| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Richard Marcus (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Nathaniel Callanan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Ulloa (fresh) 4 ast. PF - David Prouty (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Hooks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Joshua Joseph (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Porter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Dilworth (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Cheeks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - James Iwanski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | William Ulloa inbounds the ball | 30-38 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Joshua Joseph - foul #1 on Joshua Joseph, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| 19:40 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 19:40 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 19:28 | Cal Poly SLO | Joshua Joseph comes up short on the shot from the left side | 32-38 |
| 19:27 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Callanan grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 19:23 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-38 |
| 19:22 | Cal Poly SLO | Kenneth Cheeks snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 19:09 | Cal Poly SLO | Kenneth Cheeks is hacked by David Prouty - foul #2 on David Prouty, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| 18:52 | Cal Poly SLO | David Dilworth makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-41 |
| 18:29 | Michigan State | David Dilworth is called for the reach on William Ulloa - foul #1 on David Dilworth, team foul #2 | 32-41 |
| 18:13 | Michigan State | Michael Hooks misses the easy layup but he's fouled by James Iwanski - foul #2 on James Iwanski, team foul #3 | 32-41 |
| 18:13 | Michigan State | Michael Hooks makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 18:13 | Michigan State | Michael Hooks makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 17:58 | Cal Poly SLO | James Iwanski misses long on a jumper from the left side | 34-41 |
| 17:57 | Michigan State | Michael Hooks snags the defensive board | 34-41 |
| 17:48 | Michigan State | Michael Hooks makes the jumper from the right side | 36-41 |
| 17:19 | Cal Poly SLO | David Dilworth makes the wide open shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Joseph | 36-43 |
| 16:59 | Michigan State | David Dilworth is called for the reach on William Ulloa - foul #2 on David Dilworth, team foul #4 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Cane (PG), Jason Raffa (PF), Larry Kim (C) Richard Marcus, David Prouty, Michael Hooks | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Edwin Nolan (PG), John Elliott (SG), Rick Smith (SF), Lloyd Goodman (PF), Michael Segura (C) Joshua Joseph, David Porter, David Dilworth, Kenneth Cheeks, James Iwanski | |
| 16:41 | Michigan State | Larry Kim clanks a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Rick Smith - foul #3 on Rick Smith, team foul #5 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Robert Fluellen (SF) Rick Smith | |
| 16:41 | Michigan State | Larry Kim makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 16:41 | Michigan State | Larry Kim makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 16:20 | Cal Poly SLO | Jason Raffa is called for the reach on John Elliott - foul #1 on Jason Raffa, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| 16:13 | Cal Poly SLO | John Elliott misses long on a floater from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 16:11 | Michigan State | Jason Raffa snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| 16:06 | Michigan State | William Ulloa buries a 3 from the right corner | 41-43 |
| 15:59 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Segura throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | David Porter (SG), David Dilworth (SF) John Elliott, Robert Fluellen | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Bruce Cane (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nathaniel Callanan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Ulloa (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. PF - Jason Raffa (fresh) C - Larry Kim (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Edwin Nolan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Porter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Dilworth (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lloyd Goodman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Segura (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Michigan State | Bruce Cane is fouled on the floor by Edwin Nolan - foul #2 on Edwin Nolan, team foul #6 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Francis Arnold (SG), David Prouty (PF), Michael Hooks (C) Nathaniel Callanan, Jason Raffa, Larry Kim | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| 15:18 | Michigan State | Michael Hooks can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 15:17 | Cal Poly SLO | David Dilworth pulls down the rebound | 41-43 |
| 14:58 | Cal Poly SLO | Edwin Nolan makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by David Dilworth | 41-45 |
| 14:41 | Michigan State | William Ulloa is hacked by David Porter - foul #2 on David Porter, team foul #7 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Marcus (PG) Bruce Cane | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Joshua Joseph (PG), Kenneth Cheeks (PF), James Iwanski (C) Edwin Nolan, Lloyd Goodman, Michael Segura | |
| 14:41 | Michigan State | William Ulloa makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 14:41 | Michigan State | William Ulloa makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 14:15 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Hooks picks off the pass by James Iwanski | 43-45 |
| 13:56 | Michigan State | David Prouty clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 13:54 | Michigan State | Michael Hooks tips it in | 45-45 |
| 13:45 | Cal Poly SLO | Kenneth Cheeks loses the dribble to William Ulloa | 45-45 |
| 13:40 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus banks in the layup set up by William Ulloa | 47-45 |
| 13:22 | Cal Poly SLO | Kenneth Cheeks comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 13:20 | Michigan State | Michael Hooks snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 12:54 | Michigan State | Michael Hooks can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Iwanski - foul #3 on James Iwanski, team foul #8 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Cane (PG), Nathaniel Callanan (SG), Robert Jackson (SF), Jason Raffa (PF) Richard Marcus, Francis Arnold, William Ulloa, David Prouty | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | John Elliott (SG), Rick Smith (SF), Lloyd Goodman (C) David Porter, David Dilworth, James Iwanski | |
| 12:54 | Michigan State | Michael Hooks makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 12:54 | Michigan State | Michael Hooks makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 12:41 | Cal Poly SLO | Rick Smith misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-45 |
| 12:39 | Cal Poly SLO | Lloyd Goodman pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 12:23 | Cal Poly SLO | Lloyd Goodman travels with the ball | 49-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Larry Kim (C) Michael Hooks | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Edwin Nolan (PG), Michael Segura (C) Joshua Joseph, Kenneth Cheeks | |
| 12:04 | Michigan State | Larry Kim lays it up and in | 51-45 |
| 11:50 | Cal Poly SLO | Lloyd Goodman is called for traveling | 51-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | James Iwanski (C) Michael Segura | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Bruce Cane (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nathaniel Callanan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jason Raffa (fresh) C - Larry Kim (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Edwin Nolan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Elliott (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Rick Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Lloyd Goodman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Iwanski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:43 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson's layup is rejected by James Iwanski | 51-45 |
| 11:41 | Cal Poly SLO | James Iwanski gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| 11:28 | Cal Poly SLO | Rick Smith misses short on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Nathaniel Callanan - foul #1 on Nathaniel Callanan, team foul #3 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | David Porter (SG) John Elliott | |
| 11:28 | Cal Poly SLO | Rick Smith makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 11:28 | Cal Poly SLO | Rick Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 11:12 | Michigan State | James Iwanski denies the turnaround by Larry Kim | 51-47 |
| 11:10 | Cal Poly SLO | Rick Smith pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 11:03 | Cal Poly SLO | David Porter is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on David Porter, team foul #9 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Marcus (PG), David Prouty (PF) Bruce Cane, Jason Raffa | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Joshua Joseph (PG), David Dilworth (SF), Kenneth Cheeks (PF) Edwin Nolan, Rick Smith, Lloyd Goodman | |
| 10:49 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 51-47 |
| 10:47 | Cal Poly SLO | James Iwanski grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 10:32 | Cal Poly SLO | Joshua Joseph drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by David Porter and he's hacked by David Prouty - foul #3 on David Prouty, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Francis Arnold (SG) Nathaniel Callanan | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Segura (C) James Iwanski | |
| 10:32 | Cal Poly SLO | Joshua Joseph makes the free throw | 51-50 |
| 10:15 | Michigan State | Joshua Joseph steps in front of the David Prouty pass | 51-50 |
| 10:12 | Cal Poly SLO | Joshua Joseph misses the easy layup | 51-50 |
| 10:11 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson gets the rebound | 51-50 |
| 10:05 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Robert Jackson | 53-50 |
| 09:42 | Cal Poly SLO | Kenneth Cheeks misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by David Prouty - foul #4 on David Prouty, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Cane (PG), William Ulloa (SF), Jason Raffa (PF), Michael Hooks (C) Richard Marcus, Robert Jackson, David Prouty, Larry Kim | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | John Elliott (SG), Lloyd Goodman (C) David Porter, Michael Segura | |
| 09:42 | Cal Poly SLO | Kenneth Cheeks misses the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 09:42 | Cal Poly SLO | Kenneth Cheeks makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 09:19 | Michigan State | Kenneth Cheeks picks off the pass by Francis Arnold | 53-51 |
| 09:04 | Cal Poly SLO | Joshua Joseph misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 09:03 | Cal Poly SLO | Joshua Joseph snags the offensive board | 53-51 |
| 08:51 | Cal Poly SLO | Francis Arnold steps in front of the David Dilworth pass | 53-51 |
| 08:44 | Michigan State | Michael Hooks hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Lloyd Goodman - foul #1 on Lloyd Goodman, team foul #10 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Nathaniel Callanan (SG) Francis Arnold | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Edwin Nolan (PG), David Porter (SG), Rick Smith (SF), James Iwanski (C) Joshua Joseph, John Elliott, David Dilworth, Kenneth Cheeks | |
| 08:44 | Michigan State | Michael Hooks makes the free throw | 56-51 |
| 08:25 | Cal Poly SLO | Rick Smith clanks a shot from the right side | 56-51 |
| 08:24 | Cal Poly SLO | The offensive rebound goes to James Iwanski | 56-51 |
| 08:15 | Cal Poly SLO | Nathaniel Callanan is called for the reach on Lloyd Goodman - foul #2 on Nathaniel Callanan, team foul #6 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Marcus (PG), Robert Jackson (SF) Bruce Cane, William Ulloa | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| 08:10 | Cal Poly SLO | Edwin Nolan hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-53 |
| 08:06 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 56-53 |
| 08:04 | Cal Poly SLO | Rick Smith snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| 07:43 | Cal Poly SLO | David Porter comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-53 |
| 07:41 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Richard Marcus | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Richard Marcus (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Nathaniel Callanan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Raffa (fairly fresh) C - Michael Hooks (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Edwin Nolan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Porter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rick Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lloyd Goodman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Iwanski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:35 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 56-53 |
| 07:33 | Cal Poly SLO | Lloyd Goodman snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| 07:11 | Cal Poly SLO | David Porter is fouled on the floor by Jason Raffa - foul #2 on Jason Raffa, team foul #7 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Francis Arnold (SG), David Prouty (PF), Larry Kim (C) Nathaniel Callanan, Jason Raffa, Michael Hooks | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Joshua Joseph (PG), David Dilworth (SF), Michael Segura (PF) Edwin Nolan, Rick Smith, Lloyd Goodman | |
| 07:11 | Cal Poly SLO | David Porter makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 07:11 | Cal Poly SLO | David Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 06:59 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-55 |
| 06:57 | Cal Poly SLO | James Iwanski gets the rebound | 56-55 |
| 06:45 | Cal Poly SLO | David Dilworth comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-55 |
| 06:43 | Cal Poly SLO | Joshua Joseph hits the follow up shot | 56-57 |
| 06:25 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by David Prouty | 59-57 |
| 06:12 | Cal Poly SLO | David Porter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Cane (PG), William Ulloa (SF) Richard Marcus, Robert Jackson | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | John Elliott (SG), Kenneth Cheeks (PF) David Porter, James Iwanski | |
| 05:52 | Michigan State | William Ulloa misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-57 |
| 05:51 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to William Ulloa | 59-57 |
| 05:38 | Michigan State | Francis Arnold throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Nathaniel Callanan (SG) Francis Arnold | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Edwin Nolan (PG) Joshua Joseph | |
| 05:25 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Segura is called for traveling | 59-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Hooks (C) Larry Kim | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| 05:13 | Michigan State | The jump hook by Michael Hooks is blocked by Michael Segura | 59-57 |
| 05:11 | Michigan State | William Ulloa tips it back up and in | 61-57 |
| 04:54 | Cal Poly SLO | John Elliott misses long on a floater near the basket | 61-57 |
| 04:52 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to David Prouty | 61-57 |
| 04:34 | Michigan State | David Prouty misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-57 |
| 04:32 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Segura snags the defensive board | 61-57 |
| 04:12 | Cal Poly SLO | David Dilworth buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Edwin Nolan | 61-59 |
| 03:49 | Michigan State | David Prouty hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-59 |
| 03:25 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Segura misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 64-59 |
| 03:24 | Michigan State | David Prouty gets the rebound | 64-59 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Bruce Cane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nathaniel Callanan (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Ulloa (tiring) 7 pts. 5 ast. PF - David Prouty (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Hooks (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Edwin Nolan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Elliott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Dilworth (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Cheeks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Michael Segura (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:18 | Michigan State | Michael Hooks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Marcus (PG), Francis Arnold (SG), Robert Jackson (SF), Jason Raffa (PF), Larry Kim (C) Bruce Cane, Nathaniel Callanan, William Ulloa, David Prouty, Michael Hooks | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Joshua Joseph (PG), David Porter (SG), Rick Smith (SF), Lloyd Goodman (PF), James Iwanski (C) Edwin Nolan, John Elliott, David Dilworth, Kenneth Cheeks, Michael Segura | |
| 03:02 | Cal Poly SLO | Joshua Joseph misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 64-59 |
| 03:00 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson snags the defensive board | 64-59 |
| 03:00 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Hooks (C) Larry Kim | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Kenneth Cheeks (PF) Lloyd Goodman | |
| 02:41 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson clanks a jumper from the left side | 64-59 |
| 02:39 | Cal Poly SLO | David Porter gets the rebound | 64-59 |
| 02:35 | Cal Poly SLO | Rick Smith is fouled on the floor by Robert Jackson - foul #2 on Robert Jackson, team foul #8 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Prouty (PF) Jason Raffa | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| 02:35 | Cal Poly SLO | Rick Smith misses the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 02:35 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Michael Hooks | 64-59 |
| 02:16 | Michigan State | James Iwanski is called for the reach on Francis Arnold - foul #4 on James Iwanski, team foul #11 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | David Dilworth (SF) Rick Smith | |
| 02:16 | Michigan State | Francis Arnold misses the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 02:16 | Michigan State | Francis Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 01:55 | Cal Poly SLO | David Dilworth comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-59 |
| 01:54 | Michigan State | Francis Arnold snags the defensive board | 65-59 |
| 01:54 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Nathaniel Callanan (SG), William Ulloa (SF) Francis Arnold, Robert Jackson | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| 01:44 | Michigan State | Michael Hooks is whistled for a carry | 65-59 |
| 01:28 | Cal Poly SLO | David Dilworth misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-59 |
| 01:26 | Cal Poly SLO | Kenneth Cheeks grabs the offensive board | 65-59 |
| 01:14 | Cal Poly SLO | James Iwanski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-59 |
| 01:13 | Michigan State | William Ulloa gets the rebound | 65-59 |
| 01:06 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 65-59 |
| 01:04 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus tips it back up and in | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Cal Poly SLO | David Dilworth clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-59 |
| 00:55 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Michael Hooks | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Michigan State | Michael Hooks is hacked by David Porter in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Porter, team foul #12 | 67-59 |
| 00:52 | Michigan State | Michael Hooks makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:52 | Michigan State | Michael Hooks misses the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:52 | Cal Poly SLO | James Iwanski pulls down the rebound | 68-59 |
| 00:47 | Cal Poly SLO | Joshua Joseph throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-59 |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | Joshua Joseph is called for the reach on Michael Hooks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joshua Joseph, team foul #13 | 68-59 |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | Michael Hooks makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | Michael Hooks misses the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | David Prouty pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-59 |
| 00:44 | Michigan State | David Prouty is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Cheeks - foul #1 on Kenneth Cheeks, team foul #14 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Cane (PG), Francis Arnold (SG), Robert Jackson (SF), Larry Kim (C) Richard Marcus, Nathaniel Callanan, William Ulloa, Michael Hooks | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Edwin Nolan (PG), John Elliott (SG), Rick Smith (SF), Lloyd Goodman (PF), Michael Segura (C) Joshua Joseph, David Porter, David Dilworth, Kenneth Cheeks, James Iwanski | |
| 00:44 | Michigan State | David Prouty makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:44 | Michigan State | David Prouty makes the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| 00:40 | Cal Poly SLO | Edwin Nolan is whistled for traveling | 71-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jason Raffa (PF) David Prouty | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Michigan State | Edwin Nolan steals the ball from Bruce Cane in the backcourt | 71-59 |
| 00:36 | Cal Poly SLO | Edwin Nolan slams it home | 71-61 |
| 00:12 | Michigan State | Francis Arnold steps out of bounds on the baseline | 71-61 |
| 00:05 | Cal Poly SLO | Lloyd Goodman misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Jason Raffa - foul #3 on Jason Raffa, team foul #9 | 71-61 |
| 00:05 | Cal Poly SLO | Lloyd Goodman makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:05 | Cal Poly SLO | Lloyd Goodman makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Bruce Cane runs out the clock | 71-63 |