| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Vernon Wier (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stjepan Trojanowski (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Timothy Cooper (fresh) PF - Marion Yelton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Barry Paige (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Herbert Martz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marcus Venable (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Worcester (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lee Wigfall (fresh) 1 pts. C - Robert Parton (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper inbounds the ball | 35-23 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Michigan State | Herbert Martz steals it from Vernon Wier | 35-23 |
| 19:16 | New Mexico State | Lee Wigfall can't finish the layup | 35-23 |
| 19:14 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Stjepan Trojanowski | 35-23 |
| 19:08 | Michigan State | Barry Paige misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Michael Worcester - foul #2 on Michael Worcester, team foul #1 | 35-23 |
| 19:08 | Michigan State | Barry Paige makes the 1st free throw | 36-23 |
| 19:08 | Michigan State | Barry Paige misses the 2nd free throw | 36-23 |
| 19:08 | New Mexico State | Lee Wigfall pulls down the rebound | 36-23 |
| 18:51 | New Mexico State | Barry Paige steals the ball from Robert Parton | 36-23 |
| 18:26 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Vernon Wier | 39-23 |
| 18:14 | New Mexico State | Herbert Martz misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-23 |
| 18:13 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper snags the defensive board | 39-23 |
| 17:47 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Marion Yelton | 42-23 |
| 17:33 | New Mexico State | Michael Worcester misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 42-23 |
| 17:32 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton gets the rebound | 42-23 |
| 17:10 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton is fouled on the floor by Robert Parton - foul #1 on Robert Parton, team foul #2 | 42-23 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert (PF) Marion Yelton | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Eric Zakar (PF) Lee Wigfall | |
| 16:47 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper misses the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Robert Parton - foul #2 on Robert Parton, team foul #3 | 42-23 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Willy Walker (SF), Mike Longoria (C) Michael Worcester, Robert Parton | |
| 16:47 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 43-23 |
| 16:47 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 44-23 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 16:34 | New Mexico State | Marcus Venable misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Stjepan Trojanowski - foul #2 on Stjepan Trojanowski, team foul #1 | 44-23 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jean Haynie (SF), Donald Hansen (C) Timothy Cooper, Barry Paige | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 16:34 | New Mexico State | Marcus Venable misses the 1st free throw | 44-23 |
| 16:34 | New Mexico State | Marcus Venable makes the 2nd free throw | 44-24 |
| 16:09 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Stjepan Trojanowski | 46-24 |
| 15:54 | New Mexico State | Mike Longoria is whistled for traveling | 46-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Snodgrass (SG), Marion Yelton (PF) Stjepan Trojanowski, Donald Hansen | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Anthony Crow (SG), Lee Wigfall (PF) Herbert Martz, Marcus Venable | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Vernon Wier (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Snodgrass (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jean Haynie (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Marion Yelton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Wolbert (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Willy Walker (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Anthony Crow (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Zakar (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lee Wigfall (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Mike Longoria (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Michigan State | Eric Zakar steps in front of the Jean Haynie pass | 46-24 |
| 15:21 | New Mexico State | Anthony Crow buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-27 |
| 14:57 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier misses badly on a 3 from straight away but he's hacked by Willy Walker - foul #1 on Willy Walker, team foul #4 | 46-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper (SF), Barry Paige (C) Jean Haynie, Joseph Wolbert | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Herbert Martz (PG), Marcus Venable (SG), Michael Worcester (SF), Robert Parton (C) Willy Walker, Anthony Crow, Eric Zakar, Mike Longoria | |
| 14:57 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier makes the 1st free throw | 47-27 |
| 14:57 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier makes the 2nd free throw | 48-27 |
| 14:57 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier makes the 3rd free throw | 49-27 |
| 14:38 | New Mexico State | Barry Paige swats the short shot by Robert Parton | 49-27 |
| 14:36 | New Mexico State | Marcus Venable hits the follow up shot | 49-29 |
| 14:10 | Michigan State | Lee Wigfall steals it from Barry Paige | 49-29 |
| 14:02 | New Mexico State | Michael Worcester is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Michael Worcester, team foul #5 | 49-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Joseph Wolbert (PF) Vernon Wier, Marion Yelton | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Eric Zakar (PF) Lee Wigfall | |
| 13:33 | Michigan State | Robert Snodgrass can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-29 |
| 13:32 | New Mexico State | Michael Worcester pulls down the rebound | 49-29 |
| 13:25 | New Mexico State | Herbert Martz connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Michael Worcester | 49-32 |
| 13:04 | Michigan State | Barry Paige misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 49-32 |
| 13:02 | New Mexico State | Eric Zakar gets the rebound | 49-32 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:46 | New Mexico State | Robert Snodgrass is called for the reach on Herbert Martz - foul #1 on Robert Snodgrass, team foul #2 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vernon Wier (PG), Marion Yelton (PF) Robert Snodgrass, Joseph Wolbert | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Willy Walker (PG), Anthony Crow (SG), Mike Longoria (PF) Herbert Martz, Marcus Venable, Eric Zakar | |
| 12:29 | New Mexico State | Mike Longoria makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Parton | 49-35 |
| 12:04 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton misses the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Robert Parton - foul #3 on Robert Parton, team foul #6 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jean Haynie (SF), Joseph Wolbert (C) Timothy Cooper, Barry Paige | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Michael Young (SF), Lee Wigfall (PF) Michael Worcester, Robert Parton | |
| 12:04 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton misses the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 12:04 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton makes the 2nd free throw | 50-35 |
| 11:38 | New Mexico State | Mike Longoria's pass is intercepted by Marion Yelton | 50-35 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Vernon Wier (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stjepan Trojanowski (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jean Haynie (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Marion Yelton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Wolbert (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Willy Walker (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Anthony Crow (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Young (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lee Wigfall (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Mike Longoria (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:14 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier connects on the fadeaway from the left wing and he's fouled by Anthony Crow - foul #1 on Anthony Crow, team foul #7 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Herbert Martz (PG), Marcus Venable (SG), Eric Zakar (C) Anthony Crow, Michael Young, Mike Longoria | |
| 11:14 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier makes the free throw | 53-35 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:05 | New Mexico State | Eric Zakar is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Eric Zakar, team foul #8 | 53-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Barry Paige (C) Marion Yelton | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 10:50 | Michigan State | Barry Paige comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-35 |
| 10:49 | New Mexico State | Lee Wigfall grabs the defensive rebound | 53-35 |
| 10:43 | New Mexico State | Marcus Venable hits the finger roll on a great pass from Herbert Martz | 53-37 |
| 10:38 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-37 |
| 10:36 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Lee Wigfall | 53-37 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:17 | New Mexico State | Willy Walker knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-40 |
| 09:48 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski is fouled on the floor by Willy Walker - foul #2 on Willy Walker, team foul #9 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper (SF), Marion Yelton (PF) Jean Haynie, Joseph Wolbert | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Michael Worcester (SF), Robert Parton (C) Willy Walker, Lee Wigfall | |
| 09:48 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski makes the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 09:48 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski makes the 2nd free throw | 55-40 |
| 09:25 | New Mexico State | Marcus Venable drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-43 |
| 09:00 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton double dribbles | 55-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Snodgrass (SG), Donald Hansen (C) Stjepan Trojanowski, Barry Paige | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Mike Longoria (PF) Eric Zakar | |
| 08:36 | New Mexico State | Mike Longoria hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 55-43 |
| 08:35 | Michigan State | Robert Snodgrass grabs the board | 55-43 |
| 08:30 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Snodgrass | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:09 | New Mexico State | Marcus Venable can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Donald Hansen - foul #1 on Donald Hansen, team foul #3 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jean Haynie (SG), Joseph Wolbert (PF) Vernon Wier, Marion Yelton | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lee Wigfall (PF) Mike Longoria | |
| 08:09 | New Mexico State | Marcus Venable misses the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 08:09 | New Mexico State | Marcus Venable makes the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| 07:47 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert blows the layup but he's fouled by Lee Wigfall - foul #1 on Lee Wigfall, team foul #10 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Barry Paige (C) Donald Hansen | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Willy Walker (SG) Marcus Venable | |
| 07:47 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert misses the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 07:47 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert makes the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| 07:35 | New Mexico State | Willy Walker misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Snodgrass - foul #2 on Robert Snodgrass, team foul #4 | 59-44 |
| 07:35 | New Mexico State | Willy Walker makes the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 07:35 | New Mexico State | Willy Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Snodgrass (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jean Haynie (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Wolbert (fresh) 5 pts. C - Barry Paige (fresh) 5 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Herbert Martz (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Willy Walker (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Worcester (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Lee Wigfall (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Parton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:14 | Michigan State | Barry Paige knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 61-46 |
| 06:55 | New Mexico State | Lee Wigfall's pass is intercepted by Barry Paige | 61-46 |
| 06:39 | Michigan State | Jean Haynie scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 63-46 |
| 06:31 | New Mexico State | Willy Walker misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-46 |
| 06:29 | Michigan State | Barry Paige gets the rebound | 63-46 |
| 06:14 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert misses badly on a runner in the paint | 63-46 |
| 06:12 | New Mexico State | Willy Walker snags the defensive board | 63-46 |
| 06:06 | New Mexico State | Robert Parton misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 63-46 |
| 06:05 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper grabs the board | 63-46 |
| 05:42 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper misses long on a shot from the baseline | 63-46 |
| 05:40 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Snodgrass | 63-46 |
| 05:40 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vernon Wier (PG), Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Marion Yelton (PF) Robert Snodgrass, Jean Haynie, Joseph Wolbert | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Marcus Venable (SG) Willy Walker | |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Vernon Wier | 66-46 |
| 05:20 | New Mexico State | Timothy Cooper picks off the pass by Robert Parton | 66-46 |
| 05:16 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper hits the finger roll on a great pass from Vernon Wier | 68-46 |
| 05:12 | New Mexico State | Marcus Venable's dunk attempt is rejected by Timothy Cooper | 68-46 |
| 05:10 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Timothy Cooper | 68-46 |
| 04:46 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Stjepan Trojanowski | 70-46 |
| 04:37 | New Mexico State | Stjepan Trojanowski is called for the reach on Marcus Venable - foul #3 on Stjepan Trojanowski, team foul #5 | 70-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Norman Halle (PG), Robert Snodgrass (SG), Jean Haynie (SF), Joseph Wolbert (PF), Donald Hansen (C) Vernon Wier, Stjepan Trojanowski, Timothy Cooper, Marion Yelton, Barry Paige | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Willy Walker (PG), Anthony Crow (SG), Michael Young (SF), Eric Zakar (PF), Mike Longoria (C) Herbert Martz, Marcus Venable, Michael Worcester, Lee Wigfall, Robert Parton | |
| 04:31 | New Mexico State | Anthony Crow drills a 3 from the left corner | 70-49 |
| 04:05 | Michigan State | Robert Snodgrass connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Norman Halle | 72-49 |
| 03:48 | New Mexico State | Mike Longoria's pass is intercepted by Norman Halle | 72-49 |
| 03:44 | Michigan State | Norman Halle can't throw it down | 72-49 |
| 03:42 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert gets the offensive rebound | 72-49 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert misses the fadeaway near the basket | 72-49 |
| 03:17 | New Mexico State | Eric Zakar grabs the board | 72-49 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Norman Halle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Snodgrass (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jean Haynie (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Wolbert (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Hansen (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Willy Walker (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Anthony Crow (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Young (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eric Zakar (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Mike Longoria (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:06 | New Mexico State | Michael Young misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-49 |
| 03:04 | Michigan State | Norman Halle grabs the defensive rebound | 72-49 |
| 02:41 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert is fouled on the floor by Eric Zakar - foul #2 on Eric Zakar, team foul #11 | 72-49 |
| 02:41 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert makes the 1st free throw | 73-49 |
| 02:41 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert makes the 2nd free throw | 74-49 |
| 02:31 | New Mexico State | Mike Longoria's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Wolbert | 74-49 |
| 02:29 | New Mexico State | Michael Young hits the follow up shot | 74-51 |
| 02:06 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Eric Zakar - foul #3 on Eric Zakar, team foul #12 | 74-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Hicks (PF) Mike Longoria | |
| 02:06 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert makes the 1st free throw | 75-51 |
| 02:06 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert makes the 2nd free throw | 76-51 |
| 01:54 | New Mexico State | Anthony Crow hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 76-51 |
| 01:52 | Michigan State | Donald Hansen snags the defensive board | 76-51 |
| 01:33 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert connects on the floater near the basket and the foul's on Robert Hicks - foul #1 on Robert Hicks, team foul #13 | 78-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Mike Longoria (C) Robert Hicks | |
| 01:33 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert misses the free throw | 78-51 |
| 01:33 | New Mexico State | Mike Longoria pulls down the rebound | 78-51 |
| 01:21 | New Mexico State | Donald Hansen is called for the reach on Willy Walker - foul #2 on Donald Hansen, team foul #6 | 78-51 |
| 01:07 | New Mexico State | Michael Young is whistled for traveling | 78-51 |
| 00:45 | Michigan State | Norman Halle scores on a 3 from straight away | 81-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:40 | New Mexico State | Donald Hansen steals it from Anthony Crow | 81-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Jean Haynie misses the easy layup | 81-51 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Wolbert | 81-51 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Norman Halle runs out the clock | 81-51 |