| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vernon Wier (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Cortez Bruner (fresh) 3 reb. C - Barry Paige (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Paul Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Francis Weatherford (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bruce Flippo (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gary Powers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodney Garrison (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Canisius | Bruce Flippo inbounds the ball | 40-34 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Canisius | Bruce Flippo is hacked by Barry Paige - foul #1 on Barry Paige, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| 19:39 | Canisius | Gary Powers misses the runner in the lane | 40-34 |
| 19:38 | Michigan State | Barry Paige snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 19:10 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner is hacked by Gary Powers - foul #2 on Gary Powers, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| 18:48 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce connects on the runner near the basket set up by Vernon Wier and he's fouled by Paul Baker - foul #3 on Paul Baker, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Peter Plotkin (PG) Paul Baker | |
| 18:48 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce makes the free throw | 43-34 |
| 18:30 | Canisius | Peter Plotkin misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Barry Paige - foul #2 on Barry Paige, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| 18:30 | Canisius | Peter Plotkin makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 18:30 | Canisius | Peter Plotkin makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 18:10 | Michigan State | Francis Weatherford is called for the reach on Vernon Wier - foul #3 on Francis Weatherford, team foul #3 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Joshua Bibbins (SG) Francis Weatherford | |
| 17:49 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Cortez Bruner | 46-36 |
| 17:33 | Canisius | Gary Powers misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-36 |
| 17:31 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Lawrence Pierce | 46-36 |
| 17:08 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce dunks the ball on a great pass from Vernon Wier | 48-36 |
| 17:01 | Canisius | Gary Powers scores on a runner in the paint set up by Peter Plotkin | 48-38 |
| 16:39 | Michigan State | Barry Paige misses the dunk attempt | 48-38 |
| 16:38 | Michigan State | Barry Paige tips it home | 50-38 |
| 16:21 | Canisius | Gary Powers buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Joshua Bibbins | 50-40 |
| 16:15 | Michigan State | Peter Plotkin is called for the reach on Lawrence Pierce - foul #1 on Peter Plotkin, team foul #4 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Frazier (PG), Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Eric Russ (PF), Tommie Peterson (C) Lawrence Pierce, Vernon Wier, Cortez Bruner, Barry Paige | |
| Subs | Canisius | Samuel Beckett (PG), William Cullison (SG), Dennis Wilmoth (PF), Michael Weaver (C) Peter Plotkin, Bruce Flippo, Gary Powers, Rodney Garrison | |
| 15:46 | Michigan State | Eric Russ connects on the floater from the left side | 52-40 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Frazier (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stjepan Trojanowski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Timothy Cooper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eric Russ (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Tommie Peterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Samuel Beckett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Cullison (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Bibbins (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Dennis Wilmoth (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Weaver (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Canisius | Joshua Bibbins comes up short on the runner near the basket | 52-40 |
| 15:38 | Michigan State | Eric Russ gets the rebound | 52-40 |
| 15:12 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Weaver - foul #3 on Michael Weaver, team foul #5 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG), Vernon Wier (SG) Michael Frazier, Stjepan Trojanowski | |
| Subs | Canisius | Paul Baker (PG), Francis Weatherford (SG), Gary Powers (PF) Samuel Beckett, William Cullison, Joshua Bibbins | |
| 15:12 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 15:12 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 14:52 | Canisius | Dennis Wilmoth is fouled on the floor by Timothy Cooper - foul #2 on Timothy Cooper, team foul #3 | 53-40 |
| 14:33 | Canisius | Eric Russ swats the short shot by Michael Weaver | 53-40 |
| 14:31 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Eric Russ | 53-40 |
| 14:07 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-40 |
| 14:06 | Michigan State | Eric Russ tips it home | 55-40 |
| 13:50 | Canisius | Dennis Wilmoth is called for traveling | 55-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Hansen (C) Tommie Peterson | |
| Subs | Canisius | Bruce Flippo (SF), Rodney Garrison (C) Dennis Wilmoth, Gary Powers | |
| 13:27 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 55-40 |
| 13:26 | Canisius | Bruce Flippo grabs the defensive rebound | 55-40 |
| 13:19 | Canisius | Timothy Cooper steals it from Michael Weaver | 55-40 |
| 13:14 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper banks in the layup | 57-40 |
| 12:55 | Canisius | Rodney Garrison clanks a jumper from the baseline | 57-40 |
| 12:53 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier grabs the board | 57-40 |
| 12:33 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Frazier (PG), Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Cortez Bruner (SF), Barry Paige (C) Lawrence Pierce, Vernon Wier, Timothy Cooper, Eric Russ | |
| Subs | Canisius | Samuel Beckett (PG), Peter Plotkin (SG), Joshua Bibbins (PF) Paul Baker, Francis Weatherford, Michael Weaver | |
| 12:18 | Canisius | Bruce Flippo can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-40 |
| 12:17 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Donald Hansen | 57-40 |
| 11:53 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner is fouled on the floor by Bruce Flippo - foul #1 on Bruce Flippo, team foul #6 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Dennis Wilmoth (PF) Bruce Flippo | |
| 11:37 | Michigan State | Dennis Wilmoth is called for the reach on Stjepan Trojanowski - foul #1 on Dennis Wilmoth, team foul #7 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper (SF) Donald Hansen | |
| Subs | Canisius | Francis Weatherford (SG), Gary Powers (PF) Samuel Beckett, Rodney Garrison | |
| 11:37 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski misses the 1st free throw | 57-40 |
| 11:37 | Canisius | Joshua Bibbins pulls down the rebound | 57-40 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Frazier (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stjepan Trojanowski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Timothy Cooper (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Cortez Bruner (fresh) 3 reb. C - Barry Paige (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Peter Plotkin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Francis Weatherford (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Bibbins (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Gary Powers (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Wilmoth (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:17 | Canisius | Francis Weatherford comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-40 |
| 11:16 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner gets the rebound | 57-40 |
| 10:56 | Michigan State | Joshua Bibbins steals it from Michael Frazier | 57-40 |
| 10:52 | Canisius | Francis Weatherford can't finish the layup | 57-40 |
| 10:50 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner grabs the board | 57-40 |
| 10:23 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Frazier | 59-40 |
| 10:15 | Canisius | Timothy Cooper is called for the reach on Joshua Bibbins - foul #3 on Timothy Cooper, team foul #4 | 59-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG), Vernon Wier (SG), Eric Russ (PF), Tommie Peterson (C) Michael Frazier, Stjepan Trojanowski, Timothy Cooper, Barry Paige | |
| Subs | Canisius | Paul Baker (PG), Bruce Flippo (SF), Rodney Garrison (C) Francis Weatherford, Gary Powers, Dennis Wilmoth | |
| 10:09 | Canisius | Paul Baker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-40 |
| 10:07 | Canisius | Rodney Garrison snags the offensive board | 59-40 |
| 09:54 | Canisius | Joshua Bibbins misses short on a shot from the baseline | 59-40 |
| 09:53 | Canisius | Bruce Flippo tips it back up and in | 59-42 |
| 09:34 | Michigan State | Paul Baker picks off the pass by Eric Russ | 59-42 |
| 09:31 | Canisius | Paul Baker can't finish the layup | 59-42 |
| 09:30 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner grabs the defensive rebound | 59-42 |
| 09:05 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-42 |
| 09:04 | Canisius | Bruce Flippo grabs the defensive rebound | 59-42 |
| 09:00 | Canisius | Paul Baker misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-42 |
| 08:59 | Canisius | Joshua Bibbins tips it home | 59-44 |
| 08:44 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Cortez Bruner | 61-44 |
| 08:38 | Canisius | Rodney Garrison hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Tommie Peterson - foul #1 on Tommie Peterson, team foul #5 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper (SF), Barry Paige (C) Cortez Bruner, Tommie Peterson | |
| Subs | Canisius | Francis Weatherford (SG), Dennis Wilmoth (SF), Gary Powers (PF) Peter Plotkin, Bruce Flippo, Joshua Bibbins | |
| 08:38 | Canisius | Rodney Garrison makes the free throw | 61-47 |
| 08:14 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper's floater is tipped away by Gary Powers | 61-47 |
| 08:13 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Dennis Wilmoth | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:07 | Canisius | Vernon Wier takes the ball from Rodney Garrison | 61-47 |
| 08:02 | Michigan State | Eric Russ hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Vernon Wier | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:57 | Canisius | Eric Russ is called for the reach on Dennis Wilmoth - foul #3 on Eric Russ, team foul #6 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Michael Weaver (C) Rodney Garrison | |
| 07:46 | Canisius | Michael Weaver lays it up and in set up by Dennis Wilmoth | 63-49 |
| 07:19 | Michigan State | Paul Baker steals it from Timothy Cooper | 63-49 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vernon Wier (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Cooper (tiring) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Eric Russ (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Barry Paige (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Paul Baker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Francis Weatherford (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dennis Wilmoth (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Powers (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:00 | Canisius | The refs have stopped play. Paul Baker is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 63-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Frazier (PG), Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Donald Hansen (PF), Tommie Peterson (C) Lawrence Pierce, Vernon Wier, Eric Russ, Barry Paige | |
| Subs | Canisius | Samuel Beckett (PG), Bruce Flippo (SF) Paul Baker, Michael Weaver | |
| 06:51 | Canisius | Samuel Beckett drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-51 |
| 06:33 | Michigan State | Michael Frazier hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Stjepan Trojanowski | 65-51 |
| 06:22 | Canisius | Dennis Wilmoth hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 65-51 |
| 06:21 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 65-51 |
| 05:52 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 65-51 |
| 05:51 | Michigan State | Tommie Peterson snags the offensive board | 65-51 |
| 05:32 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-51 |
| 05:11 | Canisius | Bruce Flippo comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 68-51 |
| 05:10 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Donald Hansen | 68-51 |
| 05:10 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG), Vernon Wier (SG), Cortez Bruner (SF), Eric Russ (PF), Barry Paige (C) Michael Frazier, Stjepan Trojanowski, Timothy Cooper, Donald Hansen, Tommie Peterson | |
| Subs | Canisius | Peter Plotkin (PG), Joshua Bibbins (PF), Rodney Garrison (C) Samuel Beckett, Gary Powers, Dennis Wilmoth | |
| 04:49 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce travels with the ball | 68-51 |
| 04:47 | Canisius | Peter Plotkin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-51 |
| 04:25 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 68-51 |
| 04:24 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Joshua Bibbins | 68-51 |
| 04:19 | Canisius | Peter Plotkin clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Eric Russ - foul #4 on Eric Russ, team foul #7 | 68-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Samuel Beckett (PG) Francis Weatherford | |
| 04:19 | Canisius | Peter Plotkin makes the 1st free throw | 68-52 |
| 04:19 | Canisius | Peter Plotkin makes the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| 03:56 | Michigan State | Barry Paige buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Lawrence Pierce | 70-53 |
| 03:49 | Canisius | Samuel Beckett misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 70-53 |
| 03:48 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Vernon Wier | 70-53 |
| 03:32 | Michigan State | Barry Paige makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Vernon Wier | 72-53 |
| 03:12 | Canisius | Peter Plotkin clanks a 3 from the right corner | 72-53 |
| 03:11 | Canisius | Rodney Garrison grabs the offensive rebound | 72-53 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fresh) 19 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vernon Wier (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Cortez Bruner (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Eric Russ (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Barry Paige (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Samuel Beckett (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Peter Plotkin (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Flippo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joshua Bibbins (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Rodney Garrison (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Canisius | Joshua Bibbins drills a fadeaway from the left block and he's fouled by Eric Russ - foul #5 on Eric Russ, team foul #8 | 72-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Frazier (PG), Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Donald Hansen (PF), Tommie Peterson (C) Lawrence Pierce, Vernon Wier, Eric Russ, Barry Paige | |
| Subs | Canisius | Dennis Wilmoth (PF), Michael Weaver (C) Bruce Flippo, Rodney Garrison | |
| 02:59 | Canisius | Joshua Bibbins makes the free throw | 72-56 |
| 02:48 | Michigan State | Samuel Beckett steals it from Donald Hansen | 72-56 |
| 02:27 | Canisius | Peter Plotkin misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 72-56 |
| 02:26 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski pulls down the rebound | 72-56 |
| 02:01 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Frazier | 74-56 |
| 01:55 | Canisius | Samuel Beckett is hacked by Donald Hansen - foul #1 on Donald Hansen, team foul #9 | 74-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper (SF) Cortez Bruner | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 01:55 | Canisius | Samuel Beckett makes the 1st free throw | 74-57 |
| 01:55 | Canisius | Samuel Beckett makes the 2nd free throw | 74-58 |
| 01:51 | Michigan State | Samuel Beckett steps in front of the Michael Frazier pass in the backcourt | 74-58 |
| 01:41 | Canisius | Michael Weaver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-58 |
| 01:21 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski is fouled on the floor by Michael Weaver - foul #4 on Michael Weaver, team foul #8 | 74-58 |
| 01:21 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski misses the 1st free throw | 74-58 |
| 01:21 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Joshua Bibbins | 74-58 |
| 01:01 | Canisius | Dennis Wilmoth misses badly on a floater from close range | 74-58 |
| 00:59 | Michigan State | Tommie Peterson snags the defensive board | 74-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Samuel Beckett picks off the pass by Stjepan Trojanowski | 74-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Canisius | Dennis Wilmoth lays it up and in | 74-60 |
| 00:05 | Michigan State | Tommie Peterson loses the dribble to Joshua Bibbins | 74-60 |
| 00:02 | Canisius | Peter Plotkin throws it down on a nice dish by Joshua Bibbins | 74-62 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Michael Frazier runs out the clock | 74-62 |