| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Edward McMilleon (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Christopher Zeng (fresh) SF - Warren Andersen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Sherrell (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Aaron Rutledge (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Sherman Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mario Rarick (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Keith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brian McGahey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Fouch (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Lafayette | Warren Andersen inbounds the ball | 23-37 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Lafayette | Jerry Sherrell buries a fadeaway in the paint | 25-37 |
| 19:40 | Michigan State | Brian McGahey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-37 |
| 19:39 | Lafayette | Aaron Rutledge snags the defensive board | 25-37 |
| 19:36 | Lafayette | Edward McMilleon is hacked by Sherman Hunter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sherman Hunter, team foul #1 | 25-37 |
| 19:23 | Lafayette | Edward McMilleon is fouled on the floor by Sherman Hunter - foul #2 on Sherman Hunter, team foul #2 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Vernon Warren (C) Aaron Rutledge | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 19:03 | Lafayette | Warren Andersen drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Christopher Zeng | 28-37 |
| 18:58 | Michigan State | Sherman Hunter throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-37 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Ryan McTier (PG), Robert Polak (SG), Donald Parks (SF), Tom Davis (C) Edward McMilleon, Christopher Zeng, Warren Andersen, Jerry Sherrell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto (PG), Ernest Heintzelman (SG), Jeffrey Kawczynski (SF), Ronald Mayle (PF) Sherman Hunter, Mario Rarick, Joseph Keith, Brian McGahey | |
| 18:50 | Lafayette | Tom Davis misses the lay-in | 28-37 |
| 18:48 | Lafayette | Donald Parks tips it in | 30-37 |
| 18:43 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Kawczynski is hacked by Donald Parks - foul #3 on Donald Parks, team foul #1 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Warren Andersen (SF) Donald Parks | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:29 | Michigan State | Ronald Mayle is hacked by Vernon Warren - foul #2 on Vernon Warren, team foul #2 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Edward McMilleon (PG) Vernon Warren | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:03 | Michigan State | Edward McMilleon is called for the reach on Ernest Heintzelman - foul #3 on Edward McMilleon, team foul #3 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Christopher Zeng (SG), Jerry Sherrell (PF), Aaron Rutledge (C) Edward McMilleon, Robert Polak, Tom Davis | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Douglas (SG), Hollis Lachance (SF), Brian McGahey (PF) Ernest Heintzelman, Jeffrey Kawczynski, Ronald Mayle | |
| 17:48 | Michigan State | James Fouch misses the easy layup | 30-37 |
| 17:47 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto tips it in | 30-39 |
| 17:29 | Lafayette | Christopher Zeng makes the shot from the right wing | 32-39 |
| 17:27 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan McTier - foul #2 on Ryan McTier, team foul #4 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Robert Polak (PG), Vernon Warren (PF) Ryan McTier, Jerry Sherrell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mario Rarick (SG), Joseph Keith (SF) Harold Okamoto, Brian McGahey | |
| 17:11 | Michigan State | Hollis Lachance steps out of bounds on the sideline | 32-39 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian McGahey (PF) Hollis Lachance | |
| 17:09 | Lafayette | Aaron Rutledge is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 32-39 |
| 16:52 | Michigan State | Joseph Keith scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Douglas | 32-42 |
| 16:49 | Lafayette | Mark Douglas steals it from Robert Polak in the backcourt | 32-42 |
| 16:48 | Michigan State | Mark Douglas lays it up and in | 32-44 |
| 16:44 | Lafayette | Warren Andersen is hacked by Mark Douglas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Douglas, team foul #3 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Jerry Sherrell (PF) Vernon Warren | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Sherman Hunter (PG), Ernest Heintzelman (SG), John Ferguson (SF), Jeffrey Kawczynski (PF), Ronald Mayle (C) Mark Douglas, Mario Rarick, Joseph Keith, Brian McGahey, James Fouch | |
| 16:33 | Lafayette | Christopher Zeng comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-44 |
| 16:32 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Kawczynski grabs the board | 32-44 |
| 16:30 | Michigan State | Sherman Hunter throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-44 |
| 16:06 | Lafayette | Aaron Rutledge misses badly on a shot from the left side | 32-44 |
| 16:05 | Michigan State | John Ferguson grabs the board | 32-44 |
| 16:03 | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Zeng - foul #2 on Christopher Zeng, team foul #5 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Vernon Warren (C) Aaron Rutledge | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto (PG), Mario Rarick (SG), Joseph Keith (SF), Brian McGahey (PF), James Fouch (C) Sherman Hunter, Ernest Heintzelman, John Ferguson, Jeffrey Kawczynski, Ronald Mayle | |
| 15:53 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto makes the wide open shot from the right block on a nice dish by James Fouch | 32-46 |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Robert Polak (tiring) SG - Christopher Zeng (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Warren Andersen (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Jerry Sherrell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Vernon Warren (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Harold Okamoto (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mario Rarick (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Keith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brian McGahey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Fouch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Lafayette | Robert Polak misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-46 |
| 15:35 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto snags the defensive board | 32-46 |
| 15:29 | Michigan State | Joseph Keith misses the wide open floater from the right block | 32-46 |
| 15:27 | Lafayette | The rebound goes to Vernon Warren | 32-46 |
| 15:15 | Lafayette | Jerry Sherrell misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-46 |
| 15:13 | Lafayette | Vernon Warren tips it in | 34-46 |
| 14:44 | Michigan State | James Fouch buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Harold Okamoto | 34-48 |
| 14:42 | Lafayette | Christopher Zeng is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Keith - foul #1 on Joseph Keith, team foul #4 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Edward McMilleon (PG), Bryan Rice (SG), Donald Parks (SF), Ryan McTier (PF), Tom Davis (C) Robert Polak, Christopher Zeng, Warren Andersen, Jerry Sherrell, Vernon Warren | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman (PG), Mark Douglas (SG), John Ferguson (SF), Hollis Lachance (PF), Ronald Mayle (C) Harold Okamoto, Mario Rarick, Joseph Keith, Brian McGahey, James Fouch | |
| 14:27 | Lafayette | Ryan McTier misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-48 |
| 14:25 | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman gets the rebound | 34-48 |
| 14:04 | Michigan State | Mark Douglas makes the wide open 3 from the left wing on a great pass from John Ferguson | 34-51 |
| 13:45 | Lafayette | Donald Parks can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-51 |
| 13:44 | Michigan State | Mark Douglas pulls down the rebound | 34-51 |
| 13:38 | Michigan State | Mark Douglas is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Ernest Heintzelman | 34-54 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 13:23 | Lafayette | Ernest Heintzelman steps in front of the Ryan McTier pass | 34-54 |
| 13:20 | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman blows the dunk | 34-54 |
| 13:19 | Lafayette | The rebound goes to Donald Parks | 34-54 |
| 13:17 | Lafayette | John Ferguson steals the ball from Tom Davis in the backcourt | 34-54 |
| 13:11 | Michigan State | Ronald Mayle connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Ernest Heintzelman and he's hacked by Tom Davis - foul #2 on Tom Davis, team foul #6 | 34-56 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Christopher Zeng (SG), Vernon Warren (PF), Aaron Rutledge (C) Bryan Rice, Ryan McTier, Tom Davis | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Sherman Hunter (PG), Mario Rarick (SG), Joseph Keith (SF), Jeffrey Kawczynski (PF) Ernest Heintzelman, Mark Douglas, John Ferguson, Hollis Lachance | |
| 13:11 | Michigan State | Ronald Mayle misses the free throw | 34-56 |
| 13:11 | Lafayette | The rebound goes to Vernon Warren | 34-56 |
| 12:58 | Lafayette | Christopher Zeng is called for 5 seconds | 34-56 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto (SG), James Fouch (C) Mario Rarick, Ronald Mayle | |
| 12:44 | Michigan State | James Fouch drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Keith and he's hacked by Christopher Zeng - foul #3 on Christopher Zeng, team foul #7 | 34-58 |
| 12:44 | Michigan State | James Fouch makes the free throw | 34-59 |
| 12:23 | Lafayette | Edward McMilleon comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 34-59 |
| 12:22 | Lafayette | Donald Parks grabs the offensive rebound | 34-59 |
| 12:17 | Lafayette | Harold Okamoto steals the ball from Christopher Zeng | 34-59 |
| 12:13 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto is hacked by Christopher Zeng in the backcourt - foul #4 on Christopher Zeng, team foul #8 | 34-59 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Bryan Rice (SG), Warren Andersen (SF), Jerry Sherrell (PF) Christopher Zeng, Donald Parks, Vernon Warren | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian McGahey (PF) Jeffrey Kawczynski | |
| 12:13 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto makes the 1st free throw | 34-60 |
| 12:13 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto makes the 2nd free throw | 34-61 |
| 12:11 | Lafayette | Sherman Hunter picks off the pass by Edward McMilleon in the backcourt | 34-61 |
| 11:56 | Michigan State | Brian McGahey hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Sherman Hunter | 34-64 |
| 11:47 | Lafayette | Warren Andersen blows the dunk but the foul's on Brian McGahey - foul #2 on Brian McGahey, team foul #5 | 34-64 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Vernon Warren (C) Aaron Rutledge | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Douglas (PG), Mario Rarick (SG), Jeffrey Kawczynski (SF) Sherman Hunter, Harold Okamoto, Joseph Keith | |
| 11:47 | Lafayette | Warren Andersen misses the 1st free throw | 34-64 |
| 11:47 | Lafayette | Warren Andersen makes the 2nd free throw | 35-64 |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Edward McMilleon (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Bryan Rice (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Warren Andersen (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Jerry Sherrell (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Vernon Warren (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Mark Douglas (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mario Rarick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Kawczynski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian McGahey (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Fouch (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Michigan State | Brian McGahey is hacked by Warren Andersen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Warren Andersen, team foul #9 | 35-64 |
| 11:45 | Michigan State | Brian McGahey misses the 1st free throw | 35-64 |
| 11:45 | Lafayette | The rebound goes to Jerry Sherrell | 35-64 |
| 11:36 | Lafayette | Jeffrey Kawczynski takes the ball from Bryan Rice | 35-64 |
| 11:31 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Kawczynski lays it in | 35-66 |
| 11:28 | Lafayette | Edward McMilleon is hacked by Mario Rarick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mario Rarick, team foul #6 | 35-66 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Donald Parks (SF), Ryan McTier (PF) Warren Andersen, Jerry Sherrell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 11:21 | Lafayette | Bryan Rice misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-66 |
| 11:19 | Lafayette | The offensive rebound goes to Vernon Warren | 35-66 |
| 11:04 | Lafayette | Edward McMilleon is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Edward McMilleon, team foul #10 | 35-66 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Robert Polak (SG), Jerry Sherrell (PF) Edward McMilleon, Bryan Rice | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Sherman Hunter (PG), Joseph Keith (SF) Mark Douglas, Jeffrey Kawczynski | |
| 11:01 | Michigan State | Donald Parks is called for the reach on James Fouch in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Parks, team foul #11 | 35-66 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Warren Andersen (SF), Aaron Rutledge (C) Donald Parks, Vernon Warren | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 11:01 | Michigan State | James Fouch misses the 1st free throw | 35-66 |
| 11:01 | Michigan State | James Fouch makes the 2nd free throw | 35-67 |
| 10:48 | Lafayette | Jerry Sherrell drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by James Fouch - foul #3 on James Fouch, team foul #7 | 37-67 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey Kawczynski (PF) Brian McGahey | |
| 10:48 | Lafayette | Jerry Sherrell makes the free throw | 38-67 |
| 10:30 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Kawczynski misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-67 |
| 10:29 | Michigan State | Joseph Keith pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-67 |
| 10:14 | Michigan State | Jerry Sherrell is called for the reach on Sherman Hunter - foul #1 on Jerry Sherrell, team foul #12 | 38-67 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Bryan Rice (SG), Vernon Warren (C) Robert Polak, Aaron Rutledge | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Douglas (SG), Brian McGahey (PF), Ronald Mayle (C) Mario Rarick, Jeffrey Kawczynski, James Fouch | |
| 10:14 | Michigan State | Sherman Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 38-68 |
| 10:14 | Michigan State | Sherman Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 38-69 |
| 10:01 | Lafayette | Ronald Mayle denies the turnaround by Bryan Rice | 38-69 |
| 09:59 | Michigan State | Mark Douglas gets the rebound | 38-69 |
| 09:43 | Michigan State | Ronald Mayle can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 38-69 |
| 09:41 | Lafayette | Vernon Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 38-69 |
| 09:37 | Lafayette | Warren Andersen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-69 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Robert Polak (SG), Tom Davis (C) Bryan Rice, Jerry Sherrell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto (PG), Ernest Heintzelman (SG), Hollis Lachance (SF), Jeffrey Kawczynski (PF), James Fouch (C) Sherman Hunter, Mark Douglas, Joseph Keith, Brian McGahey, Ronald Mayle | |
| 09:20 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Kawczynski misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-69 |
| 09:18 | Michigan State | James Fouch grabs the offensive rebound | 38-69 |
| 09:04 | Michigan State | James Fouch is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Harold Okamoto | 38-71 |
| 09:02 | Lafayette | Ryan McTier is hacked by Harold Okamoto in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harold Okamoto, team foul #8 | 38-71 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Bryan Rice (SG), Aaron Rutledge (C) Robert Polak, Tom Davis | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mario Rarick (SG), Brian McGahey (PF) Ernest Heintzelman, Jeffrey Kawczynski | |
| 09:02 | Lafayette | Ryan McTier makes the 1st free throw | 39-71 |
| 09:02 | Lafayette | Ryan McTier makes the 2nd free throw | 40-71 |
| 08:59 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto is hacked by Ryan McTier in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ryan McTier, team foul #13 | 40-71 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Jerry Sherrell (PF) Vernon Warren | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 08:59 | Lafayette | Lafayette calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 40-71 |
| 08:59 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto makes the 1st free throw | 40-72 |
| 08:59 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto makes the 2nd free throw | 40-73 |
| 08:45 | Lafayette | Jerry Sherrell misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 40-73 |
| 08:44 | Michigan State | James Fouch grabs the defensive rebound | 40-73 |
| 08:38 | Michigan State | Brian McGahey misses long on an open floater from the right wing | 40-73 |
| 08:37 | Lafayette | Aaron Rutledge pulls down the rebound | 40-73 |
| 08:31 | Lafayette | Bryan Rice misses long on an open turnaround from the baseline | 40-73 |
| 08:29 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto grabs the board | 40-73 |
| 08:24 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto is wide open and slams it home on a nice dish by Hollis Lachance | 40-75 |
| 08:20 | Lafayette | Ryan McTier is called for traveling in the backcourt | 40-75 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Robert Polak (PG), Vernon Warren (SF), Tom Davis (C) Warren Andersen, Jerry Sherrell, Aaron Rutledge | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman (SG), John Ferguson (SF), Jeffrey Kawczynski (PF), Ronald Mayle (C) Mario Rarick, Hollis Lachance, Brian McGahey, James Fouch | |
| 08:03 | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-75 |
| 08:02 | Lafayette | Vernon Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 40-75 |
| 07:43 | Lafayette | Vernon Warren misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 40-75 |
| 07:41 | Lafayette | Tom Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 40-75 |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Robert Polak (tired) SG - Bryan Rice (tired) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Vernon Warren (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. PF - Ryan McTier (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Tom Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Harold Okamoto (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ernest Heintzelman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Ferguson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Kawczynski (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Mayle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:28 | Lafayette | Ryan McTier connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 42-75 |
| 07:08 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Kawczynski knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Harold Okamoto | 42-78 |
| 06:50 | Lafayette | Tom Davis double dribbles | 42-78 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Donald Parks (SF) Bryan Rice | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Douglas (PG), Mario Rarick (SG), Joseph Keith (SF), Brian McGahey (PF), James Fouch (C) Harold Okamoto, Ernest Heintzelman, John Ferguson, Jeffrey Kawczynski, Ronald Mayle | |
| 06:28 | Michigan State | Brian McGahey misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Donald Parks - foul #5 on Donald Parks, team foul #14 | 42-78 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Bryan Rice (SG) Donald Parks | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 06:28 | Michigan State | Brian McGahey misses the 1st free throw | 42-78 |
| 06:28 | Michigan State | Brian McGahey misses the 2nd free throw | 42-78 |
| 06:28 | Lafayette | Ryan McTier pulls down the rebound | 42-78 |
| 06:21 | Lafayette | Robert Polak misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-78 |
| 06:20 | Lafayette | The offensive rebound goes to Vernon Warren | 42-78 |
| 06:11 | Lafayette | Vernon Warren banks in the layup and the foul's on Brian McGahey - foul #3 on Brian McGahey, team foul #9 | 44-78 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Sherman Hunter (PG), Hollis Lachance (PF) Mario Rarick, Brian McGahey | |
| 06:11 | Lafayette | Vernon Warren makes the free throw | 45-78 |
| 06:09 | Michigan State | Mark Douglas is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Polak - foul #3 on Robert Polak, team foul #15 | 45-78 |
| 06:09 | Michigan State | Mark Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 45-79 |
| 06:09 | Michigan State | Mark Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 45-80 |
| 06:07 | Lafayette | Sherman Hunter takes the ball from Ryan McTier in the backcourt | 45-80 |
| 06:06 | Michigan State | Mark Douglas misses the lay-in | 45-80 |
| 06:05 | Michigan State | Hollis Lachance tips it in | 45-82 |
| 05:58 | Lafayette | Bryan Rice's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-82 |
| 05:56 | Michigan State | Sherman Hunter is fouled in the backcourt by Vernon Warren - foul #3 on Vernon Warren, team foul #16 | 45-82 |
| 05:56 | Michigan State | Sherman Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 45-83 |
| 05:56 | Michigan State | Sherman Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 45-84 |
| 05:53 | Lafayette | Ryan McTier is called for traveling in the backcourt | 45-84 |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | Sherman Hunter misses the floater from the left side | 45-84 |
| 05:28 | Michigan State | James Fouch pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-84 |
| 05:10 | Michigan State | Mark Douglas hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Keith | 45-87 |
| 04:58 | Lafayette | Tom Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 45-87 |
| 04:56 | Michigan State | Hollis Lachance snags the defensive board | 45-87 |
| 04:51 | Michigan State | Sherman Hunter blows the layup but the foul's on Robert Polak - foul #4 on Robert Polak, team foul #17 | 45-87 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Edward McMilleon (PG) Bryan Rice | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mario Rarick (SG), Brian McGahey (PF), Ronald Mayle (C) Mark Douglas, Hollis Lachance, James Fouch | |
| 04:51 | Michigan State | Sherman Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 45-88 |
| 04:51 | Michigan State | Sherman Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 45-89 |
| 04:37 | Lafayette | Edward McMilleon misses the shot from the left side | 45-89 |
| 04:36 | Michigan State | Joseph Keith snags the defensive board | 45-89 |
| 04:34 | Michigan State | Joseph Keith is hacked by Robert Polak in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Polak, team foul #18 | 45-89 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Christopher Zeng (SG) Robert Polak | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto (PG) Sherman Hunter | |
| 04:34 | Michigan State | Joseph Keith misses the 1st free throw | 45-89 |
| 04:34 | Michigan State | Joseph Keith misses the 2nd free throw | 45-89 |
| 04:34 | Lafayette | Ryan McTier grabs the defensive rebound | 45-89 |
| 04:21 | Lafayette | Tom Davis's floater is tipped away by Brian McGahey | 45-89 |
| 04:19 | Michigan State | Ronald Mayle gets the rebound | 45-89 |
| 04:17 | Michigan State | Joseph Keith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-89 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Bryan Rice (SF) Tom Davis | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey Kawczynski (SF), James Fouch (C) Joseph Keith, Ronald Mayle | |
| 04:12 | Lafayette | James Fouch steals the ball from Bryan Rice | 45-89 |
| 04:10 | Michigan State | Brian McGahey's pass is intercepted by Christopher Zeng in the backcourt | 45-89 |
| 04:07 | Lafayette | Edward McMilleon lays it in on a nice dish by Christopher Zeng | 47-89 |
| 04:01 | Michigan State | Brian McGahey comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 47-89 |
| 03:59 | Michigan State | James Fouch tips it in | 47-91 |
| 03:49 | Lafayette | Harold Okamoto steals the ball from Ryan McTier | 47-91 |
| 03:44 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto jams it | 47-93 |
| 03:29 | Lafayette | Edward McMilleon misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 47-93 |
| 03:28 | Michigan State | Mario Rarick grabs the board | 47-93 |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Edward McMilleon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. SG - Christopher Zeng (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Bryan Rice (very tired) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ryan McTier (very tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Vernon Warren (very tired) 5 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Harold Okamoto (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mario Rarick (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Kawczynski (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brian McGahey (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Fouch (tired) 14 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:24 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Kawczynski drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Brian McGahey | 47-96 |
| 03:19 | Lafayette | Edward McMilleon can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-96 |
| 03:18 | Michigan State | Brian McGahey gets the rebound | 47-96 |
| 03:13 | Michigan State | Mario Rarick is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Harold Okamoto | 47-99 |
| 03:05 | Lafayette | Bryan Rice misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-99 |
| 03:04 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto grabs the defensive rebound | 47-99 |
| 03:00 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 47-99 |
| 02:58 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Kawczynski grabs the offensive rebound | 47-99 |
| 02:37 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the free throw line | 47-99 |
| 02:35 | Lafayette | Ryan McTier grabs the board | 47-99 |
| 02:31 | Lafayette | Edward McMilleon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-99 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Warren Andersen (SF), Tom Davis (C) Edward McMilleon, Christopher Zeng | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman (PG), Mark Douglas (SG), Joseph Keith (SF), Hollis Lachance (PF), Ronald Mayle (C) Harold Okamoto, Mario Rarick, Jeffrey Kawczynski, Brian McGahey, James Fouch | |
| 02:21 | Michigan State | Mark Douglas misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-99 |
| 02:19 | Lafayette | Ryan McTier pulls down the rebound | 47-99 |
| 02:10 | Lafayette | Tom Davis lays it up and in and he's fouled by Joseph Keith - foul #2 on Joseph Keith, team foul #10 | 49-99 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Ferguson (SF) Joseph Keith | |
| 02:10 | Lafayette | Tom Davis misses the free throw | 49-99 |
| 02:10 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Hollis Lachance | 49-99 |
| 01:56 | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 49-99 |
| 01:55 | Lafayette | Vernon Warren gets the rebound | 49-99 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 01:51 | Lafayette | Warren Andersen is hacked by John Ferguson in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Ferguson, team foul #11 | 49-99 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Sherman Hunter (PG), Mario Rarick (SG), Joseph Keith (SF), Brian McGahey (PF), James Fouch (C) Ernest Heintzelman, Mark Douglas, John Ferguson, Hollis Lachance, Ronald Mayle | |
| 01:51 | Lafayette | Warren Andersen misses the 1st free throw | 49-99 |
| 01:51 | Lafayette | Warren Andersen makes the 2nd free throw | 50-99 |
| 01:38 | Michigan State | Mario Rarick is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-99 |
| 01:36 | Lafayette | Ryan McTier snags the defensive board | 50-99 |
| 01:22 | Lafayette | James Fouch swats the short shot by Ryan McTier | 50-99 |
| 01:20 | Lafayette | Warren Andersen pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-99 |
| 00:54 | Lafayette | Warren Andersen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-99 |
| 00:52 | Michigan State | Mario Rarick grabs the board | 50-99 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | Mario Rarick is fouled on the floor by Ryan McTier - foul #4 on Ryan McTier, team foul #19 | 50-99 |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | Mario Rarick makes the 1st free throw | 50-100 |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | Mario Rarick makes the 2nd free throw | 50-101 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:23 | Lafayette | Warren Andersen hits a fadeaway in the paint | 52-101 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Sherman Hunter runs out the clock | 52-101 |