| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Darrell Pate (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bill Allen (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Ranallo (fresh) C - Cecil Oliveras (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Noah Stevens (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Ayers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shane Jones (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. PF - Everett Thies (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Olin Pruskowski (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa State | Shane Jones inbounds the ball | 22-28 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Iowa State | The jump hook by Shane Jones is blocked by Cecil Oliveras | 22-28 |
| 19:38 | Iowa State | William Ayers tips it but misses | 22-28 |
| 19:36 | Iowa State | Noah Stevens hits the follow up shot | 22-30 |
| 19:17 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Cecil Oliveras, team foul #1 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Chad Petty (SG), Raymond McLearan (SF), Larry Pridemore (PF), David Squier (C) William Ayers, Shane Jones, Everett Thies, Olin Pruskowski | |
| 18:50 | Iowa State | Noah Stevens misses the lay-in | 22-30 |
| 18:48 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate gets the rebound | 22-30 |
| 18:20 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate's pass is intercepted by Noah Stevens | 22-30 |
| 17:55 | Iowa State | Richard Ranallo steals the ball from Larry Pridemore | 22-30 |
| 17:38 | Michigan State | Richard Ranallo connects on the runner from the left block set up by Darrell Pate and he's hacked by Larry Pridemore - foul #1 on Larry Pridemore, team foul #1 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Ayers (SG), Shane Jones (SF), Everett Thies (PF), Olin Pruskowski (C) Chad Petty, Raymond McLearan, Larry Pridemore, David Squier | |
| 17:38 | Michigan State | Richard Ranallo misses the free throw | 24-30 |
| 17:38 | Iowa State | Everett Thies pulls down the rebound | 24-30 |
| 17:15 | Iowa State | William Ayers makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Olin Pruskowski | 24-33 |
| 16:55 | Michigan State | Richard Ranallo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-33 |
| 16:35 | Iowa State | Shane Jones can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-33 |
| 16:34 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Darrell Pate | 24-33 |
| 16:21 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson misses the 3 from the left corner | 24-33 |
| 16:20 | Iowa State | Olin Pruskowski gets the rebound | 24-33 |
| 15:54 | Iowa State | Shane Jones can't connect on a runner from close range | 24-33 |
| 15:53 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras pulls down the rebound | 24-33 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Darrell Pate (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Martin Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bill Allen (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Ranallo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Cecil Oliveras (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Noah Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Ayers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Jones (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. PF - Everett Thies (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Olin Pruskowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Darrell Pate | 26-33 |
| 15:27 | Iowa State | Richard Ranallo steals the ball from Shane Jones | 26-33 |
| 15:15 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras comes up short on the floater from the right side | 26-33 |
| 15:13 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate hits the follow up shot | 28-33 |
| 14:53 | Iowa State | William Ayers is hacked by Martin Thompson - foul #1 on Martin Thompson, team foul #2 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Owen Crawford (SG), Arnold Johnson (SF), David Barba (PF), Kermit Hedlund (C) Martin Thompson, Bill Allen, Richard Ranallo, Cecil Oliveras | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan (SF), David Squier (PF) William Ayers, Everett Thies | |
| 14:25 | Iowa State | Olin Pruskowski is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Olin Pruskowski, team foul #2 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Ayers (SG), Everett Thies (PF) Raymond McLearan, Olin Pruskowski | |
| 14:05 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund is whistled for a carry | 28-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan (SF) William Ayers | |
| 13:45 | Iowa State | Noah Stevens knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Shane Jones | 28-36 |
| 13:28 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 28-36 |
| 13:27 | Michigan State | Arnold Johnson tips it back up and in | 30-36 |
| 13:04 | Iowa State | Shane Jones misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Owen Crawford - foul #1 on Owen Crawford, team foul #3 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Martin Thompson (SG), Bill Allen (SF), Richard Ranallo (PF), Cecil Oliveras (C) Owen Crawford, Arnold Johnson, David Barba, Kermit Hedlund | |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Ayers (SG), Olin Pruskowski (C) Raymond McLearan, Everett Thies | |
| 13:04 | Iowa State | Shane Jones makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 13:04 | Iowa State | Shane Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 13:04 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras gets the rebound | 30-37 |
| 12:43 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Darrell Pate | 33-37 |
| 12:24 | Iowa State | Shane Jones clanks a 3 from straight away | 33-37 |
| 12:23 | Iowa State | The offensive rebound goes to Olin Pruskowski | 33-37 |
| 12:08 | Iowa State | Olin Pruskowski can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Bill Allen - foul #2 on Bill Allen, team foul #4 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Everett Thies (PF) David Squier | |
| 12:08 | Iowa State | Olin Pruskowski makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 12:08 | Iowa State | Olin Pruskowski misses the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 12:08 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras grabs the board | 33-38 |
| 11:50 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Richard Ranallo | 36-38 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Darrell Pate (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Martin Thompson (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Bill Allen (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Ranallo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Cecil Oliveras (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Noah Stevens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Ayers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Jones (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. PF - Everett Thies (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Olin Pruskowski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Iowa State | Noah Stevens makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Shane Jones | 36-40 |
| 11:10 | Michigan State | Richard Ranallo makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Darrell Pate | 38-40 |
| 10:47 | Iowa State | Shane Jones connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 38-42 |
| 10:25 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras is called for a charge - foul #3 on Cecil Oliveras, team foul #5 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Barba (PF), Kermit Hedlund (C) Richard Ranallo, Cecil Oliveras | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan (SF), Larry Pridemore (PF), David Squier (C) William Ayers, Everett Thies, Olin Pruskowski | |
| 10:12 | Iowa State | Noah Stevens loses the dribble to Darrell Pate | 38-42 |
| 10:09 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Darrell Pate | 40-42 |
| 09:44 | Iowa State | Shane Jones misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-42 |
| 09:43 | Iowa State | David Squier hits the follow up shot | 40-44 |
| 09:23 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 09:21 | Michigan State | David Barba tips it home | 42-44 |
| 09:01 | Iowa State | Shane Jones connects on the jumper from the left block | 42-46 |
| 08:38 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund throws it down | 44-46 |
| 08:09 | Iowa State | Shane Jones comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 44-46 |
| 08:08 | Michigan State | David Barba grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 07:49 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Noah Stevens - foul #4 on Noah Stevens, team foul #3 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Owen Crawford (SG), Arnold Johnson (SF), Richard Ranallo (PF), Cecil Oliveras (C) Martin Thompson, Bill Allen, David Barba, Kermit Hedlund | |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Ayers (SG), Everett Thies (PF), Olin Pruskowski (C) Raymond McLearan, Larry Pridemore, David Squier | |
| 07:49 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 07:49 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate misses the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 07:49 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras snags the offensive board | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Darrell Pate (tiring) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Owen Crawford (fresh) SF - Arnold Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Ranallo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Cecil Oliveras (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Noah Stevens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Ayers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Jones (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 6 ast. PF - Everett Thies (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Olin Pruskowski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 07:20 | Michigan State | Richard Ranallo grabs the offensive board | 45-46 |
| 06:58 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Noah Stevens - foul #5 on Noah Stevens, team foul #4 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Johnson (PG) Darrell Pate | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan (SF) Noah Stevens | |
| 06:58 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras misses the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 06:58 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras misses the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 06:58 | Iowa State | Olin Pruskowski snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| 06:47 | Iowa State | Olin Pruskowski misses long on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Cecil Oliveras - foul #4 on Cecil Oliveras, team foul #6 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Martin Thompson (PG) John Johnson | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 06:47 | Iowa State | Olin Pruskowski makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 06:47 | Iowa State | Olin Pruskowski makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 06:23 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras misses the floater from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 06:21 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Shane Jones | 45-48 |
| 05:55 | Iowa State | Shane Jones clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Richard Ranallo - foul #3 on Richard Ranallo, team foul #7 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bill Allen (SG) Owen Crawford | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 05:55 | Iowa State | Shane Jones makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 05:55 | Iowa State | Shane Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 05:52 | Michigan State | Shane Jones picks off the pass by Martin Thompson in the backcourt | 45-50 |
| 05:49 | Iowa State | Everett Thies slams it home on a nice dish by Shane Jones | 45-52 |
| 05:31 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras blows the dunk but the foul's on Everett Thies - foul #1 on Everett Thies, team foul #5 | 45-52 |
| 05:31 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 05:31 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras misses the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 05:31 | Iowa State | Olin Pruskowski gets the rebound | 46-52 |
| 05:02 | Iowa State | William Ayers misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Ranallo - foul #4 on Richard Ranallo, team foul #8 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Darrell Pate (PG) Arnold Johnson | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 05:02 | Iowa State | William Ayers makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 05:02 | Iowa State | William Ayers makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 04:42 | Michigan State | Richard Ranallo knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Everett Thies - foul #2 on Everett Thies, team foul #6 | 48-54 |
| 04:42 | Michigan State | Richard Ranallo makes the free throw | 49-54 |
| 04:25 | Iowa State | William Ayers hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Darrell Pate - foul #1 on Darrell Pate, team foul #9 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Arnold Johnson (SF), Kermit Hedlund (PF) Martin Thompson, Richard Ranallo | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Chad Petty (PG) Raymond McLearan | |
| 04:25 | Iowa State | William Ayers makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 04:25 | Iowa State | William Ayers makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 04:03 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Bill Allen | 51-56 |
| 03:40 | Iowa State | Olin Pruskowski misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 51-56 |
| 03:38 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund grabs the board | 51-56 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Darrell Pate (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bill Allen (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Arnold Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kermit Hedlund (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Cecil Oliveras (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Chad Petty (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Ayers (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Jones (tiring) 24 pts. 7 ast. PF - Everett Thies (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Olin Pruskowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Michigan State | Olin Pruskowski denies the turnaround by Cecil Oliveras | 51-56 |
| 03:13 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Bill Allen | 51-56 |
| 02:59 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate is fouled on the floor by Everett Thies - foul #3 on Everett Thies, team foul #7 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Martin Thompson (SG), Richard Ranallo (PF) Arnold Johnson, Cecil Oliveras | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan (SF), David Squier (C) Chad Petty, Olin Pruskowski | |
| 02:59 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 02:59 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate misses the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 02:59 | Iowa State | David Squier grabs the board | 52-56 |
| 02:44 | Iowa State | Shane Jones comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 52-56 |
| 02:42 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Martin Thompson | 52-56 |
| 02:20 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-56 |
| 02:19 | Iowa State | Everett Thies snags the defensive board | 52-56 |
| 01:57 | Iowa State | Shane Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras (C) Kermit Hedlund | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Olin Pruskowski (C) David Squier | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:33 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 01:32 | Iowa State | Olin Pruskowski grabs the board | 52-56 |
| 01:12 | Iowa State | The jump hook by Everett Thies is blocked by Cecil Oliveras | 52-56 |
| 01:10 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Richard Ranallo | 52-56 |
| 00:44 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:42 | Iowa State | William Ayers is hacked by Darrell Pate in the backcourt - foul #2 on Darrell Pate, team foul #10 | 52-56 |
| 00:42 | Iowa State | William Ayers makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 00:42 | Iowa State | William Ayers makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Bill Allen | 55-58 |
| 00:35 | Iowa State | William Ayers is fouled in the backcourt by Martin Thompson - foul #2 on Martin Thompson, team foul #11 | 55-58 |
| 00:35 | Iowa State | William Ayers misses the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:35 | Iowa State | William Ayers makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate is hacked by Shane Jones - foul #1 on Shane Jones, team foul #8 | 55-59 |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:26 | Iowa State | Shane Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Darrell Pate - foul #3 on Darrell Pate, team foul #12 | 57-59 |
| 00:26 | Iowa State | Shane Jones makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:26 | Iowa State | Shane Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-61 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate gets the offensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | Raymond McLearan steals it from Richard Ranallo | 57-61 |
| 00:14 | Iowa State | Shane Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Darrell Pate - foul #4 on Darrell Pate, team foul #13 | 57-61 |
| 00:14 | Iowa State | Shane Jones makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:14 | Iowa State | Shane Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras snags the defensive board | 57-62 |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-62 |
| 00:06 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan snags the defensive board | 57-62 |
| 00:05 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan is fouled in the backcourt by Darrell Pate - foul #5 on Darrell Pate, team foul #14 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Arnold Johnson (SF) Darrell Pate | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 00:05 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:05 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Arnold Johnson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 57-64 |