| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Poch (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gilbert McIver (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Lane (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Smith (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Cody Belcher (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - William Ashley (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith inbounds the ball | 28-42 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Central Michigan | John Lane buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gilbert McIver | 28-44 |
| 19:24 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson is called for traveling | 28-44 |
| 19:07 | Central Michigan | William Ashley drills a fadeaway near the basket and he's fouled by Jonathan Chappell - foul #5 on Jonathan Chappell, team foul #1 | 28-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Darren Furman (PF) Jonathan Chappell | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 19:07 | Central Michigan | William Ashley misses the free throw | 28-46 |
| 19:07 | Michigan State | Darren Furman gets the rebound | 28-46 |
| 18:54 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses long on a shot from the right side | 28-46 |
| 18:53 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch tips it in | 30-46 |
| 18:40 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 30-46 |
| 18:38 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch snags the defensive board | 30-46 |
| 18:18 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 30-46 |
| 18:16 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Wilkinson | 30-46 |
| 18:01 | Michigan State | William Ashley denies the turnaround by Jerry Poch | 30-46 |
| 18:00 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver snags the defensive board | 30-46 |
| 17:44 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith is whistled for traveling | 30-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross (SF) Raymond Smith | |
| 17:26 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Eric Ansley | 33-46 |
| 17:15 | Central Michigan | John Lane can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jerry Poch - foul #3 on Jerry Poch, team foul #2 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Glass (SG) Eric Ansley | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch (PG), Tony Davis (C) Gilbert McIver, William Ashley | |
| 17:15 | Central Michigan | John Lane misses the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 17:15 | Central Michigan | John Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 33-47 |
| 17:02 | Michigan State | Michael Glass misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 33-47 |
| 17:01 | Central Michigan | Tony Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 33-47 |
| 16:56 | Central Michigan | John Lane can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-47 |
| 16:54 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Davis | 33-47 |
| 16:46 | Central Michigan | John Lane makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Christopher Ross | 33-49 |
| 16:37 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson is fouled on the floor by Cory Crouch - foul #3 on Cory Crouch, team foul #1 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Arnold (C) Darren Furman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver (PG), Benjamin Homan (SG), Daniel Clark (PF) Cory Crouch, John Lane, Cody Belcher | |
| 16:17 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 33-49 |
| 16:16 | Central Michigan | Tony Davis gets the rebound | 33-49 |
| 15:59 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver drills a jumper from the left block | 33-51 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Glass (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Poch (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Gilbert McIver (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Benjamin Homan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Ross (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Clark (fresh) 3 pts. C - Tony Davis (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch connects on the runner in the lane and he's hacked by Christopher Ross - foul #3 on Christopher Ross, team foul #2 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Ansley (SG) Michael Glass | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch (PG), Raymond Smith (SF), William Ashley (C) Gilbert McIver, Christopher Ross, Tony Davis | |
| 15:45 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch makes the free throw | 36-51 |
| 15:32 | Central Michigan | Patrick Wilkinson is called for the reach on Raymond Smith - foul #4 on Patrick Wilkinson, team foul #3 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher (PF) Daniel Clark | |
| 15:21 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Raymond Smith | 36-54 |
| 15:06 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 36-54 |
| 15:05 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-54 |
| 14:45 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson is hacked by Benjamin Homan - foul #1 on Benjamin Homan, team foul #3 | 36-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Darren Furman (PF) Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver (PG), John Lane (SG) Cory Crouch, Benjamin Homan | |
| 14:26 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley loses the dribble to Raymond Smith | 36-54 |
| 14:14 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher blows the layup but he's hacked by Darren Furman - foul #1 on Darren Furman, team foul #4 | 36-54 |
| 14:14 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher misses the 1st free throw | 36-54 |
| 14:14 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher misses the 2nd free throw | 36-54 |
| 14:14 | Michigan State | Darren Furman pulls down the rebound | 36-54 |
| 13:53 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson is hacked by Raymond Smith - foul #1 on Raymond Smith, team foul #4 | 36-54 |
| 13:48 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch misses long on an open shot from the right side | 36-54 |
| 13:47 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 36-54 |
| 13:35 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch travels with the ball | 36-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG) Leonard Thompson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross (SF), Daniel Clark (PF) Raymond Smith, Cody Belcher | |
| 13:23 | Central Michigan | William Ashley double dribbles | 36-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Arnold (C) Darren Furman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Tony Davis (C) William Ashley | |
| 13:14 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John Kindel | 39-54 |
| 13:04 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Jerry Poch - foul #4 on Jerry Poch, team foul #5 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch (PG) Gilbert McIver | |
| 13:04 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark makes the 1st free throw | 39-55 |
| 13:04 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 39-55 |
| 13:04 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold grabs the defensive rebound | 39-55 |
| 12:43 | Michigan State | Christopher Ross is called for the reach on Patrick Wilkinson - foul #4 on Christopher Ross, team foul #5 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Glass (SG) Eric Ansley | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith (SF), Cody Belcher (PF) Christopher Ross, Daniel Clark | |
| 12:29 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson can't finish the layup | 39-55 |
| 12:28 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold hits the follow up shot | 41-55 |
| 12:14 | Central Michigan | John Lane misses the lay-in | 41-55 |
| 12:13 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch gets the rebound | 41-55 |
| 11:51 | Michigan State | Raymond Smith takes the ball from Michael Glass | 41-55 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Kindel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Glass (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Wilkinson (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jerry Poch (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Mark Arnold (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cory Crouch (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Lane (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Smith (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Cody Belcher (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Tony Davis (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Central Michigan | John Lane comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-55 |
| 11:22 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch grabs the defensive rebound | 41-55 |
| 11:16 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Arnold | 44-55 |
| 10:59 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Cory Crouch | 44-57 |
| 10:44 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG), Eric Ansley (SG), Darren Furman (PF) John Kindel, Michael Glass, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver (PG), Benjamin Homan (SG), Daniel Clark (PF), William Ashley (C) Cory Crouch, John Lane, Cody Belcher, Tony Davis | |
| 10:35 | Central Michigan | Jerry Poch steals the ball from Benjamin Homan | 44-57 |
| 10:15 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-57 |
| 10:13 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 44-57 |
| 10:09 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan is called for a charge - foul #2 on Benjamin Homan, team foul #6 | 44-57 |
| 09:54 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Leonard Thompson | 46-57 |
| 09:47 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver is hacked by Leonard Thompson - foul #2 on Leonard Thompson, team foul #6 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher (PF) Daniel Clark | |
| 09:41 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher travels with the ball | 46-57 |
| 09:22 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 46-57 |
| 09:21 | Central Michigan | William Ashley gets the rebound | 46-57 |
| 09:04 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 46-57 |
| 09:02 | Michigan State | Darren Furman grabs the board | 46-57 |
| 08:47 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 46-57 |
| 08:46 | Central Michigan | William Ashley pulls down the rebound | 46-57 |
| 08:35 | Central Michigan | William Ashley comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 46-57 |
| 08:34 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch grabs the board | 46-57 |
| 08:28 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the right wing | 46-57 |
| 08:26 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith grabs the board | 46-57 |
| 08:12 | Central Michigan | William Ashley loses the ball out of bounds | 46-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff (PF) Darren Furman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Lane (SG) Benjamin Homan | |
| 08:01 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch is fouled on the floor by William Ashley - foul #2 on William Ashley, team foul #7 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Arnold (C) Brian Shurtleff | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch (PG), Tony Davis (C) Gilbert McIver, William Ashley | |
| 08:01 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 08:01 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 07:41 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher slams it home | 48-59 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Ansley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Wilkinson (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jerry Poch (tired) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cory Crouch (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Lane (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Smith (tiring) 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Cody Belcher (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Tony Davis (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 48-59 |
| 07:22 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley grabs the offensive board | 48-59 |
| 07:15 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the left wing | 51-59 |
| 07:02 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Glass (SG) Eric Ansley | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver (PG), Christopher Ross (SF), Daniel Clark (PF), William Ashley (C) Cory Crouch, Raymond Smith, Cody Belcher, Tony Davis | |
| 06:38 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-59 |
| 06:36 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark grabs the board | 51-59 |
| 06:22 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Mark Arnold - foul #1 on Mark Arnold, team foul #7 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG), Darren Furman (PF) Leonard Thompson, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 06:22 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver misses the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 06:22 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver misses the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 06:22 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Clark | 51-59 |
| 06:17 | Central Michigan | William Ashley comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 51-59 |
| 06:15 | Central Michigan | William Ashley tips it in | 51-61 |
| 05:53 | Michigan State | John Kindel clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-61 |
| 05:52 | Central Michigan | John Lane gets the rebound | 51-61 |
| 05:48 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 51-61 |
| 05:47 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to John Kindel | 51-61 |
| 05:27 | Michigan State | Gilbert McIver picks off the pass by John Kindel | 51-61 |
| 05:24 | Central Michigan | Gilbert McIver misses the lay-in | 51-61 |
| 05:23 | Michigan State | Michael Glass grabs the defensive rebound | 51-61 |
| 05:06 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Kindel | 53-61 |
| 04:45 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark throws it down on a great pass from William Ashley | 53-63 |
| 04:16 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-63 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG), Eric Ansley (SG), Mark Arnold (C) John Kindel, Michael Glass, Darren Furman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch (PG), Benjamin Homan (SG), Raymond Smith (SF), Cody Belcher (PF), Tony Davis (C) Gilbert McIver, John Lane, Christopher Ross, Daniel Clark, William Ashley | |
| 04:07 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Homan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-63 |
| 04:06 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold snags the defensive board | 53-63 |
| 04:02 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson's floater is tipped away by Tony Davis | 53-63 |
| 04:01 | Central Michigan | Tony Davis grabs the board | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:56 | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Cory Crouch | 53-66 |
| 03:42 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 53-66 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Wilkinson (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jerry Poch (very tired) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cory Crouch (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Benjamin Homan (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Cody Belcher (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Tony Davis (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Cory Crouch and the foul's on Jerry Poch - foul #5 on Jerry Poch, team foul #8 | 53-68 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG), Michael Glass (SG), Brian Shurtleff (PF) Leonard Thompson, Eric Ansley, Jerry Poch | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross (SF) Raymond Smith | |
| 03:21 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher makes the free throw | 53-69 |
| 03:05 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-69 |
| 03:04 | Central Michigan | Tony Davis gets the rebound | 53-69 |
| 02:35 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher misses the floater from the right wing | 53-69 |
| 02:34 | Central Michigan | Cody Belcher tips it in | 53-71 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:30 | Michigan State | John Kindel drills a jumper from the right block and he's fouled by Tony Davis - foul #1 on Tony Davis, team foul #8 | 55-71 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG) Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark (PF) Cody Belcher | |
| 02:30 | Michigan State | John Kindel makes the free throw | 56-71 |
| 02:06 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-71 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Darren Furman (PF), Mark Arnold (C) Leonard Thompson, Brian Shurtleff | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 01:47 | Michigan State | John Kindel hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 56-71 |
| 01:46 | Central Michigan | Tony Davis gets the rebound | 56-71 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:17 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch is fouled on the floor by Mark Arnold - foul #2 on Mark Arnold, team foul #9 | 56-71 |
| 01:17 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch makes the 1st free throw | 56-72 |
| 01:17 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch makes the 2nd free throw | 56-73 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:55 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 58-73 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross lays it in set up by Cory Crouch and he's fouled by Patrick Wilkinson - foul #5 on Patrick Wilkinson, team foul #10 | 58-75 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff (SF) Patrick Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:34 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross makes the free throw | 58-76 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Michigan State | John Kindel is hacked by Cory Crouch - foul #4 on Cory Crouch, team foul #9 | 58-76 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG) Brian Shurtleff | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:29 | Michigan State | John Kindel misses the 1st free throw | 58-76 |
| 00:29 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Daniel Clark | 58-76 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch runs out the clock | 58-76 |