| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - John Hughes (fresh) SG - William Sykes (fresh) SF - Morgan Waters (fresh) PF - Billy Higgins (fresh) C - Rickey Fleet (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Wagner (fresh) SG - Alfred Lee (fresh) SF - Johnny Geise (fresh) PF - John Patterson (fresh) C - Brooks Karst (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Wagner | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Prairie View A&M | Billy Higgins misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Michigan State | Michael Wagner grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Michigan State | John Hughes is called for the reach on Michael Wagner - foul #1 on John Hughes, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Michael Wagner | 0-5 |
| 18:33 | Prairie View A&M | Morgan Waters misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-5 |
| 18:31 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 18:05 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst banks in the layup on a great pass from Alfred Lee and he's hacked by Rickey Fleet - foul #1 on Rickey Fleet, team foul #2 | 0-7 |
| 18:05 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst misses the free throw | 0-7 |
| 18:05 | Prairie View A&M | Billy Higgins snags the defensive board | 0-7 |
| 17:41 | Prairie View A&M | John Hughes misses the 3 from the left corner | 0-7 |
| 17:39 | Michigan State | John Patterson snags the defensive board | 0-7 |
| 17:17 | Michigan State | John Patterson knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Johnny Geise | 0-9 |
| 17:15 | Prairie View A&M | John Hughes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-9 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Freeman (PG), Roy Newell (SG), Walter McGavisk (SF), Douglas Holmes (PF), Timothy Bell (C) Michael Wagner, Alfred Lee, Johnny Geise, John Patterson, Brooks Karst | |
| 16:59 | Michigan State | David Freeman misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 0-9 |
| 16:58 | Prairie View A&M | John Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 0-9 |
| 16:42 | Prairie View A&M | David Freeman picks off the pass by William Sykes out of a doubleteam | 0-9 |
| 16:17 | Michigan State | Walter McGavisk misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-9 |
| 16:15 | Prairie View A&M | Rickey Fleet gets the rebound | 0-9 |
| 15:51 | Prairie View A&M | Billy Higgins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-9 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Stephen Reitz (SG), Norman Skinner (PF), Willie Sawyer (C) William Sykes, Billy Higgins, Rickey Fleet | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Wagner (PG), Alfred Lee (SG), Johnny Geise (SF) David Freeman, Roy Newell, Walter McGavisk | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - John Hughes (fresh) SG - Stephen Reitz (fresh) SF - Morgan Waters (fresh) PF - Norman Skinner (fresh) C - Willie Sawyer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Wagner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alfred Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Geise (fresh) PF - Douglas Holmes (fresh) C - Timothy Bell (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Michigan State | Timothy Bell knocks in the jumper from the right block | 0-11 |
| 15:17 | Prairie View A&M | John Hughes misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-11 |
| 15:16 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Douglas Holmes | 0-11 |
| 15:00 | Michigan State | Timothy Bell buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Douglas Holmes | 0-13 |
| 14:51 | Prairie View A&M | Stephen Reitz hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 0-13 |
| 14:49 | Prairie View A&M | Norman Skinner grabs the offensive rebound | 0-13 |
| 14:43 | Prairie View A&M | Norman Skinner comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Timothy Bell - foul #1 on Timothy Bell, team foul #1 | 0-13 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Gerald Jones (PG), Billy Higgins (PF), Rickey Fleet (C) John Hughes, Morgan Waters, Willie Sawyer | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Freeman (PG), Roy Newell (SG), Walter McGavisk (SF), Brooks Karst (C) Michael Wagner, Alfred Lee, Johnny Geise, Timothy Bell | |
| 14:43 | Prairie View A&M | Norman Skinner misses the 1st free throw | 0-13 |
| 14:43 | Prairie View A&M | Norman Skinner makes the 2nd free throw | 1-13 |
| 14:26 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst comes up short on the floater near the basket | 1-13 |
| 14:24 | Prairie View A&M | Norman Skinner grabs the defensive rebound | 1-13 |
| 14:19 | Prairie View A&M | Norman Skinner is called for traveling | 1-13 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | William Sykes (SG) Gerald Jones | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Wagner (PG), Timothy Bell (C) Roy Newell, Brooks Karst | |
| 13:50 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes jams it set up by Walter McGavisk | 1-15 |
| 13:38 | Prairie View A&M | Billy Higgins buries a fadeaway in the lane | 3-15 |
| 13:30 | Michigan State | Timothy Bell misses long on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on William Sykes - foul #1 on William Sykes, team foul #3 | 3-15 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Morgan Waters (SF) Norman Skinner | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (PG), Johnny Geise (SF) Michael Wagner, Walter McGavisk | |
| 13:30 | Michigan State | Timothy Bell makes the 1st free throw | 3-16 |
| 13:30 | Michigan State | Timothy Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 3-16 |
| 13:30 | Prairie View A&M | Rickey Fleet pulls down the rebound | 3-16 |
| 13:14 | Prairie View A&M | Billy Higgins misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 3-16 |
| 13:13 | Prairie View A&M | Morgan Waters tips it back up and in | 5-16 |
| 12:48 | Michigan State | Rickey Fleet picks off the pass by Johnny Geise | 5-16 |
| 12:32 | Prairie View A&M | Stephen Reitz can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right wing | 5-16 |
| 12:31 | Prairie View A&M | William Sykes tips it but misses | 5-16 |
| 12:30 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise pulls down the rebound | 5-16 |
| 12:08 | Michigan State | David Freeman's fadeaway is rejected by Morgan Waters | 5-16 |
| 12:06 | Prairie View A&M | William Sykes grabs the defensive rebound | 5-16 |
| 11:47 | Prairie View A&M | Alfred Lee is called for the reach on William Sykes - foul #1 on Alfred Lee, team foul #2 | 5-16 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | John Hughes (PG), Gerald Jones (SG), Norman Skinner (SF), Willie Sawyer (PF), Roland Garney (C) Stephen Reitz, William Sykes, Morgan Waters, Billy Higgins, Rickey Fleet | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Wagner (PG), Walter McGavisk (SF), John Patterson (PF), Brooks Karst (C) Alfred Lee, Johnny Geise, Douglas Holmes, Timothy Bell | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - John Hughes (fresh) SG - Gerald Jones (fresh) SF - Norman Skinner (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Sawyer (fresh) C - Roland Garney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Wagner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Freeman (fairly fresh) SF - Walter McGavisk (fresh) PF - John Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brooks Karst (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Prairie View A&M | John Hughes scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Willie Sawyer | 8-16 |
| 11:18 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 8-16 |
| 11:16 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst grabs the offensive rebound | 8-16 |
| 10:55 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by David Freeman | 8-18 |
| 10:35 | Prairie View A&M | John Hughes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-18 |
| 10:33 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to John Patterson | 8-18 |
| 10:07 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Walter McGavisk and the foul's on Roland Garney - foul #1 on Roland Garney, team foul #4 | 8-20 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Stephen Reitz (SG), Morgan Waters (SF) Gerald Jones, Roland Garney | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (SG), Johnny Geise (SF), Douglas Holmes (PF) David Freeman, Walter McGavisk, John Patterson | |
| 10:07 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst makes the free throw | 8-21 |
| 09:51 | Prairie View A&M | Douglas Holmes is called for the reach on John Hughes - foul #1 on Douglas Holmes, team foul #3 | 8-21 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | William Sykes (SG) Stephen Reitz | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 09:23 | Prairie View A&M | Brooks Karst steps in front of the John Hughes pass | 8-21 |
| 09:11 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Michael Wagner and the foul's on William Sykes - foul #2 on William Sykes, team foul #5 | 8-23 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Stephen Reitz (SG), Billy Higgins (PF), Rickey Fleet (C) William Sykes, Norman Skinner, Willie Sawyer | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 09:11 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes misses the free throw | 8-23 |
| 09:11 | Prairie View A&M | Billy Higgins grabs the defensive rebound | 8-23 |
| 08:52 | Prairie View A&M | Brooks Karst steals it from Rickey Fleet | 8-23 |
| 08:23 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes misses the easy layup | 8-23 |
| 08:21 | Prairie View A&M | Rickey Fleet grabs the board | 8-23 |
| 08:15 | Prairie View A&M | Billy Higgins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-23 |
| 08:13 | Prairie View A&M | Rickey Fleet hits the follow up shot | 10-23 |
| 07:46 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 10-23 |
| 07:44 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst hits the follow up shot | 10-25 |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - John Hughes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stephen Reitz (fresh) SF - Morgan Waters (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Billy Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rickey Fleet (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Wagner (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Alfred Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Geise (fresh) PF - Douglas Holmes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Brooks Karst (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:26 | Prairie View A&M | John Hughes drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 12-25 |
| 07:00 | Michigan State | Stephen Reitz picks off the pass by Brooks Karst | 12-25 |
| 06:57 | Prairie View A&M | Stephen Reitz banks in the layup | 14-25 |
| 06:37 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-25 |
| 06:35 | Prairie View A&M | Rickey Fleet grabs the defensive rebound | 14-25 |
| 06:30 | Prairie View A&M | Brooks Karst denies the turnaround by John Hughes | 14-25 |
| 06:29 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes pulls down the rebound | 14-25 |
| 06:10 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Wagner | 14-28 |
| 05:43 | Prairie View A&M | John Hughes comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away but he's hacked by Michael Wagner - foul #1 on Michael Wagner, team foul #4 | 14-28 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Gerald Jones (SG), Norman Skinner (SF), Willie Sawyer (PF), Roland Garney (C) Stephen Reitz, Morgan Waters, Billy Higgins, Rickey Fleet | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Freeman (PG), Roy Newell (SG), Walter McGavisk (SF), John Patterson (PF), Timothy Bell (C) Michael Wagner, Alfred Lee, Johnny Geise, Douglas Holmes, Brooks Karst | |
| 05:43 | Prairie View A&M | John Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 15-28 |
| 05:43 | Prairie View A&M | John Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 15-28 |
| 05:43 | Prairie View A&M | John Hughes makes the 3rd free throw | 16-28 |
| 05:20 | Michigan State | David Freeman connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Walter McGavisk | 16-30 |
| 05:03 | Prairie View A&M | Roland Garney misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-30 |
| 05:02 | Michigan State | John Patterson grabs the board | 16-30 |
| 04:42 | Michigan State | Roy Newell is hacked by Gerald Jones - foul #1 on Gerald Jones, team foul #6 | 16-30 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Stephen Reitz (SG) John Hughes | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (PG), Johnny Geise (SF) Roy Newell, Walter McGavisk | |
| 04:25 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise can't connect on a shot from close range | 16-30 |
| 04:23 | Michigan State | John Patterson misses the tip | 16-30 |
| 04:21 | Prairie View A&M | Willie Sawyer grabs the board | 16-30 |
| 04:05 | Prairie View A&M | Stephen Reitz loses the ball out of bounds | 16-30 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Morgan Waters (SF) Roland Garney | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Wagner (PG), Walter McGavisk (SF) Alfred Lee, Johnny Geise | |
| 03:41 | Michigan State | Timothy Bell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 16-30 |
| 03:39 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to John Patterson | 16-30 |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Gerald Jones (fresh) SG - Stephen Reitz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Morgan Waters (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Norman Skinner (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Willie Sawyer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Wagner (fresh) 4 ast. SG - David Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter McGavisk (fresh) PF - John Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Bell (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:24 | Michigan State | Michael Wagner misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 16-30 |
| 03:23 | Michigan State | Walter McGavisk grabs the offensive board | 16-30 |
| 03:04 | Michigan State | Timothy Bell's layup is rejected by Willie Sawyer | 16-30 |
| 03:02 | Michigan State | David Freeman tips it home | 16-32 |
| 02:48 | Prairie View A&M | Willie Sawyer travels with the ball | 16-32 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Charles Sauers (PG), William Sykes (SG), Billy Higgins (PF), Rickey Fleet (C) Gerald Jones, Stephen Reitz, Norman Skinner, Willie Sawyer | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (PG), Johnny Geise (SF), Douglas Holmes (PF), Brooks Karst (C) Michael Wagner, Walter McGavisk, John Patterson, Timothy Bell | |
| 02:20 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-32 |
| 02:19 | Prairie View A&M | The rebound goes to Rickey Fleet | 16-32 |
| 01:52 | Prairie View A&M | Rickey Fleet lays it up and in and he's hacked by Douglas Holmes - foul #2 on Douglas Holmes, team foul #5 | 18-32 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Stephen Reitz (PG), Norman Skinner (SF) Charles Sauers, Morgan Waters | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Wagner (PG), John Patterson (PF), Timothy Bell (C) David Freeman, Douglas Holmes, Brooks Karst | |
| 01:52 | Prairie View A&M | Rickey Fleet makes the free throw | 19-32 |
| 01:37 | Michigan State | Stephen Reitz picks off the pass by Timothy Bell | 19-32 |
| 01:15 | Prairie View A&M | Stephen Reitz drills a fadeaway in the paint | 21-32 |
| 01:02 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee is fouled on the floor by William Sykes - foul #3 on William Sykes, team foul #7 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | John Hughes (PG), Morgan Waters (SF) William Sykes, Norman Skinner | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes (PF), Brooks Karst (C) John Patterson, Timothy Bell | |
| 01:02 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee misses the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 01:02 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst snags the offensive board | 21-32 |
| 00:42 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Morgan Waters - foul #1 on Morgan Waters, team foul #8 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Freeman (SG), Timothy Bell (C) Michael Wagner, Brooks Karst | |
| 00:42 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise misses the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 00:42 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise misses the 2nd free throw | 21-32 |
| 00:42 | Prairie View A&M | Billy Higgins grabs the defensive rebound | 21-32 |
| 00:26 | Prairie View A&M | Rickey Fleet comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by David Freeman - foul #1 on David Freeman, team foul #6 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Wagner (PG), Brooks Karst (C) David Freeman, Timothy Bell | |
| 00:26 | Prairie View A&M | Rickey Fleet makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 00:26 | Prairie View A&M | Rickey Fleet makes the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Stephen Reitz is called for the reach on Alfred Lee - foul #1 on Stephen Reitz, team foul #9 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Gerald Jones (SG), Norman Skinner (PF), Willie Sawyer (C) Stephen Reitz, Billy Higgins, Rickey Fleet | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter McGavisk (SF), John Patterson (PF), Timothy Bell (C) Johnny Geise, Douglas Holmes, Brooks Karst | |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee misses the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 00:03 | Prairie View A&M | Morgan Waters grabs the board | 23-32 |
| 00:00 | Prairie View A&M | Morgan Waters can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 23-32 |