| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Lawrence Matthews (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mario Guthrie (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Leland Bigelow (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jackie Partlow (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Simkowitz (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vernon Wier (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cortez Bruner (fresh) 7 pts. C - Barry Paige (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa State | Leland Bigelow inbounds the ball | 27-33 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Iowa State | Cortez Bruner denies the turnaround by Lawrence Matthews | 27-33 |
| 19:44 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Cortez Bruner | 27-33 |
| 19:20 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lawrence Pierce | 27-35 |
| 19:03 | Iowa State | Carl Simkowitz makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Lawrence Matthews | 30-35 |
| 18:36 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lawrence Pierce | 30-37 |
| 18:26 | Iowa State | Mario Guthrie misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 30-37 |
| 18:25 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Lawrence Pierce | 30-37 |
| 18:23 | Michigan State | Leland Bigelow picks off the pass by Timothy Cooper in the backcourt | 30-37 |
| 18:21 | Iowa State | Lawrence Matthews lays it up and in on a great pass from Leland Bigelow | 32-37 |
| 18:11 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce misses short on an open shot in the lane | 32-37 |
| 18:09 | Iowa State | Jackie Partlow grabs the board | 32-37 |
| 17:44 | Iowa State | Vernon Wier steals it from Carl Simkowitz | 32-37 |
| 17:22 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Mario Guthrie - foul #2 on Mario Guthrie, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Gearhart (PG), David Spieker (SG), Walter Eberhard (SF), Edgar Nogowski (PF), Glen Valenza (C) Lawrence Matthews, Mario Guthrie, Leland Bigelow, Jackie Partlow, Carl Simkowitz | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Frazier (PG), Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Donald Hansen (PF), Tommie Peterson (C) Lawrence Pierce, Vernon Wier, Timothy Cooper, Barry Paige | |
| 17:22 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 17:22 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner misses the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 17:22 | Iowa State | Edgar Nogowski snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 17:05 | Iowa State | John Gearhart's pass is intercepted by Donald Hansen | 32-38 |
| 16:47 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski makes the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Frazier | 32-41 |
| 16:22 | Iowa State | Glen Valenza lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Gearhart | 34-41 |
| 15:55 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-44 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - John Gearhart (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Spieker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Walter Eberhard (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edgar Nogowski (fresh) C - Glen Valenza (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Frazier (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Stjepan Trojanowski (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cortez Bruner (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Hansen (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Tommie Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Iowa State | David Spieker is hacked by Tommie Peterson - foul #3 on Tommie Peterson, team foul #1 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jason Wilcox (PG), Joseph Young (SG), Leland Bigelow (SF), Jackie Partlow (PF), Carl Simkowitz (C) John Gearhart, David Spieker, Walter Eberhard, Edgar Nogowski, Glen Valenza | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG), Vernon Wier (SG), Timothy Cooper (SF), Eric Russ (PF), Barry Paige (C) Michael Frazier, Stjepan Trojanowski, Cortez Bruner, Donald Hansen, Tommie Peterson | |
| 15:12 | Iowa State | Jason Wilcox misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-44 |
| 15:11 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier grabs the defensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 15:07 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 34-44 |
| 15:05 | Michigan State | Barry Paige gets the offensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 14:49 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Pierce | 34-47 |
| 14:27 | Iowa State | Jason Wilcox clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-47 |
| 14:25 | Iowa State | Jackie Partlow tips it in | 36-47 |
| 13:58 | Michigan State | Eric Russ hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 36-47 |
| 13:57 | Michigan State | Eric Russ tips it home | 36-49 |
| 13:33 | Iowa State | Jackie Partlow is hacked by Eric Russ - foul #4 on Eric Russ, team foul #2 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Lawrence Matthews (PG), Mario Guthrie (SG), David Spieker (SF), Edgar Nogowski (PF), Walter Eberhard (C) Jason Wilcox, Joseph Young, Leland Bigelow, Jackie Partlow, Carl Simkowitz | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Frazier (PG), Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Cortez Bruner (PF), Tommie Peterson (C) Lawrence Pierce, Vernon Wier, Eric Russ, Barry Paige | |
| 13:11 | Iowa State | David Spieker can't finish the layup | 36-49 |
| 13:10 | Iowa State | Walter Eberhard tips it but misses | 36-49 |
| 13:08 | Iowa State | Mario Guthrie grabs the offensive board | 36-49 |
| 12:49 | Iowa State | Lawrence Matthews is fouled on the floor by Stjepan Trojanowski - foul #1 on Stjepan Trojanowski, team foul #3 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG), Donald Hansen (PF) Michael Frazier, Cortez Bruner | |
| 12:32 | Iowa State | Walter Eberhard misses badly on a floater from the right side | 36-49 |
| 12:30 | Michigan State | Donald Hansen gets the rebound | 36-49 |
| 12:25 | Michigan State | Lawrence Matthews takes the ball from Timothy Cooper | 36-49 |
| 12:22 | Iowa State | Lawrence Matthews misses the lay-in | 36-49 |
| 12:21 | Iowa State | The offensive rebound goes to David Spieker | 36-49 |
| 12:15 | Iowa State | Mario Guthrie clanks a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Donald Hansen - foul #1 on Donald Hansen, team foul #4 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Leland Bigelow (SF), Glen Valenza (PF), Carl Simkowitz (C) David Spieker, Edgar Nogowski, Walter Eberhard | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vernon Wier (SG), Barry Paige (C) Stjepan Trojanowski, Tommie Peterson | |
| 12:15 | Iowa State | Mario Guthrie makes the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 12:15 | Iowa State | Mario Guthrie makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 12:12 | Michigan State | Mario Guthrie is called for the reach on Vernon Wier in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mario Guthrie, team foul #2 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Gearhart (SG) Mario Guthrie | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 11:54 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Hansen | 38-52 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Lawrence Matthews (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Gearhart (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leland Bigelow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Glen Valenza (fresh) 4 pts. C - Carl Simkowitz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Vernon Wier (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Timothy Cooper (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Hansen (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Barry Paige (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Iowa State | John Gearhart hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Donald Hansen - foul #2 on Donald Hansen, team foul #5 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Joseph Young (SG), Jackie Partlow (PF) Lawrence Matthews, Glen Valenza | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Frazier (PG), Cortez Bruner (PF) Lawrence Pierce, Donald Hansen | |
| 11:33 | Iowa State | John Gearhart makes the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 11:33 | Iowa State | John Gearhart makes the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 11:06 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Joseph Young - foul #3 on Joseph Young, team foul #3 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Iowa State | David Spieker (SF), Edgar Nogowski (PF) Leland Bigelow, Jackie Partlow | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Tommie Peterson (C) Michael Frazier, Barry Paige | |
| 11:06 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner makes the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 11:06 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner makes the 2nd free throw | 40-54 |
| 10:44 | Iowa State | John Gearhart buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-54 |
| 10:23 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski hits a wide open turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Timothy Cooper | 42-56 |
| 09:59 | Iowa State | Joseph Young drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Carl Simkowitz | 45-56 |
| 09:41 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-56 |
| 09:39 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner hits the follow up shot | 45-58 |
| 09:19 | Iowa State | David Spieker scores on a turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by Tommie Peterson - foul #4 on Tommie Peterson, team foul #6 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Lawrence Matthews (PG), Mario Guthrie (SG), Walter Eberhard (PF), Glen Valenza (C) John Gearhart, Joseph Young, Edgar Nogowski, Carl Simkowitz | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG), Michael Frazier (SG), Donald Hansen (PF), Barry Paige (C) Vernon Wier, Stjepan Trojanowski, Cortez Bruner, Tommie Peterson | |
| 09:19 | Iowa State | David Spieker misses the free throw | 47-58 |
| 09:19 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Donald Hansen | 47-58 |
| 09:16 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce is hacked by Mario Guthrie in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mario Guthrie, team foul #4 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Gearhart (SG), Jackie Partlow (PF) Mario Guthrie, David Spieker | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 08:51 | Michigan State | Barry Paige hits a wide open shot from the right block on a nice dish by Lawrence Pierce | 47-60 |
| 08:26 | Iowa State | Walter Eberhard hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Barry Paige - foul #2 on Barry Paige, team foul #7 | 47-60 |
| 08:26 | Iowa State | Walter Eberhard makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 08:26 | Iowa State | Walter Eberhard makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 08:14 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lawrence Pierce and the foul's on Walter Eberhard - foul #3 on Walter Eberhard, team foul #5 | 49-62 |
| Subs | Iowa State | David Spieker (SG), Leland Bigelow (SF) John Gearhart, Glen Valenza | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 08:14 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper misses the free throw | 49-62 |
| 08:14 | Iowa State | Walter Eberhard pulls down the rebound | 49-62 |
| 07:54 | Iowa State | Michael Frazier steals it from Jackie Partlow | 49-62 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Lawrence Matthews (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Spieker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Leland Bigelow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jackie Partlow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Eberhard (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. SG - Michael Frazier (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Timothy Cooper (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Hansen (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Barry Paige (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:47 | Michigan State | Barry Paige lays it in uncontested | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:37 | Iowa State | David Spieker hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by Lawrence Matthews | 51-64 |
| 07:14 | Michigan State | The pull-up jumper by Lawrence Pierce is blocked by Jackie Partlow | 51-64 |
| 07:13 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce grabs the offensive board | 51-64 |
| 06:46 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Frazier | 51-66 |
| 06:37 | Iowa State | Leland Bigelow misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-66 |
| 06:36 | Iowa State | David Spieker hits the follow up shot | 53-66 |
| 06:15 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Jackie Partlow - foul #1 on Jackie Partlow, team foul #6 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jason Wilcox (PG), Mario Guthrie (SG), Edgar Nogowski (SF), Glen Valenza (PF), Carl Simkowitz (C) Lawrence Matthews, David Spieker, Leland Bigelow, Jackie Partlow, Walter Eberhard | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vernon Wier (SG), Cortez Bruner (SF), Eric Russ (PF), Tommie Peterson (C) Michael Frazier, Timothy Cooper, Donald Hansen, Barry Paige | |
| 06:15 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 53-67 |
| 06:15 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 53-68 |
| 06:00 | Iowa State | Carl Simkowitz misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Eric Russ - foul #5 on Eric Russ, team foul #8 | 53-68 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Donald Hansen (PF) Lawrence Pierce, Eric Russ | |
| 06:00 | Iowa State | Carl Simkowitz makes the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 06:00 | Iowa State | Carl Simkowitz makes the 2nd free throw | 55-68 |
| 05:42 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner buries a shot from the left side | 55-70 |
| 05:37 | Iowa State | Jason Wilcox clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-70 |
| 05:36 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski grabs the board | 55-70 |
| 05:07 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner is whistled for traveling | 55-70 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jackie Partlow (PF) Glen Valenza | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper (SF) Donald Hansen | |
| 04:55 | Iowa State | Edgar Nogowski scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Mario Guthrie | 58-70 |
| 04:37 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner makes the runner from the baseline and the foul's on Jackie Partlow - foul #2 on Jackie Partlow, team foul #7 | 58-72 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Joseph Young (SG), Leland Bigelow (SF) Mario Guthrie, Edgar Nogowski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 04:37 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner makes the free throw | 58-73 |
| 04:23 | Iowa State | Jackie Partlow misses the lay-in | 58-73 |
| 04:22 | Iowa State | Jason Wilcox tips it but misses | 58-73 |
| 04:21 | Michigan State | Tommie Peterson snags the defensive board | 58-73 |
| 03:58 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner blows the layup | 58-73 |
| 03:56 | Iowa State | Leland Bigelow grabs the defensive rebound | 58-73 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Jason Wilcox (fairly fresh) SG - Joseph Young (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leland Bigelow (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jackie Partlow (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Simkowitz (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Vernon Wier (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Stjepan Trojanowski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Cooper (very tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cortez Bruner (tired) 19 pts. 3 reb. C - Tommie Peterson (tiring) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:44 | Iowa State | Jackie Partlow lays it in | 60-73 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:19 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-73 |
| 03:17 | Iowa State | Leland Bigelow pulls down the rebound | 60-73 |
| 03:11 | Iowa State | Carl Simkowitz misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 60-73 |
| 03:09 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Vernon Wier | 60-73 |
| 03:07 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Vernon Wier, team foul #9 | 60-73 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Lawrence Matthews (PG), Mario Guthrie (SG), David Spieker (SF), Walter Eberhard (PF), Glen Valenza (C) Jason Wilcox, Joseph Young, Leland Bigelow, Jackie Partlow, Carl Simkowitz | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG), Michael Frazier (SG), Donald Hansen (PF), Barry Paige (C) Vernon Wier, Stjepan Trojanowski, Timothy Cooper, Tommie Peterson | |
| 02:59 | Iowa State | Barry Paige swats the short shot by Glen Valenza | 60-73 |
| 02:58 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Lawrence Pierce | 60-73 |
| 02:56 | Michigan State | Lawrence Matthews steals it from Michael Frazier in the backcourt | 60-73 |
| 02:40 | Iowa State | David Spieker misses the lay-in | 60-73 |
| 02:38 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 60-73 |
| 02:24 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner misses long on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 60-73 |
| 02:22 | Iowa State | Walter Eberhard grabs the defensive rebound | 60-73 |
| 02:13 | Iowa State | Lawrence Matthews drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-73 |
| 02:11 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-73 |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Gearhart (SG), Leland Bigelow (SF), Edgar Nogowski (PF) Mario Guthrie, David Spieker, Glen Valenza | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 02:00 | Iowa State | John Gearhart misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 63-73 |
| 01:59 | Michigan State | Michael Frazier gets the rebound | 63-73 |
| 01:55 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 63-73 |
| Subs | Iowa State | David Spieker (SG), Glen Valenza (C) Lawrence Matthews, Leland Bigelow | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Timothy Cooper (SF), Tommie Peterson (C) Lawrence Pierce, Cortez Bruner, Barry Paige | |
| 01:48 | Iowa State | John Gearhart's pass is intercepted by Stjepan Trojanowski | 63-73 |
| 01:43 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper hits the finger roll on a great pass from Stjepan Trojanowski | 63-75 |
| 01:35 | Iowa State | Tommie Peterson is called for the reach on David Spieker - foul #5 on Tommie Peterson, team foul #10 | 63-75 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Barry Paige (C) Tommie Peterson | |
| 01:35 | Iowa State | David Spieker makes the 1st free throw | 64-75 |
| 01:35 | Iowa State | David Spieker misses the 2nd free throw | 64-75 |
| 01:35 | Michigan State | Barry Paige gets the rebound | 64-75 |
| 01:30 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-78 |
| 01:08 | Iowa State | David Spieker throws it down set up by Edgar Nogowski | 66-78 |
| 01:04 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-78 |
| 01:03 | Iowa State | Edgar Nogowski pulls down the rebound | 66-78 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:56 | Iowa State | Glen Valenza double dribbles | 66-78 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State 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 man to man (-2) | |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-78 |
| 00:51 | Iowa State | Glen Valenza is fouled on the floor by Donald Hansen - foul #3 on Donald Hansen, team foul #11 | 66-78 |
| 00:51 | Iowa State | Glen Valenza makes the 1st free throw | 67-78 |
| 00:51 | Iowa State | Glen Valenza misses the 2nd free throw | 67-78 |
| 00:51 | Michigan State | Barry Paige grabs the defensive rebound | 67-78 |
| 00:48 | Michigan State | John Gearhart is called for the reach on Michael Frazier in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Gearhart, team foul #8 | 67-78 |
| 00:48 | Michigan State | Michael Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 67-79 |
| 00:48 | Michigan State | Michael Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 67-80 |
| 00:43 | Iowa State | Stjepan Trojanowski is called for the reach on David Spieker - foul #2 on Stjepan Trojanowski, team foul #12 | 67-80 |
| 00:43 | Iowa State | David Spieker makes the 1st free throw | 68-80 |
| 00:43 | Iowa State | David Spieker makes the 2nd free throw | 69-80 |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Barry Paige hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 69-80 |
| 00:21 | Iowa State | Walter Eberhard gets the rebound | 69-80 |
| 00:14 | Iowa State | Walter Eberhard can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-80 |
| 00:12 | Iowa State | The offensive rebound goes to John Gearhart | 69-80 |
| 00:08 | Iowa State | Walter Eberhard scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Gearhart | 71-80 |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-80 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Lawrence Matthews (PG), Mario Guthrie (SG), Leland Bigelow (SF), Jackie Partlow (PF), Carl Simkowitz (C) David Spieker, John Gearhart, Walter Eberhard, Edgar Nogowski, Glen Valenza | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG), Vernon Wier (SG), Cortez Bruner (PF) Michael Frazier, Stjepan Trojanowski, Donald Hansen | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce runs out the clock | 71-80 |