| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vernon Wier (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Cortez Bruner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Teodoro Esposito (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Farris (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Hampshire | PG - John Dunaway (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Luke Maio (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Williams Goines (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joel Burt (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Whiteaker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner inbounds the ball | 25-28 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Hampshire | New Hampshire is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito dunks the ball set up by Lawrence Pierce | 27-28 |
| 19:14 | New Hampshire | Williams Goines's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Pierce | 27-28 |
| 19:09 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce throws it down | 29-28 |
| 18:56 | New Hampshire | Anthony Farris takes the ball from Williams Goines | 29-28 |
| 18:31 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce misses the dunk | 29-28 |
| 18:29 | New Hampshire | Robert Whiteaker gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 18:10 | New Hampshire | Anthony Farris steps in front of the Luke Maio pass | 29-28 |
| 17:54 | Michigan State | The jumper by Teodoro Esposito is denied by Robert Whiteaker | 29-28 |
| 17:52 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner misses the tip | 29-28 |
| 17:50 | New Hampshire | Luke Maio snags the defensive board | 29-28 |
| 17:39 | New Hampshire | Luke Maio scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Joel Burt | 29-31 |
| 17:28 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Whiteaker - foul #1 on Robert Whiteaker, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gerald Davis (SF), Ratko Pilchowski (C) Cortez Bruner, Anthony Farris | |
| Subs | New Hampshire | | |
| 17:28 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 17:28 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 17:28 | New Hampshire | Robert Whiteaker gets the rebound | 29-31 |
| 17:14 | New Hampshire | Robert Whiteaker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | New Hampshire | Frank Pittman (SG) Luke Maio | |
| 16:52 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Vernon Wier | 31-31 |
| 16:33 | New Hampshire | Robert Whiteaker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-31 |
| 16:31 | Michigan State | Gerald Davis gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 16:02 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito comes up short on the shot from close range | 31-31 |
| 16:00 | New Hampshire | Williams Goines pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vernon Wier (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Gerald Davis (fresh) PF - Teodoro Esposito (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Ratko Pilchowski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Hampshire | PG - John Dunaway (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Frank Pittman (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Williams Goines (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joel Burt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Whiteaker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:48 | New Hampshire | Robert Whiteaker is hacked by Ratko Pilchowski - foul #1 on Ratko Pilchowski, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Cortez Bruner (SF), Eric Russ (PF), Anthony Farris (C) Vernon Wier, Gerald Davis, Teodoro Esposito, Ratko Pilchowski | |
| Subs | New Hampshire | Luke Maio (SG), Dwight Martelli (SF), Bret Lozier (PF), Charles Radabaugh (C) John Dunaway, Williams Goines, Joel Burt, Robert Whiteaker | |
| 15:36 | New Hampshire | Frank Pittman knocks in the floater from the left side | 31-33 |
| 15:07 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-33 |
| 14:51 | New Hampshire | Dwight Martelli misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 14:49 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce snags the defensive board | 33-33 |
| 14:43 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce double dribbles in the backcourt | 33-33 |
| 14:24 | New Hampshire | Lawrence Pierce steals it from Dwight Martelli | 33-33 |
| 14:18 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 35-33 |
| 13:59 | New Hampshire | Luke Maio is hacked by Stjepan Trojanowski - foul #1 on Stjepan Trojanowski, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vernon Wier (PG), Gerald Davis (SF), Teodoro Esposito (PF), Ratko Pilchowski (C) Lawrence Pierce, Cortez Bruner, Eric Russ, Anthony Farris | |
| Subs | New Hampshire | John Dunaway (PG), Williams Goines (SF), Joel Burt (PF), Robert Whiteaker (C) Frank Pittman, Dwight Martelli, Bret Lozier, Charles Radabaugh | |
| 13:38 | New Hampshire | Teodoro Esposito picks off the pass by Luke Maio | 35-33 |
| 13:10 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Whiteaker - foul #2 on Robert Whiteaker, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | New Hampshire | Dwight Martelli (SG) Luke Maio | |
| 13:10 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 13:10 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 12:54 | New Hampshire | The jump hook by Williams Goines is blocked by Teodoro Esposito | 37-33 |
| 12:52 | New Hampshire | Joel Burt grabs the offensive board | 37-33 |
| 12:31 | New Hampshire | John Dunaway double dribbles | 37-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tim Sandford (SG), Anthony Farris (C) Stjepan Trojanowski, Ratko Pilchowski | |
| Subs | New Hampshire | Frank Pittman (SG) Dwight Martelli | |
| 12:09 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito is whistled for traveling | 37-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG), Cortez Bruner (SF) Vernon Wier, Gerald Davis | |
| Subs | New Hampshire | Bret Lozier (PF), Charles Radabaugh (C) Joel Burt, Robert Whiteaker | |
| 11:58 | New Hampshire | Charles Radabaugh banks in the layup | 37-35 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Tim Sandford (fresh) SF - Cortez Bruner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Teodoro Esposito (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Anthony Farris (fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | New Hampshire | PG - John Dunaway (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Frank Pittman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Williams Goines (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bret Lozier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Radabaugh (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Michigan State | Bret Lozier swats the short shot by Anthony Farris | 37-35 |
| 11:38 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner gets the offensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 11:15 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 37-35 |
| 11:13 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris tips it back up and in | 39-35 |
| 10:44 | New Hampshire | Frank Pittman hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from John Dunaway | 39-38 |
| 10:18 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris is fouled on the floor by Frank Pittman - foul #2 on Frank Pittman, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vernon Wier (PG), Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Gerald Davis (SF), Eric Russ (PF), Ratko Pilchowski (C) Lawrence Pierce, Tim Sandford, Cortez Bruner, Teodoro Esposito, Anthony Farris | |
| Subs | New Hampshire | Luke Maio (SG), Dwight Martelli (SF), Joel Burt (PF), Robert Whiteaker (C) John Dunaway, Williams Goines, Bret Lozier, Charles Radabaugh | |
| 09:53 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Vernon Wier | 42-38 |
| 09:40 | New Hampshire | Vernon Wier steps in front of the Frank Pittman pass | 42-38 |
| 09:20 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Whiteaker - foul #3 on Robert Whiteaker, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | New Hampshire | Louis Cummingham (SF) Frank Pittman | |
| 09:20 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 09:20 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 09:00 | New Hampshire | Robert Whiteaker is fouled on the floor by Gerald Davis - foul #1 on Gerald Davis, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG) Stjepan Trojanowski | |
| Subs | New Hampshire | | |
| 08:51 | New Hampshire | Dwight Martelli comes up short on the floater in the lane | 44-38 |
| 08:50 | Michigan State | Gerald Davis gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 08:36 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce misses the 3 from the right corner | 44-38 |
| 08:34 | New Hampshire | Luke Maio pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 08:13 | New Hampshire | Luke Maio misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-38 |
| 08:12 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 07:44 | Michigan State | Robert Whiteaker blocks the short jumper by Lawrence Pierce | 44-38 |
| 07:42 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Ratko Pilchowski | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Vernon Wier (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Gerald Davis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eric Russ (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ratko Pilchowski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Hampshire | PG - Dwight Martelli (fresh) SG - Luke Maio (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Louis Cummingham (fresh) PF - Joel Burt (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Whiteaker (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier steps out of bounds on the sideline | 44-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner (SF), Teodoro Esposito (PF), Anthony Farris (C) Gerald Davis, Eric Russ, Ratko Pilchowski | |
| Subs | New Hampshire | John Dunaway (PG), Frank Pittman (SG), Williams Goines (SF), Bret Lozier (PF), Charles Radabaugh (C) Dwight Martelli, Luke Maio, Louis Cummingham, Joel Burt, Robert Whiteaker | |
| 07:01 | New Hampshire | Bret Lozier connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 44-40 |
| 06:40 | Michigan State | Frank Pittman steals the ball from Lawrence Pierce | 44-40 |
| 06:23 | New Hampshire | Charles Radabaugh double dribbles | 44-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski (SG) Vernon Wier | |
| Subs | New Hampshire | Joel Burt (PF) Charles Radabaugh | |
| 06:01 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | New Hampshire | Luke Maio (SG), Robert Whiteaker (C) Frank Pittman, Bret Lozier | |
| 05:36 | New Hampshire | Luke Maio hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 05:34 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 05:28 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Williams Goines - foul #3 on Williams Goines, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| 05:28 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 05:28 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner misses the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 05:28 | New Hampshire | Robert Whiteaker grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 05:08 | New Hampshire | Robert Whiteaker comes up short on the shot from the left side | 45-40 |
| 05:07 | New Hampshire | Robert Whiteaker pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 04:58 | New Hampshire | Luke Maio misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 04:57 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 04:31 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris double dribbles | 45-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vernon Wier (PG), Gerald Davis (SF), Ratko Pilchowski (C) Lawrence Pierce, Cortez Bruner, Anthony Farris | |
| Subs | New Hampshire | Bret Lozier (PF) Joel Burt | |
| 04:13 | New Hampshire | Robert Whiteaker banks in the layup on a great pass from Luke Maio | 45-42 |
| 03:54 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito is fouled on the floor by Luke Maio - foul #1 on Luke Maio, team foul #6 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Russ (PF) Teodoro Esposito | |
| Subs | New Hampshire | Frank Pittman (PG), Dwight Martelli (SG), Louis Cummingham (SF), Charles Radabaugh (C) John Dunaway, Luke Maio, Williams Goines, Robert Whiteaker | |
| 03:41 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Stjepan Trojanowski | 47-42 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Vernon Wier (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Stjepan Trojanowski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Davis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eric Russ (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ratko Pilchowski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Hampshire | PG - Frank Pittman (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Dwight Martelli (fresh) SF - Louis Cummingham (fresh) PF - Bret Lozier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Radabaugh (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:39 | New Hampshire | Frank Pittman is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 47-42 |
| 03:22 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Bret Lozier - foul #2 on Bret Lozier, team foul #7 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tim Sandford (SG) Stjepan Trojanowski | |
| Subs | New Hampshire | Joel Burt (PF) Charles Radabaugh | |
| 03:22 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 03:22 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 03:09 | New Hampshire | Frank Pittman misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-42 |
| 03:08 | New Hampshire | Bret Lozier tips it in | 49-44 |
| 02:51 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 51-44 |
| 02:51 | New Hampshire | New Hampshire calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG), Cortez Bruner (SF), Teodoro Esposito (PF), Anthony Farris (C) Tim Sandford, Gerald Davis, Eric Russ, Ratko Pilchowski | |
| Subs | New Hampshire | John Dunaway (PG), Luke Maio (SG), Williams Goines (SF), Robert Whiteaker (C) Frank Pittman, Dwight Martelli, Louis Cummingham, Bret Lozier | |
| 02:35 | New Hampshire | Robert Whiteaker clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 02:34 | New Hampshire | John Dunaway misses the tip | 51-44 |
| 02:32 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Anthony Farris | 51-44 |
| 02:12 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-44 |
| 02:03 | New Hampshire | Luke Maio's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-44 |
| 01:41 | Michigan State | Joel Burt steps in front of the Cortez Bruner pass | 51-44 |
| 01:27 | New Hampshire | Lawrence Pierce picks off the pass by Joel Burt | 51-44 |
| 01:07 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-44 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Hampshire | New Hampshire is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:51 | New Hampshire | Joel Burt hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 54-44 |
| 00:49 | New Hampshire | Joel Burt tips it but misses | 54-44 |
| 00:48 | New Hampshire | Luke Maio hits the follow up shot | 54-46 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Hampshire | New Hampshire is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier is fouled in the backcourt by John Dunaway - foul #2 on John Dunaway, team foul #8 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gerald Davis (SF), Ratko Pilchowski (C) Cortez Bruner, Anthony Farris | |
| Subs | New Hampshire | | |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier misses the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 00:46 | New Hampshire | Joel Burt pulls down the rebound | 54-46 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Hampshire | New Hampshire is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:39 | New Hampshire | Luke Maio scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from John Dunaway | 54-49 |
| 00:39 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-49 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Hampshire | New Hampshire is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Michigan State | John Dunaway is called for the reach on Gerald Davis in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Dunaway, team foul #9 | 54-49 |
| 00:38 | Michigan State | Gerald Davis makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 00:38 | Michigan State | Gerald Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 00:31 | New Hampshire | Luke Maio connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by John Dunaway | 56-52 |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce is hacked by John Dunaway in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Dunaway, team foul #10 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Cortez Bruner (SF), Anthony Farris (C) Vernon Wier, Gerald Davis, Ratko Pilchowski | |
| Subs | New Hampshire | | |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:22 | New Hampshire | John Dunaway clanks a 3 from the left corner | 58-52 |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris pulls down the rebound | 58-52 |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Luke Maio is called for the reach on Anthony Farris in the backcourt - foul #2 on Luke Maio, team foul #11 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vernon Wier (SG), Gerald Davis (SF) Stjepan Trojanowski, Teodoro Esposito | |
| Subs | New Hampshire | | |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 00:12 | New Hampshire | Luke Maio connects on the 3 from the right corner | 60-55 |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner is fouled in the backcourt by Luke Maio - foul #3 on Luke Maio, team foul #12 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski (C) Anthony Farris | |
| Subs | New Hampshire | | |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:03 | New Hampshire | Luke Maio misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 62-55 |
| 00:01 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner grabs the defensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 00:01 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito (PF) Cortez Bruner | |
| Subs | New Hampshire | | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Hampshire | New Hampshire is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner runs out the clock | 62-55 |