| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Coffey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. SF - Jim Queen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ricky Williams (fresh) 8 pts. C - Daniel Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Robert Nichols (fresh) SG - Darren Papa (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeremy Cerrone (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joesph Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Hubbard (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Jim Queen inbounds the ball | 37-24 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:48 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson misses the lay-in | 37-24 |
| 19:46 | Manhattan | Joesph Wagner grabs the board | 37-24 |
| 19:19 | Manhattan | Jeremy Cerrone comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-24 |
| 19:18 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders pulls down the rebound | 37-24 |
| 18:53 | Michigan State | John Coffey buries a fadeaway from the left side | 39-24 |
| 18:36 | Manhattan | Darren Papa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Osvaldo Esposito (PG), Theodore Davis (SF) Robert Nichols, Jeremy Cerrone | |
| 18:11 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson is called for 5 seconds | 39-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Poole (SG), Richard Sorrells (SF), Joseph Powers (C) Jim Queen, Ricky Williams, Daniel Patterson | |
| Subs | Manhattan | William Houser (SG), Enrique Macias (PF), Richard Johnson (C) Darren Papa, Joesph Wagner, George Hubbard | |
| 17:51 | Manhattan | Osvaldo Esposito loses the dribble to Chad Sanders | 39-24 |
| 17:36 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Poole | 41-24 |
| 17:18 | Manhattan | Richard Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-24 |
| 17:17 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 41-24 |
| 17:10 | Michigan State | William Houser is called for the reach on Thomas Poole in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Houser, team foul #1 | 41-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Queen (SF), Daniel Patterson (C) John Coffey, Chad Sanders | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Robert Nichols (PG), Darren Papa (SG), Jeremy Cerrone (SF), George Hubbard (C) William Houser, Theodore Davis, Enrique Macias, Richard Johnson | |
| 16:55 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole drills a 3 from the left corner | 44-24 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 16:46 | Manhattan | Daniel Patterson steals the ball from George Hubbard | 44-24 |
| 16:26 | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Poole | 47-24 |
| 16:06 | Manhattan | Darren Papa can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 47-24 |
| 16:04 | Manhattan | Jeremy Cerrone grabs the offensive board | 47-24 |
| 15:52 | Manhattan | Darren Papa clanks a jump hook near the basket | 47-24 |
| 15:51 | Manhattan | George Hubbard tips it but misses | 47-24 |
| 15:50 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson grabs the board | 47-24 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Thomas Poole (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Sorrells (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jim Queen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Powers (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Patterson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Robert Nichols (fairly fresh) SG - Darren Papa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeremy Cerrone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Osvaldo Esposito (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - George Hubbard (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Michigan State | Jim Queen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-24 |
| 15:24 | Michigan State | Joseph Powers grabs the offensive rebound | 47-24 |
| 14:59 | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-24 |
| 14:58 | Manhattan | Osvaldo Esposito snags the defensive board | 47-24 |
| 14:40 | Manhattan | Jeremy Cerrone drills a jumper from the free throw line | 47-26 |
| 14:34 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole's pass is intercepted by Jeremy Cerrone in the backcourt | 47-26 |
| 14:33 | Manhattan | Jeremy Cerrone slams it home | 47-28 |
| 14:04 | Michigan State | Joseph Powers is open and scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Daniel Patterson | 49-28 |
| 13:48 | Manhattan | Robert Nichols comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-28 |
| 13:47 | Manhattan | Darren Papa gets the offensive rebound | 49-28 |
| 13:40 | Manhattan | Osvaldo Esposito misses short on a jumper near the basket | 49-28 |
| 13:39 | Michigan State | Jim Queen grabs the defensive rebound | 49-28 |
| 13:35 | Michigan State | Jim Queen scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Sorrells | 52-28 |
| 13:22 | Manhattan | George Hubbard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-28 |
| 13:21 | Manhattan | Osvaldo Esposito hits the follow up shot | 52-30 |
| 12:52 | Michigan State | Jim Queen comes up short on the shot from the right side | 52-30 |
| 12:50 | Manhattan | Jeremy Cerrone grabs the defensive rebound | 52-30 |
| 12:38 | Manhattan | Darren Papa connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Robert Nichols and he's hacked by Richard Sorrells - foul #3 on Richard Sorrells, team foul #1 | 52-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Coffey (PG), Chad Sanders (SG), Ricky Williams (PF) Thomas Poole, Richard Sorrells, Joseph Powers | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Vincent Chapman (PG), Francis McGwier (SG), Joesph Wagner (PF), Theodore Davis (C) Robert Nichols, Jeremy Cerrone, Osvaldo Esposito, George Hubbard | |
| 12:38 | Manhattan | Darren Papa makes the free throw | 52-33 |
| 12:14 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Richard Johnson (C) Darren Papa | |
| 12:00 | Manhattan | Francis McGwier travels with the ball | 52-33 |
| 11:32 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams's floater is tipped away by Richard Johnson | 52-33 |
| 11:30 | Manhattan | Francis McGwier grabs the defensive rebound | 52-33 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Coffey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Sanders (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. SF - Jim Queen (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ricky Williams (fresh) 8 pts. C - Daniel Patterson (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Vincent Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Francis McGwier (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Theodore Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joesph Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Manhattan | Theodore Davis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-33 |
| 11:19 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Ricky Williams | 52-33 |
| 11:14 | Michigan State | Francis McGwier is called for the reach on Ricky Williams in the backcourt - foul #4 on Francis McGwier, team foul #2 | 52-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Manhattan | William Houser (SG) Francis McGwier | |
| 10:49 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams travels with the ball | 52-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells (SF), Joseph Powers (C) Jim Queen, Daniel Patterson | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Jeremy Cerrone (SF), Enrique Macias (PF), George Hubbard (C) Theodore Davis, Joesph Wagner, Richard Johnson | |
| 10:40 | Manhattan | William Houser hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Vincent Chapman | 52-35 |
| 10:20 | Michigan State | Joseph Powers hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Sorrells and he's hacked by George Hubbard - foul #1 on George Hubbard, team foul #3 | 54-35 |
| 10:20 | Michigan State | Joseph Powers makes the free throw | 55-35 |
| 10:00 | Manhattan | William Houser misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-35 |
| 09:58 | Manhattan | George Hubbard gets the offensive rebound | 55-35 |
| 09:46 | Manhattan | Jeremy Cerrone connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from Vincent Chapman | 55-37 |
| 09:28 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders is fouled on the floor by William Houser - foul #4 on William Houser, team foul #4 | 55-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Poole (SF), Daniel Patterson (C) Richard Sorrells, Joseph Powers | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Darren Papa (SG), Theodore Davis (SF), Joesph Wagner (PF), Richard Johnson (C) William Houser, Jeremy Cerrone, Enrique Macias, George Hubbard | |
| 08:59 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-37 |
| 08:57 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson snags the offensive board | 55-37 |
| 08:35 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Queen (SF) Chad Sanders | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Jeremy Cerrone (SF), George Hubbard (C) Theodore Davis, Richard Johnson | |
| 08:23 | Manhattan | Daniel Patterson steals the ball from Jeremy Cerrone | 55-37 |
| 07:57 | Michigan State | Jim Queen misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-37 |
| 07:55 | Manhattan | George Hubbard gets the rebound | 55-37 |
| 07:50 | Manhattan | Jeremy Cerrone misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 55-37 |
| 07:49 | Michigan State | John Coffey grabs the defensive rebound | 55-37 |
| 07:32 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson is whistled for a carry | 55-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Chad Sanders (SG), Richard Sorrells (SF), Joseph Powers (C) Thomas Poole, Jim Queen, Daniel Patterson | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Robert Nichols (PG), Francis McGwier (SG), Theodore Davis (SF), Enrique Macias (PF) Vincent Chapman, Darren Papa, Jeremy Cerrone, Joesph Wagner | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Coffey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Sanders (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. SF - Richard Sorrells (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Ricky Williams (tiring) 8 pts. C - Joseph Powers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Robert Nichols (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Francis McGwier (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Theodore Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Enrique Macias (fresh) C - George Hubbard (tiring) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Manhattan | John Coffey takes the ball from George Hubbard | 55-37 |
| 06:46 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Richard Johnson (C) George Hubbard | |
| 06:35 | Manhattan | Francis McGwier misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-37 |
| 06:34 | Michigan State | Joseph Powers snags the defensive board | 55-37 |
| 06:30 | Michigan State | John Coffey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Poole (PG) John Coffey | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Vincent Chapman (PG), Osvaldo Esposito (SF), Joesph Wagner (PF) Robert Nichols, Theodore Davis, Enrique Macias | |
| 06:15 | Manhattan | Francis McGwier misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 55-37 |
| 06:13 | Manhattan | The offensive rebound goes to Osvaldo Esposito | 55-37 |
| 05:58 | Manhattan | Osvaldo Esposito is hacked by Richard Sorrells - foul #4 on Richard Sorrells, team foul #2 | 55-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Queen (SF), Daniel Patterson (C) Richard Sorrells, Joseph Powers | |
| Subs | Manhattan | William Houser (SG) Francis McGwier | |
| 05:43 | Manhattan | Osvaldo Esposito is hacked by Ricky Williams - foul #3 on Ricky Williams, team foul #3 | 55-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Manhattan | George Hubbard (C) Richard Johnson | |
| 05:32 | Manhattan | Joesph Wagner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-37 |
| 05:31 | Manhattan | Osvaldo Esposito misses the tip | 55-37 |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Chad Sanders | 55-37 |
| 05:27 | Michigan State | Vincent Chapman is called for the reach on Thomas Poole in the backcourt - foul #4 on Vincent Chapman, team foul #5 | 55-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Coffey (PG) Chad Sanders | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Robert Nichols (PG), Enrique Macias (PF), Theodore Davis (C) Vincent Chapman, Joesph Wagner, George Hubbard | |
| 05:12 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams is open and buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Jim Queen | 57-37 |
| 04:58 | Manhattan | Daniel Patterson picks off the pass by William Houser | 57-37 |
| 04:36 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 57-37 |
| 04:34 | Manhattan | Theodore Davis snags the defensive board | 57-37 |
| 04:30 | Manhattan | Enrique Macias misses the lay-in | 57-37 |
| 04:29 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole snags the defensive board | 57-37 |
| 04:14 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams clanks a shot from the right side | 57-37 |
| 04:12 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson hits the follow up shot | 59-37 |
| 04:05 | Manhattan | Ricky Williams is called for the reach on Enrique Macias - foul #4 on Ricky Williams, team foul #4 | 59-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Chad Sanders (SG), Richard Sorrells (SF), Joseph Powers (PF) Thomas Poole, Jim Queen, Ricky Williams | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Richard Johnson (C) Enrique Macias | |
| 03:56 | Manhattan | John Coffey steps in front of the Theodore Davis pass | 59-37 |
| 03:52 | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells lays it up and in on a great pass from John Coffey | 61-37 |
| 03:33 | Manhattan | Osvaldo Esposito is whistled for a carry | 61-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Darren Papa (SG) William Houser | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:07 | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ricky Williams (PF) Daniel Patterson | |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Coffey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chad Sanders (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. SF - Richard Sorrells (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Ricky Williams (tired) 10 pts. 4 pf. C - Joseph Powers (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Robert Nichols (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Darren Papa (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Osvaldo Esposito (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Theodore Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 02:56 | Manhattan | Robert Nichols is hacked by Joseph Powers - foul #3 on Joseph Powers, team foul #5 | 61-37 |
| 02:50 | Manhattan | Theodore Davis banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Nichols | 61-39 |
| 02:35 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders is alone and drills a turnaround from the right block set up by John Coffey | 63-39 |
| 02:27 | Manhattan | Richard Sorrells steps in front of the Theodore Davis pass | 63-39 |
| 02:23 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams misses the easy layup | 63-39 |
| 02:21 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders tips it back up and in | 65-39 |
| 02:17 | Manhattan | Osvaldo Esposito misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 65-39 |
| 02:15 | Manhattan | Osvaldo Esposito tips it but misses | 65-39 |
| 02:13 | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells gets the rebound | 65-39 |
| 02:10 | Michigan State | Darren Papa is called for the reach on Chad Sanders in the backcourt - foul #2 on Darren Papa, team foul #6 | 65-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Poole (SG), Jim Queen (SF) Richard Sorrells, Ricky Williams | |
| Subs | Manhattan | William Houser (SG), Enrique Macias (PF) Darren Papa, Richard Johnson | |
| 01:53 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders is hacked by Enrique Macias - foul #1 on Enrique Macias, team foul #7 | 65-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ricky Williams (PF), Daniel Patterson (C) Thomas Poole, Joseph Powers | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Darren Papa (SG), Richard Johnson (C) William Houser, Enrique Macias | |
| 01:53 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 66-39 |
| 01:53 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 67-39 |
| 01:39 | Manhattan | Richard Johnson scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-42 |
| 01:10 | Michigan State | John Coffey misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Johnson - foul #2 on Richard Johnson, team foul #8 | 67-42 |
| 01:10 | Michigan State | John Coffey misses the 1st free throw | 67-42 |
| 01:10 | Michigan State | John Coffey makes the 2nd free throw | 68-42 |
| 00:57 | Manhattan | Osvaldo Esposito misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-42 |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams pulls down the rebound | 68-42 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Michigan State | John Coffey can't finish the uncontested layup | 68-42 |
| 00:29 | Manhattan | Osvaldo Esposito snags the defensive board | 68-42 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Manhattan | Theodore Davis comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 68-42 |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams snags the defensive board | 68-42 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | John Coffey runs out the clock | 68-42 |