| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Thomas Poole (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rufus Borman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jon Prince (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Carver (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Phillip Callahan (fresh) SG - Scott Farley (fresh) SF - Michael Mixon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Blake Carrington (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Peasley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Niagara | Michael Mixon inbounds the ball | 30-22 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | Niagara | Michael Mixon is hacked by Jon Prince - foul #1 on Jon Prince, team foul #1 | 30-22 |
| 19:29 | Niagara | Jon Prince steals the ball from Phillip Callahan | 30-22 |
| 19:15 | Michigan State | Phillip Callahan takes the ball from Jon Prince | 30-22 |
| 19:03 | Niagara | Scott Farley hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Phillip Callahan | 30-25 |
| 18:59 | Michigan State | Phillip Callahan steps in front of the Jon Prince pass in the backcourt | 30-25 |
| 18:39 | Niagara | Daniel Patterson swats the layup by Terry Peasley | 30-25 |
| 18:38 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| 18:13 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jon Prince | 33-25 |
| 17:57 | Niagara | Michael Mixon is fouled on the floor by Daniel Patterson - foul #1 on Daniel Patterson, team foul #2 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry Rodberg (SF), Joseph Powers (C) Jon Prince, Daniel Patterson | |
| Subs | Niagara | Gerald Chenard (PG), Richard Brown (SG), Andrew Lamantia (SF), Edward Wilson (PF), Henry Hammer (C) Phillip Callahan, Scott Farley, Michael Mixon, Blake Carrington, Terry Peasley | |
| 17:37 | Niagara | Gerald Chenard comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 33-25 |
| 17:36 | Niagara | Henry Hammer pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 17:27 | Niagara | Andrew Lamantia hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-25 |
| 17:26 | Michigan State | Joseph Powers grabs the defensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 17:23 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Lamantia - foul #3 on Andrew Lamantia, team foul #1 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Paul Hicks (PG), Larry Williams (SG) Thomas Poole, Rufus Borman | |
| Subs | Niagara | Michael Mixon (SF) Andrew Lamantia | |
| 17:00 | Michigan State | 3 seconds is called on Joseph Carver | 33-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson (C) Joseph Powers | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 16:39 | Niagara | Edward Wilson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-25 |
| 16:37 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Joseph Carver | 33-25 |
| 16:32 | Michigan State | Paul Hicks hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Patterson | 35-25 |
| 16:22 | Niagara | Richard Brown misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 35-25 |
| 16:21 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson grabs the board | 35-25 |
| 16:19 | Michigan State | Larry Williams is hacked by Michael Mixon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Mixon, team foul #2 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Poole (PG), Rufus Borman (SG), Jon Prince (SF) Paul Hicks, Larry Williams, Jerry Rodberg | |
| Subs | Niagara | Phillip Callahan (PG), Scott Farley (SG), Blake Carrington (PF), Terry Peasley (C) Richard Brown, Michael Mixon, Edward Wilson, Henry Hammer | |
| 15:55 | Michigan State | Blake Carrington swats the layup by Daniel Patterson | 35-25 |
| 15:53 | Michigan State | Rufus Borman snags the offensive board | 35-25 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Thomas Poole (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rufus Borman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jon Prince (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Carver (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Phillip Callahan (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Farley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gerald Chenard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Blake Carrington (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Peasley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from straight away | 35-25 |
| 15:36 | Niagara | Blake Carrington pulls down the rebound | 35-25 |
| 15:22 | Niagara | Terry Peasley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-25 |
| 15:21 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole pulls down the rebound | 35-25 |
| 14:57 | Michigan State | Phillip Callahan steals it from Rufus Borman | 35-25 |
| 14:54 | Niagara | Blake Carrington banks in the layup on a nice dish by Phillip Callahan | 35-27 |
| 14:44 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Rufus Borman | 37-27 |
| 14:27 | Niagara | Scott Farley misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-27 |
| 14:25 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson grabs the board | 37-27 |
| 13:56 | Michigan State | Jon Prince is fouled on the floor by Gerald Chenard - foul #1 on Gerald Chenard, team foul #3 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Paul Hicks (PG), Larry Williams (SG), Jerry Rodberg (SF), James Christensen (PF), Joseph Powers (C) Thomas Poole, Rufus Borman, Jon Prince, Joseph Carver, Daniel Patterson | |
| Subs | Niagara | Richard Brown (PG), Andrew Lamantia (SG), Michael Mixon (SF), Edward Wilson (PF), Henry Hammer (C) Phillip Callahan, Scott Farley, Gerald Chenard, Blake Carrington, Terry Peasley | |
| 13:45 | Michigan State | Henry Hammer blocks the short jumper by Larry Williams | 37-27 |
| 13:44 | Niagara | Andrew Lamantia grabs the defensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 13:25 | Niagara | Michael Mixon makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-29 |
| 12:56 | Michigan State | Jerry Rodberg's floater is tipped away by Henry Hammer | 37-29 |
| 12:55 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Edward Wilson | 37-29 |
| 12:49 | Niagara | Michael Mixon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Poole (PG) Paul Hicks | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 12:28 | Michigan State | Larry Williams misses the lay-in | 37-29 |
| 12:27 | Michigan State | Jerry Rodberg tips it back up and in | 39-29 |
| 12:13 | Niagara | Michael Mixon drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Henry Hammer | 39-32 |
| 11:51 | Michigan State | Larry Williams hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by James Christensen and he's fouled by Richard Brown - foul #1 on Richard Brown, team foul #4 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jon Prince (SF), Joseph Carver (PF), Daniel Patterson (C) Jerry Rodberg, James Christensen, Joseph Powers | |
| Subs | Niagara | Phillip Callahan (PG), Scott Farley (SG), Blake Carrington (PF), Micheal Lawrence (C) Richard Brown, Andrew Lamantia, Edward Wilson, Henry Hammer | |
| 11:51 | Michigan State | Larry Williams makes the free throw | 42-32 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Thomas Poole (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jon Prince (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Carver (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Phillip Callahan (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Scott Farley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Mixon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Blake Carrington (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Micheal Lawrence (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Niagara | Micheal Lawrence clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 42-32 |
| 11:37 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson pulls down the rebound | 42-32 |
| 11:33 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole is hacked by Phillip Callahan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Phillip Callahan, team foul #5 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rufus Borman (SG) Larry Williams | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 11:12 | Michigan State | Rufus Borman is fouled on the floor by Phillip Callahan - foul #2 on Phillip Callahan, team foul #6 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Paul Hicks (PG) Thomas Poole | |
| Subs | Niagara | Terry Peasley (C) Micheal Lawrence | |
| 10:56 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jon Prince | 44-32 |
| 10:34 | Niagara | Scott Farley loses the dribble to Jon Prince | 44-32 |
| 10:29 | Michigan State | Rufus Borman banks in the layup on a great pass from Jon Prince | 46-32 |
| 10:11 | Niagara | Scott Farley is hacked by Paul Hicks - foul #1 on Paul Hicks, team foul #3 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Poole (PG), James Christensen (PF), Joseph Powers (C) Jon Prince, Joseph Carver, Daniel Patterson | |
| Subs | Niagara | Gerald Chenard (PG), Richard Brown (SG), Andrew Lamantia (SF), Edward Wilson (C) Phillip Callahan, Scott Farley, Michael Mixon, Terry Peasley | |
| 09:59 | Niagara | Blake Carrington hits a runner from the baseline | 46-34 |
| 09:39 | Michigan State | Rufus Borman misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-34 |
| 09:37 | Niagara | Gerald Chenard grabs the board | 46-34 |
| 09:27 | Niagara | Richard Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry Rodberg (SF) Paul Hicks | |
| Subs | Niagara | Henry Hammer (C) Blake Carrington | |
| 09:15 | Michigan State | Edward Wilson blocks the short jumper by Jerry Rodberg | 46-34 |
| 09:14 | Niagara | Henry Hammer gets the rebound | 46-34 |
| 09:09 | Niagara | Gerald Chenard misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-34 |
| 09:07 | Michigan State | James Christensen grabs the defensive rebound | 46-34 |
| 08:47 | Michigan State | Joseph Powers is fouled on the floor by Henry Hammer - foul #3 on Henry Hammer, team foul #7 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Larry Williams (SG), Jon Prince (SF) Rufus Borman, Jerry Rodberg | |
| Subs | Niagara | Scott Farley (SG), Michael Mixon (SF), Blake Carrington (PF), Terry Peasley (C) Richard Brown, Andrew Lamantia, Edward Wilson, Henry Hammer | |
| 08:47 | Michigan State | Joseph Powers misses the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 08:47 | Niagara | Blake Carrington pulls down the rebound | 46-34 |
| 08:38 | Niagara | Gerald Chenard clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-34 |
| 08:37 | Niagara | Michael Mixon tips it home | 46-36 |
| 08:20 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jon Prince | 49-36 |
| 08:01 | Niagara | Scott Farley misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Joseph Powers - foul #1 on Joseph Powers, team foul #4 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Paul Hicks (PG), Joseph Carver (PF), Daniel Patterson (C) Thomas Poole, James Christensen, Joseph Powers | |
| Subs | Niagara | Phillip Callahan (PG) Gerald Chenard | |
| 08:01 | Niagara | Scott Farley makes the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 08:01 | Niagara | Scott Farley makes the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 07:59 | Michigan State | Larry Williams travels in the backcourt | 49-38 |
| 07:32 | Niagara | Phillip Callahan connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Mixon | 49-41 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Paul Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jon Prince (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. PF - Joseph Carver (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Phillip Callahan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Scott Farley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Mixon (tiring) 12 pts. 3 pf. PF - Blake Carrington (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Terry Peasley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Michigan State | Blake Carrington denies the turnaround by Paul Hicks | 49-41 |
| 07:02 | Niagara | Terry Peasley gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 06:44 | Niagara | Blake Carrington misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-41 |
| 06:42 | Michigan State | Paul Hicks snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| 06:20 | Michigan State | Larry Williams travels with the ball | 49-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Poole (PG), Rufus Borman (SG), Jerry Rodberg (SF), James Christensen (PF) Paul Hicks, Larry Williams, Jon Prince, Joseph Carver | |
| Subs | Niagara | Gerald Chenard (PG), Richard Brown (SG), Andrew Lamantia (SF), Edward Wilson (PF), Henry Hammer (C) Phillip Callahan, Scott Farley, Michael Mixon, Blake Carrington, Terry Peasley | |
| 06:04 | Niagara | Andrew Lamantia misses the jumpshot from the left side | 49-41 |
| 06:03 | Niagara | Andrew Lamantia grabs the offensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 05:57 | Niagara | Gerald Chenard comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 49-41 |
| 05:55 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole grabs the board | 49-41 |
| 05:30 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson hits a wide open floater in the paint on a great pass from Jerry Rodberg and he's hacked by Henry Hammer - foul #4 on Henry Hammer, team foul #8 | 51-41 |
| 05:30 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson makes the free throw | 52-41 |
| 05:20 | Niagara | Richard Brown misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 52-41 |
| 05:18 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole gets the rebound | 52-41 |
| 05:05 | Michigan State | Rufus Borman is fouled on the floor by Henry Hammer - foul #5 on Henry Hammer, team foul #9 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Powers (C) Daniel Patterson | |
| Subs | Niagara | Micheal Lawrence (C) Henry Hammer | |
| 05:05 | Michigan State | Rufus Borman makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 05:05 | Michigan State | Rufus Borman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:42 | Niagara | Gerald Chenard hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Jerry Rodberg - foul #1 on Jerry Rodberg, team foul #5 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jon Prince (SF), Joseph Carver (PF) Jerry Rodberg, James Christensen | |
| Subs | Niagara | Scott Farley (SG), Michael Mixon (SF), Blake Carrington (PF) Richard Brown, Andrew Lamantia, Edward Wilson | |
| 04:42 | Niagara | Gerald Chenard misses the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 04:42 | Niagara | Gerald Chenard makes the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 04:22 | Michigan State | Jon Prince is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Thomas Poole | 57-42 |
| 04:08 | Niagara | Micheal Lawrence makes the driving attempt near the basket | 57-44 |
| 03:46 | Michigan State | Micheal Lawrence steals it from Jon Prince | 57-44 |
| 03:33 | Niagara | Gerald Chenard is hacked by Rufus Borman - foul #3 on Rufus Borman, team foul #6 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Paul Hicks (PG), James Christensen (PF), Daniel Patterson (C) Thomas Poole, Joseph Carver, Joseph Powers | |
| Subs | Niagara | Richard Brown (SG), Andrew Lamantia (SF), Edward Wilson (PF) Scott Farley, Michael Mixon, Blake Carrington | |
| 03:23 | Niagara | Richard Brown misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 57-44 |
| 03:22 | Michigan State | Jon Prince gets the rebound | 57-44 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Paul Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rufus Borman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jon Prince (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. PF - James Christensen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Gerald Chenard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Richard Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Andrew Lamantia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Edward Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Micheal Lawrence (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:03 | Michigan State | Jon Prince is open and scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Paul Hicks | 59-44 |
| 02:50 | Niagara | Richard Brown misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 59-44 |
| 02:48 | Niagara | Andrew Lamantia gets the offensive rebound | 59-44 |
| 02:34 | Niagara | Andrew Lamantia misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-44 |
| 02:33 | Michigan State | James Christensen pulls down the rebound | 59-44 |
| 02:09 | Michigan State | Paul Hicks is whistled for traveling | 59-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Poole (PG), Larry Williams (SG), Jerry Rodberg (SF), Joseph Carver (PF) Paul Hicks, Rufus Borman, Jon Prince, James Christensen | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 01:47 | Niagara | Andrew Lamantia makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Gerald Chenard | 59-47 |
| 01:33 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson comes up short on the floater from the left side | 59-47 |
| 01:31 | Michigan State | Larry Williams misses the tip | 59-47 |
| 01:29 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson tips it but misses | 59-47 |
| 01:28 | Michigan State | Larry Williams can't tip it in | 59-47 |
| 01:26 | Michigan State | Jerry Rodberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 01:02 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-47 |
| 01:00 | Niagara | Edward Wilson grabs the board | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Niagara | Andrew Lamantia misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-47 |
| 00:52 | Niagara | Edward Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 00:50 | Niagara | Gerald Chenard can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-47 |
| 00:49 | Niagara | Edward Wilson tips it in | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Brown - foul #2 on Richard Brown, team foul #10 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jon Prince (SF) Jerry Rodberg | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 00:48 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver misses the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:48 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 00:44 | Niagara | Gerald Chenard misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-49 |
| 00:42 | Michigan State | Larry Williams gets the rebound | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Larry Williams | 62-49 |
| 00:18 | Niagara | Richard Brown misses the 3 from the left wing | 62-49 |
| 00:17 | Niagara | Edward Wilson grabs the offensive board | 62-49 |
| 00:13 | Niagara | Gerald Chenard can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 62-49 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver grabs the board | 62-49 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole runs out the clock | 62-49 |