| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Joshua Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Terrance Staten (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernard Valenti (fresh) 4 ast. PF - Kelvin Pope (fresh) 6 pts. C - Rick Sampson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Walter Knowles (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Opitz (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | Bernard Valenti inbounds the ball | 29-28 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Michigan | Joshua Gordon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-28 |
| 19:24 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 19:22 | Michigan | Terrance Staten grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 18:55 | Michigan | Walter Knowles denies the turnaround by Joshua Gordon | 29-28 |
| 18:53 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 18:39 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Bernard Valenti - foul #3 on Bernard Valenti, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| 18:39 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 18:39 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 18:14 | Michigan | Terrance Staten misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-30 |
| 18:13 | Michigan | Rick Sampson hits the follow up shot | 31-30 |
| 17:56 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-30 |
| 17:54 | Michigan | Rick Sampson gets the rebound | 31-30 |
| 17:27 | Michigan | Rick Sampson misses the lay-in | 31-30 |
| 17:26 | Michigan | Kelvin Pope snags the offensive board | 31-30 |
| 17:07 | Michigan | Walter Knowles takes the ball from Kelvin Pope | 31-30 |
| 16:45 | Michigan State | Kelvin Pope takes the ball from Jonathan Chappell | 31-30 |
| 16:32 | Michigan | Kelvin Pope misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-30 |
| 16:31 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell gets the rebound | 31-30 |
| 16:18 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson's pass is intercepted by Terrance Staten | 31-30 |
| 15:59 | Michigan | Kelvin Pope blows the layup but he's fouled by Jonathan Chappell - foul #2 on Jonathan Chappell, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Glass (SG), John Kindel (SF), Andrew Wilson (PF), Patrick Weissman (C) Patrick Wilkinson, Walter Knowles, Clarence Opitz, Jonathan Chappell | |
| 15:59 | Michigan | Kelvin Pope makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 15:59 | Michigan | Kelvin Pope makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Joshua Gordon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Terrance Staten (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernard Valenti (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Kelvin Pope (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Rick Sampson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Glass (fresh) SF - John Kindel (fresh) PF - Andrew Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Patrick Weissman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson is called for traveling | 33-30 |
| 15:17 | Michigan | Joshua Gordon connects on the shot from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 14:52 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson blows the layup | 35-30 |
| 14:51 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Bernard Valenti | 35-30 |
| 14:25 | Michigan | Kelvin Pope misses the dunk attempt | 35-30 |
| 14:24 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 14:20 | Michigan State | Michael Glass misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 14:19 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Rick Sampson | 35-30 |
| 13:57 | Michigan | Kelvin Pope clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by John Kindel - foul #1 on John Kindel, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SG), Jonathan Chappell (C) Michael Glass, Patrick Weissman | |
| 13:57 | Michigan | Kelvin Pope makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 13:57 | Michigan | Kelvin Pope makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 13:36 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson's floater is tipped away by Rick Sampson | 37-30 |
| 13:34 | Michigan | Joshua Gordon pulls down the rebound | 37-30 |
| 13:14 | Michigan | Joshua Gordon throws it down on a great pass from Terrance Staten | 39-30 |
| 13:07 | Michigan State | John Kindel clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joshua Gordon - foul #2 on Joshua Gordon, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Knowles (SF), Clarence Opitz (PF) Leonard Thompson, Andrew Wilson | |
| 13:07 | Michigan State | John Kindel makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 13:07 | Michigan State | John Kindel misses the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 13:07 | Michigan | Rick Sampson gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 12:43 | Michigan | Joshua Gordon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-31 |
| 12:41 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell pulls down the rebound | 39-31 |
| 12:33 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell is fouled on the floor by Bernard Valenti - foul #4 on Bernard Valenti, team foul #3 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffery Benson (SF) Bernard Valenti | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG) John Kindel | |
| 12:28 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-31 |
| 12:27 | Michigan | Jeffery Benson snags the defensive board | 39-31 |
| 12:23 | Michigan | Jeffery Benson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-31 |
| 12:21 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell snags the defensive board | 39-31 |
| 12:10 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Leonard Thompson | 39-33 |
| 11:50 | Michigan | Rick Sampson misses the lay-in | 39-33 |
| 11:49 | Michigan | Rick Sampson tips it home | 41-33 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Joshua Gordon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Terrance Staten (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffery Benson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kelvin Pope (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Rick Sampson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Walter Knowles (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Opitz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joshua Gordon - foul #3 on Joshua Gordon, team foul #4 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Michigan | Stephen Deckert (PF) Joshua Gordon | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Glass (SG) Patrick Wilkinson | |
| 11:40 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 11:40 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 11:21 | Michigan | Kelvin Pope travels with the ball | 41-35 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG), Patrick Weissman (C) Leonard Thompson, Jonathan Chappell | |
| 11:13 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz misses the dunk attempt | 41-35 |
| 11:12 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles misses the tip | 41-35 |
| 11:11 | Michigan | Stephen Deckert grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 10:55 | Michigan | Kelvin Pope's floater is tipped away by Walter Knowles | 41-35 |
| 10:54 | Michigan | Stephen Deckert snags the offensive board | 41-35 |
| 10:38 | Michigan | Terrance Staten knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Kelvin Pope | 43-35 |
| 10:24 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman drills a jumpshot from the left side | 43-37 |
| 10:09 | Michigan | Jeffery Benson is called for traveling | 43-37 |
| Subs | Michigan | Joshua Gordon (PG), Bernard Valenti (SG), John Moultrie (C) Kelvin Pope, Terrance Staten, Rick Sampson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SG), Andrew Wilson (SF), Christopher Baker (PF) Michael Glass, Walter Knowles, Clarence Opitz | |
| 09:58 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Andrew Wilson | 43-39 |
| 09:36 | Michigan | Joshua Gordon can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 09:34 | Michigan | John Moultrie grabs the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 09:13 | Michigan | Patrick Weissman steals it from Joshua Gordon | 43-39 |
| 09:05 | Michigan State | John Kindel is called for traveling | 43-39 |
| Subs | Michigan | Terrance Staten (SG), Rick Sampson (C) Jeffery Benson, John Moultrie | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG), Jonathan Chappell (C) John Kindel, Patrick Weissman | |
| 08:37 | Michigan | Joshua Gordon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 08:36 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 08:15 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson is fouled on the floor by Terrance Staten - foul #2 on Terrance Staten, team foul #5 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Michigan | Kelvin Pope (PF) Stephen Deckert | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Knowles (SF), Clarence Opitz (PF) Andrew Wilson, Christopher Baker | |
| 08:01 | Michigan State | Joshua Gordon takes the ball from Walter Knowles | 43-39 |
| 07:57 | Michigan | Joshua Gordon lays it in | 45-39 |
| 07:38 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell misses the driving attempt from the left block | 45-39 |
| 07:36 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Rick Sampson | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Joshua Gordon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - Terrance Staten (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bernard Valenti (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 4 pf. PF - Kelvin Pope (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Rick Sampson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Patrick Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Walter Knowles (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Clarence Opitz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Michigan | Clarence Opitz is called for the reach on Kelvin Pope - foul #1 on Clarence Opitz, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffery Benson (SF) Terrance Staten | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Glass (SG) Patrick Wilkinson | |
| 06:54 | Michigan | Bernard Valenti travels with the ball | 45-39 |
| Subs | Michigan | Leroy Norris (PG), Terrance Staten (SG) Joshua Gordon, Bernard Valenti | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 06:41 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Leonard Thompson | 45-42 |
| 06:12 | Michigan | Kelvin Pope lays it in on a nice dish by Leroy Norris | 47-42 |
| 05:59 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 47-44 |
| 05:30 | Michigan | Kelvin Pope travels with the ball | 47-44 |
| Subs | Michigan | Joshua Gordon (PG), Bernard Valenti (SG), John Moultrie (C) Leroy Norris, Terrance Staten, Rick Sampson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG), Patrick Wilkinson (SG), Andrew Wilson (SF), Christopher Baker (PF), Patrick Weissman (C) Leonard Thompson, Michael Glass, Walter Knowles, Clarence Opitz, Jonathan Chappell | |
| 05:15 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker blows the layup but he's hacked by Bernard Valenti - foul #5 on Bernard Valenti, team foul #6 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Michigan | Terrance Staten (SG) Bernard Valenti | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 05:15 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 05:15 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 04:55 | Michigan | Joshua Gordon buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffery Benson | 50-46 |
| 04:32 | Michigan State | John Kindel is hacked by Terrance Staten - foul #3 on Terrance Staten, team foul #7 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Michigan | Stephen Deckert (PF) Kelvin Pope | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 04:32 | Michigan State | John Kindel makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 04:32 | Michigan State | John Kindel makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 04:03 | Michigan | Terrance Staten is hacked by Patrick Wilkinson - foul #2 on Patrick Wilkinson, team foul #4 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Michigan | Rick Sampson (C) John Moultrie | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 03:44 | Michigan | Stephen Deckert misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 03:42 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Patrick Weissman | 50-48 |
| 03:27 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson misses badly on a shot from the right side | 50-48 |
| 03:25 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Weissman | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Joshua Gordon (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. SG - Terrance Staten (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffery Benson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Stephen Deckert (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rick Sampson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Kindel (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Patrick Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Andrew Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Baker (fresh) 6 pts. C - Patrick Weissman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:14 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 50-48 |
| 03:13 | Michigan | Joshua Gordon snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 02:44 | Michigan | The jumper by Joshua Gordon is denied by Christopher Baker | 50-48 |
| 02:43 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Andrew Wilson | 50-48 |
| 02:43 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-48 |
| Subs | Michigan | Kelvin Pope (PF) Stephen Deckert | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG), Walter Knowles (SF), Clarence Opitz (PF), Jonathan Chappell (C) John Kindel, Andrew Wilson, Christopher Baker, Patrick Weissman | |
| 02:30 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Walter Knowles | 50-50 |
| 02:06 | Michigan | Joshua Gordon misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 50-50 |
| 02:05 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles grabs the board | 50-50 |
| 02:00 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 50-50 |
| 01:58 | Michigan | Jeffery Benson pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| 01:33 | Michigan | Terrance Staten throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-50 |
| 01:14 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Terrance Staten - foul #4 on Terrance Staten, team foul #8 | 50-50 |
| 01:14 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles misses the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 01:14 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles misses the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 01:14 | Michigan | Kelvin Pope gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 00:48 | Michigan | Joshua Gordon misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Jonathan Chappell - foul #3 on Jonathan Chappell, team foul #5 | 50-50 |
| 00:48 | Michigan | Joshua Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 00:48 | Michigan | Joshua Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 00:30 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Patrick Wilkinson | 52-53 |
| 00:10 | Michigan | Jonathan Chappell blocks the short jumper by Joshua Gordon | 52-53 |
| 00:08 | Michigan | Jeffery Benson tips it back up and in | 54-53 |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-53 |
| 00:01 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson buries a jump hook in the paint | 54-55 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Jeffery Benson comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 54-55 |