ, Anthony Farris | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Christopher Stoltzfus (PG), Ronald Morris (SF), Dewey Gibson (C) William Jackson, Bernard Coleman, Jonas Thompson | |
| 05:12 | Sam Houston State | Eli Fuqua misses the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 05:12 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski grabs the defensive rebound | 25-19 |
| 04:45 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce can't connect on a floater from the left side | 25-19 |
| 04:43 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Dewey Gibson | 25-19 |
| 04:39 | Sam Houston State | Vernon Wier is called for the reach on Kenneth Perry - foul #2 on Vernon Wier, team foul #8 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tim Sandford (SG) Vernon Wier | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Brian Scott (PF) Eli Fuqua | |
| 04:39 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Perry makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 04:39 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 04:20 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski is fouled on the floor by Brian Scott - foul #2 on Brian Scott, team foul #8 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Casey Dabney (PF) Brian Scott | |
| 04:20 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 04:20 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski misses the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 04:20 | Sam Houston State | Dewey Gibson gets the rebound | 26-21 |
| 03:57 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Morris can't finish the layup | 26-21 |
| 03:55 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Morris misses the tip | 26-21 |
| 03:54 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce gets the rebound | 26-21 |
| 03:40 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski's floater is tipped away by Dewey Gibson | 26-21 |
| 03:38 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Stoltzfus snags the defensive board | 26-21 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tim Sandford (fairly fresh) SF - Gerald Davis (fresh) PF - Teodoro Esposito (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ratko Pilchowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Christopher Stoltzfus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Perry (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Ronald Morris (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Casey Dabney (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dewey Gibson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Stoltzfus knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Ronald Morris | 26-24 |
| 03:05 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce's pass is intercepted by Ronald Morris | 26-24 |
| 02:36 | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Pierce is called for the reach on Christopher Stoltzfus - foul #1 on Lawrence Pierce, team foul #9 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vernon Wier (PG), Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Cortez Bruner (SF), Eric Russ (PF), Anthony Farris (C) Lawrence Pierce, Tim Sandford, Gerald Davis, Teodoro Esposito, Ratko Pilchowski | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gerald Hamlet (PG), Terrence Reynolds (SF), Eli Fuqua (PF), Jonas Thompson (C) Kenneth Perry, Ronald Morris, Casey Dabney, Dewey Gibson | |
| 02:36 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Stoltzfus makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 02:36 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Stoltzfus misses the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 02:36 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Eric Russ | 26-25 |
| 02:14 | Michigan State | Jonas Thompson is called for the reach on Anthony Farris - foul #1 on Jonas Thompson, team foul #9 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Jackson (SG) Christopher Stoltzfus | |
| 02:14 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 02:14 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 01:54 | Sam Houston State | William Jackson misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Vernon Wier - foul #3 on Vernon Wier, team foul #10 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG) Vernon Wier | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 01:54 | Sam Houston State | William Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 01:54 | Sam Houston State | William Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 01:54 | Michigan State | Eric Russ grabs the board | 28-26 |
| 01:50 | Michigan State | Eli Fuqua is called for the reach on Cortez Bruner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eli Fuqua, team foul #10 | 28-26 |
| 01:50 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner misses the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 01:50 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 01:30 | Sam Houston State | Jonas Thompson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 29-26 |
| 01:29 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Lawrence Pierce | 29-26 |
| 01:26 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner is hacked by Terrence Reynolds in the backcourt - foul #3 on Terrence Reynolds, team foul #11 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Bernard Coleman (SF) Terrence Reynolds | |
| 01:26 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 01:26 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 01:12 | Sam Houston State | Gerald Hamlet comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 31-26 |
| 01:10 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris snags the defensive board | 31-26 |
| 00:48 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski's floater is knocked away by Eli Fuqua | 31-26 |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Russ | 31-26 |
| 00:29 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce drills a turnaround in the paint | 33-26 |
| 00:03 | Sam Houston State | Gerald Hamlet buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-28 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce clanks a halfcourt shot | 33-28 |