| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Daniel Braxton (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Norman Walker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Maurice Cephas (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alvin Fulton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carl Bowe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Witherell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Watson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Callahan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kwakou Albarazi (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas inbounds the ball | 18-34 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas can't throw it down | 18-34 |
| 19:37 | Michigan State | John Witherell grabs the board | 18-34 |
| 19:33 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-34 |
| 19:19 | Columbia | Daniel Braxton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-34 |
| 19:17 | Michigan State | John Witherell snags the defensive board | 18-34 |
| 19:15 | Michigan State | Russell Towne is hacked by Daniel Braxton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Braxton, team foul #1 | 18-34 |
| 18:59 | Michigan State | Russell Towne makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by John Witherell | 18-36 |
| 18:38 | Columbia | Norman Walker makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Maurice Cephas and he's hacked by Kwakou Albarazi - foul #1 on Kwakou Albarazi, team foul #1 | 20-36 |
| 18:38 | Columbia | Norman Walker makes the free throw | 21-36 |
| 18:36 | Michigan State | Daniel Braxton is called for the reach on Russell Towne in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Braxton, team foul #2 | 21-36 |
| 18:22 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi's pass is intercepted by Norman Walker | 21-36 |
| 18:02 | Columbia | Alvin Fulton misses the easy layup but he's fouled by William Callahan - foul #2 on William Callahan, team foul #2 | 21-36 |
| 18:02 | Columbia | Alvin Fulton makes the 1st free throw | 22-36 |
| 18:02 | Columbia | Alvin Fulton makes the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 17:41 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi blows the dunk | 23-36 |
| 17:40 | Columbia | Alvin Fulton gets the rebound | 23-36 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 17:17 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 23-36 |
| 17:15 | Michigan State | Russell Towne grabs the defensive rebound | 23-36 |
| 17:09 | Michigan State | John Witherell hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Russell Towne and he's fouled by Daniel Braxton - foul #3 on Daniel Braxton, team foul #3 | 23-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | Clifford Ellerbe (SF), Gregory Roth (PF), James Coleman (C) Norman Walker, Alvin Fulton, Carl Bowe | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 17:09 | Michigan State | John Witherell makes the free throw | 23-39 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:41 | Columbia | Gregory Roth misses the easy layup | 23-39 |
| 16:39 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi snags the defensive board | 23-39 |
| 16:36 | Michigan State | Russell Towne loses the dribble to Maurice Cephas in the backcourt | 23-39 |
| 16:26 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John Witherell - foul #2 on John Witherell, team foul #3 | 23-39 |
| Subs | Columbia | Chad Polizzi (SF) Daniel Braxton | |
| 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 | |
| 16:26 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas makes the 1st free throw | 24-39 |
| 16:26 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas makes the 2nd free throw | 25-39 |
| 16:10 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-42 |
| 16:00 | Columbia | Chad Polizzi misses long on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Michael Carlos - foul #1 on Michael Carlos, team foul #4 | 25-42 |
| Subs | Columbia | Norman Walker (SG), Alvin Fulton (PF) Maurice Cephas, James Coleman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:00 | Columbia | Chad Polizzi makes the 1st free throw | 26-42 |
| 16:00 | Columbia | Chad Polizzi makes the 2nd free throw | 27-42 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Clifford Ellerbe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Polizzi (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alvin Fulton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Roth (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Randy Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boris Gorzynski (fresh) SF - Michael Carlos (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Mikula (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Harrold (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 27-42 |
| 15:42 | Columbia | Chad Polizzi gets the rebound | 27-42 |
| 15:36 | Columbia | Clifford Ellerbe misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-42 |
| 15:34 | Columbia | Alvin Fulton tips it back up and in | 29-42 |
| 15:18 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Randy Sharp | 29-44 |
| 15:00 | Columbia | Norman Walker knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Clifford Ellerbe | 32-44 |
| 14:39 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp is fouled on the floor by Chad Polizzi - foul #1 on Chad Polizzi, team foul #4 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Columbia | Daniel Braxton (PG), Maurice Cephas (SF), Carl Bowe (C) Clifford Ellerbe, Chad Polizzi, Gregory Roth | |
| 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 | |
| 14:26 | Michigan State | John Witherell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-44 |
| 14:25 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to John Watson | 32-44 |
| 14:12 | Michigan State | Daniel Braxton is called for the reach on John Witherell - foul #4 on Daniel Braxton, team foul #5 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Columbia | Julius Harrison (PG), Chad Polizzi (SF), James Coleman (PF) Daniel Braxton, Norman Walker, Alvin Fulton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 13:58 | Michigan State | Russell Towne misses long on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Maurice Cephas - foul #1 on Maurice Cephas, team foul #6 | 32-44 |
| 13:58 | Michigan State | Russell Towne makes the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 13:58 | Michigan State | Russell Towne makes the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 13:31 | Columbia | Chad Polizzi blows the layup | 32-46 |
| 13:30 | Michigan State | John Witherell pulls down the rebound | 32-46 |
| 13:09 | Michigan State | John Watson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 32-46 |
| 13:08 | Columbia | James Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 32-46 |
| 12:45 | Columbia | Julius Harrison is hacked by Russell Towne - foul #1 on Russell Towne, team foul #5 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Columbia | Daniel Braxton (PG), Norman Walker (SG), Clifford Ellerbe (SF), Alvin Fulton (PF) Julius Harrison, Maurice Cephas, Chad Polizzi, James Coleman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 12:32 | Columbia | Carl Bowe makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Daniel Braxton | 34-46 |
| 12:18 | Michigan State | Russell Towne misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-46 |
| 12:17 | Columbia | Carl Bowe gets the rebound | 34-46 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:55 | Columbia | Carl Bowe is open but can't throw it down | 34-46 |
| 11:53 | Michigan State | Russell Towne grabs the board | 34-46 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Daniel Braxton (fresh) 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Norman Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifford Ellerbe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Alvin Fulton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Bowe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Witherell (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Watson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Callahan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kwakou Albarazi (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:41 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi's pass is intercepted by Norman Walker | 34-46 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:30 | Columbia | Daniel Braxton evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Clifford Ellerbe | 36-46 |
| 11:23 | Michigan State | Norman Walker is called for the reach on John Witherell - foul #2 on Norman Walker, team foul #7 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Columbia | Maurice Cephas (SF), Gregory Roth (C) Clifford Ellerbe, Carl Bowe | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Carlos (SF), John Mikula (PF), Stephen Harrold (C) John Watson, William Callahan, Kwakou Albarazi | |
| 11:23 | Michigan State | John Witherell misses the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 11:23 | Columbia | Gregory Roth grabs the board | 36-46 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:00 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas is alone and drills a floater from the left block | 38-46 |
| 10:39 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos lays it in set up by John Mikula | 38-48 |
| 10:20 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas misses the lay-in | 38-48 |
| 10:19 | Columbia | Alvin Fulton hits the follow up shot | 40-48 |
| 10:03 | Michigan State | John Mikula connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Russell Towne | 40-50 |
| 09:36 | Columbia | Norman Walker clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-50 |
| 09:34 | Columbia | Alvin Fulton grabs the offensive board | 40-50 |
| 09:19 | Columbia | Daniel Braxton makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Norman Walker | 43-50 |
| 09:07 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-50 |
| 09:06 | Columbia | Alvin Fulton pulls down the rebound | 43-50 |
| 08:42 | Columbia | Michael Carlos steals the ball from Gregory Roth | 43-50 |
| 08:23 | Michigan State | Russell Towne is hacked by Gregory Roth - foul #2 on Gregory Roth, team foul #8 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Columbia | Julius Harrison (PG), Clifford Ellerbe (SG), Chad Polizzi (SF), James Coleman (PF), Carl Bowe (C) Daniel Braxton, Norman Walker, Maurice Cephas, Alvin Fulton, Gregory Roth | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski (SG), John Watson (SF), William Callahan (PF), Kwakou Albarazi (C) John Witherell, Michael Carlos, John Mikula, Stephen Harrold | |
| 08:23 | Michigan State | Russell Towne makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 08:23 | Michigan State | Russell Towne makes the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 07:58 | Columbia | Carl Bowe comes up short on the runner in the lane | 43-52 |
| 07:56 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi grabs the defensive rebound | 43-52 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Julius Harrison (fresh) SG - Clifford Ellerbe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chad Polizzi (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Bowe (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Boris Gorzynski (fresh) SF - John Watson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Callahan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kwakou Albarazi (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:32 | Michigan State | William Callahan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Julius Harrison - foul #1 on Julius Harrison, team foul #9 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG) Russell Towne | |
| 07:32 | Michigan State | William Callahan makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 07:32 | Michigan State | William Callahan makes the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:12 | Columbia | Carl Bowe lays it in set up by Chad Polizzi and the foul's on William Callahan - foul #3 on William Callahan, team foul #6 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Columbia | Daniel Braxton (PG) Julius Harrison | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 07:12 | Columbia | Carl Bowe misses the free throw | 45-54 |
| 07:12 | Columbia | James Coleman grabs the offensive rebound | 45-54 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:55 | Columbia | Carl Bowe is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Carl Bowe, team foul #10 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Columbia | Maurice Cephas (SG), Gregory Roth (PF) Chad Polizzi, James Coleman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 06:36 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 45-54 |
| 06:34 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas pulls down the rebound | 45-54 |
| 06:05 | Columbia | Clifford Ellerbe is hacked by William Callahan - foul #4 on William Callahan, team foul #7 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Witherell (SG) Boris Gorzynski | |
| 06:05 | Columbia | Clifford Ellerbe makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 06:05 | Columbia | Clifford Ellerbe makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 05:51 | Michigan State | John Witherell misses long on a floater from the right block | 47-54 |
| 05:50 | Michigan State | John Witherell tips it back up and in | 47-56 |
| 05:30 | Columbia | Daniel Braxton is fouled on the floor by Kwakou Albarazi - foul #2 on Kwakou Albarazi, team foul #8 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Columbia | Norman Walker (SG), Alvin Fulton (PF) Clifford Ellerbe, Carl Bowe | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 05:30 | Columbia | Daniel Braxton makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 05:30 | Columbia | Daniel Braxton makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 05:21 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 49-56 |
| 05:19 | Columbia | Alvin Fulton pulls down the rebound | 49-56 |
| 05:00 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Braxton | 51-56 |
| 04:43 | Michigan State | Gregory Roth swats the layup by Kwakou Albarazi | 51-56 |
| 04:42 | Columbia | Alvin Fulton pulls down the rebound | 51-56 |
| 04:38 | Columbia | William Callahan denies the turnaround by Norman Walker | 51-56 |
| 04:36 | Columbia | Gregory Roth grabs the offensive board | 51-56 |
| 04:07 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas is hacked by Kwakou Albarazi - foul #3 on Kwakou Albarazi, team foul #9 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Columbia | Clifford Ellerbe (PG), James Coleman (C) Daniel Braxton, Gregory Roth | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Towne (PG), Michael Carlos (SF), John Mikula (PF), Stephen Harrold (C) Randy Sharp, John Watson, William Callahan, Kwakou Albarazi | |
| 04:07 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 04:07 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 03:47 | Michigan State | Russell Towne is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Russell Towne, team foul #10 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Columbia | Chad Polizzi (SF), Carl Bowe (C) Maurice Cephas, James Coleman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Clifford Ellerbe (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Norman Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chad Polizzi (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alvin Fulton (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Carl Bowe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Witherell (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Carlos (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Mikula (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Harrold (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:20 | Columbia | Carl Bowe lays it in set up by Clifford Ellerbe | 55-56 |
| 03:05 | Michigan State | John Mikula hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Russell Towne | 55-58 |
| 02:43 | Columbia | Norman Walker scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Clifford Ellerbe | 57-58 |
| 02:43 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-58 |
| Subs | Columbia | Daniel Braxton (PG), Maurice Cephas (SF) Clifford Ellerbe, Chad Polizzi | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Watson (SF), William Callahan (PF), Kwakou Albarazi (C) Michael Carlos, John Mikula, Stephen Harrold | |
| 02:14 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi drills a jumper from the left wing | 57-60 |
| 01:46 | Columbia | Alvin Fulton double dribbles | 57-60 |
| 01:36 | Michigan State | John Witherell makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Callahan and the foul's on Maurice Cephas - foul #2 on Maurice Cephas, team foul #11 | 57-62 |
| 01:36 | Michigan State | John Witherell makes the free throw | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:19 | Columbia | Daniel Braxton is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to John Watson | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:02 | Michigan State | John Witherell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-63 |
| 01:01 | Michigan State | John Watson tips it back up and in | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:57 | Columbia | Norman Walker hits a 3 from the left corner | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:55 | Michigan State | Norman Walker is called for the reach on John Watson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Norman Walker, team foul #12 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold (C) Kwakou Albarazi | |
| 00:55 | Michigan State | John Watson makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:55 | Michigan State | John Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:50 | Columbia | Norman Walker knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-67 |
| 00:48 | Michigan State | John Watson is fouled in the backcourt by Norman Walker - foul #4 on Norman Walker, team foul #13 | 62-67 |
| 00:48 | Michigan State | John Watson makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:48 | Michigan State | John Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 00:43 | Columbia | Carl Bowe loses the dribble to John Watson | 62-69 |
| 00:39 | Michigan State | Russell Towne banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Watson | 62-71 |
| 00:32 | Columbia | Daniel Braxton makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Norman Walker | 65-71 |
| 00:29 | Michigan State | Daniel Braxton is called for the reach on John Watson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Daniel Braxton, team foul #14 | 65-71 |
| Subs | Columbia | Clifford Ellerbe (PG) Daniel Braxton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:29 | Michigan State | John Watson makes the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:29 | Michigan State | John Watson misses the 2nd free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:29 | Columbia | Carl Bowe pulls down the rebound | 65-72 |
| 00:22 | Columbia | Clifford Ellerbe is called for traveling | 65-72 |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | John Watson is fouled in the backcourt by Clifford Ellerbe - foul #2 on Clifford Ellerbe, team foul #15 | 65-72 |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | John Watson makes the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | John Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-74 |
| 00:12 | Columbia | Norman Walker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-74 |
| 00:11 | Columbia | Carl Bowe snags the offensive board | 65-74 |
| 00:08 | Columbia | Russell Towne steps in front of the Clifford Ellerbe pass | 65-74 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Russell Towne runs out the clock | 65-74 |