| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Walter Knowles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Opitz (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard Howell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carter Foreman (fresh) SF - William Singleton (fresh) PF - Richard Lamere (fresh) 2 pts. C - Aaron Butler (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | William Singleton inbounds the ball | 38-26 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 38-26 |
| 19:42 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz grabs the defensive rebound | 38-26 |
| 19:23 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Eric Ansley | 40-26 |
| 19:12 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 40-26 |
| 19:11 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley grabs the defensive rebound | 40-26 |
| 18:57 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell is hacked by Carter Foreman - foul #3 on Carter Foreman, team foul #1 | 40-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey (SG) Carter Foreman | |
| 18:47 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-26 |
| 18:45 | Rutgers | Richard Howell gets the rebound | 40-26 |
| 18:22 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler throws it down on a nice dish by Richard Howell and he's fouled by Walter Knowles - foul #1 on Walter Knowles, team foul #1 | 40-28 |
| 18:22 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler makes the free throw | 40-29 |
| 18:20 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson's pass is intercepted by Richard Howell in the backcourt | 40-29 |
| 18:04 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by William Singleton | 40-32 |
| 17:48 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-32 |
| 17:30 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Aaron Butler is denied by Jonathan Chappell | 43-32 |
| 17:28 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Clarence Opitz | 43-32 |
| 17:19 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Jonathan Chappell | 45-32 |
| 16:58 | Rutgers | William Singleton misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-32 |
| 16:56 | Rutgers | William Singleton tips it back up and in | 45-34 |
| 16:38 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Jonathan Chappell and he's fouled by Richard Lamere - foul #1 on Richard Lamere, team foul #2 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SG), Patrick Weissman (SF), Jerry Poch (C) Eric Ansley, Walter Knowles, Jonathan Chappell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony King (SG), Brady Pilcher (SF), Jerry Merchant (PF), Harold Clancy (C) Thomas Mowrey, William Singleton, Richard Lamere, Aaron Butler | |
| 16:38 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz makes the free throw | 48-34 |
| 16:17 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant knocks in the jumper from the left block | 48-36 |
| 16:09 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson's fadeaway is rejected by Harold Clancy | 48-36 |
| 16:08 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz tips it back up and in | 50-36 |
| 16:04 | Rutgers | Richard Howell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-36 |
| 16:03 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch gets the rebound | 50-36 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Patrick Weissman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Clarence Opitz (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jerry Poch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard Howell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony King (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brady Pilcher (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jerry Merchant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Clancy (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz misses the lay-in | 50-36 |
| 15:39 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy grabs the board | 50-36 |
| 15:16 | Rutgers | Richard Howell double dribbles | 50-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Ansley (SG) Clarence Opitz | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carter Foreman (PG), Thomas Mowrey (SG), William Singleton (SF), Richard Lamere (PF), Aaron Butler (C) Richard Howell, Anthony King, Brady Pilcher, Jerry Merchant, Harold Clancy | |
| 14:59 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson is hacked by Carter Foreman - foul #4 on Carter Foreman, team foul #3 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell (C) Jerry Poch | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (PG) Carter Foreman | |
| 14:42 | Michigan State | Aaron Butler is called for the reach on Eric Ansley - foul #1 on Aaron Butler, team foul #4 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony King (PG) Richard Howell | |
| 14:31 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Leonard Thompson | 52-36 |
| 14:15 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-36 |
| 14:13 | Rutgers | Anthony King can't tip it in | 52-36 |
| 14:11 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler tips it back up and in | 52-38 |
| 13:54 | Michigan State | Thomas Mowrey steals it from Patrick Wilkinson | 52-38 |
| 13:42 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler loses the dribble to Patrick Weissman | 52-38 |
| 13:28 | Michigan State | William Singleton steals the ball from Patrick Wilkinson | 52-38 |
| 13:03 | Rutgers | William Singleton misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Leonard Thompson - foul #1 on Leonard Thompson, team foul #2 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG), Michael Glass (SG), Walter Knowles (SF), Roy Hill (PF), Jerry Poch (C) Leonard Thompson, Eric Ansley, Patrick Wilkinson, Patrick Weissman, Jonathan Chappell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (PG), Jerry Merchant (PF), Harold Clancy (C) Anthony King, Richard Lamere, Aaron Butler | |
| 13:03 | Rutgers | William Singleton makes the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 13:03 | Rutgers | William Singleton makes the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 12:52 | Michigan State | Roy Hill is fouled on the floor by Richard Howell - foul #2 on Richard Howell, team foul #5 | 52-40 |
| 12:40 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Singleton - foul #3 on William Singleton, team foul #6 | 52-40 |
| 12:40 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles misses the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 12:40 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles makes the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 12:25 | Rutgers | Richard Howell knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Mowrey | 53-43 |
| 12:04 | Michigan State | Roy Hill connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Walter Knowles | 55-43 |
| 11:47 | Rutgers | William Singleton dunks the ball | 55-45 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Kindel (fresh) SG - Michael Glass (fresh) SF - Walter Knowles (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Hill (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerry Poch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard Howell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Mowrey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Singleton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Merchant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Clancy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Michigan State | John Kindel hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-45 |
| 11:23 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| 11:07 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 11:05 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jerry Poch | 55-45 |
| 10:59 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 55-45 |
| 10:58 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy grabs the board | 55-45 |
| 10:46 | Rutgers | Richard Howell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 10:44 | Michigan State | John Kindel pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| 10:40 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 55-45 |
| 10:39 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy grabs the defensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 10:24 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey is hacked by Michael Glass - foul #1 on Michael Glass, team foul #3 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG), Eric Ansley (SG), Patrick Wilkinson (SF), Clarence Opitz (PF), Jonathan Chappell (C) John Kindel, Michael Glass, Walter Knowles, Roy Hill, Jerry Poch | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony King (SG), Brady Pilcher (SF), Richard Lamere (PF), Aaron Butler (C) Thomas Mowrey, William Singleton, Jerry Merchant, Harold Clancy | |
| 10:07 | Rutgers | Richard Howell misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 55-45 |
| 10:05 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson grabs the board | 55-45 |
| 09:49 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-45 |
| 09:47 | Rutgers | Brady Pilcher snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| 09:29 | Rutgers | Anthony King is called for a charge - foul #2 on Anthony King, team foul #7 | 55-45 |
| 09:22 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-45 |
| 09:20 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler grabs the board | 55-45 |
| 09:06 | Rutgers | Richard Howell misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-45 |
| 09:04 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz grabs the board | 55-45 |
| 08:53 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Leonard Thompson | 58-45 |
| 08:35 | Rutgers | Anthony King is hacked by Eric Ansley - foul #2 on Eric Ansley, team foul #4 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Knowles (SF) Patrick Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Singleton (SF) Brady Pilcher | |
| 08:15 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere buries a floater in the lane and the foul's on Clarence Opitz - foul #2 on Clarence Opitz, team foul #5 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman (PF) Clarence Opitz | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey (SG) Anthony King | |
| 08:15 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere makes the free throw | 58-48 |
| 07:54 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Aaron Butler - foul #2 on Aaron Butler, team foul #8 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG) Leonard Thompson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carter Foreman (SG) Thomas Mowrey | |
| 07:54 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 07:54 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 07:33 | Rutgers | Richard Howell's pass is intercepted by Eric Ansley | 60-48 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Kindel (fresh) SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Walter Knowles (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Weissman (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jonathan Chappell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard Howell (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carter Foreman (fresh) 4 pf. SF - William Singleton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Lamere (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Aaron Butler (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:05 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-48 |
| 07:03 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles pulls down the rebound | 63-48 |
| 06:42 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman is fouled on the floor by Richard Lamere - foul #2 on Richard Lamere, team foul #9 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG), Patrick Wilkinson (SG), Clarence Opitz (PF), Jerry Poch (C) John Kindel, Eric Ansley, Walter Knowles, Jonathan Chappell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony King (PG), Jerry Merchant (PF), Harold Clancy (C) Richard Howell, Richard Lamere, Aaron Butler | |
| 06:42 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman makes the 1st free throw | 64-48 |
| 06:42 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman makes the 2nd free throw | 65-48 |
| 06:34 | Rutgers | William Singleton misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 65-48 |
| 06:33 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 65-48 |
| 06:25 | Michigan State | William Singleton takes the ball from Patrick Weissman | 65-48 |
| 06:21 | Rutgers | Anthony King is hacked by Leonard Thompson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leonard Thompson, team foul #6 | 65-48 |
| 06:16 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony King | 65-51 |
| 06:05 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Anthony King - foul #3 on Anthony King, team foul #10 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey (SG) Anthony King | |
| 06:05 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 06:05 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| 05:46 | Rutgers | William Singleton misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Patrick Weissman - foul #2 on Patrick Weissman, team foul #7 | 67-51 |
| 05:46 | Rutgers | William Singleton makes the 1st free throw | 67-52 |
| 05:46 | Rutgers | William Singleton makes the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| 05:31 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz's pass is intercepted by Thomas Mowrey | 67-53 |
| 05:26 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey lays it up and in | 67-55 |
| 05:15 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson dunks the ball | 69-55 |
| 05:06 | Rutgers | William Singleton blows the layup | 69-55 |
| 05:04 | Rutgers | William Singleton grabs the offensive rebound | 69-55 |
| 04:59 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG), Eric Ansley (SG), Walter Knowles (SF) Leonard Thompson, Patrick Wilkinson, Clarence Opitz | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brady Pilcher (SF), Richard Lamere (PF), Aaron Butler (C) William Singleton, Jerry Merchant, Harold Clancy | |
| 04:39 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch is whistled for a carry | 69-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Roy Hill (PF), Jonathan Chappell (C) Patrick Weissman, Jerry Poch | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony King (PG) Thomas Mowrey | |
| 04:27 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler connects on the jump hook in the paint | 69-57 |
| 04:10 | Michigan State | John Kindel misses short on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Aaron Butler - foul #3 on Aaron Butler, team foul #11 | 69-57 |
| 04:10 | Michigan State | John Kindel makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 04:10 | Michigan State | John Kindel misses the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| 04:10 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell gets the offensive rebound | 70-57 |
| 04:03 | Michigan State | Roy Hill can't finish the layup | 70-57 |
| 04:02 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles snags the offensive board | 70-57 |
| 03:47 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley lays it up and in | 72-57 |
| 03:38 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler misses the easy layup | 72-57 |
| 03:37 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell grabs the board | 72-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Michigan State | Anthony King is called for the reach on Walter Knowles - foul #4 on Anthony King, team foul #12 | 72-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG), Clarence Opitz (PF) John Kindel, Roy Hill | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey (SG), William Singleton (SF), Jerry Merchant (PF), Harold Clancy (C) Anthony King, Brady Pilcher, Richard Lamere, Aaron Butler | |
| 03:23 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles makes the 1st free throw | 73-57 |
| 03:23 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles misses the 2nd free throw | 73-57 |
| 03:23 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy snags the defensive board | 73-57 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Walter Knowles (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clarence Opitz (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Carter Foreman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Mowrey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Singleton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Merchant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Clancy (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Carter Foreman | 73-59 |
| 02:58 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Ansley | 75-59 |
| 02:45 | Rutgers | William Singleton makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Jerry Merchant | 75-61 |
| 02:20 | Michigan State | Harold Clancy denies the turnaround by Clarence Opitz | 75-61 |
| 02:18 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant pulls down the rebound | 75-61 |
| 02:06 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant is fouled on the floor by Leonard Thompson - foul #3 on Leonard Thompson, team foul #8 | 75-61 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG), Michael Glass (SG), Patrick Wilkinson (SF), Patrick Weissman (PF), Jerry Poch (C) Leonard Thompson, Eric Ansley, Walter Knowles, Clarence Opitz, Jonathan Chappell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony King (PG), Aaron Butler (C) Thomas Mowrey, Harold Clancy | |
| 02:06 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant misses the 1st free throw | 75-61 |
| 02:06 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch gets the rebound | 75-61 |
| 01:50 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-61 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (PG), Richard Lamere (PF) Anthony King, Jerry Merchant | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 01:34 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler scores on a jumper from the right block | 75-63 |
| 01:15 | Michigan State | John Kindel connects on the floater from the right wing and he's hacked by Richard Howell - foul #3 on Richard Howell, team foul #13 | 77-63 |
| 01:15 | Michigan State | John Kindel makes the free throw | 78-63 |
| 01:07 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler can't finish the layup | 78-63 |
| 01:05 | Michigan State | John Kindel grabs the defensive rebound | 78-63 |
| 00:43 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-63 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Rutgers | Richard Howell misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 78-63 |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | John Kindel gets the rebound | 78-63 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | Richard Lamere denies the turnaround by Patrick Wilkinson | 78-63 |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | Richard Howell snags the defensive board | 78-63 |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | Patrick Wilkinson steps in front of the William Singleton pass | 78-63 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | John Kindel runs out the clock | 78-63 |