| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fresh) SG - Vernon Wier (fresh) SF - Cortez Bruner (fresh) PF - Teodoro Esposito (fresh) C - Anthony Farris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Roger Poore (fresh) SG - Scott Fells (fresh) SF - Cameron Chafin (fresh) PF - Joseph Edwards (fresh) C - Gregory Salls (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | IPFW | Gregory Salls 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 | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | IPFW | Cameron Chafin loses the dribble to Teodoro Esposito | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce misses the driving attempt in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | IPFW | Gregory Salls snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | IPFW | Cameron Chafin hits a shot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:30 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Lawrence Pierce | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | IPFW | Joseph Edwards's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 17:56 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Roger Poore - foul #1 on Roger Poore, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:56 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:56 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:43 | IPFW | Scott Fells can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 17:42 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:38 | Michigan State | Gregory Salls is called for the reach on Anthony Farris - foul #1 on Gregory Salls, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 17:19 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 17:18 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris grabs the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:00 | Michigan State | Gregory Salls swats the short shot by Teodoro Esposito | 4-2 |
| 16:58 | IPFW | Joseph Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:39 | IPFW | Scott Fells buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Roger Poore | 4-5 |
| 16:15 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Lawrence Pierce and the foul's on Gregory Salls - foul #2 on Gregory Salls, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | IPFW | Tomas Kasten (SG), Jason Bingham (SF), Daniel Scott (PF), James London (C) Scott Fells, Cameron Chafin, Joseph Edwards, Gregory Salls | |
| 16:15 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito misses the free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:15 | IPFW | Daniel Scott pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| 15:56 | IPFW | Tomas Kasten misses the easy layup | 6-5 |
| 15:55 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vernon Wier (fresh) SF - Cortez Bruner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Teodoro Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Farris (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Roger Poore (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tomas Kasten (fresh) SF - Jason Bingham (fresh) PF - Daniel Scott (fresh) C - James London (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner slams it home on a great pass from Lawrence Pierce | 8-5 |
| 15:38 | IPFW | James London buries a fadeaway from close range | 8-7 |
| 15:12 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 8-7 |
| 15:10 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris tips it in | 10-7 |
| 14:53 | IPFW | Cortez Bruner takes the ball from Jason Bingham | 10-7 |
| 14:40 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Tomas Kasten - foul #1 on Tomas Kasten, team foul #4 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Eric Russ (PF), Ratko Pilchowski (C) Vernon Wier, Teodoro Esposito, Anthony Farris | |
| Subs | IPFW | Scott Fells (SG), Cameron Chafin (SF), Joseph Edwards (PF) Roger Poore, Jason Bingham, Daniel Scott | |
| 14:40 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner makes the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 14:40 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner misses the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 14:40 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski gets the offensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 14:21 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 11-7 |
| 14:20 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski tips it home | 13-7 |
| 14:04 | IPFW | Joseph Edwards can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-7 |
| 14:03 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Ratko Pilchowski | 13-7 |
| 13:38 | Michigan State | Eric Russ's pass is intercepted by James London | 13-7 |
| 13:27 | IPFW | Joseph Edwards knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-10 |
| 13:09 | Michigan State | 3 seconds is called on Stjepan Trojanowski | 13-10 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vernon Wier (PG), Gerald Davis (SF), Teodoro Esposito (PF) Lawrence Pierce, Cortez Bruner, Eric Russ | |
| Subs | IPFW | Roger Poore (PG), Reginald Davis (SG), Raymond Klug (C) Tomas Kasten, Scott Fells, James London | |
| 12:53 | IPFW | Roger Poore connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Reginald Davis | 13-13 |
| 12:48 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 13-13 |
| 12:47 | IPFW | Joseph Edwards pulls down the rebound | 13-13 |
| 12:43 | IPFW | Reginald Davis is fouled on the floor by Stjepan Trojanowski - foul #1 on Stjepan Trojanowski, team foul #1 | 13-13 |
| 12:27 | IPFW | Gerald Davis is called for the reach on Raymond Klug - foul #1 on Gerald Davis, team foul #2 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | IPFW | Daniel Scott (SF) Cameron Chafin | |
| 12:22 | IPFW | Daniel Scott is fouled on the floor by Stjepan Trojanowski - foul #2 on Stjepan Trojanowski, team foul #3 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tim Sandford (SG) Stjepan Trojanowski | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| 12:08 | IPFW | Vernon Wier picks off the pass by Joseph Edwards | 13-13 |
| 11:39 | Michigan State | Raymond Klug steals it from Vernon Wier | 13-13 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Vernon Wier (fresh) SG - Tim Sandford (fresh) SF - Gerald Davis (fresh) PF - Teodoro Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ratko Pilchowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Roger Poore (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reginald Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Scott (fresh) PF - Joseph Edwards (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Klug (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | IPFW | Reginald Davis misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 13-13 |
| 11:20 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski gets the rebound | 13-13 |
| 11:16 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Tim Sandford | 16-13 |
| 10:59 | IPFW | Joseph Edwards can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 16-13 |
| 10:57 | IPFW | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Klug | 16-13 |
| 10:47 | IPFW | Roger Poore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-13 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG), Eric Russ (PF), Anthony Farris (C) Vernon Wier, Teodoro Esposito, Ratko Pilchowski | |
| Subs | IPFW | Scott Fells (SG), Cameron Chafin (SF), James London (C) Reginald Davis, Joseph Edwards, Raymond Klug | |
| 10:27 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Anthony Farris, team foul #4 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vernon Wier (SG) Gerald Davis | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| 10:05 | IPFW | Cameron Chafin connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 16-15 |
| 09:37 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 16-15 |
| 09:36 | IPFW | Daniel Scott grabs the board | 16-15 |
| 09:25 | IPFW | Scott Fells can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-15 |
| 09:24 | IPFW | Cameron Chafin grabs the offensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 09:08 | IPFW | Roger Poore misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Tim Sandford - foul #1 on Tim Sandford, team foul #5 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gerald Davis (SF), Teodoro Esposito (PF) Tim Sandford, Eric Russ | |
| Subs | IPFW | Raymond Klug (C) Daniel Scott | |
| 09:08 | IPFW | Roger Poore makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:08 | IPFW | Roger Poore misses the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:08 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris grabs the board | 16-16 |
| 08:45 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito banks in the layup | 18-16 |
| 08:25 | IPFW | Gerald Davis is called for the reach on Raymond Klug - foul #2 on Gerald Davis, team foul #6 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner (SF), Ratko Pilchowski (C) Gerald Davis, Anthony Farris | |
| Subs | IPFW | Tomas Kasten (PG), Jason Bingham (SF), Joseph Edwards (PF) Roger Poore, Cameron Chafin, Raymond Klug | |
| 08:03 | IPFW | Teodoro Esposito picks off the pass by Tomas Kasten | 18-16 |
| 07:39 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski is fouled on the floor by James London - foul #1 on James London, team foul #5 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | IPFW | Reginald Davis (SG), Daniel Scott (SF), Raymond Klug (C) Scott Fells, Jason Bingham, James London | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vernon Wier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Cortez Bruner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Teodoro Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ratko Pilchowski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Tomas Kasten (fresh) SG - Reginald Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Scott (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Klug (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Michigan State | Joseph Edwards picks off the pass by Cortez Bruner | 18-16 |
| 07:02 | IPFW | Raymond Klug clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-16 |
| 07:00 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner grabs the defensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 06:55 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Joseph Edwards - foul #1 on Joseph Edwards, team foul #6 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tim Sandford (SG), Anthony Farris (C) Vernon Wier, Ratko Pilchowski | |
| Subs | IPFW | Roger Poore (PG), Cameron Chafin (SF) Reginald Davis, Daniel Scott | |
| 06:55 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 06:55 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 06:55 | IPFW | The rebound goes to Joseph Edwards | 19-16 |
| 06:34 | IPFW | Tomas Kasten makes the 3 from straight away set up by Roger Poore | 19-19 |
| 06:28 | Michigan State | Tomas Kasten is called for the reach on Tim Sandford - foul #2 on Tomas Kasten, team foul #7 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Russ (PF) Teodoro Esposito | |
| Subs | IPFW | Reginald Davis (SG), James London (C) Tomas Kasten, Raymond Klug | |
| 06:28 | Michigan State | Tim Sandford makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 06:28 | Michigan State | Tim Sandford misses the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 06:28 | IPFW | The rebound goes to Joseph Edwards | 20-19 |
| 06:10 | IPFW | Joseph Edwards hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 20-19 |
| 06:09 | IPFW | James London grabs the offensive board | 20-19 |
| 05:51 | IPFW | Cameron Chafin drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-22 |
| 05:37 | Michigan State | Eric Russ clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Cameron Chafin - foul #1 on Cameron Chafin, team foul #8 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | IPFW | Scott Fells (SG) Reginald Davis | |
| 05:37 | Michigan State | Eric Russ makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 05:37 | Michigan State | Eric Russ makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 05:30 | IPFW | Roger Poore misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-22 |
| 05:29 | IPFW | Joseph Edwards tips it in | 22-24 |
| 05:22 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce misses the lay-in | 22-24 |
| 05:20 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris tips it back up and in | 24-24 |
| 05:00 | IPFW | Scott Fells is fouled on the floor by Tim Sandford - foul #2 on Tim Sandford, team foul #7 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vernon Wier (SG), Teodoro Esposito (PF), Ratko Pilchowski (C) Tim Sandford, Eric Russ, Anthony Farris | |
| Subs | IPFW | Daniel Scott (PF) Joseph Edwards | |
| 05:00 | IPFW | Scott Fells makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 05:00 | IPFW | Scott Fells misses the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 05:00 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito gets the rebound | 24-25 |
| 04:35 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce is whistled for a carry | 24-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | IPFW | Jason Bingham (SF) Cameron Chafin | |
| 04:18 | IPFW | Jason Bingham misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-25 |
| 04:16 | IPFW | Daniel Scott tips it in | 24-27 |
| 04:04 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski clanks a floater in the lane | 24-27 |
| 04:02 | IPFW | James London gets the rebound | 24-27 |
| 03:47 | IPFW | Jason Bingham is fouled on the floor by Cortez Bruner - foul #1 on Cortez Bruner, team foul #8 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Gerald Davis (SF) Vernon Wier, Cortez Bruner | |
| Subs | IPFW | Tomas Kasten (PG), Joseph Edwards (PF), Gregory Salls (C) Roger Poore, Daniel Scott, James London | |
| 03:47 | IPFW | Jason Bingham makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 03:47 | IPFW | Jason Bingham makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 03:30 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce lays it up and in | 26-29 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stjepan Trojanowski (fresh) SF - Gerald Davis (fresh) PF - Teodoro Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ratko Pilchowski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Tomas Kasten (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Scott Fells (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jason Bingham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Salls (fresh) | |
| 03:11 | IPFW | Tomas Kasten clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 26-29 |
| 03:10 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce grabs the board | 26-29 |
| 02:43 | Michigan State | Tomas Kasten steals the ball from Ratko Pilchowski | 26-29 |
| 02:39 | IPFW | Tomas Kasten lays it up and in | 26-31 |
| 02:12 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce buries a runner from the right block set up by Ratko Pilchowski | 28-31 |
| 01:59 | IPFW | Tomas Kasten misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-31 |
| 01:58 | IPFW | Jason Bingham snags the offensive board | 28-31 |
| 01:41 | IPFW | Tomas Kasten is fouled on the floor by Gerald Davis - foul #3 on Gerald Davis, team foul #9 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vernon Wier (PG), Tim Sandford (SF), Eric Russ (PF), Anthony Farris (C) Lawrence Pierce, Gerald Davis, Teodoro Esposito, Ratko Pilchowski | |
| Subs | IPFW | Roger Poore (PG), Cameron Chafin (SF), Daniel Scott (PF) Scott Fells, Jason Bingham, Joseph Edwards | |
| 01:41 | IPFW | Tomas Kasten makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 01:41 | IPFW | Tomas Kasten makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 01:14 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-33 |
| 01:13 | IPFW | Gregory Salls grabs the defensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 00:56 | IPFW | Roger Poore comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-33 |
| 00:54 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris snags the defensive board | 28-33 |
| 00:31 | Michigan State | Roger Poore steals it from Stjepan Trojanowski | 28-33 |
| 00:27 | IPFW | Gregory Salls is hacked by Tim Sandford - foul #3 on Tim Sandford, team foul #10 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG), Cortez Bruner (SF) Stjepan Trojanowski, Tim Sandford | |
| Subs | IPFW | Reginald Davis (SG), Joseph Edwards (PF) Tomas Kasten, Daniel Scott | |
| 00:27 | IPFW | Gregory Salls makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 00:27 | IPFW | Gregory Salls makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 00:02 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce misses short on a shot from the left side | 28-35 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier grabs the offensive rebound | 28-35 |