| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leandro Romano (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Paul Knudson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gene Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Twyman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Patrick (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - John Mahan (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jon Carrier (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Sano (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Magee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Belanger (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Yale | William Sano inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger misses the shot from just outside the lane | 30-27 |
| 19:34 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Frank Patrick | 30-27 |
| 19:28 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 30-27 |
| 19:26 | Yale | The rebound goes to John Mahan | 30-27 |
| 19:20 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Gene Bell - foul #2 on Gene Bell, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| 19:20 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger misses the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 19:20 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 18:56 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman misses long on a runner in the lane | 30-28 |
| 18:54 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 18:36 | Yale | Frank Patrick is called for the reach on Kenneth Belanger - foul #3 on Frank Patrick, team foul #2 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mason Littrell (C) Frank Patrick | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 18:13 | Yale | William Sano misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Gene Bell - foul #3 on Gene Bell, team foul #3 | 30-28 |
| 18:13 | Yale | William Sano makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 18:13 | Yale | William Sano makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 17:53 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Paul Knudson | 32-30 |
| 17:33 | Yale | William Magee misses the lay-in | 32-30 |
| 17:31 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Twyman | 32-30 |
| 17:09 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Paul Knudson | 34-30 |
| 16:54 | Yale | Jon Carrier is whistled for traveling | 34-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Yale | Roberto Trujillo (PF) William Magee | |
| 16:32 | Michigan State | Roberto Trujillo steals the ball from Jeffrey Twyman | 34-30 |
| 16:13 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 34-30 |
| 16:12 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 16:08 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 15:46 | Yale | Jon Carrier is hacked by Mason Littrell during a doubleteam - foul #3 on Mason Littrell, team foul #4 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Bacher (SG), John Watson (SF), Shawn Haddock (PF), Frank Patrick (C) Paul Knudson, Gene Bell, Jeffrey Twyman, Mason Littrell | |
| Subs | Yale | Shawn Redmond (PG), John Brickhouse (SG), Preston Fagan (SF), William Magee (PF), William Purnell (C) John Mahan, Jon Carrier, William Sano, Roberto Trujillo, Kenneth Belanger | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leandro Romano (fresh) 12 pts. SG - James Bacher (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) PF - Shawn Haddock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Frank Patrick (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Shawn Redmond (fresh) SG - John Brickhouse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Preston Fagan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Magee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Purnell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Yale | John Brickhouse buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from William Magee | 37-33 |
| 15:21 | Michigan State | John Watson misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 37-33 |
| 15:20 | Yale | The rebound goes to William Magee | 37-33 |
| 14:51 | Yale | Preston Fagan dunks the ball and he's hacked by John Watson - foul #2 on John Watson, team foul #5 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Yale | John Mahan (PG) Shawn Redmond | |
| 14:51 | Yale | Preston Fagan makes the free throw | 37-36 |
| 14:30 | Michigan State | James Bacher is denied on a layup by William Purnell | 37-36 |
| 14:28 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Patrick | 37-36 |
| 14:14 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick scores on a shot from the left block | 39-36 |
| 13:49 | Yale | John Brickhouse comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-36 |
| 13:47 | Michigan State | John Watson snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 13:25 | Michigan State | William Magee steals the ball from James Bacher | 39-36 |
| 12:58 | Yale | John Mahan drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Brickhouse | 39-38 |
| 12:38 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 12:10 | Yale | The short jumper by William Purnell is denied by Shawn Haddock | 41-38 |
| 12:09 | Michigan State | Shawn Haddock gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| 11:53 | Michigan State | John Watson drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from James Bacher and he's hacked by John Brickhouse - foul #2 on John Brickhouse, team foul #1 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Paul Knudson (PG), Gene Bell (SG), Jeffrey Twyman (PF), Mason Littrell (C) Leandro Romano, James Bacher, Shawn Haddock, Frank Patrick | |
| Subs | Yale | Shawn Redmond (PG), Jon Carrier (SG), William Sano (SF), Roberto Trujillo (PF), Kenneth Belanger (C) John Mahan, John Brickhouse, Preston Fagan, William Magee, William Purnell | |
| 11:53 | Michigan State | John Watson makes the free throw | 44-38 |
| 11:34 | Yale | Jon Carrier can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 44-38 |
| 11:33 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman grabs the board | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Paul Knudson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gene Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - John Watson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Twyman (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Mason Littrell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Shawn Redmond (fresh) SG - Jon Carrier (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Sano (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Roberto Trujillo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Belanger (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Michigan State | William Sano is called for the reach on Paul Knudson - foul #3 on William Sano, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leandro Romano (PG) John Watson | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 11:21 | Michigan State | Gene Bell drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Paul Knudson and he's fouled by Shawn Redmond - foul #2 on Shawn Redmond, team foul #3 | 46-38 |
| 11:21 | Michigan State | Gene Bell makes the free throw | 47-38 |
| 10:56 | Yale | Roberto Trujillo misses long on an open driving attempt from the baseline | 47-38 |
| 10:55 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger tips it in | 47-40 |
| 10:44 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson is whistled for a carry | 47-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Yale | John Mahan (PG) Shawn Redmond | |
| 10:15 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 10:14 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell pulls down the rebound | 47-40 |
| 10:09 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-40 |
| 09:53 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger drills a floater from the right side set up by William Sano | 49-42 |
| 09:43 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 09:41 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman tips it in | 51-42 |
| 09:19 | Yale | John Mahan is fouled on the floor by Leandro Romano - foul #1 on Leandro Romano, team foul #6 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Bacher (SG), Frank Patrick (C) Leandro Romano, Mason Littrell | |
| Subs | Yale | William Magee (PF) Roberto Trujillo | |
| 09:06 | Yale | William Magee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-42 |
| 08:51 | Michigan State | Gene Bell makes the shot from the right wing | 53-42 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 08:33 | Yale | John Mahan misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Frank Patrick - foul #4 on Frank Patrick, team foul #7 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shawn Haddock (PF), Mason Littrell (C) Jeffrey Twyman, Frank Patrick | |
| Subs | Yale | Preston Fagan (SF) William Sano | |
| 08:33 | Yale | John Mahan makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 08:33 | Yale | John Mahan misses the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 08:33 | Michigan State | Shawn Haddock grabs the board | 53-43 |
| 08:07 | Michigan State | James Bacher is fouled on the floor by John Mahan - foul #2 on John Mahan, team foul #4 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leandro Romano (PG) Paul Knudson | |
| Subs | Yale | Shawn Redmond (PG), John Brickhouse (SG), William Purnell (C) John Mahan, Jon Carrier, Kenneth Belanger | |
| 07:59 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Leandro Romano | 55-43 |
| 07:54 | Yale | John Brickhouse misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-43 |
| 07:53 | Yale | William Magee misses the tip | 55-43 |
| 07:51 | Yale | William Purnell grabs the offensive board | 55-43 |
| 07:35 | Yale | John Brickhouse loses the ball out of bounds | 55-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Watson (SF), Jeffrey Twyman (PF), Frank Patrick (C) Gene Bell, Shawn Haddock, Mason Littrell | |
| Subs | Yale | William Sano (SF), Roberto Trujillo (PF) Preston Fagan, William Magee | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leandro Romano (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Bacher (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Twyman (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Frank Patrick (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Shawn Redmond (fresh) SG - John Brickhouse (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Sano (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Roberto Trujillo (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Purnell (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Michigan State | Roberto Trujillo steps in front of the John Watson pass | 55-43 |
| 06:55 | Yale | Roberto Trujillo misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-43 |
| 06:54 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick pulls down the rebound | 55-43 |
| 06:47 | Michigan State | John Watson throws it down set up by Leandro Romano | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 06:29 | Yale | John Brickhouse hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 57-43 |
| 06:28 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman gets the rebound | 57-43 |
| 06:22 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-43 |
| 06:20 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick misses the tip | 57-43 |
| 06:19 | Yale | Roberto Trujillo gets the rebound | 57-43 |
| 06:14 | Yale | John Brickhouse clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-43 |
| 06:13 | Yale | William Purnell tips it back up and in | 57-45 |
| 05:59 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman misses the easy layup but he's fouled by William Purnell - foul #1 on William Purnell, team foul #5 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Paul Knudson (SG), Gene Bell (SF) James Bacher, John Watson | |
| Subs | Yale | John Mahan (PG), Jon Carrier (SG), William Magee (PF), Kenneth Belanger (C) Shawn Redmond, John Brickhouse, Roberto Trujillo, William Purnell | |
| 05:59 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman misses the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 05:59 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman makes the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| 05:38 | Yale | Jon Carrier is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 58-45 |
| 05:37 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano grabs the board | 58-45 |
| 05:33 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano makes the jumper from the left block | 60-45 |
| 05:19 | Yale | Jon Carrier connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by John Mahan | 60-47 |
| 05:01 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Leandro Romano, team foul #8 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shawn Haddock (PF) Jeffrey Twyman | |
| Subs | Yale | Preston Fagan (SF) William Sano | |
| 04:38 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger can't finish the layup | 60-47 |
| 04:37 | Yale | John Mahan grabs the offensive rebound | 60-47 |
| 04:19 | Yale | John Mahan is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 60-47 |
| 04:18 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger misses the tip | 60-47 |
| 04:17 | Michigan State | Shawn Haddock pulls down the rebound | 60-47 |
| 04:11 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-47 |
| 04:09 | Yale | John Mahan grabs the board | 60-47 |
| 04:01 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Frank Patrick - foul #5 on Frank Patrick, team foul #9 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Bacher (SG), Mason Littrell (C) Leandro Romano, Frank Patrick | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 04:01 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger misses the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 04:01 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:47 | Michigan State | James Bacher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Yale | Roberto Trujillo (PF) William Magee | |
| 03:25 | Yale | Jon Carrier splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Gene Bell - foul #4 on Gene Bell, team foul #10 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman (PF) Shawn Haddock | |
| Subs | Yale | William Sano (SF) Preston Fagan | |
| 03:25 | Yale | Jon Carrier misses the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 03:25 | Yale | Jon Carrier misses the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 03:25 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell grabs the defensive rebound | 60-48 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Paul Knudson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Bacher (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Gene Bell (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jeffrey Twyman (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Mason Littrell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - John Mahan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jon Carrier (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Sano (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Roberto Trujillo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Belanger (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-48 |
| 03:17 | Yale | The rebound goes to Kenneth Belanger | 60-48 |
| 03:15 | Yale | John Mahan is fouled in the backcourt by James Bacher - foul #1 on James Bacher, team foul #11 | 60-48 |
| 03:15 | Yale | John Mahan makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 03:15 | Yale | John Mahan makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 03:02 | Michigan State | Gene Bell knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Paul Knudson | 63-50 |
| 02:54 | Yale | John Mahan is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 63-50 |
| 02:53 | Yale | John Mahan tips it back up and in | 63-52 |
| 02:53 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Yale | William Magee (PF) Roberto Trujillo | |
| 02:33 | Michigan State | Gene Bell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-52 |
| 02:31 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell tips it home | 65-52 |
| 02:19 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 65-52 |
| 02:17 | Michigan State | Gene Bell snags the defensive board | 65-52 |
| 02:12 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman lays it in on a great pass from Mason Littrell | 67-52 |
| 01:52 | Yale | Jon Carrier evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot in the paint | 67-52 |
| 01:50 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Paul Knudson | 67-52 |
| 01:43 | Michigan State | John Mahan takes the ball from Mason Littrell | 67-52 |
| 01:31 | Yale | William Sano connects on the open fadeaway from the right side set up by Jon Carrier out of the doubleteam | 67-54 |
| 01:18 | Michigan State | Gene Bell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-54 |
| 01:16 | Yale | The rebound goes to Kenneth Belanger | 67-54 |
| 01:07 | Yale | Jon Carrier can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 67-54 |
| 01:06 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Mason Littrell | 67-54 |
| 00:51 | Michigan State | William Sano is called for the reach on Mason Littrell - foul #4 on William Sano, team foul #6 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leandro Romano (PG) James Bacher | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 67-54 |
| 00:21 | Yale | William Magee gets the rebound | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger is open and scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Jon Carrier | 67-56 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano runs out the clock | 67-56 |