| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Harold Okamoto (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Heintzelman (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian McGahey (fresh) PF - Ronald Mayle (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jon Durant (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Jerrod Shuler (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Thomasson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Frank Resendiz (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Holland (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Segal (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Boston College | Frank Resendiz inbounds the ball | 27-34 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:58 | Boston College | Ernest Heintzelman steps in front of the Dennis Segal pass in the backcourt | 27-34 |
| 19:57 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto banks in the layup on a great pass from Ernest Heintzelman | 29-34 |
| 19:51 | Boston College | Kevin Thomasson makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Jerrod Shuler | 29-36 |
| 19:42 | Michigan State | Jon Durant travels with the ball | 29-36 |
| 19:20 | Boston College | Dennis Segal is open and buries a jump hook from close range | 29-38 |
| 19:15 | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-38 |
| 19:13 | Boston College | Dennis Segal gets the rebound | 29-38 |
| 18:47 | Boston College | Jerrod Shuler makes the shot from the right block and he's fouled by Ronald Mayle - foul #3 on Ronald Mayle, team foul #1 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Fouch (SF), Gerard Kelley (PF) Brian McGahey, Ronald Mayle | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 18:47 | Boston College | Jerrod Shuler makes the free throw | 29-41 |
| 18:41 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey Kawczynski (SG) Ernest Heintzelman | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 18:26 | Boston College | Kevin Thomasson is hacked by James Fouch - foul #2 on James Fouch, team foul #2 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Boston College | James Hudgins (PF) Robert Holland | |
| 18:07 | Boston College | Gerard Kelley denies the turnaround by Kevin Thomasson | 29-41 |
| 18:06 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Gerard Kelley | 29-41 |
| 18:02 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Kawczynski misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-41 |
| 18:01 | Boston College | Frank Resendiz snags the defensive board | 29-41 |
| 17:41 | Boston College | Kevin Thomasson loses the dribble to Harold Okamoto | 29-41 |
| 17:22 | Michigan State | The jump hook by James Fouch is blocked by Dennis Segal | 29-41 |
| 17:21 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to James Fouch | 29-41 |
| 17:07 | Michigan State | Jon Durant loses the ball out of bounds | 29-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman (SG), Brian McGahey (SF), Ronald Mayle (PF) Jeffrey Kawczynski, James Fouch, Gerard Kelley | |
| Subs | Boston College | Willie Endicott (PG), Kelly Primmer (SG), Paul Stout (SF), Robert Holland (PF) Jerrod Shuler, Kevin Thomasson, Frank Resendiz, Dennis Segal | |
| 16:51 | Boston College | Kelly Primmer clanks a 3 from the left corner | 29-41 |
| 16:49 | Michigan State | Jon Durant pulls down the rebound | 29-41 |
| 16:45 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Boston College | Richard Brunt (PG) James Hudgins | |
| 16:43 | Boston College | Harold Okamoto steals it from Willie Endicott in the backcourt | 29-41 |
| 16:42 | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman lays it up and in on a great pass from Harold Okamoto | 31-41 |
| 16:22 | Boston College | Robert Holland scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Kelly Primmer and the foul's on Ronald Mayle - foul #4 on Ronald Mayle, team foul #3 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley (PF) Ronald Mayle | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 16:22 | Boston College | Robert Holland misses the free throw | 31-43 |
| 16:22 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Gerard Kelley | 31-43 |
| 16:03 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 31-43 |
| 16:02 | Michigan State | Brian McGahey pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 15:52 | Michigan State | Jon Durant misses the jump hook from the baseline | 31-43 |
| 15:50 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley snags the offensive board | 31-43 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Harold Okamoto (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ernest Heintzelman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brian McGahey (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gerard Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jon Durant (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Richard Brunt (fresh) SG - Willie Endicott (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kelly Primmer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Holland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Stout (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Michigan State | Richard Brunt picks off the pass by Jon Durant | 31-43 |
| 15:09 | Boston College | Robert Holland hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-43 |
| 15:07 | Michigan State | Brian McGahey snags the defensive board | 31-43 |
| 15:01 | Michigan State | Robert Holland is called for the reach on Gerard Kelley - foul #4 on Robert Holland, team foul #1 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey Kawczynski (PG), Mark Douglas (SG), Hollis Lachance (SF), James Fouch (C) Harold Okamoto, Ernest Heintzelman, Brian McGahey, Jon Durant | |
| Subs | Boston College | Jerrod Shuler (PG), Kevin Thomasson (SG), Frank Resendiz (SF), James Hudgins (PF), Dennis Segal (C) Richard Brunt, Willie Endicott, Kelly Primmer, Robert Holland, Paul Stout | |
| 14:44 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on James Hudgins - foul #2 on James Hudgins, team foul #2 | 31-43 |
| 14:44 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley misses the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 14:44 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 32-43 |
| 14:41 | Boston College | Hollis Lachance is called for the reach on James Hudgins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Hollis Lachance, team foul #4 | 32-43 |
| 14:21 | Boston College | Jerrod Shuler's fadeaway is rejected by Gerard Kelley | 32-43 |
| 14:19 | Boston College | James Hudgins snags the offensive board | 32-43 |
| 13:52 | Boston College | Jerrod Shuler's layup is rejected by James Fouch | 32-43 |
| 13:51 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Gerard Kelley | 32-43 |
| 13:47 | Michigan State | Mark Douglas comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-43 |
| 13:45 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley gets the offensive rebound | 32-43 |
| 13:31 | Michigan State | Hollis Lachance hits a turnaround from the right block and he's fouled by Frank Resendiz - foul #3 on Frank Resendiz, team foul #3 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto (PG), Jon Durant (C) Jeffrey Kawczynski, Gerard Kelley | |
| Subs | Boston College | Willie Endicott (SG), Paul Stout (SF) Kevin Thomasson, Frank Resendiz | |
| 13:31 | Michigan State | Hollis Lachance makes the free throw | 35-43 |
| 13:12 | Boston College | James Hudgins connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Jerrod Shuler and he's fouled by Mark Douglas - foul #3 on Mark Douglas, team foul #5 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Maurice Whitmire (SG), John Ferguson (SF), Ronald Mayle (PF) Mark Douglas, Hollis Lachance, James Fouch | |
| Subs | Boston College | Richard Brunt (PG), Kelly Primmer (SF) Jerrod Shuler, Dennis Segal | |
| 13:12 | Boston College | James Hudgins makes the free throw | 35-46 |
| 12:53 | Michigan State | Jon Durant hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 35-46 |
| 12:51 | Boston College | Paul Stout grabs the defensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 12:44 | Boston College | Willie Endicott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman (SG) Maurice Whitmire | |
| Subs | Boston College | Robert Holland (PF) James Hudgins | |
| 12:17 | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Harold Okamoto | 38-46 |
| 11:51 | Boston College | Kelly Primmer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-46 |
| 11:49 | Boston College | Paul Stout misses the tip | 38-46 |
| 11:47 | Michigan State | Jon Durant gets the rebound | 38-46 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Harold Okamoto (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ernest Heintzelman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Ferguson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Mayle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. C - Jon Durant (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Richard Brunt (fairly fresh) SG - Willie Endicott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kelly Primmer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Holland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Paul Stout (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Michigan State | Jon Durant connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by John Ferguson | 40-46 |
| 11:02 | Boston College | Robert Holland can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 40-46 |
| 11:00 | Boston College | Robert Holland grabs the offensive board | 40-46 |
| 10:37 | Boston College | Willie Endicott comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ernest Heintzelman - foul #1 on Ernest Heintzelman, team foul #6 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey Kawczynski (PG), Mark Douglas (SG), Brian McGahey (SF), Gerard Kelley (PF), James Fouch (C) Harold Okamoto, Ernest Heintzelman, John Ferguson, Ronald Mayle, Jon Durant | |
| Subs | Boston College | Kevin Thomasson (SG), Frank Resendiz (SF), Dennis Segal (C) Richard Brunt, Kelly Primmer, Paul Stout | |
| 10:37 | Boston College | Willie Endicott misses the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 10:37 | Boston College | Willie Endicott makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 10:13 | Michigan State | Mark Douglas makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Gerard Kelley | 43-47 |
| 09:58 | Boston College | Jeffrey Kawczynski is called for the reach on Willie Endicott - foul #1 on Jeffrey Kawczynski, team foul #7 | 43-47 |
| 09:58 | Boston College | Willie Endicott makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 09:58 | Boston College | Willie Endicott misses the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 09:58 | Michigan State | James Fouch gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 09:54 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Kawczynski is called for traveling | 43-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Boston College | Jerrod Shuler (PG) Willie Endicott | |
| 09:30 | Boston College | Kevin Thomasson misses the wide open shot from the free throw line | 43-48 |
| 09:28 | Michigan State | Brian McGahey snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 09:01 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Kawczynski scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Mark Douglas | 45-48 |
| 08:45 | Boston College | Jerrod Shuler comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 45-48 |
| 08:44 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| 08:39 | Michigan State | Mark Douglas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto (PG), Maurice Whitmire (SG), Hollis Lachance (SF), Jon Durant (C) Jeffrey Kawczynski, Mark Douglas, Brian McGahey, James Fouch | |
| Subs | Boston College | James Hudgins (PF) Robert Holland | |
| 08:24 | Boston College | Jerrod Shuler clanks a floater from the right block | 45-48 |
| 08:22 | Michigan State | Jon Durant gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| 08:18 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Harold Okamoto | 47-48 |
| 07:57 | Boston College | James Hudgins makes the wide open shot near the basket on a great pass from Jerrod Shuler | 47-50 |
| 07:44 | Michigan State | Jon Durant drills a pull-up jumper from the right side and the foul's on James Hudgins - foul #3 on James Hudgins, team foul #4 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman (SG), James Fouch (PF) Maurice Whitmire, Gerard Kelley | |
| Subs | Boston College | Richard Brunt (PG) Jerrod Shuler | |
| 07:44 | Michigan State | Jon Durant makes the free throw | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Harold Okamoto (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ernest Heintzelman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Hollis Lachance (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. PF - James Fouch (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jon Durant (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Richard Brunt (fresh) SG - Kevin Thomasson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Frank Resendiz (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Hudgins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Dennis Segal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Boston College | Richard Brunt is hacked by Harold Okamoto in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harold Okamoto, team foul #8 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Mayle (PF) Jon Durant | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 07:41 | Boston College | Richard Brunt misses the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 07:41 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Ernest Heintzelman | 50-50 |
| 07:36 | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Hollis Lachance | 52-50 |
| 07:34 | Boston College | Kevin Thomasson is hacked by Ernest Heintzelman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ernest Heintzelman, team foul #9 | 52-50 |
| 07:34 | Boston College | Kevin Thomasson misses the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 07:34 | Michigan State | Ronald Mayle grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 07:15 | Michigan State | James Fouch knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Harold Okamoto | 54-50 |
| 06:57 | Boston College | Kevin Thomasson buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Brunt and he's hacked by Ernest Heintzelman - foul #3 on Ernest Heintzelman, team foul #10 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Douglas (SG), Jon Durant (C) Harold Okamoto, Hollis Lachance | |
| Subs | Boston College | Kelly Primmer (SF), Paul Stout (PF) Frank Resendiz, James Hudgins | |
| 06:57 | Boston College | Kevin Thomasson makes the free throw | 54-53 |
| 06:43 | Michigan State | Mark Douglas is hacked by Kevin Thomasson - foul #1 on Kevin Thomasson, team foul #5 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey Kawczynski (PG), Brian McGahey (SF) Ernest Heintzelman, James Fouch | |
| Subs | Boston College | Jerrod Shuler (PG) Kevin Thomasson | |
| 06:32 | Michigan State | Jon Durant hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 06:30 | Michigan State | Mark Douglas tips it back up and in | 56-53 |
| 06:13 | Boston College | Jerrod Shuler misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-53 |
| 06:11 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Kawczynski pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| 06:05 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Kawczynski clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jerrod Shuler - foul #1 on Jerrod Shuler, team foul #6 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley (PF) Ronald Mayle | |
| Subs | Boston College | Robert Holland (PF) Richard Brunt | |
| 06:05 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Kawczynski makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 06:05 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Kawczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 05:42 | Boston College | Gerard Kelley denies the turnaround by Robert Holland | 58-53 |
| 05:40 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Gerard Kelley | 58-53 |
| 05:36 | Michigan State | Brian McGahey comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 05:34 | Boston College | Dennis Segal grabs the board | 58-53 |
| 05:28 | Boston College | Jerrod Shuler is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Jerrod Shuler, team foul #7 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto (PG), Ernest Heintzelman (SG), James Fouch (SF) Jeffrey Kawczynski, Mark Douglas, Brian McGahey | |
| Subs | Boston College | Willie Endicott (SG), Frank Resendiz (SF), James Hudgins (C) Kelly Primmer, Paul Stout, Dennis Segal | |
| 05:09 | Michigan State | Jon Durant hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-53 |
| 05:08 | Boston College | Jerrod Shuler snags the defensive board | 58-53 |
| 04:54 | Boston College | Jerrod Shuler hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-53 |
| 04:52 | Michigan State | James Fouch gets the rebound | 58-53 |
| 04:47 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto banks in the layup over the doubleteam on a great pass from James Fouch | 60-53 |
| 04:25 | Boston College | Harold Okamoto steals it from Willie Endicott | 60-53 |
| 04:10 | Michigan State | James Hudgins takes the ball from Harold Okamoto after a doubleteam | 60-53 |
| 03:47 | Boston College | Jerrod Shuler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by James Fouch - foul #3 on James Fouch, team foul #11 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Douglas (SG), Hollis Lachance (SF), Ronald Mayle (PF) Ernest Heintzelman, James Fouch, Gerard Kelley | |
| Subs | Boston College | Kevin Thomasson (SG), Kelly Primmer (SF), Paul Stout (PF), Dennis Segal (C) Willie Endicott, Frank Resendiz, Robert Holland, James Hudgins | |
| 03:47 | Boston College | Jerrod Shuler makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 03:47 | Boston College | Jerrod Shuler makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 03:31 | Michigan State | Hollis Lachance is called for traveling | 60-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey Kawczynski (PG) Harold Okamoto | |
| Subs | Boston College | Richard Brunt (PG) Jerrod Shuler | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jeffrey Kawczynski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SG - Mark Douglas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Hollis Lachance (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. PF - Ronald Mayle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. C - Jon Durant (tired) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Richard Brunt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Thomasson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Kelly Primmer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Stout (fresh) 4 reb. C - Dennis Segal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:17 | Boston College | Hollis Lachance swats the shot by Dennis Segal | 60-55 |
| 03:15 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Kawczynski grabs the defensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 03:10 | Michigan State | Mark Douglas misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-55 |
| 03:08 | Boston College | Dennis Segal snags the defensive board | 60-55 |
| 02:49 | Boston College | Kevin Thomasson lays it in and he's fouled by Jon Durant - foul #4 on Jon Durant, team foul #12 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian McGahey (SF), Gerard Kelley (C) Hollis Lachance, Jon Durant | |
| Subs | Boston College | Robert Holland (PF) Kelly Primmer | |
| 02:49 | Boston College | Kevin Thomasson misses the free throw | 60-57 |
| 02:49 | Michigan State | Brian McGahey pulls down the rebound | 60-57 |
| 02:49 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-57 |
| 02:31 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Kawczynski knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Mark Douglas | 63-57 |
| 02:31 | Boston College | Boston College calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto (PG), Ernest Heintzelman (SG) Jeffrey Kawczynski, Mark Douglas | |
| Subs | Boston College | Jerrod Shuler (PG), Frank Resendiz (SF), James Hudgins (PF) Richard Brunt, Paul Stout, Robert Holland | |
| 02:29 | Boston College | James Hudgins is fouled in the backcourt by Brian McGahey - foul #1 on Brian McGahey, team foul #13 | 63-57 |
| 02:29 | Boston College | James Hudgins makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 02:29 | Boston College | James Hudgins misses the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 02:29 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley pulls down the rebound | 63-58 |
| 02:06 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley misses the shot from the right wing | 63-58 |
| 02:04 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Dennis Segal | 63-58 |
| 01:58 | Boston College | Kevin Thomasson dunks the ball on a great pass from Jerrod Shuler | 63-60 |
| 01:44 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Ernest Heintzelman | 66-60 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:23 | Boston College | James Hudgins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-60 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jon Durant (C) Gerard Kelley | |
| Subs | Boston College | Robert Holland (PF) James Hudgins | |
| 01:05 | Michigan State | Ronald Mayle blows the layup | 66-60 |
| 01:03 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Jerrod Shuler | 66-60 |
| 00:58 | Boston College | The short jumper by Kevin Thomasson is denied by Ronald Mayle | 66-60 |
| 00:56 | Boston College | Robert Holland snags the offensive board | 66-60 |
| 00:30 | Boston College | Dennis Segal misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 66-60 |
| 00:28 | Boston College | Robert Holland grabs the offensive rebound | 66-60 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:25 | Boston College | Frank Resendiz hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | Jerrod Shuler is called for the reach on Ernest Heintzelman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerrod Shuler, team foul #8 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey Kawczynski (SG), Gerard Kelley (PF) Harold Okamoto, Ronald Mayle | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman misses the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:24 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Kevin Thomasson | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:14 | Boston College | Frank Resendiz is called for 10 seconds | 66-63 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman is hacked by Jerrod Shuler - foul #4 on Jerrod Shuler, team foul #9 | 66-63 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman misses the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:11 | Boston College | Frank Resendiz gets the rebound | 66-63 |
| 00:07 | Boston College | Brian McGahey is called for the reach on Frank Resendiz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian McGahey, team foul #14 | 66-63 |
| 00:07 | Boston College | Frank Resendiz makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:07 | Boston College | Frank Resendiz makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 00:05 | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman is fouled in the backcourt by Jerrod Shuler - foul #5 on Jerrod Shuler, team foul #10 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto (PG), Ronald Mayle (PF) Jeffrey Kawczynski, Gerard Kelley | |
| Subs | Boston College | Willie Endicott (PG) Jerrod Shuler | |
| 00:05 | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:05 | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:05 | Boston College | Boston College calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-65 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:00 | Boston College | Willie Endicott comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-65 |