| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vernon Wier (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cortez Bruner (fresh) 6 pts. C - Barry Paige (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Everett Rayner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Randall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Will (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Hollier (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathaniel Exum (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Arizona | Gerald Will inbounds the ball | 35-23 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Northern Arizona | Barry Paige blocks the short jumper by Nathaniel Exum | 35-23 |
| 19:45 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Timothy Cooper | 35-23 |
| 19:21 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce misses long on a floater in the paint | 35-23 |
| 19:20 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper grabs the offensive board | 35-23 |
| 19:01 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 35-23 |
| 19:00 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Gerald Will | 35-23 |
| 18:46 | Northern Arizona | Everett Rayner is hacked by Timothy Cooper - foul #2 on Timothy Cooper, team foul #1 | 35-23 |
| 18:36 | Northern Arizona | Everett Rayner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-23 |
| 18:34 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner snags the defensive board | 35-23 |
| 18:13 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Timothy Cooper | 38-23 |
| 18:09 | Northern Arizona | Gary Randall makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Hollier | 38-26 |
| 17:41 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Vernon Wier | 41-26 |
| 17:27 | Northern Arizona | Everett Rayner buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Randall | 41-29 |
| 16:59 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner lays it up and in and he's hacked by Nathaniel Exum - foul #3 on Nathaniel Exum, team foul #1 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Russ (PF), Tommie Peterson (C) Timothy Cooper, Barry Paige | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Anthony Anders (SF), Michael Byington (PF), Anthony Morse (C) Gerald Will, Robert Hollier, Nathaniel Exum | |
| 16:59 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner makes the free throw | 44-29 |
| 16:41 | Northern Arizona | Gary Randall clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-29 |
| 16:40 | Northern Arizona | Gary Randall tips it in | 44-31 |
| 16:18 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Cortez Bruner | 47-31 |
| 15:51 | Northern Arizona | Vernon Wier steals the ball from Gary Randall | 47-31 |
| 15:46 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Vernon Wier | 49-31 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vernon Wier (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Cortez Bruner (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Russ (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Tommie Peterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Everett Rayner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Randall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Anders (fresh) PF - Michael Byington (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Morse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:29 | Northern Arizona | Everett Rayner misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-31 |
| 15:27 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Cortez Bruner | 49-31 |
| 15:09 | Michigan State | Anthony Anders takes the ball from Lawrence Pierce | 49-31 |
| 14:50 | Northern Arizona | Anthony Morse clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-31 |
| 14:49 | Michigan State | Tommie Peterson gets the rebound | 49-31 |
| 14:34 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Byington - foul #3 on Michael Byington, team foul #2 | 49-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Frazier (PG), Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Timothy Cooper (SF), Barry Paige (C) Lawrence Pierce, Vernon Wier, Eric Russ, Tommie Peterson | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | John Wold (PG), Donald Meeks (SG), Gerald Will (SF), Robert Hollier (PF), Nathaniel Exum (C) Everett Rayner, Gary Randall, Anthony Anders, Michael Byington, Anthony Morse | |
| 14:34 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner makes the 1st free throw | 50-31 |
| 14:34 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner makes the 2nd free throw | 51-31 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:11 | Northern Arizona | John Wold hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but the foul's on Barry Paige - foul #1 on Barry Paige, team foul #2 | 51-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Hansen (PF) Cortez Bruner | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 14:11 | Northern Arizona | John Wold makes the 1st free throw | 51-32 |
| 14:11 | Northern Arizona | John Wold makes the 2nd free throw | 51-33 |
| 13:51 | Michigan State | Barry Paige drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Michael Frazier | 53-33 |
| 13:34 | Northern Arizona | Robert Hollier blows the layup but he's hacked by Barry Paige - foul #2 on Barry Paige, team foul #3 | 53-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Russ (PF) Donald Hansen | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 13:34 | Northern Arizona | Robert Hollier makes the 1st free throw | 53-34 |
| 13:34 | Northern Arizona | Robert Hollier makes the 2nd free throw | 53-35 |
| 13:16 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-35 |
| 13:02 | Northern Arizona | Nathaniel Exum misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-35 |
| 13:01 | Northern Arizona | Robert Hollier tips it in | 56-37 |
| 12:37 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper misses the jumper from the right side | 56-37 |
| 12:36 | Michigan State | Barry Paige snags the offensive board | 56-37 |
| 12:12 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG), Vernon Wier (SG), Tommie Peterson (C) Michael Frazier, Stjepan Trojanowski, Barry Paige | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Everett Rayner (PG), Gary Randall (SG) John Wold, Donald Meeks | |
| 12:00 | Northern Arizona | Gerald Will hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Everett Rayner | 56-40 |
| 11:31 | Michigan State | Eric Russ scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from Vernon Wier | 58-40 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vernon Wier (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Eric Russ (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Tommie Peterson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Everett Rayner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Randall (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Will (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Hollier (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Nathaniel Exum (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:14 | Northern Arizona | Gary Randall connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-43 |
| 10:45 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier is fouled on the floor by Nathaniel Exum - foul #4 on Nathaniel Exum, team foul #3 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Hansen (PF), Barry Paige (C) Eric Russ, Tommie Peterson | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Anthony Anders (SF), Michael Byington (PF), Anthony Morse (C) Gerald Will, Robert Hollier, Nathaniel Exum | |
| 10:29 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-43 |
| 10:28 | Northern Arizona | Michael Byington pulls down the rebound | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:07 | Northern Arizona | Gary Randall comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-43 |
| 10:05 | Michigan State | Donald Hansen gets the rebound | 58-43 |
| 09:42 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper misses short on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Everett Rayner - foul #2 on Everett Rayner, team foul #4 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Russ (PF) Donald Hansen | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Donald Meeks (SG) Gary Randall | |
| 09:42 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 59-43 |
| 09:42 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 60-43 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:33 | Northern Arizona | Donald Meeks makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-46 |
| 09:07 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-46 |
| 09:05 | Michigan State | Eric Russ tips it in | 62-46 |
| 08:55 | Northern Arizona | Donald Meeks loses the ball out of bounds | 62-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner (SF), Tommie Peterson (C) Timothy Cooper, Barry Paige | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Gerald Will (SF), Robert Hollier (PF) Anthony Anders, Anthony Morse | |
| 08:32 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-46 |
| 08:30 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-46 |
| 08:08 | Michigan State | Donald Meeks takes the ball from Tommie Peterson | 62-46 |
| 08:00 | Northern Arizona | Donald Meeks misses short on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Tommie Peterson - foul #3 on Tommie Peterson, team foul #4 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Frazier (PG), Stjepan Trojanowski (SG) Lawrence Pierce, Vernon Wier | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Gary Randall (SG), Nathaniel Exum (C) Everett Rayner, Michael Byington | |
| 08:00 | Northern Arizona | Donald Meeks makes the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 08:00 | Northern Arizona | Donald Meeks misses the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| 08:00 | Northern Arizona | The offensive rebound goes to Nathaniel Exum | 62-47 |
| 07:46 | Northern Arizona | Nathaniel Exum drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Randall | 62-50 |
| 07:28 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Frazier | 64-50 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stjepan Trojanowski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Cortez Bruner (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Russ (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Tommie Peterson (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Donald Meeks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Randall (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gerald Will (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Hollier (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Nathaniel Exum (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:18 | Northern Arizona | Donald Meeks misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-50 |
| 07:17 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Cortez Bruner | 64-50 |
| 06:57 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski is hacked by Gary Randall - foul #2 on Gary Randall, team foul #5 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG), Timothy Cooper (SF), Donald Hansen (PF), Barry Paige (C) Michael Frazier, Cortez Bruner, Eric Russ, Tommie Peterson | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Everett Rayner (PG), Anthony Anders (SF), Anthony Morse (PF) Donald Meeks, Gerald Will, Robert Hollier | |
| 06:37 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Stjepan Trojanowski | 67-50 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:28 | Northern Arizona | Everett Rayner misses the shot from the right block | 67-50 |
| 06:26 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper gets the rebound | 67-50 |
| 06:12 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce is called for traveling | 67-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vernon Wier (SG) Stjepan Trojanowski | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Michael Byington (PF) Anthony Morse | |
| 05:56 | Northern Arizona | Michael Byington hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Everett Rayner and the foul's on Barry Paige - foul #3 on Barry Paige, team foul #5 | 67-52 |
| 05:56 | Northern Arizona | Michael Byington makes the free throw | 67-53 |
| 05:39 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Timothy Cooper | 69-53 |
| 05:26 | Northern Arizona | Anthony Anders can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 69-53 |
| 05:24 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier grabs the defensive rebound | 69-53 |
| 05:01 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Hansen | 71-53 |
| 04:53 | Northern Arizona | Michael Byington comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Lawrence Pierce - foul #1 on Lawrence Pierce, team foul #6 | 71-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Cortez Bruner (SF), Eric Russ (PF), Tommie Peterson (C) Lawrence Pierce, Timothy Cooper, Donald Hansen, Barry Paige | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | John Wold (PG), Donald Meeks (SG), Gerald Will (SF), Robert Hollier (PF) Everett Rayner, Gary Randall, Anthony Anders, Nathaniel Exum | |
| 04:53 | Northern Arizona | Michael Byington misses the 1st free throw | 71-53 |
| 04:53 | Northern Arizona | Michael Byington misses the 2nd free throw | 71-53 |
| 04:53 | Michigan State | Tommie Peterson grabs the board | 71-53 |
| 04:39 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier is fouled on the floor by John Wold - foul #1 on John Wold, team foul #6 | 71-53 |
| 04:10 | Michigan State | Eric Russ is fouled on the floor by Gerald Will - foul #3 on Gerald Will, team foul #7 | 71-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG) Stjepan Trojanowski | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Everett Rayner (PG) John Wold | |
| 04:10 | Michigan State | Eric Russ makes the 1st free throw | 72-53 |
| 04:10 | Michigan State | Eric Russ makes the 2nd free throw | 73-53 |
| 03:54 | Northern Arizona | Gerald Will hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 73-53 |
| 03:52 | Michigan State | Eric Russ gets the rebound | 73-53 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Eric Russ | 76-53 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vernon Wier (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Cortez Bruner (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eric Russ (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Tommie Peterson (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Everett Rayner (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donald Meeks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gerald Will (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Hollier (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Byington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:17 | Northern Arizona | Everett Rayner knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Gerald Will | 76-56 |
| 02:57 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 76-56 |
| 02:56 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier tips it back up and in | 78-56 |
| 02:35 | Northern Arizona | Everett Rayner clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 78-56 |
| 02:34 | Michigan State | Eric Russ grabs the defensive rebound | 78-56 |
| 02:15 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 78-56 |
| 02:14 | Michigan State | Eric Russ tips it in | 80-56 |
| 01:56 | Northern Arizona | Eric Russ blocks the short jumper by Michael Byington | 80-56 |
| 01:55 | Northern Arizona | Gerald Will snags the offensive board | 80-56 |
| 01:38 | Northern Arizona | Donald Meeks misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 80-56 |
| 01:37 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner gets the rebound | 80-56 |
| 01:10 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 80-56 |
| 01:08 | Northern Arizona | Gerald Will snags the defensive board | 80-56 |
| 00:49 | Northern Arizona | Everett Rayner's pass is intercepted by Vernon Wier | 80-56 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Vernon Wier | 82-56 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Northern Arizona | Everett Rayner makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Gerald Will | 82-58 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce runs out the clock | 82-58 |