| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Knowles (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clarence Opitz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Claude Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Scott (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Martin Nieves (fresh) PF - Michael Jefferson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Mladen Zuck (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Martin Nieves inbounds the ball | 26-33 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Cal | William Scott connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Claude Walker | 26-36 |
| 19:21 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Clarence Opitz, team foul #1 | 26-36 |
| 18:59 | Cal | Claude Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-36 |
| 18:58 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley pulls down the rebound | 26-36 |
| 18:38 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley is fouled on the floor by Michael Jefferson - foul #2 on Michael Jefferson, team foul #1 | 26-36 |
| 18:29 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 26-36 |
| 18:28 | Cal | The rebound goes to Michael Jefferson | 26-36 |
| 18:03 | Cal | Michael Jefferson connects on the jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by Clarence Opitz - foul #3 on Clarence Opitz, team foul #2 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman (PF) Clarence Opitz | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 18:03 | Cal | Michael Jefferson misses the free throw | 26-38 |
| 18:03 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell pulls down the rebound | 26-38 |
| 17:48 | Michigan State | William Scott takes the ball from Patrick Weissman | 26-38 |
| 17:44 | Cal | Martin Nieves misses the jump hook from the baseline | 26-38 |
| 17:43 | Cal | Martin Nieves gets the offensive rebound | 26-38 |
| 17:18 | Cal | Michael Jefferson misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Jonathan Chappell - foul #2 on Jonathan Chappell, team foul #3 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SF) Walter Knowles | |
| Subs | Cal | John Saine (SF) Martin Nieves | |
| 17:18 | Cal | Michael Jefferson makes the 1st free throw | 26-39 |
| 17:18 | Cal | Michael Jefferson misses the 2nd free throw | 26-39 |
| 17:18 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman grabs the board | 26-39 |
| 17:00 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 28-39 |
| 16:40 | Cal | Michael Jefferson comes up short on the shot in the lane | 28-39 |
| 16:38 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman grabs the defensive rebound | 28-39 |
| 16:21 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-39 |
| 16:19 | Cal | Michael Jefferson gets the rebound | 28-39 |
| 16:13 | Cal | Jonathan Chappell steals the ball from Mladen Zuck | 28-39 |
| 15:55 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Leonard Thompson | 31-39 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Ansley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Patrick Weissman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Chappell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Claude Walker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Scott (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Saine (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Jefferson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Mladen Zuck (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Cal | Michael Jefferson misses the easy layup | 31-39 |
| 15:36 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman snags the defensive board | 31-39 |
| 15:20 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-39 |
| 15:18 | Cal | Michael Jefferson pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 15:12 | Cal | Mladen Zuck banks in the layup on a great pass from William Scott | 31-41 |
| 14:53 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Michael Jefferson - foul #3 on Michael Jefferson, team foul #2 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Knowles (SF), Jerry Poch (C) Eric Ansley, Jonathan Chappell | |
| Subs | Cal | Martin Nieves (SF) John Saine | |
| 14:53 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman misses the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 14:53 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 14:29 | Cal | Martin Nieves can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Walter Knowles - foul #2 on Walter Knowles, team foul #4 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Glass (SG), Clarence Opitz (PF) Patrick Wilkinson, Patrick Weissman | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 14:29 | Cal | Martin Nieves makes the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 14:29 | Cal | Martin Nieves makes the 2nd free throw | 32-43 |
| 14:09 | Michigan State | Claude Walker is called for the reach on Clarence Opitz - foul #3 on Claude Walker, team foul #3 | 32-43 |
| 13:47 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Leonard Thompson | 35-43 |
| 13:30 | Cal | Michael Jefferson's pass is intercepted by Michael Glass | 35-43 |
| 13:27 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles banks in the layup set up by Michael Glass | 37-43 |
| 13:07 | Cal | Michael Jefferson misses the jumper from close range but the foul's on Clarence Opitz - foul #4 on Clarence Opitz, team foul #5 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Ansley (SG), Patrick Weissman (PF) Michael Glass, Clarence Opitz | |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (PG), Mladen Smitreski (SG) Claude Walker, William Scott | |
| 13:07 | Cal | Michael Jefferson misses the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 13:07 | Cal | Michael Jefferson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 12:49 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles buries a 3 from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 12:24 | Cal | Martin Nieves hits a shot from the right block and he's fouled by Patrick Weissman - foul #1 on Patrick Weissman, team foul #6 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG), Jonathan Chappell (C) Leonard Thompson, Jerry Poch | |
| Subs | Cal | Stanley Bryant (PF), John Matsumura (C) Michael Jefferson, Mladen Zuck | |
| 12:24 | Cal | Martin Nieves makes the free throw | 40-47 |
| 12:00 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by John Kindel and he's hacked by Stanley Bryant - foul #1 on Stanley Bryant, team foul #4 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Cal | Claude Walker (PG), William Scott (SG), John Saine (SF) James Scott, Mladen Smitreski, Martin Nieves | |
| 12:00 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles makes the free throw | 43-47 |
| 11:33 | Cal | Claude Walker can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Eric Ansley - foul #3 on Eric Ansley, team foul #7 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SF) Walter Knowles | |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Jefferson (PF) John Matsumura | |
| 11:33 | Cal | Claude Walker makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 11:33 | Cal | Claude Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Kindel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Patrick Weissman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Claude Walker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Scott (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Saine (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Jefferson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Stanley Bryant (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 43-49 |
| 11:15 | Cal | John Saine grabs the board | 43-49 |
| 11:10 | Cal | Claude Walker is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Claude Walker, team foul #5 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG) John Kindel | |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (SG), Mladen Zuck (C) Claude Walker, Stanley Bryant | |
| 10:48 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Saine - foul #2 on John Saine, team foul #6 | 43-49 |
| 10:48 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 10:48 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 10:26 | Cal | Mladen Zuck misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 44-49 |
| 10:24 | Cal | William Scott misses the tip | 44-49 |
| 10:22 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 10:05 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson connects on the floater from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 09:51 | Cal | Michael Jefferson hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by John Saine | 46-51 |
| 09:32 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson's layup is rejected by Michael Jefferson | 46-51 |
| 09:30 | Cal | John Saine grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 09:13 | Cal | Mladen Zuck misses badly on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Eric Ansley - foul #4 on Eric Ansley, team foul #8 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG), Walter Knowles (SF), Jerry Poch (C) Leonard Thompson, Eric Ansley, Jonathan Chappell | |
| Subs | Cal | Mladen Smitreski (SG), Martin Nieves (SF), Stanley Bryant (PF) William Scott, John Saine, Michael Jefferson | |
| 09:13 | Cal | Mladen Zuck makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 09:13 | Cal | Mladen Zuck makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 08:58 | Michigan State | John Kindel's pass is intercepted by Martin Nieves | 46-53 |
| 08:53 | Cal | Martin Nieves jams it | 46-55 |
| 08:37 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-55 |
| 08:36 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman snags the offensive board | 46-55 |
| 08:17 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-55 |
| 08:16 | Cal | Stanley Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 08:06 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-57 |
| 07:48 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Stanley Bryant - foul #2 on Stanley Bryant, team foul #7 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG), Eric Ansley (SG) John Kindel, Patrick Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Cal | Claude Walker (PG), Michael Jefferson (PF) James Scott, Mladen Zuck | |
| 07:48 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman misses the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 07:48 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 07:22 | Cal | Patrick Weissman is called for the reach on Michael Jefferson - foul #2 on Patrick Weissman, team foul #9 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz (PF), Jonathan Chappell (C) Patrick Weissman, Jerry Poch | |
| Subs | Cal | William Scott (SG) Mladen Smitreski | |
| 07:22 | Cal | Michael Jefferson makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 07:22 | Cal | Michael Jefferson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Walter Knowles (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Opitz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Claude Walker (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - William Scott (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Martin Nieves (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Jefferson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Stanley Bryant (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-59 |
| 07:00 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell tips it home | 49-59 |
| 06:43 | Cal | Martin Nieves loses the dribble to Eric Ansley | 49-59 |
| 06:27 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley is fouled on the floor by Michael Jefferson - foul #4 on Michael Jefferson, team foul #8 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Roy Hill (SF) Walter Knowles | |
| Subs | Cal | John Saine (SF), John Matsumura (C) Martin Nieves, Stanley Bryant | |
| 06:27 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 06:27 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 06:07 | Cal | Michael Jefferson blows the layup | 51-59 |
| 06:05 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Eric Ansley | 51-59 |
| 05:36 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz comes up short on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Michael Jefferson - foul #5 on Michael Jefferson, team foul #9 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG), Patrick Wilkinson (SG), Patrick Weissman (SF) Leonard Thompson, Eric Ansley, Roy Hill | |
| Subs | Cal | Mladen Zuck (C) Michael Jefferson | |
| 05:36 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz misses the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 05:36 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 05:07 | Cal | Claude Walker connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-62 |
| 04:57 | Michigan State | John Saine is called for the reach on Jonathan Chappell - foul #3 on John Saine, team foul #10 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Knowles (SF) Patrick Weissman | |
| Subs | Cal | James Scott (SG) William Scott | |
| 04:57 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell misses the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 04:57 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 04:37 | Cal | Claude Walker makes the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Mladen Zuck | 53-64 |
| 04:12 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles drills a runner near the basket set up by John Kindel | 55-64 |
| 03:48 | Cal | Mladen Zuck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-64 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG), Eric Ansley (SG), Patrick Weissman (PF), Jerry Poch (C) John Kindel, Patrick Wilkinson, Clarence Opitz, Jonathan Chappell | |
| Subs | Cal | Martin Nieves (SF), Stanley Bryant (PF) John Saine, John Matsumura | |
| 03:32 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson is called for traveling | 55-64 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Roy Hill (PF) Walter Knowles | |
| Subs | Cal | William Scott (SG) James Scott | |
| 03:17 | Cal | Claude Walker misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-64 |
| 03:15 | Cal | Mladen Zuck tips it home | 55-66 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Patrick Weissman (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Roy Hill (fresh) C - Jerry Poch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Claude Walker (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - William Scott (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Martin Nieves (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanley Bryant (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mladen Zuck (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-66 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SF) Roy Hill | |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Eubanks (C) Mladen Zuck | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:56 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-66 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Knowles (SF), Clarence Opitz (PF), Jonathan Chappell (C) Patrick Wilkinson, Patrick Weissman, Jerry Poch | |
| Subs | Cal | Mladen Zuck (C) Robert Eubanks | |
| 02:37 | Cal | Mladen Zuck hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Martin Nieves | 55-68 |
| 02:13 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-68 |
| 02:11 | Cal | The rebound goes to Martin Nieves | 55-68 |
| 01:50 | Cal | Mladen Zuck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-68 |
| 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 | Cal | James Scott (PG), Mladen Smitreski (SG), John Saine (SF), John Matsumura (C) Claude Walker, William Scott, Martin Nieves, Mladen Zuck | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:32 | Michigan State | John Kindel can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 55-68 |
| 01:31 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman grabs the offensive rebound | 55-68 |
| 01:22 | Michigan State | James Scott steals it from Jerry Poch | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:00 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Glass - foul #1 on Michael Glass, team foul #10 | 55-68 |
| 01:00 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski makes the 1st free throw | 55-69 |
| 01:00 | Cal | Mladen Smitreski makes the 2nd free throw | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson loses the dribble to Mladen Smitreski | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Cal | James Scott can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 55-70 |
| 00:27 | Cal | James Scott gets the offensive rebound | 55-70 |
| 00:00 | Cal | James Scott runs out the clock | 55-70 |