| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (fresh) SG - Robert Tapia (fresh) SF - Ronald Bastarache (fresh) PF - Joel Davey (fresh) C - Jon Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Donald Phillips (fresh) SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) SF - Joseph Daley (fresh) PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) C - Richard Becraft (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:52 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley lays it in | 2-0 |
| 19:35 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Joseph Daley | 2-2 |
| 19:22 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 19:20 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 19:14 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook in the lane | 2-2 |
| 19:13 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 19:07 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dennis Hurley | 4-2 |
| 19:05 | Michigan State | Robert Tapia steals the ball from Jing-Quo Sun in the backcourt | 4-2 |
| 18:53 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 18:52 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia hits the follow up shot | 6-2 |
| 18:36 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips can't finish the uncontested layup | 6-2 |
| 18:35 | Northwestern | Joel Davey snags the defensive board | 6-2 |
| 18:29 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-2 |
| 18:28 | Northwestern | Joel Davey misses the tip | 6-2 |
| 18:26 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft grabs the defensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 18:23 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun is hacked by Joel Davey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joel Davey, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| 18:18 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Joseph Daley | 6-4 |
| 18:01 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Tapia | 8-4 |
| 17:43 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Daley | 8-7 |
| 17:37 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache is whistled for a carry | 8-7 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Scott Drees (SG), Ernest Thomas (SF), David Cork (PF), John Longwell (C) Dennis Hurley, Robert Tapia, Ronald Bastarache, Joel Davey, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hamm (SG), Zhuang Chu (SF), David Hays (PF), Tyrone Adam (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Joseph Daley, Cedric Owens, Richard Becraft | |
| 17:13 | Michigan State | David Hays misses long on an open floater from close range | 8-7 |
| 17:12 | Northwestern | John Longwell snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 16:53 | Northwestern | David Cork is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 8-7 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (PG) Donald Phillips | |
| 16:35 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu is fouled on the floor by Scott Drees - foul #1 on Scott Drees, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Tapia (SG), Eddie Sullivan (SF), Joel Davey (PF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Scott Drees, Ernest Thomas, David Cork, John Longwell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:13 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-7 |
| 16:11 | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 16:04 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung misses the lay-in but the foul's on David Hays - foul #1 on David Hays, team foul #1 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG), Cedric Owens (PF) Jing-Quo Sun, David Hays | |
| 16:04 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung misses the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:04 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 15:54 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips is open and buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Tyrone Adam | 9-10 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Chung (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Robert Tapia (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Sullivan (fresh) PF - Joel Davey (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Stalvey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Donald Phillips (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Hamm (fairly fresh) SF - Zhuang Chu (fairly fresh) PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) C - Tyrone Adam (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-10 |
| 15:17 | Michigan State | Andrew Stalvey is called for the reach on Robert Hamm - foul #1 on Andrew Stalvey, team foul #3 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Ernest Thomas (SG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), Scott Drees (PF), David Cork (C) Leonard Chung, Robert Tapia, Eddie Sullivan, Joel Davey, Andrew Stalvey | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (PG), Joseph Daley (SF), David Hays (PF), Richard Becraft (C) Donald Phillips, Zhuang Chu, Cedric Owens, Tyrone Adam | |
| 15:02 | Michigan State | David Hays hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 12-10 |
| 15:01 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun tips it but misses | 12-10 |
| 14:59 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun hits the follow up shot | 12-12 |
| 14:52 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 14-12 |
| 14:30 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft misses short on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Ernest Thomas - foul #1 on Ernest Thomas, team foul #4 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Davey (PF), John Longwell (C) Ernest Thomas, David Cork | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Cedric Owens (PF) Jing-Quo Sun, Joseph Daley, David Hays | |
| 14:30 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 14:30 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft misses the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 14:30 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens gets the offensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 14:13 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft misses long on an open jumper from the right wing | 14-13 |
| 14:12 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens grabs the offensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 13:56 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft hits a wide open shot in the lane on a great pass from Cedric Owens | 14-15 |
| 13:42 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Richard Becraft - foul #1 on Richard Becraft, team foul #2 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Tapia (SG), Eddie Sullivan (SF), Jon Thomas (C) Scott Drees, Ronald Bastarache, Joel Davey | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (PG), Joseph Daley (SG), David Hays (SF), Tyrone Adam (C) Donald Phillips, Robert Hamm, Zhuang Chu, Richard Becraft | |
| 13:42 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 13:42 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley misses the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 13:42 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens grabs the board | 15-15 |
| 13:39 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens is hacked by Jon Thomas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jon Thomas, team foul #5 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG) Dennis Hurley | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 13:21 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by David Hays | 15-18 |
| 13:04 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Jing-Quo Sun - foul #1 on Jing-Quo Sun, team foul #3 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (SG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), David Cork (PF) Robert Tapia, Eddie Sullivan, John Longwell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG) David Hays | |
| 13:04 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 13:04 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 12:40 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley is fouled on the floor by Jon Thomas - foul #2 on Jon Thomas, team foul #6 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Tapia (SG), Andrew Stalvey (C) Leonard Chung, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hamm (SG), Zhuang Chu (SF), David Hays (PF), Richard Becraft (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Joseph Daley, Cedric Owens, Tyrone Adam | |
| 12:26 | Michigan State | Robert Hamm lays it in on a nice dish by Donald Phillips | 17-20 |
| 12:16 | Northwestern | David Cork misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 17-20 |
| 12:14 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips gets the rebound | 17-20 |
| 12:11 | Michigan State | Ernest Thomas is called for the reach on Donald Phillips in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ernest Thomas, team foul #7 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Joel Davey (PF) Ernest Thomas, David Cork | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Joseph Daley (SF), Cedric Owens (PF), Tyrone Adam (C) Robert Hamm, Zhuang Chu, David Hays, Richard Becraft | |
| 12:11 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 12:11 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 11:56 | Northwestern | Joel Davey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 17-22 |
| 11:54 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens gets the rebound | 17-22 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Tapia (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Bastarache (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Joel Davey (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Stalvey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Donald Phillips (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Daley (fresh) PF - Cedric Owens (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Tyrone Adam (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Michigan State | Ronald Bastarache takes the ball from Jing-Quo Sun | 17-22 |
| 11:12 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia is fouled on the floor by Jing-Quo Sun - foul #2 on Jing-Quo Sun, team foul #4 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Scott Drees (SG), Eddie Sullivan (SF), David Cork (C) Dennis Hurley, Robert Tapia, Ronald Bastarache, Andrew Stalvey | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hamm (SG), Zhuang Chu (SF), David Hays (PF), Richard Becraft (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Joseph Daley, Cedric Owens, Tyrone Adam | |
| 11:03 | Northwestern | Scott Drees comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-22 |
| 11:02 | Northwestern | David Cork pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 10:48 | Northwestern | Joel Davey misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 17-22 |
| 10:47 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Richard Becraft | 17-22 |
| 10:32 | Michigan State | David Hays banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Hamm and he's fouled by Joel Davey - foul #2 on Joel Davey, team foul #8 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Tapia (SG), John Longwell (C) Joel Davey, David Cork | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Daley (SF), Cedric Owens (PF) Donald Phillips, Zhuang Chu | |
| 10:32 | Michigan State | David Hays makes the free throw | 17-25 |
| 10:16 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Joseph Daley - foul #1 on Joseph Daley, team foul #5 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG), Tyrone Adam (C) David Hays, Richard Becraft | |
| 10:16 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 10:16 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 10:16 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens snags the defensive board | 18-25 |
| 10:04 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam misses the dunk | 18-25 |
| 10:03 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam hits the follow up shot | 18-27 |
| 09:39 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung lays it in | 20-27 |
| 09:20 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley misses long on an open turnaround from close range | 20-27 |
| 09:19 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Phillips | 20-27 |
| 09:11 | Michigan State | Robert Hamm hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Donald Phillips | 20-30 |
| 08:50 | Northwestern | Scott Drees misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 20-30 |
| 08:48 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley grabs the board | 20-30 |
| 08:21 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), David Cork (PF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Leonard Chung, Robert Tapia, Eddie Sullivan, John Longwell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu (SF), David Hays (PF), Richard Becraft (C) Joseph Daley, Cedric Owens, Tyrone Adam | |
| 08:10 | Northwestern | Richard Becraft steals it from Scott Drees | 20-30 |
| 08:06 | Michigan State | Dennis Hurley is called for the reach on Zhuang Chu in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dennis Hurley, team foul #9 | 20-30 |
| 08:06 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu makes the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 08:06 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu makes the 2nd free throw | 20-32 |
| 07:51 | Northwestern | David Hays denies the turnaround by David Cork | 20-32 |
| 07:50 | Northwestern | David Cork can't tip it in | 20-32 |
| 07:49 | Michigan State | David Hays grabs the board | 20-32 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Drees (tiring) SF - Ronald Bastarache (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Cork (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Stalvey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Donald Phillips (tired) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Hamm (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Hays (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Becraft (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-32 |
| 07:27 | Northwestern | David Cork grabs the defensive rebound | 20-32 |
| 07:20 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-32 |
| 07:18 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu grabs the defensive rebound | 20-32 |
| 07:12 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-32 |
| 07:11 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache grabs the defensive rebound | 20-32 |
| 07:05 | Northwestern | Scott Drees scores on a runner in the paint set up by Ronald Bastarache | 22-32 |
| 07:00 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-32 |
| 06:59 | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey gets the rebound | 22-32 |
| 06:52 | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey knocks in the floater from close range set up by Ronald Bastarache | 24-32 |
| 06:31 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Zhuang Chu | 24-35 |
| 06:15 | Northwestern | David Cork scores on a jumper from the left block | 26-35 |
| 05:53 | Michigan State | Robert Hamm loses the dribble to Scott Drees | 26-35 |
| 05:37 | Northwestern | Scott Drees misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-35 |
| 05:35 | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey grabs the offensive rebound | 26-35 |
| 05:23 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 26-35 |
| 05:22 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft grabs the defensive rebound | 26-35 |
| 05:00 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-35 |
| 04:59 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips grabs the offensive board | 26-35 |
| 04:45 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips misses the jumper from the left wing | 26-35 |
| 04:44 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft gets the offensive rebound | 26-35 |
| 04:28 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Hamm | 26-37 |
| 04:14 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-37 |
| 04:12 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips loses the dribble to Andrew Stalvey in the backcourt | 29-37 |
| 04:01 | Northwestern | David Hays is called for the reach on David Cork - foul #2 on David Hays, team foul #6 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Robert Tapia (SG), Eddie Sullivan (SF), John Longwell (PF) Dennis Hurley, Scott Drees, Ronald Bastarache, Andrew Stalvey | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Joseph Daley (SF), Cedric Owens (PF), Tyrone Adam (C) Robert Hamm, Zhuang Chu, David Hays, Richard Becraft | |
| 03:45 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia is hacked by Jing-Quo Sun - foul #3 on Jing-Quo Sun, team foul #7 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (SF), Joel Davey (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Eddie Sullivan, John Longwell, David Cork | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu (SF) Jing-Quo Sun | |
| 03:45 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 03:45 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia misses the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 03:45 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam grabs the board | 30-37 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Chung (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Tapia (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Thomas (fresh) PF - Joel Davey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jon Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Donald Phillips (very tired) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Daley (fresh) SF - Zhuang Chu (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) 5 reb. C - Tyrone Adam (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley loses the ball out of bounds | 30-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan (SF) Robert Tapia | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 03:18 | Northwestern | Donald Phillips is called for the reach on Eddie Sullivan - foul #1 on Donald Phillips, team foul #8 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hamm (SG) Zhuang Chu | |
| 03:18 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 03:18 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 03:16 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Phillips, team foul #9 | 32-37 |
| 03:02 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas loses the ball out of bounds | 32-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Hays (SF) Robert Hamm | |
| 02:44 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by David Hays | 32-39 |
| 02:28 | Northwestern | Donald Phillips steals the ball from Joel Davey | 32-39 |
| 02:25 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips hits the finger roll | 32-41 |
| 02:18 | Northwestern | Joel Davey dunks the ball on a nice dish by Leonard Chung and he's hacked by Cedric Owens - foul #1 on Cedric Owens, team foul #10 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Tapia (SG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), John Longwell (C) Ernest Thomas, Eddie Sullivan, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hamm (SG) David Hays | |
| 02:18 | Northwestern | Joel Davey makes the free throw | 35-41 |
| 02:16 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu (SF) Robert Hamm | |
| 01:53 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 01:52 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Joel Davey | 35-41 |
| 01:41 | Northwestern | The short jumper by Joel Davey is denied by Tyrone Adam | 35-41 |
| 01:39 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu snags the defensive board | 35-41 |
| 01:17 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam blows the layup | 35-41 |
| 01:16 | Northwestern | John Longwell pulls down the rebound | 35-41 |
| 01:10 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung is whistled for traveling | 35-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (SF), Jon Thomas (C) Ronald Bastarache, John Longwell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (PG), Robert Hamm (SG), Richard Becraft (C) Donald Phillips, Zhuang Chu, Tyrone Adam | |
| 01:07 | Michigan State | Leonard Chung is called for the reach on Robert Hamm in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leonard Chung, team foul #10 | 35-41 |
| 01:07 | Michigan State | Robert Hamm makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 01:07 | Michigan State | Robert Hamm makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 00:44 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Joseph Daley - foul #2 on Joseph Daley, team foul #11 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan (SF) Leonard Chung | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG) Jing-Quo Sun | |
| 00:44 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 00:44 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 00:44 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens gets the rebound | 36-43 |
| 00:35 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft connects on the jump hook from the right block | 36-45 |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan is hacked by Joseph Daley - foul #3 on Joseph Daley, team foul #12 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG) Ernest Thomas | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Hays (SF) Joseph Daley | |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 00:01 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-45 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | The clock runs out | 37-45 |