| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Walter Knowles (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Clarence Opitz (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Kelvin Pope (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SG - Terrance Staten (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Valenti (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joshua Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. C - Rick Sampson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | Bernard Valenti inbounds the ball | 34-45 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:43 | Michigan | The short jumper by Rick Sampson is denied by Clarence Opitz | 34-45 |
| 19:41 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz grabs the board | 34-45 |
| 19:36 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Leonard Thompson | 37-45 |
| 19:19 | Michigan | Bernard Valenti is called for traveling | 37-45 |
| 18:59 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell clanks a floater near the basket | 37-45 |
| 18:58 | Michigan | Kelvin Pope snags the defensive board | 37-45 |
| 18:54 | Michigan | Terrance Staten hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-45 |
| 18:53 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz grabs the defensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 18:35 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz misses the easy layup | 37-45 |
| 18:34 | Michigan | Joshua Gordon grabs the defensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 18:22 | Michigan | Terrance Staten hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Kelvin Pope | 37-48 |
| 18:06 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles is fouled on the floor by Kelvin Pope - foul #2 on Kelvin Pope, team foul #1 | 37-48 |
| 17:48 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 37-48 |
| 17:47 | Michigan | Bernard Valenti gets the rebound | 37-48 |
| 17:42 | Michigan | Bernard Valenti hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-48 |
| 17:41 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell pulls down the rebound | 37-48 |
| 17:27 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz travels with the ball | 37-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Glass (SG), John Kindel (SF), Andrew Wilson (PF), Patrick Weissman (C) Patrick Wilkinson, Walter Knowles, Clarence Opitz, Jonathan Chappell | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 17:12 | Michigan | Joshua Gordon is hacked by Michael Glass - foul #2 on Michael Glass, team foul #1 | 37-48 |
| 17:03 | Michigan | Bernard Valenti hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-48 |
| 17:01 | Michigan | Joshua Gordon snags the offensive board | 37-48 |
| 16:53 | Michigan | Joshua Gordon misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-48 |
| 16:51 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman grabs the defensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 16:36 | Michigan State | Bernard Valenti steals the ball from Leonard Thompson | 37-48 |
| 16:33 | Michigan | Kelvin Pope lays it up and in set up by Bernard Valenti | 37-50 |
| 16:14 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-50 |
| 16:12 | Michigan | Bernard Valenti snags the defensive board | 37-50 |
| 16:08 | Michigan | Terrance Staten can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-50 |
| 16:07 | Michigan | Rick Sampson misses the tip | 37-50 |
| 16:05 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson pulls down the rebound | 37-50 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Glass (fresh) SF - John Kindel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Wilson (fresh) 5 reb. C - Patrick Weissman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Kelvin Pope (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. SG - Terrance Staten (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Valenti (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joshua Gordon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Rick Sampson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Michael Glass | 40-50 |
| 15:35 | Michigan | Kelvin Pope scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Joshua Gordon | 40-52 |
| 15:18 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman buries a jump hook in the paint and the foul's on Rick Sampson - foul #1 on Rick Sampson, team foul #2 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SG), Walter Knowles (SF), Clarence Opitz (PF) Michael Glass, John Kindel, Andrew Wilson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Scott Catt (PF) Joshua Gordon | |
| 15:18 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman misses the free throw | 42-52 |
| 15:18 | Michigan | Bernard Valenti gets the rebound | 42-52 |
| 15:06 | Michigan | Rick Sampson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Clarence Opitz - foul #1 on Clarence Opitz, team foul #2 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell (C) Patrick Weissman | |
| Subs | Michigan | Joshua Gordon (SF) Bernard Valenti | |
| 15:06 | Michigan | Rick Sampson makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 15:06 | Michigan | Rick Sampson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 14:50 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-54 |
| 14:42 | Michigan | Rick Sampson blows the layup | 44-54 |
| 14:41 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson grabs the board | 44-54 |
| 14:24 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Scott Catt - foul #4 on Scott Catt, team foul #3 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffery Benson (PF) Scott Catt | |
| 14:24 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 14:24 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 14:06 | Michigan | Terrance Staten connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Kelvin Pope | 46-57 |
| 13:37 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Jeffery Benson - foul #1 on Jeffery Benson, team foul #4 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG), Andrew Wilson (SF) Leonard Thompson, Walter Knowles | |
| Subs | Michigan | Bernard Valenti (SF) Joshua Gordon | |
| 13:37 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz misses the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 13:37 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz misses the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 13:37 | Michigan | Jeffery Benson pulls down the rebound | 46-57 |
| 13:23 | Michigan | Bernard Valenti is fouled on the floor by Andrew Wilson - foul #2 on Andrew Wilson, team foul #3 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Christopher Baker (PF) Clarence Opitz | |
| Subs | Michigan | Leroy Norris (PG) Kelvin Pope | |
| 13:15 | Michigan | Terrance Staten clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-57 |
| 13:14 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell grabs the board | 46-57 |
| 12:54 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 46-57 |
| 12:53 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Wilkinson | 46-57 |
| 12:41 | Michigan State | Bernard Valenti picks off the pass by Christopher Baker | 46-57 |
| 12:30 | Michigan | Bernard Valenti misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 46-57 |
| 12:28 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Terrance Staten | 46-57 |
| 12:21 | Michigan | Rick Sampson scores on a turnaround near the basket | 46-59 |
| 12:01 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker is called for traveling | 46-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Glass (SG), Walter Knowles (SF), Patrick Weissman (C) Patrick Wilkinson, Christopher Baker, Jonathan Chappell | |
| Subs | Michigan | Kelvin Pope (PG), Joshua Gordon (SG), Stephen Deckert (PF), John Moultrie (C) Leroy Norris, Terrance Staten, Bernard Valenti, Rick Sampson | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Kindel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Michael Glass (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Knowles (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Andrew Wilson (fresh) 5 reb. C - Patrick Weissman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Kelvin Pope (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. SG - Joshua Gordon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jeffery Benson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Stephen Deckert (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Moultrie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:54 | Michigan | Stephen Deckert buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Moultrie | 46-62 |
| 11:32 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles is called for traveling | 46-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz (PF) Andrew Wilson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Bernard Valenti (SF) Jeffery Benson | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 11:06 | Michigan | Stephen Deckert's pass is intercepted by Michael Glass | 46-62 |
| 10:46 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Bernard Valenti - foul #2 on Bernard Valenti, team foul #5 | 46-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG) John Kindel | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 10:46 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles misses the 1st free throw | 46-62 |
| 10:46 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles makes the 2nd free throw | 47-62 |
| 10:24 | Michigan | Joshua Gordon loses the dribble to Clarence Opitz | 47-62 |
| 09:55 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 47-62 |
| 09:53 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Bernard Valenti | 47-62 |
| 09:31 | Michigan | Stephen Deckert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-62 |
| 09:30 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz snags the defensive board | 47-62 |
| 09:13 | Michigan State | Stephen Deckert is called for the reach on Patrick Weissman - foul #2 on Stephen Deckert, team foul #6 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SG), John Kindel (SF), Andrew Wilson (PF), Jonathan Chappell (C) Michael Glass, Walter Knowles, Clarence Opitz, Patrick Weissman | |
| Subs | Michigan | Leroy Norris (PG), Terrance Staten (SG), Jeffery Benson (PF), Rick Sampson (C) Kelvin Pope, Joshua Gordon, Stephen Deckert, John Moultrie | |
| 09:02 | Michigan State | John Kindel is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on John Kindel, team foul #4 | 47-62 |
| 08:47 | Michigan | Jeffery Benson is fouled on the floor by Andrew Wilson - foul #3 on Andrew Wilson, team foul #5 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Christopher Baker (PF) Leonard Thompson | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 08:36 | Michigan | Jeffery Benson knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Leroy Norris and he's hacked by Jonathan Chappell - foul #1 on Jonathan Chappell, team foul #6 | 47-64 |
| 08:36 | Michigan | Jeffery Benson makes the free throw | 47-65 |
| 08:21 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson lays it in | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 08:16 | Michigan | Terrance Staten's pass is intercepted by Christopher Baker | 49-65 |
| 07:53 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson is fouled on the floor by Terrance Staten - foul #1 on Terrance Staten, team foul #7 | 49-65 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Kelvin Pope (PG), Joshua Gordon (SF), Scott Catt (PF) Leroy Norris, Bernard Valenti, Jeffery Benson | |
| 07:53 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson makes the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 07:53 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Kindel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Andrew Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Baker (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Kelvin Pope (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. SG - Terrance Staten (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Gordon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Catt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Rick Sampson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 07:36 | Michigan | Joshua Gordon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-65 |
| 07:34 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker pulls down the rebound | 51-65 |
| 07:16 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Rick Sampson - foul #2 on Rick Sampson, team foul #8 | 51-65 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG), Clarence Opitz (PF) John Kindel, Christopher Baker | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 07:16 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 07:16 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| 06:56 | Michigan | Terrance Staten is fouled on the floor by Patrick Wilkinson - foul #2 on Patrick Wilkinson, team foul #7 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Glass (SG), Walter Knowles (SF), Patrick Weissman (C) Patrick Wilkinson, Andrew Wilson, Jonathan Chappell | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 06:56 | Michigan | Terrance Staten makes the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 06:56 | Michigan | Terrance Staten misses the 2nd free throw | 53-66 |
| 06:56 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz gets the rebound | 53-66 |
| 06:45 | Michigan State | Rick Sampson denies the turnaround by Patrick Weissman | 53-66 |
| 06:43 | Michigan | Rick Sampson snags the defensive board | 53-66 |
| 06:17 | Michigan | Rick Sampson buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kelvin Pope | 53-68 |
| 06:01 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 53-68 |
| 05:59 | Michigan | Joshua Gordon gets the rebound | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 05:35 | Michigan | Kelvin Pope misses short on a 3 from straight away | 53-68 |
| 05:33 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles pulls down the rebound | 53-68 |
| 05:15 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-68 |
| 05:13 | Michigan | Joshua Gordon grabs the board | 53-68 |
| 04:51 | Michigan | Terrance Staten hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-68 |
| 04:50 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Patrick Weissman | 53-68 |
| 04:50 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-68 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SG), John Kindel (SF), Andrew Wilson (PF), Jonathan Chappell (C) Michael Glass, Walter Knowles, Clarence Opitz, Patrick Weissman | |
| Subs | Michigan | Bernard Valenti (SF) Joshua Gordon | |
| 04:33 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-68 |
| 04:08 | Michigan | Bernard Valenti makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-71 |
| 03:57 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-71 |
| 03:56 | Michigan | Rick Sampson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-71 |
| 03:30 | Michigan | Kelvin Pope comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-71 |
| 03:29 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell pulls down the rebound | 53-71 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Kindel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Kelvin Pope (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. SG - Terrance Staten (tiring) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Valenti (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Scott Catt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Rick Sampson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:15 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell is hacked by Bernard Valenti - foul #3 on Bernard Valenti, team foul #9 | 53-71 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Glass (SG), Christopher Baker (PF) Leonard Thompson, Patrick Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Leroy Norris (PG), Joshua Gordon (SG), Jeffery Benson (SF), Stephen Deckert (PF) Kelvin Pope, Terrance Staten, Bernard Valenti, Scott Catt | |
| 03:15 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell makes the 1st free throw | 54-71 |
| 03:15 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell makes the 2nd free throw | 55-71 |
| 02:51 | Michigan | Leroy Norris is fouled on the floor by John Kindel - foul #2 on John Kindel, team foul #8 | 55-71 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman (C) Jonathan Chappell | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 02:51 | Michigan | Leroy Norris makes the 1st free throw | 55-72 |
| 02:51 | Michigan | Leroy Norris makes the 2nd free throw | 55-73 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:27 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker's layup is rejected by Stephen Deckert | 55-73 |
| 02:26 | Michigan | Stephen Deckert pulls down the rebound | 55-73 |
| 01:57 | Michigan | Leroy Norris connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Joshua Gordon | 55-76 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:44 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-76 |
| 01:43 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman snags the offensive board | 55-76 |
| 01:18 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by Michael Glass | 57-76 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:49 | Michigan | Patrick Weissman swats the layup by Jeffery Benson | 57-76 |
| 00:48 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 57-76 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:41 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker misses short on a floater from the right wing | 57-76 |
| 00:40 | Michigan | Joshua Gordon pulls down the rebound | 57-76 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:12 | Michigan | Jeffery Benson is hacked by Patrick Weissman - foul #3 on Patrick Weissman, team foul #9 | 57-76 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Kelvin Pope (PG), Terrance Staten (SG), Scott Catt (PF) Leroy Norris, Joshua Gordon, Stephen Deckert | |
| 00:12 | Michigan | Jeffery Benson makes the 1st free throw | 57-77 |
| 00:12 | Michigan | Jeffery Benson misses the 2nd free throw | 57-77 |
| 00:12 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson snags the defensive board | 57-77 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman misses short on a jump hook from close range | 57-77 |
| 00:03 | Michigan | Kelvin Pope pulls down the rebound | 57-77 |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Kelvin Pope runs out the clock | 57-77 |