| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Adam Hayes (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Timothy Burke (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rene Lombardi (fresh) 2 reb. C - Saul Guerrero (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Vernon Wier (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stjepan Trojanowski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Timothy Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eric Russ (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Barry Paige (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colgate | Charles Johnson inbounds the ball | 32-38 |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Colgate | Timothy Burke scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-38 |
| 19:29 | Michigan State | Rene Lombardi is called for the reach on Stjepan Trojanowski - foul #2 on Rene Lombardi, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| 19:09 | Michigan State | Barry Paige misses short on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Adam Hayes - foul #1 on Adam Hayes, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Hansen (C) Timothy Cooper | |
| 19:09 | Michigan State | Barry Paige makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 19:09 | Michigan State | Barry Paige misses the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 19:09 | Colgate | Saul Guerrero grabs the defensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 18:55 | Colgate | Adam Hayes hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Vernon Wier - foul #2 on Vernon Wier, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper (SF) Donald Hansen | |
| 18:55 | Colgate | Adam Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 18:55 | Colgate | Adam Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 18:55 | Michigan State | Barry Paige pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| 18:35 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski double dribbles | 36-39 |
| 18:21 | Colgate | Saul Guerrero is hacked by Barry Paige - foul #3 on Barry Paige, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Hansen (C) Barry Paige | |
| 18:14 | Colgate | Saul Guerrero blows the layup | 36-39 |
| 18:12 | Colgate | Saul Guerrero tips it in | 38-39 |
| 17:47 | Michigan State | Donald Hansen's fadeaway is rejected by Saul Guerrero | 38-39 |
| 17:46 | Colgate | Charles Johnson grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 17:33 | Colgate | Saul Guerrero misses the lay-in | 38-39 |
| 17:31 | Michigan State | Eric Russ grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 17:02 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-39 |
| 17:00 | Colgate | Rene Lombardi grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 16:55 | Colgate | Timothy Burke buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Adam Hayes | 41-39 |
| 16:38 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 16:36 | Colgate | Rene Lombardi pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 16:25 | Colgate | Charles Johnson clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Timothy Cooper - foul #4 on Timothy Cooper, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Colgate | Curtis Fletcher (PG), Mikel Bielawski (PF), Louis Seamons (C) Adam Hayes, Rene Lombardi, Saul Guerrero | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Frazier (PG) Stjepan Trojanowski | |
| 16:25 | Colgate | Charles Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 16:25 | Colgate | Charles Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 16:25 | Michigan State | Eric Russ grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 15:59 | Michigan State | Donald Hansen blows the layup | 42-39 |
| 15:58 | Michigan State | Donald Hansen snags the offensive board | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Curtis Fletcher (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Timothy Burke (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mikel Bielawski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Seamons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vernon Wier (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Cooper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Eric Russ (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Hansen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Donald Hansen | 42-41 |
| 15:32 | Colgate | Donald Hansen blocks the short jumper by Mikel Bielawski | 42-41 |
| 15:31 | Colgate | Mikel Bielawski pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 15:14 | Colgate | Curtis Fletcher comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Michael Frazier - foul #1 on Michael Frazier, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Colgate | Johnny Young (PG), Luis Jones (SG), Saul Guerrero (C) Timothy Burke, Charles Johnson, Louis Seamons | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Barry Paige (C) Donald Hansen | |
| 15:14 | Colgate | Curtis Fletcher misses the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 15:14 | Colgate | Curtis Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 14:54 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Timothy Cooper | 43-44 |
| 14:38 | Colgate | Eric Russ blocks the short jumper by Curtis Fletcher | 43-44 |
| 14:37 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Eric Russ | 43-44 |
| 14:17 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper makes the jumper from the right side set up by Michael Frazier | 43-46 |
| 14:00 | Colgate | Mikel Bielawski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 13:58 | Colgate | Mikel Bielawski grabs the offensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 13:42 | Colgate | Saul Guerrero knocks in the floater from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 13:14 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 45-46 |
| 13:13 | Colgate | Curtis Fletcher grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 13:11 | Colgate | Johnny Young throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-46 |
| Subs | Colgate | Adam Hayes (PG), Timothy Burke (SF), Rene Lombardi (PF) Johnny Young, Curtis Fletcher, Mikel Bielawski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Donald Hansen (PF) Michael Frazier, Eric Russ | |
| 12:55 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 12:53 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski misses the tip | 45-46 |
| 12:51 | Colgate | Adam Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 12:43 | Colgate | Luis Jones misses badly on a floater near the basket | 45-46 |
| 12:41 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Timothy Cooper | 45-46 |
| 12:19 | Michigan State | The jump hook by Timothy Cooper is blocked by Saul Guerrero | 45-46 |
| 12:18 | Colgate | Rene Lombardi gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 12:08 | Colgate | Adam Hayes scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Rene Lombardi | 47-46 |
| 11:46 | Michigan State | Donald Hansen hits a floater from the right block | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Adam Hayes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luis Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Timothy Burke (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Rene Lombardi (fresh) 5 reb. C - Saul Guerrero (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Vernon Wier (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stjepan Trojanowski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Timothy Cooper (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Donald Hansen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Barry Paige (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | Colgate | Timothy Burke banks in the layup | 49-48 |
| 11:10 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 11:09 | Colgate | Timothy Burke pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 11:01 | Colgate | Adam Hayes misses badly on a floater from the left side | 49-48 |
| 11:00 | Michigan State | Barry Paige grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 10:33 | Michigan State | Barry Paige drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Donald Hansen | 49-50 |
| 10:27 | Colgate | Rene Lombardi knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Luis Jones | 51-50 |
| 10:11 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper loses the dribble to Rene Lombardi | 51-50 |
| 09:51 | Colgate | Timothy Burke comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 09:50 | Michigan State | Barry Paige gets the rebound | 51-50 |
| 09:35 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper comes up short on the shot in the paint | 51-50 |
| 09:33 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Hansen | 51-50 |
| 09:18 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 09:04 | Colgate | Rene Lombardi misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Barry Paige - foul #4 on Barry Paige, team foul #5 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Colgate | Curtis Fletcher (PG), Charles Johnson (SF), Mikel Bielawski (C) Adam Hayes, Luis Jones, Saul Guerrero | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Frazier (PG), Eric Russ (PF) Stjepan Trojanowski, Barry Paige | |
| 09:04 | Colgate | Rene Lombardi makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 09:04 | Colgate | Rene Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 08:42 | Michigan State | Eric Russ misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 53-52 |
| 08:41 | Colgate | Charles Johnson gets the rebound | 53-52 |
| 08:25 | Colgate | Curtis Fletcher hits the finger roll on a great pass from Timothy Burke | 55-52 |
| 08:06 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-52 |
| Subs | Colgate | Johnny Young (SG), Louis Seamons (C) Timothy Burke, Rene Lombardi | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski (SG) Vernon Wier | |
| 07:44 | Colgate | Charles Johnson scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Johnny Young | 57-52 |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Curtis Fletcher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SG - Johnny Young (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Charles Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mikel Bielawski (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Louis Seamons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stjepan Trojanowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Timothy Cooper (tired) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Eric Russ (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Donald Hansen (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 07:16 | Colgate | Curtis Fletcher grabs the defensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 07:09 | Colgate | Timothy Cooper denies the turnaround by Louis Seamons | 57-52 |
| 07:07 | Michigan State | Eric Russ grabs the board | 57-52 |
| 06:45 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald Hansen | 57-54 |
| 06:33 | Colgate | Eric Russ swats the short shot by Louis Seamons | 57-54 |
| 06:31 | Colgate | Charles Johnson tips it but misses | 57-54 |
| 06:29 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| 06:00 | Michigan State | Eric Russ buries a jumper from the right side set up by Michael Frazier | 57-56 |
| 06:00 | Colgate | Colgate calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-56 |
| Subs | Colgate | Adam Hayes (PG), Timothy Burke (SG), Rene Lombardi (PF), Saul Guerrero (C) Curtis Fletcher, Johnny Young, Mikel Bielawski, Louis Seamons | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vernon Wier (SG), Barry Paige (C) Stjepan Trojanowski, Donald Hansen | |
| 05:40 | Colgate | Charles Johnson scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Timothy Burke and he's fouled by Timothy Cooper - foul #5 on Timothy Cooper, team foul #6 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Koon (SF) Timothy Cooper | |
| 05:40 | Colgate | Charles Johnson makes the free throw | 60-56 |
| 05:16 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 60-56 |
| 05:15 | Colgate | Saul Guerrero grabs the board | 60-56 |
| 05:00 | Colgate | Saul Guerrero misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Barry Paige - foul #5 on Barry Paige, team foul #7 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Donald Hansen (C) Michael Frazier, Barry Paige | |
| 05:00 | Colgate | Saul Guerrero misses the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 05:00 | Colgate | Saul Guerrero misses the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 05:00 | Michigan State | Donald Hansen grabs the board | 60-56 |
| 04:38 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski's pass is intercepted by Charles Johnson | 60-56 |
| 04:21 | Colgate | Rene Lombardi's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Hansen | 60-56 |
| 04:20 | Michigan State | Eric Russ gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| 04:05 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-56 |
| 04:04 | Colgate | Rene Lombardi gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| 03:52 | Colgate | Timothy Burke misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 03:51 | Colgate | Rene Lombardi hits the follow up shot | 62-56 |
| 03:29 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-58 |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Adam Hayes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Burke (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Charles Johnson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Rene Lombardi (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Saul Guerrero (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Vernon Wier (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stjepan Trojanowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Koon (fresh) PF - Eric Russ (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. C - Donald Hansen (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:04 | Colgate | Rene Lombardi's pass is intercepted by Donald Hansen | 62-58 |
| 02:46 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski is hacked by Saul Guerrero - foul #3 on Saul Guerrero, team foul #3 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Colgate | Luis Jones (SG), Curtis Fletcher (SF), Mikel Bielawski (PF) Adam Hayes, Charles Johnson, Rene Lombardi | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Frazier (PG), Anthony McClinton (SF) Stjepan Trojanowski, Richard Koon | |
| 02:31 | Michigan State | Eric Russ hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Vernon Wier | 62-60 |
| 02:31 | Colgate | Colgate calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-60 |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Koon (SF) Anthony McClinton | |
| 02:15 | Colgate | Vernon Wier steals the ball from Saul Guerrero | 62-60 |
| 02:11 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier lays it in | 62-62 |
| 02:02 | Colgate | Luis Jones's pass is intercepted by Michael Frazier | 62-62 |
| 01:58 | Michigan State | Michael Frazier hits the finger roll | 62-64 |
| 01:58 | Colgate | Colgate calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-64 |
| Subs | Colgate | Adam Hayes (PG), Charles Johnson (SF), Rene Lombardi (PF) Luis Jones, Curtis Fletcher, Mikel Bielawski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski (SG) Michael Frazier | |
| 01:38 | Colgate | Charles Johnson misses the easy layup | 62-64 |
| 01:36 | Colgate | Saul Guerrero snags the offensive board | 62-64 |
| 01:18 | Colgate | Vernon Wier steps in front of the Adam Hayes pass | 62-64 |
| 01:14 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier lays it in | 62-66 |
| 01:06 | Colgate | Charles Johnson misses the easy layup | 62-66 |
| 01:04 | Michigan State | Eric Russ grabs the board | 62-66 |
| 01:04 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Michigan State | Timothy Burke takes the ball from Eric Russ | 62-66 |
| 00:35 | Colgate | Timothy Burke banks in the layup | 64-66 |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier is hacked by Adam Hayes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Adam Hayes, team foul #4 | 64-66 |
| 00:30 | Michigan State | Timothy Burke is called for the reach on Vernon Wier - foul #1 on Timothy Burke, team foul #5 | 64-66 |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | Adam Hayes is called for the reach on Eric Russ - foul #3 on Adam Hayes, team foul #6 | 64-66 |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier is fouled on the floor by Adam Hayes - foul #4 on Adam Hayes, team foul #7 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Frazier (PG) Richard Koon | |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Colgate | Timothy Burke misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-68 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Eric Russ | 64-68 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-68 |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | Adam Hayes is called for the reach on Vernon Wier in the backcourt - foul #5 on Adam Hayes, team foul #8 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Colgate | Luis Jones (SG) Adam Hayes | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier makes the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:11 | Colgate | Timothy Burke drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-70 |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | Luis Jones is called for the reach on Vernon Wier in the backcourt - foul #4 on Luis Jones, team foul #9 | 67-70 |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier makes the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:05 | Colgate | Timothy Burke misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-72 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Vernon Wier | 67-72 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-72 |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Koon (SF) Michael Frazier | |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Burke - foul #2 on Timothy Burke, team foul #10 | 67-72 |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Frazier (PG) Richard Koon | |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier makes the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier makes the 2nd free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:00 | Colgate | Charles Johnson misses long on a halfcourt shot | 67-74 |