| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Norman Hayes (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Micheal Larson (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernard Valenti (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Moultrie (fresh) C - Jarrod Lamb (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan | Bernard Valenti inbounds the ball | 43-39 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:36 | Michigan | John Moultrie misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Jonathan Chappell - foul #2 on Jonathan Chappell, team foul #1 | 43-39 |
| 19:36 | Michigan | John Moultrie misses the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 19:36 | Michigan | John Moultrie makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 19:21 | Michigan State | Jarrod Lamb is called for the reach on Leonard Thompson - foul #1 on Jarrod Lamb, team foul #1 | 43-40 |
| 18:59 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 18:58 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Shurtleff | 43-40 |
| 18:30 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold drills a jumper from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 18:22 | Michigan | Norman Hayes misses long on a shot in the lane | 45-40 |
| 18:21 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 18:14 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Leonard Thompson | 48-40 |
| 18:06 | Michigan | Bernard Valenti misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-40 |
| 18:04 | Michigan | Jarrod Lamb grabs the offensive board | 48-40 |
| 17:41 | Michigan | John Moultrie is whistled for a carry | 48-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Kenneth Becker (C) Jarrod Lamb | |
| 17:23 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Leonard Thompson | 50-40 |
| 17:01 | Michigan | John Moultrie's floater is tipped away by Brian Shurtleff | 50-40 |
| 16:59 | Michigan | Bernard Valenti snags the offensive board | 50-40 |
| 16:41 | Michigan | Micheal Larson's floater is knocked away by Eric Ansley | 50-40 |
| 16:40 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson grabs the board | 50-40 |
| 16:20 | Michigan State | Micheal Larson steps in front of the Brian Shurtleff pass | 50-40 |
| 16:12 | Michigan | Kenneth Becker is fouled on the floor by Mark Arnold - foul #1 on Mark Arnold, team foul #2 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Ray Boyd (SG), Jerry Poch (PF) Leonard Thompson, Eric Ansley, Jonathan Chappell | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jarrod Lamb (C) Kenneth Becker | |
| 15:59 | Michigan | Mark Arnold swats the short shot by Micheal Larson | 50-40 |
| 15:58 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd grabs the board | 50-40 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Poch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Arnold (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Norman Hayes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Micheal Larson (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernard Valenti (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Moultrie (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Jarrod Lamb (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Michigan State | Bernard Valenti denies the turnaround by Jerry Poch | 50-40 |
| 15:42 | Michigan | Jarrod Lamb snags the defensive board | 50-40 |
| 15:21 | Michigan | Micheal Larson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-40 |
| 15:20 | Michigan | John Moultrie tips it but misses | 50-40 |
| 15:19 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff gets the rebound | 50-40 |
| 15:06 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson's pass is intercepted by Micheal Larson | 50-40 |
| 14:45 | Michigan | Micheal Larson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Ansley (SG), Patrick Wilkinson (SF), John Kindel (C) Ray Boyd, Brian Shurtleff, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Michigan | Kenneth Becker (C) Jarrod Lamb | |
| 14:25 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Patrick Wilkinson, team foul #3 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG), Jonathan Chappell (PF) Kenneth Swanson, John Kindel | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 14:16 | Michigan | Micheal Larson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-40 |
| 14:14 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 13:53 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by John Moultrie - foul #1 on John Moultrie, team foul #2 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (C) Jerry Poch | |
| Subs | Michigan | Scott Catt (PF) John Moultrie | |
| 13:53 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 13:53 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell misses the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 13:53 | Michigan | Kenneth Becker snags the defensive board | 51-40 |
| 13:32 | Michigan | Micheal Larson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Norman Hayes | 51-43 |
| 13:18 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 13:16 | Michigan | Kenneth Becker grabs the defensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 12:57 | Michigan | Norman Hayes misses long on a floater from the baseline | 51-43 |
| 12:56 | Michigan State | John Kindel pulls down the rebound | 51-43 |
| 12:39 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell slams it home set up by Leonard Thompson | 53-43 |
| 12:24 | Michigan | Norman Hayes makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Micheal Larson and he's fouled by Patrick Wilkinson - foul #4 on Patrick Wilkinson, team foul #4 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Ray Boyd (SG), Brian Shurtleff (SF), Jerry Poch (PF), Mark Arnold (C) Leonard Thompson, Eric Ansley, Patrick Wilkinson, Jonathan Chappell, John Kindel | |
| Subs | Michigan | Donald Gagliano (SG), Earnest McElwee (SF), John Moultrie (PF), Jarrod Lamb (C) Micheal Larson, Bernard Valenti, Scott Catt, Kenneth Becker | |
| 12:24 | Michigan | Norman Hayes misses the free throw | 53-45 |
| 12:24 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| 12:13 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch misses the lay-in | 53-45 |
| 12:11 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold tips it but misses | 53-45 |
| 12:09 | Michigan | Donald Gagliano pulls down the rebound | 53-45 |
| 12:04 | Michigan | Norman Hayes connects on the floater in the lane | 53-47 |
| 11:47 | Michigan State | John Moultrie denies the turnaround by Brian Shurtleff | 53-47 |
| 11:45 | Michigan | John Moultrie grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Poch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Arnold (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Norman Hayes (tiring) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Gagliano (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Earnest McElwee (fresh) PF - John Moultrie (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Jarrod Lamb (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Michigan | Earnest McElwee makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by John Moultrie | 53-49 |
| 11:31 | Michigan State | Jarrod Lamb is called for the reach on Mark Arnold - foul #2 on Jarrod Lamb, team foul #3 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Leroy Norris (PG) Norman Hayes | |
| 11:14 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch drills a turnaround from the baseline | 55-49 |
| 11:10 | Michigan | Earnest McElwee makes the turnaround from close range | 55-51 |
| 10:52 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG), Eric Ansley (SG), Jonathan Chappell (PF) Kenneth Swanson, Ray Boyd, Jerry Poch | |
| Subs | Michigan | Micheal Larson (SG), Bernard Valenti (SF) Donald Gagliano, Earnest McElwee | |
| 10:40 | Michigan | Jonathan Chappell takes the ball from Leroy Norris | 55-51 |
| 10:24 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-51 |
| 10:23 | Michigan | Leroy Norris grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 10:12 | Michigan | Leroy Norris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-51 |
| 10:10 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Brian Shurtleff | 55-51 |
| 10:01 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-51 |
| 09:59 | Michigan | Bernard Valenti grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 09:45 | Michigan | Micheal Larson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-51 |
| 09:44 | Michigan | John Moultrie grabs the offensive board | 55-51 |
| 09:27 | Michigan | Leroy Norris can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-51 |
| 09:25 | Michigan | Bernard Valenti grabs the offensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 09:08 | Michigan | Bernard Valenti misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-51 |
| 09:06 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold snags the defensive board | 55-51 |
| 08:50 | Michigan State | John Moultrie is called for the reach on Jonathan Chappell - foul #2 on John Moultrie, team foul #4 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Ray Boyd (SG), Jerry Poch (PF), John Kindel (C) Leonard Thompson, Eric Ansley, Jonathan Chappell, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Michigan | Norman Hayes (PG), Donald Gagliano (SG), Scott Catt (PF), Kenneth Becker (C) Leroy Norris, Micheal Larson, John Moultrie, Jarrod Lamb | |
| 08:31 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff steps out of bounds on the sideline | 55-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Earnest McElwee (SF) Bernard Valenti | |
| 08:17 | Michigan | Earnest McElwee comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 08:16 | Michigan | Kenneth Becker tips it in | 55-53 |
| 07:52 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG), Eric Ansley (SG), Patrick Wilkinson (SF) Kenneth Swanson, Ray Boyd, Brian Shurtleff | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 07:42 | Michigan | Kenneth Becker misses long on a runner in the paint | 55-53 |
| 07:40 | Michigan | Kenneth Becker misses the tip | 55-53 |
| 07:39 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch pulls down the rebound | 55-53 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. PF - Jerry Poch (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Kindel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Norman Hayes (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Gagliano (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Earnest McElwee (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Scott Catt (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kenneth Becker (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 07:15 | Michigan | Kenneth Becker double dribbles | 58-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell (PF) John Kindel | |
| Subs | Michigan | Micheal Larson (SG), Bernard Valenti (SF) Donald Gagliano, Earnest McElwee | |
| 06:56 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 58-53 |
| 06:55 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson grabs the offensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 06:39 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 06:37 | Michigan | Micheal Larson snags the defensive board | 58-53 |
| 06:18 | Michigan | Scott Catt is hacked by Patrick Wilkinson - foul #5 on Patrick Wilkinson, team foul #5 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Brian Shurtleff (SF), John Kindel (C) Leonard Thompson, Patrick Wilkinson, Jerry Poch | |
| Subs | Michigan | John Moultrie (PF), Jarrod Lamb (C) Scott Catt, Kenneth Becker | |
| 06:11 | Michigan | Bernard Valenti drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Micheal Larson | 58-55 |
| 05:42 | Michigan State | John Moultrie is called for the reach on Eric Ansley - foul #3 on John Moultrie, team foul #5 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG) Eric Ansley | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 05:25 | Michigan State | Bernard Valenti is called for the reach on John Kindel - foul #4 on Bernard Valenti, team foul #6 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG), Mark Arnold (C) Brian Shurtleff, John Kindel | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 05:09 | Michigan State | The jump hook by Mark Arnold is blocked by John Moultrie | 58-55 |
| 05:07 | Michigan | Norman Hayes grabs the board | 58-55 |
| 05:02 | Michigan | Norman Hayes scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Micheal Larson | 58-58 |
| 04:49 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-58 |
| 04:48 | Michigan | Jarrod Lamb snags the defensive board | 58-58 |
| 04:39 | Michigan | Micheal Larson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 58-58 |
| 04:37 | Michigan | John Moultrie grabs the offensive board | 58-58 |
| 04:32 | Michigan | Norman Hayes can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-58 |
| 04:30 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Ray Boyd | 58-58 |
| 04:22 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-58 |
| 04:20 | Michigan | John Moultrie gets the rebound | 58-58 |
| 04:14 | Michigan | Norman Hayes misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 04:13 | Michigan | Bernard Valenti grabs the offensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 04:04 | Michigan | Micheal Larson can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jonathan Chappell - foul #3 on Jonathan Chappell, team foul #6 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Ansley (SG), Jerry Poch (PF), John Kindel (C) Ray Boyd, Jonathan Chappell, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Michigan | Earnest McElwee (SF), Kenneth Becker (C) Bernard Valenti, Jarrod Lamb | |
| 04:04 | Michigan | Micheal Larson makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 04:04 | Michigan | Micheal Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 03:45 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley is called for traveling | 58-60 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff (SF) Kenneth Swanson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Donald Gagliano (SG), Scott Catt (PF) Micheal Larson, John Moultrie | |
| 03:28 | Michigan | Earnest McElwee buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Norman Hayes | 58-63 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jerry Poch (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Kindel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Norman Hayes (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Gagliano (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Earnest McElwee (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Scott Catt (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kenneth Becker (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-63 |
| 03:09 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff tips it home | 60-63 |
| 02:49 | Michigan | Norman Hayes comes up short on the floater from the left block | 60-63 |
| 02:47 | Michigan State | John Kindel pulls down the rebound | 60-63 |
| 02:47 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell (PF), Mark Arnold (C) Jerry Poch, John Kindel | |
| Subs | Michigan | Micheal Larson (SG), Bernard Valenti (SF), John Moultrie (PF), Jarrod Lamb (C) Donald Gagliano, Earnest McElwee, Scott Catt, Kenneth Becker | |
| 02:43 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson is fouled in the backcourt by Norman Hayes - foul #2 on Norman Hayes, team foul #7 | 60-63 |
| 02:43 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 02:43 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 02:33 | Michigan | Bernard Valenti can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 62-63 |
| 02:31 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell grabs the defensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 02:24 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 62-63 |
| 02:23 | Michigan | Jarrod Lamb pulls down the rebound | 62-63 |
| 02:11 | Michigan | Norman Hayes banks in the layup set up by Micheal Larson | 62-65 |
| 01:55 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell misses the 3 from the right corner | 62-65 |
| 01:54 | Michigan | Bernard Valenti pulls down the rebound | 62-65 |
| 01:37 | Michigan | Mark Arnold is called for the reach on Bernard Valenti - foul #2 on Mark Arnold, team foul #7 | 62-65 |
| 01:37 | Michigan | Bernard Valenti misses the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 01:37 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell pulls down the rebound | 62-65 |
| 01:28 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell clanks a floater from the left side but he's fouled by John Moultrie - foul #4 on John Moultrie, team foul #8 | 62-65 |
| 01:28 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 01:28 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 01:17 | Michigan | Norman Hayes drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Moultrie | 64-67 |
| 00:57 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 64-67 |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley grabs the offensive rebound | 64-67 |
| 00:44 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:18 | Michigan | Bernard Valenti makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Norman Hayes | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-70 |
| 00:09 | Michigan | Bernard Valenti grabs the board | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:07 | Michigan | Bernard Valenti is hacked by Leonard Thompson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leonard Thompson, team foul #8 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Leroy Norris (PG), Scott Catt (PF) Norman Hayes, John Moultrie | |
| 00:07 | Michigan | Bernard Valenti makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:07 | Michigan | Bernard Valenti makes the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-72 |