| Lineup | Maine | PG - Jeffrey Brigman (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Ronald Preas (fresh) SF - Harry Stone (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Hall (fresh) 5 reb. C - Robert Braxton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Witherell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Watson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - William Callahan (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kwakou Albarazi (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | John Watson inbounds the ball | 18-20 |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Russell Towne | 18-22 |
| 19:22 | Maine | Robert Hall misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-22 |
| 19:20 | Michigan State | John Watson grabs the board | 18-22 |
| 19:02 | Michigan State | William Callahan makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Russell Towne | 18-24 |
| 18:39 | Maine | John Watson steps in front of the Ronald Preas pass | 18-24 |
| 18:22 | Michigan State | Russell Towne is hacked by Robert Braxton - foul #3 on Robert Braxton, team foul #1 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Maine | Eric Dell (C) Robert Braxton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:14 | Michigan State | John Watson lays it up and in set up by William Callahan and he's fouled by Harry Stone - foul #1 on Harry Stone, team foul #2 | 18-26 |
| 18:14 | Michigan State | John Watson misses the free throw | 18-26 |
| 18:14 | Maine | The rebound goes to Eric Dell | 18-26 |
| 17:55 | Maine | Jeffrey Brigman's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Russell Towne | 18-26 |
| 17:53 | Michigan State | William Callahan snags the defensive board | 18-26 |
| 17:47 | Michigan State | John Witherell connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Russell Towne | 18-28 |
| 17:26 | Maine | Jeffrey Brigman makes the runner from close range | 20-28 |
| 17:01 | Michigan State | Eric Dell is called for the reach on John Witherell - foul #1 on Eric Dell, team foul #3 | 20-28 |
| 16:50 | Michigan State | Ronald Preas steals it from Kwakou Albarazi | 20-28 |
| 16:31 | Maine | Jeffrey Brigman makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-28 |
| 16:02 | Michigan State | John Watson drills a shot from the right wing and the foul's on Harry Stone - foul #2 on Harry Stone, team foul #4 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Maine | Arthur Dussault (PG), Carlos Martin (SG), Elbert Sund (SF), Randy Greene (C) Jeffrey Brigman, Ronald Preas, Harry Stone, Robert Hall | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Mikula (PF), Stephen Harrold (C) William Callahan, Kwakou Albarazi | |
| 16:02 | Michigan State | John Watson makes the free throw | 23-31 |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Arthur Dussault (fresh) SG - Carlos Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elbert Sund (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eric Dell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Randy Greene (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Witherell (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Watson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Mikula (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stephen Harrold (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Maine | Arthur Dussault throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-31 |
| Subs | Maine | Robert Braxton (C) Randy Greene | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG), Boris Gorzynski (SG), Michael Carlos (SF) Russell Towne, John Witherell, John Watson | |
| 15:22 | Michigan State | Robert Braxton swats the short shot by John Mikula | 23-31 |
| 15:20 | Maine | The rebound goes to Robert Braxton | 23-31 |
| 14:56 | Maine | Robert Braxton can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 23-31 |
| 14:54 | Maine | Robert Braxton grabs the offensive rebound | 23-31 |
| 14:39 | Maine | Robert Braxton clanks a jumper from close range but the foul's on Stephen Harrold - foul #1 on Stephen Harrold, team foul #1 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Maine | Ronald Preas (SG), Harry Stone (SF), Robert Hall (PF) Arthur Dussault, Carlos Martin, Eric Dell | |
| 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 | |
| 14:39 | Maine | Robert Braxton misses the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 14:39 | Maine | Robert Braxton makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 14:22 | Michigan State | John Witherell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-31 |
| Subs | Maine | Jeffrey Brigman (PG) Elbert Sund | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 13:56 | Maine | Robert Braxton connects on the floater from the left block set up by Jeffrey Brigman out of the doubleteam | 26-31 |
| 13:40 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 26-31 |
| 13:38 | Maine | Robert Hall grabs the board | 26-31 |
| 13:12 | Maine | Robert Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-31 |
| 12:44 | Michigan State | William Callahan buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Russell Towne | 26-33 |
| 12:15 | Maine | Kwakou Albarazi is called for the reach on Jeffrey Brigman - foul #2 on Kwakou Albarazi, team foul #2 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Maine | Arthur Dussault (PG), Carlos Martin (SG), Elbert Sund (SF), Eric Dell (PF), Randy Greene (C) Jeffrey Brigman, Ronald Preas, Harry Stone, Robert Hall, Robert Braxton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Carlos (SF) John Watson | |
| 11:53 | Maine | Arthur Dussault travels with the ball | 26-33 |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG), Boris Gorzynski (SG), John Mikula (PF), Stephen Harrold (C) Russell Towne, John Witherell, William Callahan, Kwakou Albarazi | |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Arthur Dussault (fresh) SG - Carlos Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elbert Sund (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eric Dell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Randy Greene (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Randy Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Boris Gorzynski (fresh) SF - Michael Carlos (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Mikula (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stephen Harrold (fresh) | |
| 11:43 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Randy Greene - foul #2 on Randy Greene, team foul #5 | 26-33 |
| 11:43 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 11:43 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 11:16 | Maine | Boris Gorzynski is called for the reach on Arthur Dussault - foul #1 on Boris Gorzynski, team foul #3 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Watson (SF) Michael Carlos | |
| 10:55 | Maine | Arthur Dussault hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-35 |
| 10:54 | Maine | Eric Dell tips it but misses | 26-35 |
| 10:52 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Stephen Harrold | 26-35 |
| 10:41 | Michigan State | John Watson drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Randy Sharp | 26-37 |
| 10:20 | Maine | Elbert Sund misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-37 |
| 10:19 | Michigan State | John Mikula pulls down the rebound | 26-37 |
| 09:57 | Michigan State | John Watson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the left block | 26-37 |
| 09:56 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold gets the offensive rebound | 26-37 |
| 09:34 | Michigan State | John Mikula hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Randy Sharp | 26-39 |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:15 | Maine | Elbert Sund misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 26-39 |
| 09:14 | Maine | Randy Greene grabs the offensive rebound | 26-39 |
| 08:50 | Maine | Carlos Martin loses the dribble to Randy Sharp | 26-39 |
| 08:27 | Michigan State | John Mikula can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 26-39 |
| 08:25 | Michigan State | John Watson grabs the offensive board | 26-39 |
| 08:06 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold misses the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Randy Greene - foul #3 on Randy Greene, team foul #6 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Maine | Jeffrey Brigman (PG), Ronald Preas (SG), Harry Stone (SF), Robert Hall (PF), Robert Braxton (C) Arthur Dussault, Carlos Martin, Elbert Sund, Eric Dell, Randy Greene | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Towne (PG), John Witherell (SG), Michael Carlos (SF), William Callahan (PF) Randy Sharp, Boris Gorzynski, John Watson, John Mikula | |
| 08:06 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold makes the 1st free throw | 26-40 |
| 08:06 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold makes the 2nd free throw | 26-41 |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:52 | Maine | Jeffrey Brigman double dribbles | 26-41 |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi (C) Stephen Harrold | |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Jeffrey Brigman (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Ronald Preas (fresh) SF - Harry Stone (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Hall (fresh) 6 reb. C - Robert Braxton (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Witherell (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Carlos (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Callahan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Kwakou Albarazi (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:48 | Michigan State | Russell Towne loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-41 |
| 07:38 | Maine | Harry Stone buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ronald Preas and he's fouled by Michael Carlos - foul #1 on Michael Carlos, team foul #4 | 28-41 |
| 07:38 | Maine | Harry Stone misses the free throw | 28-41 |
| 07:38 | Maine | Robert Braxton gets the offensive rebound | 28-41 |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:16 | Maine | Robert Braxton hits a wide open shot from just outside the lane set up by Jeffrey Brigman out of the doubleteam | 30-41 |
| 06:55 | Michigan State | Russell Towne splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-41 |
| 06:54 | Maine | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Brigman | 30-41 |
| 06:36 | Maine | Ronald Preas can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-41 |
| 06:34 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi pulls down the rebound | 30-41 |
| 06:27 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 30-41 |
| 06:25 | Maine | Robert Braxton pulls down the rebound | 30-41 |
| 06:08 | Maine | Robert Hall is fouled on the floor by William Callahan - foul #1 on William Callahan, team foul #5 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Watson (SF) Michael Carlos | |
| 05:50 | Maine | Robert Hall makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Brigman | 33-41 |
| 05:35 | Michigan State | William Callahan lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by John Witherell | 33-43 |
| 05:25 | Maine | William Callahan is called for the reach on Ronald Preas - foul #2 on William Callahan, team foul #6 | 33-43 |
| 05:15 | Maine | Robert Braxton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-43 |
| 04:57 | Michigan State | John Witherell banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Russell Towne | 33-45 |
| 04:40 | Maine | Harry Stone scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Robert Hall | 35-45 |
| 04:26 | Michigan State | Ronald Preas is called for the reach on John Witherell - foul #1 on Ronald Preas, team foul #7 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Maine | Arthur Dussault (PG), Carlos Martin (SG), Elbert Sund (SF), Eric Dell (PF), Randy Greene (C) Jeffrey Brigman, Ronald Preas, Harry Stone, Robert Hall, Robert Braxton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Mikula (PF) William Callahan | |
| 04:26 | Michigan State | John Witherell makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 04:26 | Michigan State | John Witherell makes the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:17 | Maine | Arthur Dussault knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-47 |
| 04:02 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Witherell and he's fouled by Randy Greene - foul #4 on Randy Greene, team foul #8 | 38-49 |
| 04:02 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi makes the free throw | 38-50 |
| 03:47 | Maine | Elbert Sund knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-50 |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Arthur Dussault (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Carlos Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elbert Sund (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Eric Dell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Randy Greene (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) 5 pts. 8 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Witherell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Mikula (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kwakou Albarazi (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Michigan State | John Witherell misses the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Carlos Martin - foul #1 on Carlos Martin, team foul #9 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG), William Callahan (PF), Stephen Harrold (C) Russell Towne, John Mikula, Kwakou Albarazi | |
| 03:30 | Michigan State | John Witherell makes the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 03:30 | Michigan State | John Witherell makes the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 03:22 | Maine | Carlos Martin misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 41-52 |
| 03:20 | Michigan State | John Watson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 03:03 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-52 |
| 03:01 | Michigan State | John Watson tips it back up and in | 41-54 |
| 02:49 | Maine | Elbert Sund misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-54 |
| 02:47 | Michigan State | John Witherell gets the rebound | 41-54 |
| 02:35 | Michigan State | William Callahan can't connect on a floater from the right side | 41-54 |
| 02:34 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold tips it home | 41-56 |
| 02:14 | Maine | Carlos Martin scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Arthur Dussault | 44-56 |
| 02:00 | Michigan State | John Witherell's layup is rejected by Eric Dell | 44-56 |
| 01:58 | Maine | Arthur Dussault gets the rebound | 44-56 |
| 01:45 | Maine | Carlos Martin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-56 |
| 01:43 | Maine | Carlos Martin grabs the offensive rebound | 44-56 |
| 01:28 | Maine | Carlos Martin knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-56 |
| 01:28 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-56 |
| Subs | Maine | Jeffrey Brigman (PG), Ronald Preas (SG), Harry Stone (SF), Robert Hall (PF), Robert Braxton (C) Arthur Dussault, Carlos Martin, Elbert Sund, Eric Dell, Randy Greene | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Towne (PG), Kwakou Albarazi (C) Randy Sharp, Stephen Harrold | |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:22 | Michigan State | John Witherell is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Preas - foul #2 on Ronald Preas, team foul #10 | 47-56 |
| 01:22 | Michigan State | John Witherell makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 01:22 | Michigan State | John Witherell makes the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 01:09 | Maine | Robert Braxton misses the easy layup but the foul's on Kwakou Albarazi - foul #3 on Kwakou Albarazi, team foul #7 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Maine | Arthur Dussault (PG), Carlos Martin (SG), Elbert Sund (SF), Eric Dell (PF) Jeffrey Brigman, Ronald Preas, Harry Stone, Robert Hall | |
| 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 | |
| 01:09 | Maine | Robert Braxton makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 01:09 | Maine | Robert Braxton misses the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 01:09 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold grabs the board | 48-58 |
| 00:49 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp is hacked by Arthur Dussault - foul #1 on Arthur Dussault, team foul #11 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Maine | Randy Greene (C) Robert Braxton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:49 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 00:49 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp misses the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 00:49 | Maine | Eric Dell grabs the board | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:41 | Maine | Carlos Martin scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Arthur Dussault | 51-59 |
| 00:41 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-59 |
| Subs | Maine | Jeffrey Brigman (PG), Ronald Preas (SG), Harry Stone (SF), Robert Hall (PF), Robert Braxton (C) Arthur Dussault, Carlos Martin, Elbert Sund, Eric Dell, Randy Greene | |
| 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 | |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine 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 (+4) | |
| 00:39 | Michigan State | William Callahan is hacked by Ronald Preas in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Preas, team foul #12 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold (C) Kwakou Albarazi | |
| 00:39 | Michigan State | William Callahan makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:39 | Michigan State | William Callahan makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:31 | Maine | John Watson blocks the short jumper by Robert Braxton | 51-61 |
| 00:29 | Maine | Robert Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 51-61 |
| 00:27 | Maine | Jeffrey Brigman shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-61 |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold pulls down the rebound | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Russell Towne runs out the clock | 51-61 |