| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fresh) SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) SF - Walter Knowles (fresh) PF - Clarence Opitz (fresh) C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) SG - Sylvester Lewis (fresh) SF - Gan Hong (fresh) PF - Raymond Moore (fresh) C - Luis Holmes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Arizona | Sylvester Lewis drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Raymond Moore | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away but he's fouled by Robert Johnson - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:59 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson misses the 3rd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:59 | Arizona | Luis Holmes gets the rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:38 | Arizona | Walter Knowles is called for the reach on Sylvester Lewis - foul #1 on Walter Knowles, team foul #1 | 1-2 |
| 18:20 | Arizona | Luis Holmes's dunk attempt is rejected by Walter Knowles | 1-2 |
| 18:18 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz pulls down the rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:03 | Michigan State | Robert Johnson is called for the reach on Walter Knowles - foul #2 on Robert Johnson, team foul #2 | 1-2 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Clyde Thompson (SG) Robert Johnson | |
| 17:46 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson is fouled on the floor by Clyde Thompson - foul #1 on Clyde Thompson, team foul #3 | 1-2 |
| 17:36 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Gan Hong - foul #1 on Gan Hong, team foul #4 | 1-2 |
| 17:36 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles makes the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:36 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:21 | Arizona | Clyde Thompson is fouled on the floor by Leonard Thompson - foul #1 on Leonard Thompson, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 17:05 | Arizona | Sylvester Lewis loses the ball out of bounds | 3-2 |
| 16:49 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz clanks a floater from the left side | 3-2 |
| 16:47 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell tips it in | 5-2 |
| 16:19 | Arizona | Clyde Thompson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 16:18 | Arizona | Luis Holmes tips it back up and in | 5-4 |
| 16:16 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 5-4 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SF), Patrick Weissman (PF), Jerry Poch (C) Walter Knowles, Clarence Opitz, Jonathan Chappell | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 16:06 | Arizona | Raymond Moore double dribbles | 5-4 |
| 15:51 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 15:50 | Arizona | Raymond Moore gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) SF - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) PF - Patrick Weissman (fresh) C - Jerry Poch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Sylvester Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clyde Thompson (fresh) SF - Gan Hong (fresh) PF - Raymond Moore (fresh) C - Luis Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Arizona | Clyde Thompson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 15:32 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 15:19 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson is denied on a layup by Raymond Moore | 5-4 |
| 15:17 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley snags the offensive board | 5-4 |
| 15:01 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 14:54 | Arizona | Clyde Thompson connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Sylvester Lewis | 7-7 |
| 14:35 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman misses short on a floater from the left side | 7-7 |
| 14:33 | Arizona | Sylvester Lewis grabs the board | 7-7 |
| 14:19 | Arizona | Sylvester Lewis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 7-7 |
| 14:17 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Eric Ansley | 7-7 |
| 14:06 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 7-7 |
| 14:05 | Arizona | Gan Hong grabs the board | 7-7 |
| 13:57 | Arizona | Sylvester Lewis comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Jerry Poch - foul #1 on Jerry Poch, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Knowles (SF), Clarence Opitz (PF), Jonathan Chappell (C) Eric Ansley, Patrick Weissman, Jerry Poch | |
| Subs | Arizona | Larry Krout (SF), Rick Sylvestre (PF), Daniel Hamel (C) Gan Hong, Raymond Moore, Luis Holmes | |
| 13:57 | Arizona | Sylvester Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 13:57 | Arizona | Sylvester Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 13:57 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 13:32 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz loses the ball out of bounds | 7-8 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Glass (SG) Patrick Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 13:21 | Arizona | Daniel Hamel misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 7-8 |
| 13:19 | Arizona | Rick Sylvestre tips it in | 7-10 |
| 12:57 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 7-10 |
| 12:56 | Arizona | Sylvester Lewis grabs the board | 7-10 |
| 12:35 | Arizona | Larry Krout misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-10 |
| 12:33 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz pulls down the rebound | 7-10 |
| 12:19 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles makes the shot from the right side | 9-10 |
| 11:55 | Arizona | Rick Sylvestre misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 9-10 |
| 11:53 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Walter Knowles | 9-10 |
| 11:39 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Leonard Thompson | 12-10 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Glass (fresh) SF - Walter Knowles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Clarence Opitz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Sylvester Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clyde Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Krout (fresh) PF - Rick Sylvestre (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Hamel (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | Arizona | Rick Sylvestre connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Sylvester Lewis and he's fouled by Leonard Thompson - foul #2 on Leonard Thompson, team foul #4 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG), Eric Ansley (SG), Patrick Wilkinson (SF), Patrick Weissman (PF), Jerry Poch (C) Leonard Thompson, Michael Glass, Walter Knowles, Clarence Opitz, Jonathan Chappell | |
| Subs | Arizona | Gan Hong (SF), Luis Holmes (C) Clyde Thompson, Daniel Hamel | |
| 11:18 | Arizona | Rick Sylvestre makes the free throw | 12-13 |
| 11:01 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-13 |
| 10:43 | Arizona | Sylvester Lewis connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Gan Hong | 15-16 |
| 10:16 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman hits the finger roll set up by Jerry Poch | 17-16 |
| 09:57 | Arizona | Larry Krout hits a shot from the right side set up by Gan Hong | 17-18 |
| 09:41 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman travels with the ball | 17-18 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Knowles (SF), Clarence Opitz (PF), Jonathan Chappell (C) Patrick Wilkinson, Patrick Weissman, Jerry Poch | |
| Subs | Arizona | Clyde Thompson (PG), Raymond Moore (PF), Daniel Hamel (C) Larry Krout, Rick Sylvestre, Luis Holmes | |
| 09:24 | Arizona | Daniel Hamel makes the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Clyde Thompson | 17-20 |
| 09:11 | Michigan State | Daniel Hamel picks off the pass by Eric Ansley | 17-20 |
| 09:04 | Arizona | Clyde Thompson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-20 |
| 09:03 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell grabs the board | 17-20 |
| 08:59 | Michigan State | Sylvester Lewis picks off the pass by Walter Knowles | 17-20 |
| 08:39 | Arizona | Sylvester Lewis misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 17-20 |
| 08:38 | Arizona | Raymond Moore tips it in | 17-22 |
| 08:27 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley is hacked by Sylvester Lewis - foul #1 on Sylvester Lewis, team foul #5 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SF) Walter Knowles | |
| Subs | Arizona | Luis Holmes (C) Daniel Hamel | |
| 08:12 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-22 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Glass (SG), Patrick Weissman (PF) Eric Ansley, Clarence Opitz | |
| Subs | Arizona | Larry Krout (PG) Sylvester Lewis | |
| 07:55 | Arizona | Larry Krout can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-22 |
| 07:54 | Arizona | Luis Holmes hits the follow up shot | 17-24 |
| 07:41 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman is hacked by Luis Holmes - foul #1 on Luis Holmes, team foul #6 | 17-24 |
| 07:24 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 17-24 |
| 07:22 | Arizona | Gan Hong pulls down the rebound | 17-24 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Kindel (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Glass (fresh) SF - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) PF - Patrick Weissman (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Larry Krout (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clyde Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gan Hong (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Raymond Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Luis Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Arizona | Clyde Thompson misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 17-24 |
| 07:16 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell grabs the defensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 07:00 | Michigan State | Clyde Thompson steals the ball from Patrick Weissman | 17-24 |
| 06:56 | Arizona | Clyde Thompson misses the easy layup | 17-24 |
| 06:54 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell grabs the board | 17-24 |
| 06:40 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Luis Holmes - foul #2 on Luis Holmes, team foul #7 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Ansley (SG), Walter Knowles (SF), Clarence Opitz (PF) Michael Glass, Patrick Wilkinson, Patrick Weissman | |
| Subs | Arizona | Sylvester Lewis (SG), Rick Sylvestre (PF), Daniel Hamel (C) Clyde Thompson, Raymond Moore, Luis Holmes | |
| 06:40 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 06:40 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell misses the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 06:40 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Rick Sylvestre | 18-24 |
| 06:25 | Arizona | Larry Krout buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Gan Hong | 18-27 |
| 06:11 | Michigan State | John Kindel's pass is intercepted by Larry Krout | 18-27 |
| 06:08 | Arizona | Sylvester Lewis banks in the layup on a great pass from Larry Krout | 18-29 |
| 05:44 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Gan Hong - foul #2 on Gan Hong, team foul #8 | 18-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry Poch (C) Jonathan Chappell | |
| Subs | Arizona | Clyde Thompson (SG) Larry Krout | |
| 05:44 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz makes the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 05:44 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz makes the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 05:24 | Arizona | Daniel Hamel hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Jerry Poch - foul #2 on Jerry Poch, team foul #5 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Roy Hill (C) Jerry Poch | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 05:24 | Arizona | Daniel Hamel makes the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 05:24 | Arizona | Daniel Hamel misses the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 05:24 | Michigan State | Roy Hill grabs the board | 20-30 |
| 05:11 | Michigan State | Rick Sylvestre swats the short shot by John Kindel | 20-30 |
| 05:09 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles tips it in | 22-30 |
| 04:46 | Arizona | Gan Hong is hacked by Walter Knowles - foul #2 on Walter Knowles, team foul #6 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SF), Patrick Weissman (PF) Walter Knowles, Clarence Opitz | |
| Subs | Arizona | Larry Krout (SF) Gan Hong | |
| 04:36 | Arizona | Rick Sylvestre misses the floater from the right block | 22-30 |
| 04:34 | Arizona | Daniel Hamel tips it in | 22-32 |
| 04:19 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Patrick Weissman | 25-32 |
| 04:10 | Arizona | Rick Sylvestre knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Clyde Thompson | 25-34 |
| 03:46 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-34 |
| 03:44 | Arizona | Larry Krout grabs the board | 25-34 |
| 03:23 | Arizona | Sylvester Lewis misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-34 |
| 03:22 | Arizona | Rick Sylvestre hits the follow up shot | 25-36 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Kindel (tiring) SG - Eric Ansley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) PF - Patrick Weissman (fresh) 4 pts. C - Roy Hill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Clyde Thompson (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sylvester Lewis (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Krout (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rick Sylvestre (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Hamel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 02:56 | Michigan State | John Kindel double dribbles | 25-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG), Walter Knowles (SF), Clarence Opitz (PF), Jonathan Chappell (C) John Kindel, Eric Ansley, Patrick Weissman, Roy Hill | |
| Subs | Arizona | Robert Johnson (PG), Gan Hong (SF), Raymond Moore (PF), Luis Holmes (C) Sylvester Lewis, Larry Krout, Rick Sylvestre, Daniel Hamel | |
| 02:35 | Arizona | Clyde Thompson connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Johnson and the foul's on Walter Knowles - foul #3 on Walter Knowles, team foul #7 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman (SF) Walter Knowles | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 02:35 | Arizona | Clyde Thompson misses the free throw | 25-38 |
| 02:35 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman grabs the board | 25-38 |
| 02:09 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Leonard Thompson and he's fouled by Gan Hong - foul #3 on Gan Hong, team foul #9 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Glass (SG) Patrick Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Arizona | Sylvester Lewis (SG), Larry Krout (SF) Clyde Thompson, Gan Hong | |
| 02:09 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman makes the free throw | 28-38 |
| 01:49 | Arizona | Robert Johnson misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-38 |
| 01:47 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell pulls down the rebound | 28-38 |
| 01:43 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz's layup is rejected by Raymond Moore | 28-38 |
| 01:42 | Arizona | Luis Holmes gets the rebound | 28-38 |
| 01:37 | Arizona | Sylvester Lewis scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-40 |
| 01:20 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman misses the easy layup | 28-40 |
| 01:18 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson can't tip it in | 28-40 |
| 01:17 | Arizona | Luis Holmes snags the defensive board | 28-40 |
| 01:06 | Arizona | Sylvester Lewis is called for traveling | 28-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Ansley (SG), Roy Hill (PF) Michael Glass, Clarence Opitz | |
| Subs | Arizona | Clyde Thompson (SG) Sylvester Lewis | |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | Larry Krout swats the shot by Leonard Thompson | 28-40 |
| 00:49 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Raymond Moore | 28-40 |
| 00:45 | Arizona | Clyde Thompson drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Johnson | 28-42 |
| 00:25 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 28-42 |
| 00:23 | Arizona | Clyde Thompson grabs the board | 28-42 |
| 00:01 | Arizona | Larry Krout misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-42 |
| 00:00 | Arizona | The clock runs out | 28-42 |