| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tony Branham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Price (fresh) PF - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. C - Augustus Zelmar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Darrell Pate (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Martin Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Asbury (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Cecil Oliveras (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Yang (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury inbounds the ball | 23-27 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-27 |
| 19:40 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong grabs the board | 23-27 |
| 19:17 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Darrell Pate - foul #2 on Darrell Pate, team foul #1 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG), Deshi Sun (SF), Leland Pettigrew (PF), Matthew Coyne (C) Tony Branham, Anthony Price, Pete Armstrong, Augustus Zelmar | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 19:17 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo misses the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 19:17 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 19:04 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 24-27 |
| 19:03 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew gets the rebound | 24-27 |
| 18:45 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne loses the ball out of bounds | 24-27 |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SF) Leland Pettigrew | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:25 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the right wing | 24-27 |
| 18:23 | Kent State | Deshi Sun gets the rebound | 24-27 |
| 18:03 | Kent State | Jonathan Yang swats the layup by Swietomierz Bachinski | 24-27 |
| 18:01 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo can't tip it in | 24-27 |
| 17:59 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Keith Asbury | 24-27 |
| 17:43 | Michigan State | The short jumper by Jonathan Yang is denied by Matthew Coyne | 24-27 |
| 17:41 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Deshi Sun | 24-27 |
| 17:12 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Yang - foul #2 on Jonathan Yang, team foul #2 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Branham (SG), Anthony Price (SF), Pete Armstrong (PF), Augustus Zelmar (C) Vyacheslav Szychowski, Swietomierz Bachinski, Deshi Sun, Matthew Coyne | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:50 | Kent State | Jonathan Yang swats the shot by Augustus Zelmar | 24-27 |
| 16:49 | Kent State | Anthony Price grabs the offensive board | 24-27 |
| 16:24 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 24-27 |
| 16:22 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate pulls down the rebound | 24-27 |
| 16:18 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Martin Thompson and he's fouled by Claudio Rizzo - foul #3 on Claudio Rizzo, team foul #1 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (PG), Leland Pettigrew (PF), Matthew Coyne (C) Claudio Rizzo, Pete Armstrong, Augustus Zelmar | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Matthew Forte (SG), Alan Black (PF), Kermit Hedlund (C) Darrell Pate, Cecil Oliveras, Jonathan Yang | |
| 16:18 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury makes the free throw | 24-30 |
| 15:59 | Kent State | Tony Branham misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-30 |
| 15:58 | Michigan State | Alan Black snags the defensive board | 24-30 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Tony Branham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Price (fresh) PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Martin Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Forte (fresh) SF - Keith Asbury (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alan Black (fresh) C - Kermit Hedlund (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Michigan State | Matthew Forte is whistled for traveling | 24-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Deshi Sun (SF), Pete Armstrong (PF), Walter Zilk (C) Vyacheslav Szychowski, Anthony Price, Leland Pettigrew, Matthew Coyne | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Johnson (PG) Martin Thompson | |
| 15:07 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-30 |
| 15:05 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund snags the defensive board | 24-30 |
| 14:41 | Michigan State | Matthew Forte misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-30 |
| 14:39 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Claudio Rizzo | 24-30 |
| 14:10 | Kent State | Keith Asbury takes the ball from Deshi Sun | 24-30 |
| 13:51 | Michigan State | John Johnson hits a wide open driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Matthew Forte and he's hacked by Walter Zilk - foul #2 on Walter Zilk, team foul #2 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG), Anthony Price (SF), Leland Pettigrew (PF), Matthew Coyne (C) Tony Branham, Deshi Sun, Pete Armstrong, Walter Zilk | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Martin Thompson (SG), Cecil Oliveras (PF), Jonathan Yang (C) Matthew Forte, Alan Black, Kermit Hedlund | |
| 13:51 | Michigan State | John Johnson makes the free throw | 24-33 |
| 13:38 | Kent State | Keith Asbury swats the layup by Anthony Price | 24-33 |
| 13:36 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras pulls down the rebound | 24-33 |
| 13:12 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang clanks a floater from the left side | 24-33 |
| 13:11 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson misses the tip | 24-33 |
| 13:09 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Leland Pettigrew | 24-33 |
| 12:52 | Kent State | Anthony Price misses long on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Cecil Oliveras - foul #1 on Cecil Oliveras, team foul #3 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Kent State | Pete Armstrong (PF), Augustus Zelmar (C) Leland Pettigrew, Matthew Coyne | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Darrell Pate (PG) John Johnson | |
| 12:52 | Kent State | Anthony Price makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 12:52 | Kent State | Anthony Price makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 12:37 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 26-33 |
| 12:35 | Kent State | Anthony Price grabs the board | 26-33 |
| 12:30 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo is fouled on the floor by Darrell Pate - foul #3 on Darrell Pate, team foul #4 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Branham (SG), Deshi Sun (PF), Matthew Coyne (C) Vyacheslav Szychowski, Pete Armstrong, Augustus Zelmar | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 12:04 | Kent State | Deshi Sun clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-33 |
| 12:02 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury pulls down the rebound | 26-33 |
| 11:47 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang is open and scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Martin Thompson | 26-35 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Tony Branham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Price (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Darrell Pate (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Martin Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Keith Asbury (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Cecil Oliveras (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Yang (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 11:24 | Kent State | Jonathan Yang swats the short shot by Claudio Rizzo | 26-35 |
| 11:22 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang snags the defensive board | 26-35 |
| 11:07 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate misses the dunk attempt | 26-35 |
| 11:06 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson grabs the offensive board | 26-35 |
| 10:50 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Jonathan Yang and he's hacked by Claudio Rizzo - foul #4 on Claudio Rizzo, team foul #3 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (PG), Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), Pete Armstrong (PF), Augustus Zelmar (C) Claudio Rizzo, Tony Branham, Deshi Sun, Matthew Coyne | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 10:50 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate makes the free throw | 26-38 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:37 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 26-38 |
| 10:35 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras pulls down the rebound | 26-38 |
| 10:30 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-38 |
| 10:29 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras tips it home | 26-40 |
| 10:14 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-40 |
| 10:12 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar misses the tip | 26-40 |
| 10:11 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras grabs the defensive rebound | 26-40 |
| 09:58 | Michigan State | Vyacheslav Szychowski picks off the pass by Cecil Oliveras | 26-40 |
| 09:55 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski throws it down | 28-40 |
| 09:41 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang is open but misses the lay-in | 28-40 |
| 09:39 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar snags the defensive board | 28-40 |
| 09:19 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong scores on a shot from the right side | 30-40 |
| 09:13 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Keith Asbury and he's fouled by Pete Armstrong - foul #1 on Pete Armstrong, team foul #4 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Branham (SG), Deshi Sun (SF), Matthew Coyne (C) Swietomierz Bachinski, Anthony Price, Augustus Zelmar | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Johnson (PG), Matthew Forte (SG), Kermit Hedlund (PF) Darrell Pate, Martin Thompson, Cecil Oliveras | |
| 09:13 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang makes the free throw | 30-43 |
| 08:58 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Tony Branham | 32-43 |
| 08:35 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-43 |
| 08:34 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong gets the rebound | 32-43 |
| 08:18 | Kent State | Kermit Hedlund is called for the reach on Pete Armstrong - foul #1 on Kermit Hedlund, team foul #5 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SF), Leland Pettigrew (PF) Deshi Sun, Pete Armstrong | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Arnold Johnson (SF), Alan Black (PF) Keith Asbury, Jonathan Yang | |
| 07:58 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne is whistled for traveling | 32-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Augustus Zelmar (C) Vyacheslav Szychowski, Matthew Coyne | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Darrell Pate (PG) John Johnson | |
| 07:29 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 32-43 |
| 07:27 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar grabs the board | 32-43 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - Tony Branham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 2 reb. C - Augustus Zelmar (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Darrell Pate (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Forte (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Arnold Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alan Black (fresh) C - Kermit Hedlund (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 32-43 |
| 07:16 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo snags the offensive board | 32-43 |
| 07:00 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 32-43 |
| 06:58 | Michigan State | Arnold Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-43 |
| 06:42 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 32-45 |
| 06:21 | Kent State | Tony Branham's fadeaway is rejected by Kermit Hedlund | 32-45 |
| 06:20 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund pulls down the rebound | 32-45 |
| 06:12 | Michigan State | Alan Black hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 32-45 |
| 06:10 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar pulls down the rebound | 32-45 |
| 05:52 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew makes the jumper in the lane | 34-45 |
| 05:52 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 34-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG), Anthony Price (SF), Pete Armstrong (PF), Matthew Coyne (C) Tony Branham, Swietomierz Bachinski, Leland Pettigrew, Augustus Zelmar | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Martin Thompson (SG), Keith Asbury (SF), Cecil Oliveras (PF), Jonathan Yang (C) Matthew Forte, Arnold Johnson, Alan Black, Kermit Hedlund | |
| 05:31 | Michigan State | Pete Armstrong swats the short shot by Jonathan Yang | 34-45 |
| 05:30 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang hits the follow up shot | 34-47 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:25 | Kent State | Anthony Price throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-47 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:00 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Keith Asbury | 34-49 |
| 04:43 | Kent State | Anthony Price is whistled for a carry | 34-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Deshi Sun (SF) Anthony Price | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Johnson (PG), Matthew Forte (SG), Arnold Johnson (SF), Alan Black (PF), Kermit Hedlund (C) Darrell Pate, Martin Thompson, Keith Asbury, Cecil Oliveras, Jonathan Yang | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:18 | Michigan State | Deshi Sun takes the ball from Kermit Hedlund | 34-49 |
| 04:04 | Kent State | John Johnson steals the ball from Claudio Rizzo | 34-49 |
| 03:44 | Michigan State | Matthew Coyne denies the turnaround by Arnold Johnson | 34-49 |
| 03:43 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund tips it back up and in | 34-51 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:25 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-51 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Forte (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Arnold Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alan Black (fresh) C - Kermit Hedlund (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:56 | Michigan State | John Johnson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-51 |
| 02:54 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne pulls down the rebound | 36-51 |
| 02:40 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Vyacheslav Szychowski | 38-51 |
| 02:13 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Vyacheslav Szychowski - foul #2 on Vyacheslav Szychowski, team foul #5 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (PG), Tony Branham (SG), Anthony Price (SF), Walter Zilk (C) Claudio Rizzo, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Pete Armstrong, Matthew Coyne | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 02:13 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund misses the 1st free throw | 38-51 |
| 02:13 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund makes the 2nd free throw | 38-52 |
| 01:54 | Kent State | Anthony Price hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-52 |
| 01:52 | Kent State | Deshi Sun grabs the offensive board | 38-52 |
| 01:37 | Kent State | Alan Black picks off the pass by Walter Zilk | 38-52 |
| 01:13 | Michigan State | Walter Zilk swats the short shot by Arnold Johnson | 38-52 |
| 01:12 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Arnold Johnson | 38-52 |
| 00:51 | Michigan State | John Johnson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-52 |
| 00:49 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski snags the defensive board | 38-52 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:42 | Kent State | Anthony Price makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-52 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:16 | Michigan State | Matthew Forte hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Kermit Hedlund | 40-54 |
| 00:10 | Kent State | Deshi Sun's fadeaway is rejected by Kermit Hedlund | 40-54 |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | Arnold Johnson pulls down the rebound | 40-54 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | John Johnson runs out the clock | 40-54 |