| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Witherell (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Callahan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kwakou Albarazi (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Philip Acord (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Buske (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Luis Davis (fresh) PF - Fred Campbell (fresh) 7 pts. C - Thomas Hill (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | John Watson inbounds the ball | 37-28 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi loses the dribble to Luis Davis | 37-28 |
| 19:43 | Michigan | Philip Acord blows the dunk | 37-28 |
| 19:41 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to John Watson | 37-28 |
| 19:17 | Michigan State | Thomas Hill is called for the reach on John Witherell - foul #3 on Thomas Hill, team foul #1 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | James Stout (C) Thomas Hill | |
| 19:10 | Michigan State | John Watson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 37-28 |
| 19:08 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to William Callahan | 37-28 |
| 18:48 | Michigan State | James Stout blocks the jumper by John Witherell | 37-28 |
| 18:47 | Michigan | Fred Campbell gets the rebound | 37-28 |
| 18:23 | Michigan | Fred Campbell knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Philip Acord | 37-30 |
| 18:11 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi misses long on a floater from close range but he's fouled by James Stout - foul #2 on James Stout, team foul #2 | 37-30 |
| 18:11 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi misses the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 18:11 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 17:44 | Michigan | William Callahan is called for the reach on Fred Campbell - foul #3 on William Callahan, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Mikula (PF) William Callahan | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 17:25 | Michigan | Fred Campbell is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #3 on Fred Campbell, team foul #3 | 38-30 |
| 17:05 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi hits a wide open fadeaway in the lane set up by John Watson | 40-30 |
| 16:44 | Michigan | Fred Campbell shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater near the basket | 40-30 |
| 16:42 | Michigan | Philip Acord pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 16:24 | Michigan | Fred Campbell is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Kwakou Albarazi - foul #3 on Kwakou Albarazi, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Carlos (SF), Stephen Harrold (C) John Watson, Kwakou Albarazi | |
| Subs | Michigan | Walter Whaley (PG), Clement Gregory (SG), Arnold King (SF) Philip Acord, Benjamin Buske, Luis Davis | |
| 16:24 | Michigan | Fred Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 16:24 | Michigan | Fred Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 16:11 | Michigan State | John Witherell evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway in the lane and he's hacked by Clement Gregory - foul #1 on Clement Gregory, team foul #4 | 42-32 |
| 16:11 | Michigan State | John Witherell misses the free throw | 42-32 |
| 16:11 | Michigan | Fred Campbell grabs the board | 42-32 |
| 15:47 | Michigan | James Stout is called for traveling | 42-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG), Boris Gorzynski (SG), William Callahan (PF) Russell Towne, John Witherell, John Mikula | |
| Subs | Michigan | Thomas Hill (C) James Stout | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Randy Sharp (fresh) SG - Boris Gorzynski (fresh) SF - Michael Carlos (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Callahan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Harrold (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Walter Whaley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clement Gregory (fresh) SF - Arnold King (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Fred Campbell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:29 | Michigan State | Fred Campbell swats the short shot by Randy Sharp | 42-32 |
| 15:28 | Michigan | Fred Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 15:07 | Michigan | Walter Whaley works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-32 |
| 15:05 | Michigan State | William Callahan grabs the board | 42-32 |
| 14:43 | Michigan State | William Callahan can't finish the layup but the foul's on Thomas Hill - foul #4 on Thomas Hill, team foul #5 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Towne (PG), John Witherell (SG), John Watson (SF), Kwakou Albarazi (C) Randy Sharp, Boris Gorzynski, Michael Carlos, Stephen Harrold | |
| Subs | Michigan | Philip Acord (PG), Benjamin Buske (SG), Luis Davis (SF), James Stout (PF) Walter Whaley, Clement Gregory, Fred Campbell, Thomas Hill | |
| 14:43 | Michigan State | William Callahan makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 14:43 | Michigan State | William Callahan makes the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 14:19 | Michigan | William Callahan is called for the reach on James Stout - foul #4 on William Callahan, team foul #3 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Mikula (PF) William Callahan | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 13:54 | Michigan | Arnold King hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kwakou Albarazi - foul #4 on Kwakou Albarazi, team foul #4 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold (C) Kwakou Albarazi | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 13:54 | Michigan | Arnold King makes the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 13:54 | Michigan | Arnold King makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 13:38 | Michigan State | Luis Davis picks off the pass by John Mikula | 44-34 |
| 13:34 | Michigan | Benjamin Buske lays it in set up by Luis Davis | 44-36 |
| 13:14 | Michigan State | John Watson misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 44-36 |
| 13:13 | Michigan | James Stout grabs the board | 44-36 |
| 12:52 | Michigan | John Witherell is called for the reach on Benjamin Buske - foul #1 on John Witherell, team foul #5 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi (C) Stephen Harrold | |
| Subs | Michigan | Fred Campbell (PF) Arnold King | |
| 12:30 | Michigan | James Stout throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-36 |
| 12:20 | Michigan State | Russell Towne knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 46-36 |
| 12:07 | Michigan | Fred Campbell lays it up and in | 46-38 |
| 11:51 | Michigan State | John Witherell misses the dunk attempt against a doubleteam | 46-38 |
| 11:50 | Michigan State | Russell Towne tips it home | 48-38 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Witherell (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Mikula (fresh) C - Kwakou Albarazi (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Philip Acord (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Buske (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Luis Davis (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Fred Campbell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Stout (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Michigan | The jumper by James Stout is denied by John Mikula | 48-38 |
| 11:20 | Michigan State | John Watson grabs the board | 48-38 |
| 11:06 | Michigan State | The short jumper by Kwakou Albarazi is denied by Fred Campbell | 48-38 |
| 11:05 | Michigan | James Stout grabs the board | 48-38 |
| 10:41 | Michigan | Fred Campbell misses the lay-in | 48-38 |
| 10:39 | Michigan State | John Mikula gets the rebound | 48-38 |
| 10:25 | Michigan State | Russell Towne scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-38 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:08 | Michigan | Fred Campbell works out of a doubleteam and scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Benjamin Buske | 51-40 |
| 09:44 | Michigan State | John Mikula is called for traveling | 51-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG), Boris Gorzynski (SG), Michael Carlos (SF), Stephen Harrold (C) Russell Towne, John Witherell, John Watson, John Mikula | |
| Subs | Michigan | Walter Whaley (PG), Clement Gregory (SG), Joseph Brown (SF), Arnold King (C) Philip Acord, Benjamin Buske, Luis Davis, James Stout | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:15 | Michigan | Fred Campbell works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Stephen Harrold - foul #2 on Stephen Harrold, team foul #6 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Mikula (PF) Kwakou Albarazi | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 09:15 | Michigan | Fred Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 09:15 | Michigan | Fred Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 09:15 | Michigan State | John Mikula gets the rebound | 51-40 |
| 08:55 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 51-40 |
| 08:53 | Michigan State | John Mikula grabs the offensive board | 51-40 |
| 08:32 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Boris Gorzynski | 53-40 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:10 | Michigan | Fred Campbell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-40 |
| 08:09 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Stephen Harrold | 53-40 |
| 07:51 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Fred Campbell - foul #4 on Fred Campbell, team foul #6 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Towne (PG), John Watson (SF), William Callahan (PF), Kwakou Albarazi (C) Randy Sharp, Michael Carlos, John Mikula, Stephen Harrold | |
| Subs | Michigan | Benjamin Buske (SG), Thomas Hill (C) Joseph Brown, Fred Campbell | |
| 07:51 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski makes the free throw | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:37 | Michigan | Walter Whaley works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Kwakou Albarazi - foul #5 on Kwakou Albarazi, team foul #7 | 56-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Witherell (SG), Stephen Harrold (C) Boris Gorzynski, Kwakou Albarazi | |
| Subs | Michigan | James Stout (PF) Clement Gregory | |
| 07:37 | Michigan | Walter Whaley makes the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 07:37 | Michigan | Walter Whaley makes the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Witherell (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Callahan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Stephen Harrold (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Walter Whaley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Buske (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Arnold King (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Stout (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:17 | Michigan State | John Witherell loses the ball out of bounds | 56-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Philip Acord (PG), Luis Davis (SF) Walter Whaley, Arnold King | |
| 07:10 | Michigan | James Stout comes up short on the shot from the right block | 56-42 |
| 07:08 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold pulls down the rebound | 56-42 |
| 06:56 | Michigan State | John Watson connects on the floater from the right side set up by Russell Towne | 58-42 |
| 06:42 | Michigan | Thomas Hill drills a floater from the right wing | 58-44 |
| 06:31 | Michigan State | Luis Davis swats the short shot by John Witherell | 58-44 |
| 06:30 | Michigan | James Stout grabs the defensive rebound | 58-44 |
| 06:21 | Michigan | Thomas Hill comes up short on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Stephen Harrold - foul #3 on Stephen Harrold, team foul #8 | 58-44 |
| 06:21 | Michigan | Thomas Hill misses the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 06:21 | Michigan | Thomas Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| 06:02 | Michigan State | John Witherell is hacked by Thomas Hill during a doubleteam - foul #5 on Thomas Hill, team foul #7 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Arnold King (C) Thomas Hill | |
| 06:02 | Michigan State | John Witherell misses the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 06:02 | Michigan State | William Callahan pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-45 |
| 05:47 | Michigan State | Russell Towne misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-45 |
| 05:46 | Michigan | Arnold King gets the rebound | 58-45 |
| 05:39 | Michigan | Arnold King misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-45 |
| 05:37 | Michigan | James Stout tips it in | 58-47 |
| 05:16 | Michigan State | John Watson misses the dunk attempt | 58-47 |
| 05:15 | Michigan | Arnold King gets the rebound | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:07 | Michigan | James Stout's fadeaway is rejected by Stephen Harrold | 58-47 |
| 05:06 | Michigan | Philip Acord gets the offensive rebound | 58-47 |
| 04:49 | Michigan | James Stout misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 58-47 |
| 04:47 | Michigan State | William Callahan snags the defensive board | 58-47 |
| 04:35 | Michigan State | John Witherell works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 58-47 |
| 04:34 | Michigan State | William Callahan tips it in | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:10 | Michigan | Arnold King hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Philip Acord | 60-49 |
| 03:52 | Michigan State | William Callahan jams it set up by John Witherell | 62-49 |
| 03:34 | Michigan | James Stout knocks in the floater from the free throw line and he's hacked by John Watson - foul #1 on John Watson, team foul #9 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG), Boris Gorzynski (SG), Michael Carlos (SF), John Mikula (PF) Russell Towne, John Witherell, John Watson, William Callahan | |
| Subs | Michigan | Walter Whaley (PG), Clement Gregory (SG), Joseph Brown (SF), Fred Campbell (PF) Philip Acord, Benjamin Buske, Luis Davis, Arnold King | |
| 03:34 | Michigan | James Stout makes the free throw | 62-52 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Randy Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Boris Gorzynski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Carlos (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Mikula (fresh) 4 reb. C - Stephen Harrold (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Walter Whaley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clement Gregory (fresh) SF - Joseph Brown (fresh) PF - Fred Campbell (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - James Stout (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos loses the dribble to Fred Campbell | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:49 | Michigan | Fred Campbell can't finish the layup | 62-52 |
| 02:48 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold grabs the board | 62-52 |
| 02:48 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Towne (PG), John Witherell (SG), John Watson (SF), William Callahan (PF) Randy Sharp, Boris Gorzynski, Michael Carlos, John Mikula | |
| Subs | Michigan | Benjamin Buske (SG), Luis Davis (SF), Arnold King (C) Clement Gregory, Joseph Brown, James Stout | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:32 | Michigan State | John Witherell evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 62-52 |
| 02:30 | Michigan State | John Watson snags the offensive board | 62-52 |
| 02:17 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 62-52 |
| 02:15 | Michigan State | William Callahan can't tip it in | 62-52 |
| 02:14 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Walter Whaley | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:00 | Michigan | Russell Towne steals the ball from Walter Whaley | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 01:59 | Michigan State | Benjamin Buske is called for the reach on John Watson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Benjamin Buske, team foul #8 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG), Boris Gorzynski (SG), John Mikula (PF) Russell Towne, John Witherell, William Callahan | |
| Subs | Michigan | Philip Acord (PG), James Stout (C) Walter Whaley, Arnold King | |
| 01:59 | Michigan State | John Watson misses the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 01:59 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold snags the offensive board | 62-52 |
| 01:58 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold is fouled on the floor by James Stout - foul #3 on James Stout, team foul #9 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Carlos (SF) John Watson | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 01:58 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 01:58 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 01:46 | Michigan | Fred Campbell makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Philip Acord | 64-54 |
| 01:43 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp is hacked by Benjamin Buske in the backcourt - foul #4 on Benjamin Buske, team foul #10 | 64-54 |
| 01:43 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp misses the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 01:43 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 01:26 | Michigan | Fred Campbell misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 65-54 |
| 01:25 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski grabs the board | 65-54 |
| 01:24 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski is fouled in the backcourt by Benjamin Buske - foul #5 on Benjamin Buske, team foul #11 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Walter Whaley (SG) Benjamin Buske | |
| 01:24 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski misses the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 01:24 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 01:02 | Michigan | Walter Whaley works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-57 |
| 01:02 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Towne (PG), John Witherell (SG), John Watson (SF), William Callahan (PF) Randy Sharp, Boris Gorzynski, Michael Carlos, John Mikula | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 01:01 | Michigan State | John Watson is fouled in the backcourt by Philip Acord - foul #1 on Philip Acord, team foul #12 | 66-57 |
| 01:01 | Michigan State | John Watson makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 01:01 | Michigan State | John Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:54 | Michigan | Walter Whaley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-57 |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | John Watson gets the rebound | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Michigan State | John Watson makes the jumpshot from the right side | 70-57 |
| 00:19 | Michigan | Fred Campbell is hacked by John Witherell - foul #2 on John Witherell, team foul #10 | 70-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG), Boris Gorzynski (SG), Michael Carlos (SF), John Mikula (PF) Russell Towne, John Witherell, John Watson, William Callahan | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 00:19 | Michigan | Fred Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 00:19 | Michigan | Fred Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp runs out the clock | 70-58 |