| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - William Ridenour (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kenny Joly (fresh) SF - Edward Dunham (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Patrick Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lance Fontes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Paul Knudson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Bacher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gene Bell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Callahan (fresh) C - Mason Littrell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Gene Bell inbounds the ball | 23-33 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Michigan State | Lance Fontes swats the short shot by Mason Littrell | 23-33 |
| 19:40 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fontes snags the defensive board | 23-33 |
| 19:21 | Eastern Michigan | William Ridenour connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Kenny Joly | 26-33 |
| 19:03 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 26-33 |
| 19:02 | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Joly pulls down the rebound | 26-33 |
| 18:36 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Dunham misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 26-33 |
| 18:35 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell gets the rebound | 26-33 |
| 18:30 | Michigan State | The pull-up jumper by James Bacher is blocked by Lance Fontes | 26-33 |
| 18:29 | Michigan State | Gene Bell grabs the offensive board | 26-33 |
| 18:17 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-35 |
| 18:09 | Eastern Michigan | Mason Littrell picks off the pass by Kenny Joly | 26-35 |
| 17:54 | Michigan State | The pull-up jumper by Gene Bell is blocked by Patrick Clark | 26-35 |
| 17:53 | Michigan State | James Bacher hits the follow up shot | 26-37 |
| 17:38 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Dunham misses the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Mason Littrell - foul #2 on Mason Littrell, team foul #1 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Peter Cable (PF) Patrick Clark | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman (PF) William Callahan | |
| 17:38 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Dunham makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 17:38 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Dunham misses the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 17:38 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman snags the defensive board | 27-37 |
| 17:23 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 27-37 |
| 17:21 | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Joly pulls down the rebound | 27-37 |
| 17:16 | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Joly misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Gene Bell - foul #2 on Gene Bell, team foul #2 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Norman Flint (C) Lance Fontes | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (SG), John Watson (SF), Frank Patrick (C) James Bacher, Gene Bell, Mason Littrell | |
| 17:16 | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Joly misses the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 17:16 | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Joly makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 16:59 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson is hacked by William Ridenour - foul #2 on William Ridenour, team foul #1 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn (SG), Bradley Hardin (SF) Kenny Joly, Edward Dunham | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:42 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick hits the finger roll on a great pass from Randy Sharp and he's fouled by Peter Cable - foul #1 on Peter Cable, team foul #2 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Johnson (PG) William Ridenour | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:42 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick misses the free throw | 28-39 |
| 16:42 | Eastern Michigan | Norman Flint gets the rebound | 28-39 |
| 16:24 | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-39 |
| 16:22 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman pulls down the rebound | 28-39 |
| 16:06 | Michigan State | John Watson can't finish the layup | 28-39 |
| 16:04 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Cable grabs the board | 28-39 |
| 15:58 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Twyman swats the short shot by Norman Flint | 28-39 |
| 15:56 | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn tips it but misses | 28-39 |
| 15:54 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson pulls down the rebound | 28-39 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Blackburn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bradley Hardin (fresh) PF - Peter Cable (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Norman Flint (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Paul Knudson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Sharp (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Twyman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Patrick (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Michigan State | John Watson knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 28-41 |
| 15:14 | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Johnson makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-41 |
| 14:55 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-41 |
| 14:53 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Cable grabs the defensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 14:30 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Cable scores on a jump hook in the paint | 33-41 |
| 14:13 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson is hacked by Bradley Hardin - foul #3 on Bradley Hardin, team foul #3 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Ridenour (PG), Kenny Joly (SG), Edward Dunham (SF), Patrick Clark (PF), Lance Fontes (C) Stephen Johnson, David Blackburn, Bradley Hardin, Peter Cable, Norman Flint | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Bacher (SG), Gene Bell (SF), William Callahan (PF), Mason Littrell (C) Randy Sharp, John Watson, Jeffrey Twyman, Frank Patrick | |
| 13:58 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Paul Knudson | 33-43 |
| 13:54 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Dunham scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from William Ridenour | 35-43 |
| 13:33 | Michigan State | James Bacher misses badly on a shot from the left side | 35-43 |
| 13:31 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark gets the rebound | 35-43 |
| 13:14 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Dunham misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-43 |
| 13:13 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson grabs the board | 35-43 |
| 13:06 | Michigan State | James Bacher drills a jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Edward Dunham - foul #2 on Edward Dunham, team foul #4 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG) Paul Knudson | |
| 13:06 | Michigan State | James Bacher makes the free throw | 35-46 |
| 12:51 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Dunham misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-46 |
| 12:50 | Michigan State | James Bacher gets the rebound | 35-46 |
| 12:36 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp is hacked by William Ridenour - foul #3 on William Ridenour, team foul #5 | 35-46 |
| 12:21 | Michigan State | William Ridenour is called for the reach on Randy Sharp - foul #4 on William Ridenour, team foul #6 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Johnson (PG) William Ridenour | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman (PF) William Callahan | |
| 12:13 | Michigan State | Gene Bell is hacked by Edward Dunham - foul #3 on Edward Dunham, team foul #7 | 35-46 |
| 12:13 | Michigan State | Gene Bell makes the 1st free throw | 35-47 |
| 12:13 | Michigan State | Gene Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 12:01 | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Joly buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Dunham | 38-48 |
| 11:44 | Michigan State | Edward Dunham steps in front of the James Bacher pass | 38-48 |
| 11:40 | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Johnson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Edward Dunham | 40-48 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenny Joly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Dunham (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lance Fontes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Randy Sharp (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Bacher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gene Bell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Twyman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Mason Littrell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:22 | Michigan State | Gene Bell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-48 |
| 11:21 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp misses the tip | 40-48 |
| 11:20 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fontes snags the defensive board | 40-48 |
| 11:07 | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Joly knocks in the shot from close range | 42-48 |
| 11:01 | Michigan State | Gene Bell scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by James Bacher and he's hacked by Edward Dunham - foul #4 on Edward Dunham, team foul #8 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn (SG), Bradley Hardin (SF), Peter Cable (PF), Norman Flint (C) Kenny Joly, Edward Dunham, Patrick Clark, Lance Fontes | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Paul Knudson (PG), Frank Patrick (C) Randy Sharp, Mason Littrell | |
| 11:01 | Michigan State | Gene Bell makes the free throw | 42-51 |
| 10:45 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Twyman swats the shot by Peter Cable | 42-51 |
| 10:43 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Cable | 42-51 |
| 10:28 | Eastern Michigan | Norman Flint misses the floater from the right wing | 42-51 |
| 10:27 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick snags the defensive board | 42-51 |
| 10:14 | Michigan State | Norman Flint steps in front of the Gene Bell pass | 42-51 |
| 10:07 | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Johnson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-51 |
| 10:05 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick grabs the board | 42-51 |
| 09:42 | Michigan State | James Bacher is hacked by David Blackburn - foul #1 on David Blackburn, team foul #9 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG), John Watson (SF), William Callahan (PF) Paul Knudson, Gene Bell, Jeffrey Twyman | |
| 09:42 | Michigan State | James Bacher misses the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 09:42 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Cable pulls down the rebound | 42-51 |
| 09:26 | Eastern Michigan | Norman Flint throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian (PG), Lance Fontes (C) Stephen Johnson, Norman Flint | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mason Littrell (C) Frank Patrick | |
| 09:16 | Michigan State | John Watson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Richard Florian - foul #1 on Richard Florian, team foul #10 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Joly (SG) Bradley Hardin | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Paul Knudson (PG) James Bacher | |
| 09:16 | Michigan State | John Watson makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 09:16 | Michigan State | John Watson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 09:16 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Cable pulls down the rebound | 42-52 |
| 08:53 | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Joly connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Lance Fontes | 45-52 |
| 08:46 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-52 |
| 08:44 | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Joly snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 08:17 | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Johnson (PG), Bradley Hardin (SF), Patrick Clark (PF) Richard Florian, David Blackburn, Peter Cable | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 08:05 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-52 |
| 08:03 | Michigan State | William Callahan grabs the offensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 07:49 | Michigan State | Patrick Clark steals it from John Watson | 45-52 |
| 07:36 | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Joly makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenny Joly (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Hardin (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Patrick Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lance Fontes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Paul Knudson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Randy Sharp (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Callahan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Mason Littrell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:21 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 07:08 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Knudson picks off the pass by Stephen Johnson | 48-54 |
| 07:04 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson hits the finger roll | 48-56 |
| 06:46 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fontes misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on William Callahan - foul #2 on William Callahan, team foul #3 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Ridenour (PG), David Blackburn (SG), Edward Dunham (SF) Stephen Johnson, Kenny Joly, Bradley Hardin | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Bacher (SG), Gene Bell (SF), Jeffrey Twyman (PF), Frank Patrick (C) Randy Sharp, John Watson, William Callahan, Mason Littrell | |
| 06:46 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fontes misses the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 06:46 | Eastern Michigan | Lance Fontes misses the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 06:46 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman pulls down the rebound | 48-56 |
| 06:27 | Michigan State | Gene Bell drills a floater from the left side set up by Paul Knudson | 48-58 |
| 06:14 | Eastern Michigan | William Ridenour misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-58 |
| 06:13 | Michigan State | James Bacher grabs the board | 48-58 |
| 05:49 | Michigan State | Gene Bell can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 48-58 |
| 05:48 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Knudson | 48-58 |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | James Bacher misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 48-58 |
| 05:27 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark gets the rebound | 48-58 |
| 05:12 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark misses the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Gene Bell - foul #3 on Gene Bell, team foul #4 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Peter Cable (C) Lance Fontes | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG) Paul Knudson | |
| 05:12 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 05:12 | Eastern Michigan | Patrick Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 05:12 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick snags the defensive board | 49-58 |
| 05:02 | Michigan State | Gene Bell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-58 |
| 05:00 | Eastern Michigan | William Ridenour gets the rebound | 49-58 |
| 04:53 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Twyman steals it from Peter Cable | 49-58 |
| 04:26 | Michigan State | Gene Bell can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by David Blackburn - foul #2 on David Blackburn, team foul #11 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Joly (SG), Norman Flint (C) David Blackburn, Patrick Clark | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mason Littrell (C) Frank Patrick | |
| 04:26 | Michigan State | Gene Bell makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 04:26 | Michigan State | Gene Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 04:26 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Cable snags the defensive board | 49-59 |
| 04:16 | Eastern Michigan | Norman Flint clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-59 |
| 04:15 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman grabs the board | 49-59 |
| 04:01 | Michigan State | James Bacher hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Kenny Joly - foul #3 on Kenny Joly, team foul #12 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Watson (SF), William Callahan (PF) Gene Bell, Jeffrey Twyman | |
| 04:01 | Michigan State | James Bacher makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 04:01 | Michigan State | James Bacher makes the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Eastern Michigan | Mason Littrell steals the ball from Peter Cable | 49-61 |
| 03:33 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell is fouled on the floor by Edward Dunham - foul #5 on Edward Dunham, team foul #13 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Johnson (PG), Bradley Hardin (SF) William Ridenour, Edward Dunham | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 03:33 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell misses the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 03:33 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell makes the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenny Joly (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bradley Hardin (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Peter Cable (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Norman Flint (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Randy Sharp (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Bacher (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Watson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Callahan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mason Littrell (fresh) 12 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:26 | Eastern Michigan | Kenny Joly misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 49-62 |
| 03:25 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Cable grabs the offensive board | 49-62 |
| 03:11 | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin is hacked by John Watson - foul #1 on John Watson, team foul #5 | 49-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin (SG) Kenny Joly | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank Patrick (C) William Callahan | |
| 03:03 | Eastern Michigan | Norman Flint misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 49-62 |
| 03:01 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell snags the defensive board | 49-62 |
| 02:43 | Michigan State | James Bacher comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 49-62 |
| 02:41 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp snags the offensive board | 49-62 |
| 02:24 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell blows the layup | 49-62 |
| 02:22 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin grabs the board | 49-62 |
| 02:05 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Randy Sharp - foul #3 on Randy Sharp, team foul #6 | 49-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Blackburn (SF) Bradley Hardin | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Paul Knudson (PG), Gene Bell (SG), Jeffrey Twyman (PF) Randy Sharp, James Bacher, Mason Littrell | |
| 02:05 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 02:05 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin misses the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 02:05 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick grabs the board | 50-62 |
| 01:46 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Gene Bell | 50-64 |
| 01:28 | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Johnson travels with the ball | 50-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin (SF) Weldon Guin | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Bacher (SG), William Callahan (PF), Mason Littrell (C) John Watson, Jeffrey Twyman, Frank Patrick | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:05 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by James Bacher | 50-67 |
| 00:56 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Cable misses long on a runner in the paint | 50-67 |
| 00:55 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Mason Littrell | 50-67 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson is fouled on the floor by Stephen Johnson - foul #1 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #14 | 50-67 |
| 00:32 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson makes the 1st free throw | 50-68 |
| 00:32 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-68 |
| 00:32 | Eastern Michigan | Norman Flint snags the defensive board | 50-68 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:25 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Cable misses long on a 3 from straight away | 50-68 |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell grabs the board | 50-68 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson runs out the clock | 50-68 |