| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Neal Niblett (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Greer (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Havel (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Walker Butters (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Zachary Kessler (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Witherell (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Watson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Callahan (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Kwakou Albarazi (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | David Havel inbounds the ball | 32-30 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters misses short on a floater from close range | 32-30 |
| 19:40 | Michigan State | William Callahan snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| 19:29 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi is hacked by Zachary Kessler - foul #3 on Zachary Kessler, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill (C) Zachary Kessler | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 19:16 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi drills a shot from the baseline set up by John Witherell and he's fouled by Walker Butters - foul #3 on Walker Butters, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Wright (C) Walker Butters | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 19:16 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi misses the free throw | 32-32 |
| 19:16 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill grabs the board | 32-32 |
| 19:03 | Central Michigan | Richard Wright comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-32 |
| 19:02 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill grabs the offensive board | 32-32 |
| 18:48 | Central Michigan | David Havel buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Greer | 34-32 |
| 18:36 | Michigan State | John Watson can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-32 |
| 18:34 | Michigan State | Russell Towne pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 18:24 | Michigan State | John Watson scores on a jump hook near the basket and he's fouled by David Havel - foul #1 on David Havel, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| 18:24 | Michigan State | John Watson makes the free throw | 34-35 |
| 18:06 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer's fadeaway is rejected by Kwakou Albarazi | 34-35 |
| 18:05 | Michigan State | John Witherell gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 17:59 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi misses short on a floater from the right block | 34-35 |
| 17:57 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 17:40 | Central Michigan | Richard Wright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-35 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dunkel (SG), Brian Robey (SF) Richard Greer, David Havel | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 17:26 | Michigan State | John Watson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 34-35 |
| 17:24 | Michigan State | John Watson tips it back up and in | 34-37 |
| 17:03 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-37 |
| 17:01 | Michigan State | John Watson pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| 16:43 | Michigan State | John Witherell is fouled on the floor by David Dunkel - foul #1 on David Dunkel, team foul #4 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski (SG), Shawn Davis (PF), Lowell Cantrell (C) Neal Niblett, Ruben Harrill, Richard Wright | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG), Boris Gorzynski (SG), Michael Carlos (SF), John Mikula (PF), Stephen Harrold (C) Russell Towne, John Witherell, John Watson, William Callahan, Kwakou Albarazi | |
| 16:30 | Michigan State | David Dunkel picks off the pass by Randy Sharp | 34-37 |
| 16:01 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner but the foul's on Michael Carlos - foul #2 on Michael Carlos, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Greer (SG), David Havel (SF) David Dunkel, Zlatko Gostomski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:01 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:01 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 16:01 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey makes the 3rd free throw | 37-37 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Brian Robey (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Greer (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Havel (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Shawn Davis (fresh) C - Lowell Cantrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Randy Sharp (fresh) SG - Boris Gorzynski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Carlos (fresh) PF - John Mikula (fresh) C - Stephen Harrold (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:40 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-37 |
| 15:39 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos tips it in | 37-39 |
| 15:23 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 15:09 | Michigan State | John Mikula misses the easy layup | 40-39 |
| 15:08 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp grabs the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 14:51 | Michigan State | Shawn Davis steals the ball from Michael Carlos | 40-39 |
| 14:30 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey misses the floater from the right block | 40-39 |
| 14:29 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey tips it back up and in | 42-39 |
| 14:06 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold can't throw it down but he's fouled by Lowell Cantrell - foul #1 on Lowell Cantrell, team foul #5 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett (PG), Ruben Harrill (SF), Walker Butters (PF), Zachary Kessler (C) Brian Robey, David Havel, Shawn Davis, Lowell Cantrell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Towne (PG), John Witherell (SG), John Watson (SF), William Callahan (PF) Randy Sharp, Boris Gorzynski, Michael Carlos, John Mikula | |
| 14:06 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 14:06 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 13:44 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Neal Niblett | 45-41 |
| 13:22 | Michigan State | Neal Niblett is called for the reach on William Callahan - foul #2 on Neal Niblett, team foul #6 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brian Robey (SG) Richard Greer | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi (C) Stephen Harrold | |
| 13:07 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi drills a jumper near the basket set up by John Witherell | 45-43 |
| 12:46 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Russell Towne - foul #2 on Russell Towne, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Havel (SF) Walker Butters | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 12:46 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 12:46 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill misses the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 12:46 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 12:34 | Michigan State | Russell Towne hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-45 |
| 12:11 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey's 3 pointer is rejected by John Watson | 46-45 |
| 12:09 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey grabs the offensive board | 46-45 |
| 11:52 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey hits the finger roll on a great pass from Neal Niblett | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Neal Niblett (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Brian Robey (fresh) 12 pts. SF - David Havel (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ruben Harrill (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Zachary Kessler (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Witherell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Callahan (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Kwakou Albarazi (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Michigan State | Neal Niblett is called for the reach on Russell Towne - foul #3 on Neal Niblett, team foul #7 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Greer (SG), Walker Butters (PF), Richard Wright (C) Neal Niblett, Ruben Harrill, Zachary Kessler | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 11:33 | Michigan State | Russell Towne misses the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 11:33 | Central Michigan | Richard Wright pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 11:12 | Central Michigan | David Havel is called for a charge - foul #2 on David Havel, team foul #8 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dunkel (PG) Brian Robey | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Mikula (PF) William Callahan | |
| 10:59 | Michigan State | John Witherell hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from John Mikula | 48-47 |
| 10:43 | Central Michigan | David Havel steps out of bounds on the baseline | 48-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG), Boris Gorzynski (SG), Michael Carlos (SF) Russell Towne, John Witherell, John Watson | |
| 10:26 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos hits a fadeaway from the right wing and he's hacked by David Dunkel - foul #2 on David Dunkel, team foul #9 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett (PG), Brian Robey (SF), Zachary Kessler (C) David Dunkel, David Havel, Richard Wright | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold (C) Kwakou Albarazi | |
| 10:26 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos makes the free throw | 48-50 |
| 10:04 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Greer | 51-50 |
| 09:56 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold banks in the layup on a nice dish by Randy Sharp | 51-52 |
| 09:43 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters is fouled on the floor by Stephen Harrold - foul #3 on Stephen Harrold, team foul #3 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill (SF) Richard Greer | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Towne (PG), John Witherell (SG), John Watson (SF), William Callahan (PF) Randy Sharp, Boris Gorzynski, Michael Carlos, John Mikula | |
| 09:32 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett misses the floater in the lane but he's hacked by John Witherell - foul #1 on John Witherell, team foul #4 | 51-52 |
| 09:32 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 09:32 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 09:17 | Michigan State | John Watson loses the dribble to Zachary Kessler | 53-52 |
| 08:55 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-52 |
| 08:54 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters tips it back up and in | 55-52 |
| 08:37 | Michigan State | John Watson is whistled for a carry | 55-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dunkel (PG), Richard Greer (SG) Neal Niblett, Zachary Kessler | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi (C) Stephen Harrold | |
| 08:21 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-52 |
| 08:19 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer grabs the offensive board | 55-52 |
| 07:57 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-52 |
| 07:40 | Michigan State | John Watson misses the lay-in | 58-52 |
| 07:38 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill grabs the defensive rebound | 58-52 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - David Dunkel (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Greer (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Robey (fairly fresh) 18 pts. PF - Walker Butters (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Ruben Harrill (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Witherell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Watson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Callahan (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Kwakou Albarazi (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Central Michigan | John Watson steals it from Brian Robey | 58-52 |
| 07:21 | Michigan State | John Witherell makes the shot from the right side set up by Russell Towne | 58-54 |
| 07:14 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-54 |
| 07:12 | Michigan State | John Witherell gets the rebound | 58-54 |
| 06:51 | Michigan State | John Watson misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 58-54 |
| 06:49 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Ruben Harrill | 58-54 |
| 06:42 | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill can't connect on a runner in the paint | 58-54 |
| 06:41 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey hits the follow up shot | 60-54 |
| 06:21 | Michigan State | John Witherell double dribbles | 60-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett (PG), David Havel (SF), Richard Wright (PF), Zachary Kessler (C) Richard Greer, Brian Robey, Walker Butters, Ruben Harrill | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG), Boris Gorzynski (SG), Michael Carlos (SF), John Mikula (PF) Russell Towne, John Witherell, John Watson, William Callahan | |
| 06:01 | Central Michigan | David Havel misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 60-54 |
| 06:00 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett hits the follow up shot | 62-54 |
| 05:42 | Michigan State | Zachary Kessler is called for the reach on Kwakou Albarazi - foul #4 on Zachary Kessler, team foul #10 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Zlatko Gostomski (SG) David Dunkel | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 05:42 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 05:42 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 05:21 | Central Michigan | John Mikula steps in front of the Richard Wright pass | 62-56 |
| 05:16 | Michigan State | David Havel steps in front of the Michael Carlos pass | 62-56 |
| 05:02 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brian Robey (SG) Zlatko Gostomski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold (C) Kwakou Albarazi | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:47 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Randy Sharp | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:28 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 62-58 |
| 04:27 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos grabs the board | 62-58 |
| 04:19 | Michigan State | Zachary Kessler swats the layup by Stephen Harrold | 62-58 |
| 04:17 | Central Michigan | David Havel snags the defensive board | 62-58 |
| 03:58 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett clanks a shot from the free throw line | 62-58 |
| 03:56 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold snags the defensive board | 62-58 |
| 03:56 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-58 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard Greer (SG), Walker Butters (PF) Brian Robey, Richard Wright | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Towne (PG), John Witherell (SG), John Watson (SF), William Callahan (PF), Kwakou Albarazi (C) Randy Sharp, Boris Gorzynski, Michael Carlos, John Mikula, Stephen Harrold | |
| 03:41 | Michigan State | Zachary Kessler denies the turnaround by John Watson | 62-58 |
| 03:39 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler snags the defensive board | 62-58 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Neal Niblett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Greer (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Havel (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Walker Butters (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Zachary Kessler (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Witherell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Callahan (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Kwakou Albarazi (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:34 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Havel | 64-58 |
| 03:15 | Michigan State | David Havel steals it from John Watson | 64-58 |
| 02:57 | Central Michigan | William Callahan is called for the reach on Walker Butters - foul #1 on William Callahan, team foul #5 | 64-58 |
| 02:52 | Central Michigan | Richard Greer can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 64-58 |
| 02:51 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Kwakou Albarazi | 64-58 |
| 02:39 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi's pass is intercepted by Walker Butters | 64-58 |
| 02:17 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Russell Towne - foul #3 on Russell Towne, team foul #6 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brian Robey (SF), Ruben Harrill (C) David Havel, Zachary Kessler | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 02:17 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 02:17 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:04 | Michigan State | John Watson drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-61 |
| 02:04 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Havel (SF), Zachary Kessler (C) Brian Robey, Ruben Harrill | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 01:47 | Central Michigan | John Watson takes the ball from Zachary Kessler | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:28 | Michigan State | John Watson clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Neal Niblett - foul #4 on Neal Niblett, team foul #11 | 66-61 |
| 01:28 | Michigan State | John Watson makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 01:28 | Michigan State | John Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:07 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Kwakou Albarazi - foul #4 on Kwakou Albarazi, team foul #7 | 66-63 |
| 01:07 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 01:07 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:51 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Central Michigan | Russell Towne is called for the reach on Neal Niblett in the backcourt - foul #4 on Russell Towne, team foul #8 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brian Robey (SF) David Havel | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:50 | Central Michigan | Neal Niblett misses the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi grabs the board | 68-63 |
| 00:32 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi misses the easy layup | 68-63 |
| 00:31 | Michigan State | John Watson tips it home | 68-65 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:29 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Towne - foul #5 on Russell Towne, team foul #9 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ruben Harrill (PF) Walker Butters | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG) Russell Towne | |
| 00:29 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:29 | Central Michigan | Zachary Kessler makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | John Witherell scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from William Callahan and the foul's on Richard Greer - foul #2 on Richard Greer, team foul #12 | 70-68 |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | John Witherell makes the free throw | 70-69 |
| 00:19 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey is fouled in the backcourt by John Witherell - foul #2 on John Witherell, team foul #10 | 70-69 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Havel (SF), Walker Butters (PF) Neal Niblett, Ruben Harrill | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:19 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:19 | Central Michigan | Brian Robey makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:02 | Michigan State | John Witherell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-69 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters gets the rebound | 72-69 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Walker Butters runs out the clock | 72-69 |