| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Donald Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Daley (fresh) PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Becraft (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Omar Hain (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Thomas (fresh) SF - Ian Cosenza (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Gochenour (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Carmelo Mendez (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley inbounds the ball | 29-36 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:32 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Phillips out of a doubleteam | 31-36 |
| 19:10 | Michigan | Omar Hain misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 19:09 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza tips it but misses | 31-36 |
| 19:07 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens pulls down the rebound | 31-36 |
| 19:02 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens is fouled on the floor by Carmelo Mendez - foul #2 on Carmelo Mendez, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu (SF), David Hays (PF), Tyrone Adam (C) Donald Phillips, Cedric Owens, Richard Becraft | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 18:46 | Michigan State | David Hays's fadeaway is rejected by Carmelo Mendez | 31-36 |
| 18:45 | Michigan | Omar Hain snags the defensive board | 31-36 |
| 18:39 | Michigan | Omar Hain scores on a jumper in the paint set up by John Thomas | 31-38 |
| 18:28 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun is hacked by Carmelo Mendez - foul #3 on Carmelo Mendez, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hamm (SG), Cedric Owens (PF), Richard Becraft (C) Joseph Daley, David Hays, Tyrone Adam | |
| Subs | Michigan | Loren Bugarin (C) Carmelo Mendez | |
| 18:09 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft throws it down | 33-38 |
| 17:50 | Michigan | John Thomas scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Omar Hain | 33-41 |
| 17:33 | Michigan State | Ian Cosenza steals the ball from Jing-Quo Sun | 33-41 |
| 17:04 | Michigan | John Thomas can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-41 |
| 17:02 | Michigan | Henry Gochenour tips it in | 33-43 |
| 16:50 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-43 |
| 16:48 | Michigan | Omar Hain grabs the defensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 16:19 | Michigan | Henry Gochenour misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Cedric Owens - foul #1 on Cedric Owens, team foul #1 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG), Joseph Daley (SF), David Hays (PF), Tyrone Adam (C) Robert Hamm, Zhuang Chu, Cedric Owens, Richard Becraft | |
| Subs | Michigan | Zhu Wang (PG), Daniel McKnight (SG) Omar Hain, John Thomas | |
| 16:19 | Michigan | Henry Gochenour makes the 1st free throw | 33-44 |
| 16:19 | Michigan | Henry Gochenour makes the 2nd free throw | 33-45 |
| 16:03 | Michigan State | David Hays knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Jing-Quo Sun | 35-45 |
| 16:00 | Michigan | Zhu Wang's pass is intercepted by Donald Phillips in the backcourt | 35-45 |
| 15:59 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun lays it in on a nice dish by Donald Phillips | 37-45 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Donald Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Daley (fresh) PF - David Hays (fresh) 4 pts. C - Tyrone Adam (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Zhu Wang (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel McKnight (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ian Cosenza (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Henry Gochenour (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Loren Bugarin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Michigan | Loren Bugarin is denied on a layup by David Hays | 37-45 |
| 15:33 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam pulls down the rebound | 37-45 |
| 15:10 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-45 |
| 15:09 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam tips it home | 39-45 |
| 14:49 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-45 |
| 14:47 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 14:28 | Michigan State | David Hays scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Jing-Quo Sun | 41-45 |
| 14:07 | Michigan | Daniel McKnight hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-45 |
| 14:05 | Michigan | Henry Gochenour tips it but misses | 41-45 |
| 14:04 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun gets the rebound | 41-45 |
| 13:49 | Michigan State | Ian Cosenza swats the short shot by David Hays | 41-45 |
| 13:48 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips tips it back up and in | 43-45 |
| 13:24 | Michigan | Henry Gochenour can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 43-45 |
| 13:22 | Michigan | Henry Gochenour tips it home | 43-47 |
| 13:03 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Ian Cosenza - foul #1 on Ian Cosenza, team foul #3 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hamm (SG), Cedric Owens (PF), Richard Becraft (C) Donald Phillips, David Hays, Tyrone Adam | |
| Subs | Michigan | Omar Hain (PG), John Thomas (SG), Nathan Simpson (SF), Carmelo Mendez (C) Zhu Wang, Daniel McKnight, Henry Gochenour, Loren Bugarin | |
| 13:03 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 13:03 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 12:34 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 12:33 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| 12:26 | Michigan State | Robert Hamm is hacked by John Thomas - foul #2 on John Thomas, team foul #4 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu (SF), David Hays (PF) Joseph Daley, Cedric Owens | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 12:10 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft is hacked by Carmelo Mendez - foul #4 on Carmelo Mendez, team foul #5 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Cedric Owens (PF) David Hays | |
| Subs | Michigan | Henry Gochenour (C) Carmelo Mendez | |
| 11:52 | Michigan State | Robert Hamm misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-47 |
| 11:51 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens hits the follow up shot | 47-47 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jing-Quo Sun (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Hamm (fresh) SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Becraft (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Omar Hain (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nathan Simpson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ian Cosenza (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Henry Gochenour (tiring) 16 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Michigan | Henry Gochenour blows the layup | 47-47 |
| 11:27 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 11:18 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens is hacked by Ian Cosenza - foul #2 on Ian Cosenza, team foul #6 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Hays (PF) Cedric Owens | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 11:09 | Michigan State | Omar Hain picks off the pass by David Hays | 47-47 |
| 11:05 | Michigan | Nathan Simpson can't finish the layup | 47-47 |
| 11:03 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 10:48 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft throws it down set up by Zhuang Chu | 49-47 |
| 10:19 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza banks in the layup on a nice dish by Omar Hain | 49-49 |
| 10:01 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jing-Quo Sun | 52-49 |
| 09:39 | Michigan | Nathan Simpson is hacked by Jing-Quo Sun - foul #3 on Jing-Quo Sun, team foul #2 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG), Cedric Owens (PF) Jing-Quo Sun, David Hays | |
| Subs | Michigan | Zhu Wang (PG), Daniel McKnight (SG), Loren Bugarin (PF) Omar Hain, Nathan Simpson, Ian Cosenza | |
| 09:16 | Michigan | John Thomas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-49 |
| 09:14 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 08:58 | Michigan State | Henry Gochenour is called for the reach on Richard Becraft - foul #2 on Henry Gochenour, team foul #7 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Daley (SG), David Hays (PF) Robert Hamm, Cedric Owens | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ian Cosenza (SF) John Thomas | |
| 08:58 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft misses the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 08:58 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 08:41 | Michigan | Zhuang Chu picks off the pass by Ian Cosenza | 52-49 |
| 08:20 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-49 |
| 08:19 | Michigan | Henry Gochenour snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 07:56 | Michigan | Donald Phillips steals it from Daniel McKnight | 52-49 |
| 07:53 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu misses the easy layup | 52-49 |
| 07:52 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley tips it in | 54-49 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Donald Phillips (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Daley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Zhuang Chu (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Hays (fresh) 6 pts. C - Richard Becraft (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Zhu Wang (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel McKnight (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ian Cosenza (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Loren Bugarin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Henry Gochenour (tiring) 16 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Michigan | Daniel McKnight is called for traveling | 54-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (PG), Robert Hamm (SG), Cedric Owens (PF), Tyrone Adam (C) Donald Phillips, Joseph Daley, David Hays, Richard Becraft | |
| Subs | Michigan | Omar Hain (PG), Nathan Simpson (SF), Carmelo Mendez (C) Daniel McKnight, Ian Cosenza, Henry Gochenour | |
| 07:09 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 07:08 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Omar Hain | 54-49 |
| 06:47 | Michigan | Carmelo Mendez buries a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Nathan Simpson | 54-51 |
| 06:30 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Zhuang Chu | 56-51 |
| 06:10 | Michigan | Omar Hain is hacked by Tyrone Adam - foul #2 on Tyrone Adam, team foul #3 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG), David Hays (PF), Richard Becraft (C) Robert Hamm, Cedric Owens, Tyrone Adam | |
| Subs | Michigan | John Thomas (SG) Zhu Wang | |
| 05:47 | Michigan | Nathan Simpson makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Omar Hain | 56-54 |
| 05:36 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jing-Quo Sun | 59-54 |
| 05:17 | Michigan | Richard Becraft takes the ball from John Thomas | 59-54 |
| 04:52 | Michigan State | Carmelo Mendez is called for the reach on Donald Phillips - foul #5 on Carmelo Mendez, team foul #8 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hamm (SG), Joseph Daley (SF), Cedric Owens (PF) Jing-Quo Sun, Zhuang Chu, David Hays | |
| Subs | Michigan | Ian Cosenza (PF), Henry Gochenour (C) Loren Bugarin, Carmelo Mendez | |
| 04:52 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 04:52 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 04:30 | Michigan | Henry Gochenour makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Omar Hain | 61-56 |
| 04:05 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 61-56 |
| 04:03 | Michigan | John Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 03:45 | Michigan | Omar Hain can't connect on a shot in the paint | 61-56 |
| 03:44 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Omar Hain | 61-56 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Donald Phillips (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Hamm (fresh) SF - Joseph Daley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Becraft (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Omar Hain (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Nathan Simpson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ian Cosenza (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Henry Gochenour (tiring) 18 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza misses the dunk attempt | 61-56 |
| 03:25 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft pulls down the rebound | 61-56 |
| 03:06 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Joseph Daley | 63-56 |
| 02:48 | Michigan | Henry Gochenour clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 63-56 |
| 02:47 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens grabs the board | 63-56 |
| 02:32 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 63-56 |
| 02:30 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Ian Cosenza | 63-56 |
| 02:17 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza misses the floater from the free throw line | 63-56 |
| 02:15 | Michigan | Omar Hain tips it in | 63-58 |
| 02:00 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft loses the ball out of bounds | 63-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG) Robert Hamm | |
| Subs | Michigan | Loren Bugarin (C) Nathan Simpson | |
| 01:31 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Joseph Daley - foul #1 on Joseph Daley, team foul #4 | 63-58 |
| 01:31 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 01:31 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 01:21 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Phillips | 66-60 |
| 01:01 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza lays it up and in | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips is hacked by John Thomas - foul #3 on John Thomas, team foul #9 | 66-62 |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 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 triangle 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 | Michigan | Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Michigan | Cedric Owens is called for the reach on Henry Gochenour - foul #2 on Cedric Owens, team foul #5 | 68-62 |
| 00:50 | Michigan | Loren Bugarin is fouled on the floor by Richard Becraft - foul #2 on Richard Becraft, team foul #6 | 68-62 |
| 00:48 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Cedric Owens - foul #3 on Cedric Owens, team foul #7 | 68-62 |
| 00:48 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza misses the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:48 | Michigan | Ian Cosenza makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:47 | Michigan State | Omar Hain is called for the reach on Donald Phillips in the backcourt - foul #2 on Omar Hain, team foul #10 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hamm (SG), Zhuang Chu (SF), David Hays (PF) Jing-Quo Sun, Joseph Daley, Cedric Owens | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 00:47 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:47 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:40 | Michigan | Zhuang Chu denies the turnaround by Henry Gochenour | 69-63 |
| 00:39 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft gets the rebound | 69-63 |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft is hacked by Omar Hain in the backcourt - foul #3 on Omar Hain, team foul #11 | 69-63 |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:28 | Michigan | Richard Becraft takes the ball from Loren Bugarin | 71-63 |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips is hacked by Omar Hain in the backcourt - foul #4 on Omar Hain, team foul #12 | 71-63 |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:21 | Michigan | Henry Gochenour misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 73-63 |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft gets the rebound | 73-63 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips runs out the clock | 73-63 |