| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Darrell Pate (fresh) SG - Martin Thompson (fresh) SF - Keith Asbury (fresh) PF - Cecil Oliveras (fresh) C - Jonathan Yang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Ralph Toles (fresh) SG - Jamie McClanahan (fresh) SF - Eugene Melton (fresh) PF - Roy Gimenez (fresh) C - Don Abate (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Bowling Green | Don Abate wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | Bowling Green | Eugene Melton misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Keith Asbury - foul #1 on Keith Asbury, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Bowling Green | Eugene Melton makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:36 | Bowling Green | Eugene Melton misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:36 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang grabs the defensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 19:16 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang lays it in set up by Darrell Pate | 2-1 |
| 18:57 | Bowling Green | Ralph Toles misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-1 |
| 18:55 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Keith Asbury | 2-1 |
| 18:49 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jonathan Yang | 5-1 |
| 18:34 | Bowling Green | Roy Gimenez misses the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Cecil Oliveras - foul #1 on Cecil Oliveras, team foul #2 | 5-1 |
| 18:34 | Bowling Green | Roy Gimenez misses the 1st free throw | 5-1 |
| 18:34 | Bowling Green | Roy Gimenez makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:23 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang is whistled for a carry | 5-2 |
| 18:03 | Bowling Green | Jamie McClanahan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-2 |
| 18:02 | Bowling Green | Don Abate grabs the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:50 | Bowling Green | Jamie McClanahan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-2 |
| 17:39 | Michigan State | Ralph Toles is called for the reach on Darrell Pate - foul #1 on Ralph Toles, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 17:20 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-2 |
| 16:59 | Bowling Green | Jamie McClanahan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-2 |
| 16:58 | Bowling Green | Roy Gimenez pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-2 |
| 16:44 | Bowling Green | Roy Gimenez misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 8-2 |
| 16:42 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury pulls down the rebound | 8-2 |
| 16:36 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Darrell Pate | 11-2 |
| 16:23 | Bowling Green | Jamie McClanahan clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-2 |
| 16:22 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras grabs the defensive rebound | 11-2 |
| 16:11 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 11-2 |
| 16:09 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Roy Gimenez | 11-2 |
| 16:05 | Bowling Green | Jamie McClanahan misses the shot from the left side | 11-2 |
| 16:03 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate gets the rebound | 11-2 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Darrell Pate (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Martin Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Keith Asbury (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Cecil Oliveras (fresh) C - Jonathan Yang (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Ralph Toles (fairly fresh) SG - Jamie McClanahan (fairly fresh) SF - Eugene Melton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Roy Gimenez (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Don Abate (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson is hacked by Jamie McClanahan - foul #1 on Jamie McClanahan, team foul #2 | 11-2 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Matthew Forte (SG), Alan Black (PF), Kermit Hedlund (C) Darrell Pate, Cecil Oliveras, Jonathan Yang | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Michael Hansen (PG), John Daly (SG), Willie Edwards (SF), Jun Chiu (PF), John Weinmann (C) Ralph Toles, Jamie McClanahan, Eugene Melton, Roy Gimenez, Don Abate | |
| 15:31 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-2 |
| 15:30 | Bowling Green | John Weinmann snags the defensive board | 11-2 |
| 15:11 | Bowling Green | Willie Edwards hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 11-2 |
| 15:10 | Bowling Green | Michael Hansen tips it but misses | 11-2 |
| 15:08 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund snags the defensive board | 11-2 |
| 15:04 | Michigan State | Matthew Forte loses the ball out of bounds | 11-2 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Johnson (PG) Martin Thompson | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 14:48 | Bowling Green | Jun Chiu's pass is intercepted by Matthew Forte | 11-2 |
| 14:43 | Michigan State | Matthew Forte slams it home | 13-2 |
| 14:23 | Bowling Green | Michael Hansen is hacked by John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #3 | 13-2 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Darrell Pate (PG), Cecil Oliveras (PF), Jonathan Yang (C) John Johnson, Alan Black, Kermit Hedlund | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Ralph Toles (PG), Jamie McClanahan (SG) Michael Hansen, Willie Edwards | |
| 14:07 | Bowling Green | Jonathan Yang swats the shot by John Daly | 13-2 |
| 14:06 | Bowling Green | John Weinmann snags the offensive board | 13-2 |
| 13:52 | Bowling Green | John Weinmann misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 13-2 |
| 13:51 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury snags the defensive board | 13-2 |
| 13:38 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-2 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Martin Thompson (SG) Matthew Forte | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Eugene Melton (SF), Roy Gimenez (PF) John Daly, Jun Chiu | |
| 13:19 | Bowling Green | Roy Gimenez misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 13-2 |
| 13:17 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras pulls down the rebound | 13-2 |
| 13:12 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-2 |
| 13:10 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate grabs the offensive rebound | 13-2 |
| 12:50 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate blows the layup | 13-2 |
| 12:48 | Bowling Green | Jamie McClanahan grabs the defensive rebound | 13-2 |
| 12:24 | Bowling Green | Ralph Toles misses long on a jumper from close range | 13-2 |
| 12:23 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury grabs the board | 13-2 |
| 12:10 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury double dribbles | 13-2 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Matthew Forte (SG), Alan Black (PF), Kermit Hedlund (C) Darrell Pate, Cecil Oliveras, Jonathan Yang | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | John Daly (SG), Don Abate (C) Jamie McClanahan, John Weinmann | |
| 11:47 | Bowling Green | Roy Gimenez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-2 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Michael Hansen (PG), Willie Edwards (SF) Ralph Toles, Eugene Melton | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Martin Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Matthew Forte (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Keith Asbury (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alan Black (fresh) C - Kermit Hedlund (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Michael Hansen (fresh) SG - John Daly (fresh) SF - Willie Edwards (fresh) PF - Roy Gimenez (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Don Abate (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund's layup is rejected by Don Abate | 13-2 |
| 11:30 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Kermit Hedlund | 13-2 |
| 11:25 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-2 |
| 11:23 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury tips it but misses | 13-2 |
| 11:22 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson misses the tip | 13-2 |
| 11:20 | Bowling Green | Roy Gimenez grabs the defensive rebound | 13-2 |
| 11:00 | Bowling Green | Willie Edwards scores on a runner from the right block | 13-4 |
| 10:49 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Martin Thompson | 16-4 |
| 10:45 | Bowling Green | Michael Hansen lays it in | 16-6 |
| 10:23 | Michigan State | Alan Black clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 16-6 |
| 10:21 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury gets the offensive rebound | 16-6 |
| 10:13 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 16-6 |
| 10:11 | Bowling Green | John Daly gets the rebound | 16-6 |
| 09:52 | Bowling Green | Willie Edwards can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-6 |
| 09:51 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund grabs the board | 16-6 |
| 09:40 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson is hacked by Willie Edwards - foul #1 on Willie Edwards, team foul #3 | 16-6 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Darrell Pate (PG), Cecil Oliveras (PF), Jonathan Yang (C) Martin Thompson, Alan Black, Kermit Hedlund | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Ralph Toles (PG), Jamie McClanahan (SG), Eugene Melton (SF), Jun Chiu (PF), John Weinmann (C) Michael Hansen, John Daly, Willie Edwards, Roy Gimenez, Don Abate | |
| 09:31 | Michigan State | Matthew Forte connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jonathan Yang | 19-6 |
| 09:18 | Bowling Green | Jamie McClanahan buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-9 |
| 09:09 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Darrell Pate and the foul's on John Weinmann - foul #1 on John Weinmann, team foul #4 | 21-9 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Martin Thompson (SG), Arnold Johnson (SF) Matthew Forte, Keith Asbury | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 09:09 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang makes the free throw | 22-9 |
| 08:56 | Bowling Green | The jump hook by Ralph Toles is blocked by Cecil Oliveras | 22-9 |
| 08:54 | Bowling Green | Jun Chiu grabs the offensive board | 22-9 |
| 08:29 | Bowling Green | Eugene Melton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-9 |
| 08:28 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson gets the rebound | 22-9 |
| 08:11 | Michigan State | John Weinmann swats the shot by Cecil Oliveras | 22-9 |
| 08:09 | Bowling Green | Eugene Melton grabs the board | 22-9 |
| 07:51 | Bowling Green | Eugene Melton misses long on a shot from the right side | 22-9 |
| 07:50 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang grabs the board | 22-9 |
| 07:31 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 22-9 |
| 07:29 | Bowling Green | Jamie McClanahan grabs the defensive rebound | 22-9 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Darrell Pate (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Martin Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arnold Johnson (fresh) PF - Cecil Oliveras (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jonathan Yang (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Ralph Toles (fresh) SG - Jamie McClanahan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eugene Melton (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jun Chiu (fresh) C - John Weinmann (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Bowling Green | Jun Chiu travels with the ball | 22-9 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Matthew Forte (SG), Keith Asbury (SF) Martin Thompson, Arnold Johnson | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Roy Gimenez (PF), Don Abate (C) Jun Chiu, John Weinmann | |
| 06:58 | Michigan State | Matthew Forte comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-9 |
| 06:56 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate tips it in | 24-9 |
| 06:45 | Bowling Green | Ralph Toles hits the finger roll on a great pass from Eugene Melton and he's fouled by Matthew Forte - foul #1 on Matthew Forte, team foul #4 | 24-11 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Johnson (PG), Alan Black (PF), Kermit Hedlund (C) Darrell Pate, Cecil Oliveras, Jonathan Yang | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | John Daly (SF) Eugene Melton | |
| 06:45 | Bowling Green | Ralph Toles misses the free throw | 24-11 |
| 06:45 | Michigan State | Alan Black grabs the board | 24-11 |
| 06:35 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund hits the finger roll set up by John Johnson | 26-11 |
| 06:30 | Bowling Green | Ralph Toles buries a shot from the left block | 26-13 |
| 06:23 | Michigan State | Jamie McClanahan picks off the pass by Kermit Hedlund | 26-13 |
| 06:20 | Bowling Green | Jamie McClanahan misses the easy layup | 26-13 |
| 06:18 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund snags the defensive board | 26-13 |
| 06:14 | Michigan State | Matthew Forte clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-13 |
| 06:13 | Bowling Green | Don Abate grabs the defensive rebound | 26-13 |
| 05:44 | Bowling Green | Roy Gimenez comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-13 |
| 05:42 | Bowling Green | Don Abate grabs the offensive board | 26-13 |
| 05:21 | Bowling Green | Ralph Toles is called for traveling | 26-13 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Darrell Pate (PG), Cecil Oliveras (PF), Jonathan Yang (C) John Johnson, Alan Black, Kermit Hedlund | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Michael Hansen (PG), Eugene Melton (SF), John Weinmann (C) Ralph Toles, Jamie McClanahan, Don Abate | |
| 05:07 | Michigan State | Matthew Forte scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Keith Asbury | 29-13 |
| 04:44 | Bowling Green | John Weinmann clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-13 |
| 04:42 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury pulls down the rebound | 29-13 |
| 04:37 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Darrell Pate | 32-13 |
| 04:30 | Bowling Green | John Weinmann travels with the ball | 32-13 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Martin Thompson (SG) Matthew Forte | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jun Chiu (PF) Roy Gimenez | |
| 04:13 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 32-13 |
| 04:11 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras misses the tip | 32-13 |
| 04:09 | Bowling Green | John Daly pulls down the rebound | 32-13 |
| 03:47 | Bowling Green | John Weinmann knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 32-15 |
| 03:44 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate is hacked by Michael Hansen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Hansen, team foul #5 | 32-15 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund (C) Jonathan Yang | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Ralph Toles (PG), Jamie McClanahan (SG), Willie Edwards (SF) Michael Hansen, John Daly, Eugene Melton | |
| 03:34 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Jun Chiu - foul #1 on Jun Chiu, team foul #6 | 32-15 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alan Black (PF) Cecil Oliveras | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 03:34 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund misses the 1st free throw | 32-15 |
| 03:34 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund misses the 2nd free throw | 32-15 |
| 03:34 | Bowling Green | Jun Chiu grabs the board | 32-15 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Darrell Pate (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Martin Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Asbury (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alan Black (fresh) C - Kermit Hedlund (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Ralph Toles (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jamie McClanahan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Willie Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jun Chiu (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Weinmann (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Bowling Green | Ralph Toles is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Ralph Toles, team foul #7 | 32-15 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Matthew Forte (SG) Darrell Pate | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Don Abate (C) John Weinmann | |
| 02:41 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Matthew Forte | 34-15 |
| 02:29 | Bowling Green | Willie Edwards throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-15 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Johnson (PG), Cecil Oliveras (PF), Jonathan Yang (C) Martin Thompson, Alan Black, Kermit Hedlund | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Eugene Melton (SF), Roy Gimenez (PF) Willie Edwards, Jun Chiu | |
| 02:09 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew Forte | 37-15 |
| 01:47 | Bowling Green | Ralph Toles can't throw it down but the foul's on John Johnson - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #5 | 37-15 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Darrell Pate (PG) John Johnson | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | John Daly (SG), John Weinmann (C) Jamie McClanahan, Don Abate | |
| 01:47 | Bowling Green | Ralph Toles makes the 1st free throw | 37-16 |
| 01:47 | Bowling Green | Ralph Toles misses the 2nd free throw | 37-16 |
| 01:47 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Cecil Oliveras | 37-16 |
| 01:41 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-16 |
| 01:40 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras tips it back up and in | 39-16 |
| 01:20 | Bowling Green | John Weinmann clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-16 |
| 01:19 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras snags the defensive board | 39-16 |
| 00:58 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang can't throw it down | 39-16 |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang hits the follow up shot | 41-16 |
| 00:36 | Bowling Green | Jonathan Yang takes the ball from John Daly | 41-16 |
| 00:16 | Michigan State | John Weinmann steals it from Cecil Oliveras | 41-16 |
| 00:05 | Bowling Green | John Daly misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Matthew Forte - foul #2 on Matthew Forte, team foul #6 | 41-16 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Martin Thompson (SG), Arnold Johnson (SF), Alan Black (PF), Kermit Hedlund (C) Matthew Forte, Keith Asbury, Cecil Oliveras, Jonathan Yang | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jamie McClanahan (SG), Willie Edwards (SF), Jun Chiu (PF), Don Abate (C) Ralph Toles, Eugene Melton, Roy Gimenez, John Weinmann | |
| 00:05 | Bowling Green | John Daly makes the 1st free throw | 41-17 |
| 00:05 | Bowling Green | John Daly misses the 2nd free throw | 41-17 |
| 00:05 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund grabs the board | 41-17 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-17 |