| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Donald Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Daley (fresh) PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Becraft (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Steve Maynard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil Calcote (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Rick Ogden (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jaroslav Radosavljevic (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Esteban Zapata (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley inbounds the ball | 22-19 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips is hacked by Esteban Zapata - foul #4 on Esteban Zapata, team foul #1 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Hays (PF) Cedric Owens | |
| Subs | Colorado | Nathaniel Robinson (C) Esteban Zapata | |
| 19:17 | Michigan State | David Hays is whistled for traveling | 22-19 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu (SF) Joseph Daley | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 18:54 | Colorado | Steve Maynard misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 22-19 |
| 18:53 | Michigan State | David Hays grabs the board | 22-19 |
| 18:26 | Michigan State | Cecil Calcote takes the ball from Donald Phillips | 22-19 |
| 18:21 | Colorado | Steve Maynard lays it up and in on a nice dish by Cecil Calcote | 22-21 |
| 18:09 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 22-21 |
| 18:07 | Michigan State | David Hays hits the follow up shot | 24-21 |
| 17:43 | Colorado | Steve Maynard makes the 3 pointer from the right wing and he's fouled by Donald Phillips - foul #2 on Donald Phillips, team foul #1 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hamm (SG), Joseph Daley (SF), Cedric Owens (PF) Donald Phillips, Zhuang Chu, David Hays | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 17:43 | Colorado | Steve Maynard makes the free throw | 24-25 |
| 17:26 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-25 |
| 16:57 | Colorado | Cecil Calcote is hacked by Robert Hamm - foul #3 on Robert Hamm, team foul #2 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG), David Hays (SF) Robert Hamm, Joseph Daley | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 16:35 | Colorado | Steve Maynard scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Rick Ogden | 24-27 |
| 16:06 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Daley (SF), Tyrone Adam (C) Cedric Owens, Richard Becraft | |
| Subs | Colorado | Paul Bryan (SG), Rufus Artz (SF), Dennis Limon (PF) Cecil Calcote, Rick Ogden, Jaroslav Radosavljevic | |
| 15:47 | Colorado | Paul Bryan connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Steve Maynard | 24-30 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Donald Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Daley (fresh) PF - David Hays (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Tyrone Adam (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Steve Maynard (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Bryan (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Rufus Artz (fresh) PF - Dennis Limon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nathaniel Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:25 | Michigan State | David Hays lays it up and in set up by Joseph Daley | 26-30 |
| 14:58 | Colorado | Nathaniel Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hamm (SG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Cedric Owens (PF), Richard Becraft (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Joseph Daley, David Hays, Tyrone Adam | |
| Subs | Colorado | John Ferreira (SG), Rick Ogden (SF) Steve Maynard, Rufus Artz | |
| 14:43 | Michigan State | John Ferreira steals the ball from Robert Hamm | 26-30 |
| 14:17 | Colorado | Nathaniel Robinson is whistled for a carry | 26-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (PG), Joseph Daley (SF), David Hays (PF) Donald Phillips, Zhuang Chu, Cedric Owens | |
| Subs | Colorado | Cecil Calcote (SG), Jaroslav Radosavljevic (PF) John Ferreira, Dennis Limon | |
| 13:54 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 26-30 |
| 13:52 | Colorado | Cecil Calcote grabs the defensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 13:30 | Colorado | Paul Bryan makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Rick Ogden | 26-32 |
| 13:07 | Michigan State | David Hays knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 28-32 |
| 12:43 | Colorado | Rick Ogden connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Cecil Calcote | 28-35 |
| 12:27 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Paul Bryan - foul #1 on Paul Bryan, team foul #2 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG), Cedric Owens (PF), Tyrone Adam (C) Jing-Quo Sun, David Hays, Richard Becraft | |
| Subs | Colorado | Steve Maynard (PG), Rufus Artz (SF), Esteban Zapata (C) Paul Bryan, Rick Ogden, Nathaniel Robinson | |
| 12:27 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley misses the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 12:27 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley misses the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 12:27 | Colorado | Rufus Artz gets the rebound | 28-35 |
| 11:58 | Colorado | Jaroslav Radosavljevic hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Steve Maynard | 28-37 |
| 11:43 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam slams it home on a great pass from Joseph Daley and he's fouled by Esteban Zapata - foul #5 on Esteban Zapata, team foul #3 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu (SF), Richard Becraft (C) Joseph Daley, Cedric Owens | |
| Subs | Colorado | John Ferreira (SG), Dennis Limon (PF) Cecil Calcote, Esteban Zapata | |
| 11:43 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam misses the free throw | 30-37 |
| 11:43 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Jaroslav Radosavljevic | 30-37 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Donald Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hamm (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) PF - Tyrone Adam (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Becraft (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Steve Maynard (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Ferreira (fresh) SF - Rufus Artz (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dennis Limon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jaroslav Radosavljevic (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Colorado | Steve Maynard drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Rufus Artz | 30-40 |
| 10:51 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Donald Phillips | 32-40 |
| 10:31 | Colorado | Steve Maynard can't connect on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Tyrone Adam - foul #1 on Tyrone Adam, team foul #3 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), David Hays (SF), Cedric Owens (PF) Robert Hamm, Zhuang Chu, Richard Becraft | |
| Subs | Colorado | Cecil Calcote (SG), Rick Ogden (SF), Nathaniel Robinson (C) John Ferreira, Rufus Artz, Jaroslav Radosavljevic | |
| 10:31 | Colorado | Steve Maynard misses the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 10:31 | Colorado | Steve Maynard makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 10:15 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips's floater is knocked away by Nathaniel Robinson | 32-41 |
| 10:14 | Colorado | Nathaniel Robinson gets the rebound | 32-41 |
| 09:45 | Colorado | Steve Maynard clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 32-41 |
| 09:43 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to David Hays | 32-41 |
| 09:23 | Michigan State | David Hays clanks a jumper in the paint | 32-41 |
| 09:21 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to David Hays | 32-41 |
| 08:58 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Cedric Owens | 34-41 |
| 08:37 | Colorado | Steve Maynard drills a fadeaway from the left side | 34-43 |
| 08:13 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 34-43 |
| 08:12 | Colorado | Rick Ogden pulls down the rebound | 34-43 |
| 07:52 | Colorado | Jing-Quo Sun picks off the pass by Nathaniel Robinson | 34-43 |
| 07:49 | Michigan State | David Hays lays it in set up by Jing-Quo Sun | 36-43 |
| 07:36 | Colorado | Steve Maynard misses the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Cedric Owens - foul #2 on Cedric Owens, team foul #4 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hamm (SG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Richard Becraft (C) Donald Phillips, Cedric Owens, Tyrone Adam | |
| Subs | Colorado | Paul Bryan (SG), Rufus Artz (SF), Jaroslav Radosavljevic (C) Cecil Calcote, Dennis Limon, Nathaniel Robinson | |
| 07:36 | Colorado | Steve Maynard makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 07:36 | Colorado | Steve Maynard misses the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 07:36 | Michigan State | Robert Hamm grabs the board | 36-44 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jing-Quo Sun (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Hamm (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) PF - David Hays (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Becraft (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Steve Maynard (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Bryan (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Rufus Artz (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Rick Ogden (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. C - Jaroslav Radosavljevic (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-44 |
| 07:15 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Paul Bryan | 36-44 |
| 06:50 | Colorado | Steve Maynard is fouled on the floor by Jing-Quo Sun - foul #2 on Jing-Quo Sun, team foul #5 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG), Joseph Daley (SF), Tyrone Adam (PF) Jing-Quo Sun, Zhuang Chu, David Hays | |
| Subs | Colorado | John Ferreira (SG), Nathaniel Robinson (C) Steve Maynard, Rick Ogden | |
| 06:32 | Colorado | Jaroslav Radosavljevic is denied on a dunk by Richard Becraft | 36-44 |
| 06:31 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft pulls down the rebound | 36-44 |
| 06:05 | Michigan State | John Ferreira steps in front of the Tyrone Adam pass | 36-44 |
| 06:01 | Colorado | Paul Bryan lays it in set up by John Ferreira | 36-46 |
| 05:42 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft hits a floater from the right side | 38-46 |
| 05:20 | Colorado | Paul Bryan connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-49 |
| 05:01 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam is whistled for a carry | 38-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (PG), Zhuang Chu (SF), David Hays (PF) Donald Phillips, Joseph Daley, Tyrone Adam | |
| Subs | Colorado | Steve Maynard (PG), Cecil Calcote (SG), Rick Ogden (SF), Dennis Limon (PF) Paul Bryan, John Ferreira, Rufus Artz, Nathaniel Robinson | |
| 04:35 | Colorado | Cecil Calcote's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-49 |
| 04:07 | Michigan State | David Hays makes the jump hook from the baseline | 40-49 |
| 03:47 | Colorado | Steve Maynard misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-49 |
| 03:45 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu grabs the defensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 03:23 | Michigan State | Robert Hamm is hacked by Cecil Calcote - foul #1 on Cecil Calcote, team foul #4 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG), Cedric Owens (PF) Robert Hamm, David Hays | |
| Subs | Colorado | Nathaniel Robinson (C) Jaroslav Radosavljevic | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Donald Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Becraft (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Steve Maynard (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cecil Calcote (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rick Ogden (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. PF - Dennis Limon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nathaniel Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:06 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Zhuang Chu | 43-49 |
| 03:00 | Colorado | Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Daley (SF) Zhuang Chu | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 02:43 | Colorado | Cecil Calcote misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-49 |
| 02:42 | Colorado | Nathaniel Robinson tips it in | 43-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:21 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Nathaniel Robinson - foul #2 on Nathaniel Robinson, team foul #5 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hamm (SG), Zhuang Chu (SF), David Hays (PF) Jing-Quo Sun, Joseph Daley, Cedric Owens | |
| Subs | Colorado | Jaroslav Radosavljevic (PF) Dennis Limon | |
| 02:21 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 02:21 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft makes the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 01:56 | Colorado | Cecil Calcote connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Steve Maynard | 45-53 |
| 01:46 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-53 |
| 01:45 | Michigan State | David Hays snags the offensive board | 45-53 |
| 01:24 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips is fouled on the floor by Jaroslav Radosavljevic - foul #3 on Jaroslav Radosavljevic, team foul #6 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Joseph Daley (SF), Cedric Owens (PF) Robert Hamm, Zhuang Chu, David Hays | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 01:00 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft loses the dribble to Jaroslav Radosavljevic | 45-53 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:59 | Colorado | Donald Phillips is called for the reach on Rick Ogden in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Phillips, team foul #6 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Rufus Artz (SF) Jaroslav Radosavljevic | |
| 00:56 | Colorado | Rick Ogden is fouled on the floor by Jing-Quo Sun - foul #3 on Jing-Quo Sun, team foul #7 | 45-53 |
| 00:56 | Colorado | Rick Ogden makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 00:56 | Colorado | Rick Ogden makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips is whistled for a carry | 45-55 |
| 00:48 | Colorado | Cecil Calcote is hacked by Donald Phillips in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Phillips, team foul #8 | 45-55 |
| 00:48 | Colorado | Cecil Calcote misses the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 00:48 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Cedric Owens | 45-55 |
| 00:42 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips knocks in the floater from the right side | 47-55 |
| 00:42 | Colorado | Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 47-55 |
| 00:41 | Colorado | Cecil Calcote is hacked by Jing-Quo Sun in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jing-Quo Sun, team foul #9 | 47-55 |
| 00:41 | Colorado | Cecil Calcote misses the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 00:41 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens gets the rebound | 47-55 |
| 00:34 | Michigan State | Steve Maynard takes the ball from Richard Becraft | 47-55 |
| 00:33 | Colorado | Cecil Calcote is hacked by Jing-Quo Sun in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jing-Quo Sun, team foul #10 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hamm (SG) Jing-Quo Sun | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 00:33 | Colorado | Cecil Calcote makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 00:33 | Colorado | Cecil Calcote makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-57 |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Robert Hamm pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-57 |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-57 |
| 00:22 | Colorado | Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 50-57 |
| 00:20 | Colorado | Robert Hamm is called for the reach on Cecil Calcote in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Hamm, team foul #11 | 50-57 |
| 00:20 | Colorado | Cecil Calcote makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 00:20 | Colorado | Cecil Calcote makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 50-59 |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-59 |
| 00:07 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Robinson | 50-59 |
| 00:07 | Colorado | Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Steve Maynard runs out the clock | 50-59 |