| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Ronald Miles (fresh) SG - Charles Bateman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Grady Fogle (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Abraham Thompson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Clyde Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vernon Wier (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cortez Bruner (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Barry Paige (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Youngstown State | Grady Fogle inbounds the ball | 27-40 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:44 | Youngstown State | Ronald Miles misses the 3 from the right corner | 27-40 |
| 19:43 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Barry Paige | 27-40 |
| 19:19 | Michigan State | Barry Paige steps out of bounds on the sideline | 27-40 |
| 19:03 | Youngstown State | Clyde Thomas banks in the layup | 29-40 |
| 18:34 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper's pass is intercepted by Charles Bateman | 29-40 |
| 18:17 | Youngstown State | Abraham Thompson can't finish the layup | 29-40 |
| 18:15 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 29-40 |
| 17:49 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner misses the lay-in | 29-40 |
| 17:47 | Youngstown State | Grady Fogle grabs the board | 29-40 |
| 17:25 | Youngstown State | Charles Bateman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-40 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Alvin Mitchell (C) Clyde Thomas | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Russ (PF), Tommie Peterson (C) Cortez Bruner, Barry Paige | |
| 17:08 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce can't connect on a floater from close range | 29-40 |
| 17:07 | Youngstown State | Abraham Thompson gets the rebound | 29-40 |
| 16:57 | Youngstown State | Ronald Miles is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Ronald Miles, team foul #1 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Robby Mickens (PG), Brian Griner (PF) Ronald Miles, Abraham Thompson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:36 | Michigan State | Eric Russ clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Brian Griner - foul #1 on Brian Griner, team foul #2 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Robert Adams (SG) Charles Bateman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Frazier (PG), Stjepan Trojanowski (SG) Lawrence Pierce, Vernon Wier | |
| 16:36 | Michigan State | Eric Russ makes the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 16:36 | Michigan State | Eric Russ makes the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| 16:14 | Youngstown State | Grady Fogle knocks in the runner near the basket | 31-42 |
| 15:56 | Michigan State | Michael Frazier loses the dribble to Brian Griner | 31-42 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Robby Mickens (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Adams (fresh) SF - Grady Fogle (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Griner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Alvin Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Frazier (fresh) SG - Stjepan Trojanowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Russ (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Tommie Peterson (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Youngstown State | Brian Griner misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 31-42 |
| 15:36 | Michigan State | Eric Russ grabs the board | 31-42 |
| 15:18 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-42 |
| 15:17 | Youngstown State | Grady Fogle gets the rebound | 31-42 |
| 15:13 | Youngstown State | Brian Griner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-42 |
| 15:11 | Michigan State | Tommie Peterson snags the defensive board | 31-42 |
| 14:50 | Michigan State | Eric Russ misses the floater from the left block but the foul's on Brian Griner - foul #2 on Brian Griner, team foul #3 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Ronald Miles (PG), Charles Bateman (SG), Abraham Thompson (PF), Clyde Thomas (C) Robby Mickens, Grady Fogle, Brian Griner, Alvin Mitchell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG), Vernon Wier (SG), Cortez Bruner (SF), Barry Paige (C) Michael Frazier, Stjepan Trojanowski, Timothy Cooper, Tommie Peterson | |
| 14:50 | Michigan State | Eric Russ makes the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 14:50 | Michigan State | Eric Russ makes the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 14:39 | Youngstown State | Abraham Thompson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-44 |
| 14:15 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner is hacked by Abraham Thompson - foul #1 on Abraham Thompson, team foul #4 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Hansen (PF) Eric Russ | |
| 13:47 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Miles - foul #4 on Ronald Miles, team foul #5 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Robby Mickens (PG), Grady Fogle (SF) Ronald Miles, Robert Adams | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 13:47 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 13:47 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 13:29 | Youngstown State | Charles Bateman misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-46 |
| 13:27 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner grabs the defensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 13:08 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 34-46 |
| 13:07 | Youngstown State | Charles Bateman snags the defensive board | 34-46 |
| 13:03 | Youngstown State | Grady Fogle hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 34-46 |
| 13:02 | Youngstown State | Charles Bateman gets the offensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 12:52 | Youngstown State | Clyde Thomas comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-46 |
| 12:50 | Michigan State | Donald Hansen gets the rebound | 34-46 |
| 12:45 | Michigan State | Charles Bateman is called for the reach on Lawrence Pierce - foul #2 on Charles Bateman, team foul #6 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper (SF), Eric Russ (PF) Cortez Bruner, Donald Hansen | |
| 12:19 | Michigan State | Barry Paige lays it up and in | 34-48 |
| 12:01 | Youngstown State | Clyde Thomas misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Timothy Cooper - foul #1 on Timothy Cooper, team foul #1 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Brian Griner (PF) Abraham Thompson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tommie Peterson (C) Barry Paige | |
| 12:01 | Youngstown State | Clyde Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 34-48 |
| 12:01 | Youngstown State | Clyde Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 11:32 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-48 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Robert Adams (SF), Alvin Mitchell (C) Grady Fogle, Clyde Thomas | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski (SG) Vernon Wier | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Robby Mickens (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Bateman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Adams (fresh) PF - Brian Griner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Alvin Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stjepan Trojanowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Russ (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Tommie Peterson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Youngstown State | 3 seconds is called on Charles Bateman | 35-48 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Robert Marshall (SF) Charles Bateman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Frazier (PG), Cortez Bruner (SF) Lawrence Pierce, Timothy Cooper | |
| 11:00 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner is hacked by Robert Marshall - foul #1 on Robert Marshall, team foul #7 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Vance Holmes (PG) Robby Mickens | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 11:00 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner misses the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 11:00 | Youngstown State | Brian Griner snags the defensive board | 35-48 |
| 10:41 | Youngstown State | Robert Marshall makes the shot from the right wing set up by Robert Adams and he's hacked by Eric Russ - foul #1 on Eric Russ, team foul #2 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Abraham Thompson (PF) Brian Griner | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vernon Wier (PG) Michael Frazier | |
| 10:41 | Youngstown State | Robert Marshall makes the free throw | 38-48 |
| 10:20 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Vernon Wier | 38-51 |
| 10:07 | Youngstown State | Alvin Mitchell misses the fadeaway from close range | 38-51 |
| 10:06 | Youngstown State | Vance Holmes hits the follow up shot | 40-51 |
| 09:47 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-51 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Robby Mickens (PG), Charles Bateman (SG), Grady Fogle (SF) Vance Holmes, Robert Adams, Robert Marshall | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG), Timothy Cooper (SF), Donald Hansen (PF), Barry Paige (C) Stjepan Trojanowski, Cortez Bruner, Eric Russ, Tommie Peterson | |
| 09:34 | Youngstown State | Grady Fogle hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Timothy Cooper - foul #2 on Timothy Cooper, team foul #3 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Clyde Thomas (C) Alvin Mitchell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 09:34 | Youngstown State | Grady Fogle makes the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 09:34 | Youngstown State | Grady Fogle makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 09:05 | Michigan State | Donald Hansen misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-51 |
| 09:04 | Michigan State | Barry Paige tips it but misses | 42-51 |
| 09:02 | Michigan State | Barry Paige grabs the offensive board | 42-51 |
| 08:45 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-51 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Brian Griner (PF) Abraham Thompson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Eric Russ (PF) Vernon Wier, Donald Hansen | |
| 08:34 | Youngstown State | Clyde Thomas connects on the 3 from the left corner | 45-51 |
| 08:14 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-51 |
| 08:13 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper tips it back up and in | 45-53 |
| 07:56 | Youngstown State | Charles Bateman misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-53 |
| 07:55 | Youngstown State | Brian Griner grabs the offensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 07:43 | Youngstown State | Robby Mickens hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 45-53 |
| 07:41 | Youngstown State | Clyde Thomas snags the offensive board | 45-53 |
| 07:16 | Youngstown State | Grady Fogle is hacked by Timothy Cooper - foul #3 on Timothy Cooper, team foul #4 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Ronald Miles (PG), Abraham Thompson (PF), Alvin Mitchell (C) Robby Mickens, Brian Griner, Clyde Thomas | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vernon Wier (SG), Cortez Bruner (SF), Tommie Peterson (C) Stjepan Trojanowski, Timothy Cooper, Barry Paige | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Ronald Miles (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Charles Bateman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Grady Fogle (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Abraham Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Alvin Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vernon Wier (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Cortez Bruner (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Eric Russ (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Tommie Peterson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Youngstown State | Cortez Bruner is called for the reach on Abraham Thompson - foul #1 on Cortez Bruner, team foul #5 | 45-53 |
| 06:38 | Youngstown State | Charles Bateman comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Lawrence Pierce - foul #1 on Lawrence Pierce, team foul #6 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Hansen (PF) Eric Russ | |
| 06:38 | Youngstown State | Charles Bateman makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 06:38 | Youngstown State | Charles Bateman misses the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 06:38 | Michigan State | Donald Hansen grabs the board | 46-53 |
| 06:14 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner is hacked by Grady Fogle - foul #2 on Grady Fogle, team foul #8 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Robert Adams (SG) Charles Bateman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski (SG) Lawrence Pierce | |
| 06:14 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 06:14 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 05:59 | Youngstown State | Abraham Thompson misses short on a runner from the left block | 46-55 |
| 05:57 | Youngstown State | Alvin Mitchell pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 05:47 | Youngstown State | Alvin Mitchell misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Cortez Bruner - foul #2 on Cortez Bruner, team foul #7 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Brian Griner (SF) Grady Fogle | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Russ (PF) Donald Hansen | |
| 05:47 | Youngstown State | Alvin Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 05:47 | Youngstown State | Alvin Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 05:18 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 48-55 |
| 05:17 | Michigan State | Tommie Peterson hits the follow up shot | 48-57 |
| 05:00 | Youngstown State | Tommie Peterson swats the shot by Robert Adams | 48-57 |
| 04:58 | Michigan State | Eric Russ pulls down the rebound | 48-57 |
| 04:33 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-57 |
| 04:32 | Youngstown State | Alvin Mitchell gets the rebound | 48-57 |
| 04:28 | Youngstown State | Youngstown State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-57 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Charles Bateman (SG), Grady Fogle (SF), Clyde Thomas (C) Robert Adams, Brian Griner, Alvin Mitchell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG), Timothy Cooper (SF), Barry Paige (C) Stjepan Trojanowski, Eric Russ, Tommie Peterson | |
| 04:12 | Youngstown State | Clyde Thomas misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-57 |
| 04:11 | Youngstown State | Abraham Thompson pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-57 |
| 04:02 | Youngstown State | Grady Fogle misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Cortez Bruner - foul #3 on Cortez Bruner, team foul #8 | 48-57 |
| 04:02 | Youngstown State | Grady Fogle makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 04:02 | Youngstown State | Grady Fogle makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 03:37 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Vernon Wier | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:14 | Youngstown State | Abraham Thompson misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-59 |
| 03:12 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper gets the rebound | 50-59 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Ronald Miles (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Charles Bateman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Grady Fogle (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Abraham Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Clyde Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vernon Wier (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Timothy Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Cortez Bruner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Barry Paige (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:53 | Michigan State | Abraham Thompson steals the ball from Barry Paige | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:44 | Youngstown State | Ronald Miles comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 50-59 |
| 02:42 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner snags the defensive board | 50-59 |
| 02:21 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 50-59 |
| 02:20 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier gets the offensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 02:04 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-59 |
| 02:03 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Abraham Thompson | 50-59 |
| 01:57 | Youngstown State | Vernon Wier steals it from Ronald Miles | 50-59 |
| 01:31 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner is whistled for traveling | 50-59 |
| 01:20 | Youngstown State | Grady Fogle comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-59 |
| 01:18 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper grabs the board | 50-59 |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | Clyde Thomas is called for the reach on Timothy Cooper - foul #1 on Clyde Thomas, team foul #9 | 50-59 |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:50 | Youngstown State | Clyde Thomas pulls down the rebound | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:43 | Youngstown State | Clyde Thomas loses the dribble to Cortez Bruner | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce is hacked by Ronald Miles in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ronald Miles, team foul #10 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Robby Mickens (PG) Ronald Miles | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Russ (PF), Tommie Peterson (C) Cortez Bruner, Barry Paige | |
| 00:42 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:42 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 00:35 | Youngstown State | Grady Fogle blows the layup | 50-61 |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | Eric Russ snags the defensive board | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 50-61 |
| 00:08 | Youngstown State | Grady Fogle gets the rebound | 50-61 |
| 00:01 | Youngstown State | Charles Bateman drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-61 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce runs out the clock | 52-61 |