| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Wilkins (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Alonso Alphin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Ford (fresh) PF - George Ingram (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Brewer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff inbounds the ball | 35-23 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold comes up short on the shot from the right block | 35-23 |
| 19:35 | Ball State | George Ingram snags the defensive board | 35-23 |
| 19:30 | Ball State | Mark Arnold knocks away the 3 by Ronald Wilkins | 35-23 |
| 19:29 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley grabs the defensive rebound | 35-23 |
| 19:24 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley blows the layup over the doubleteam but the foul's on Alonso Alphin - foul #2 on Alonso Alphin, team foul #1 | 35-23 |
| 19:24 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley makes the 1st free throw | 36-23 |
| 19:24 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley makes the 2nd free throw | 37-23 |
| 18:59 | Ball State | Michael Brewer loses the ball out of bounds | 37-23 |
| 18:39 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold misses long on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Michael Brewer - foul #2 on Michael Brewer, team foul #2 | 37-23 |
| 18:39 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 38-23 |
| 18:39 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 39-23 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:15 | Ball State | George Ingram misses short on a shot from the left side but the foul's on James Cecere - foul #1 on James Cecere, team foul #1 | 39-23 |
| 18:15 | Ball State | George Ingram makes the 1st free throw | 39-24 |
| 18:15 | Ball State | George Ingram makes the 2nd free throw | 39-25 |
| 18:11 | Michigan State | David Burnett is hacked by Ronald Wilkins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Wilkins, team foul #3 | 39-25 |
| 17:56 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley loses the dribble to Alonso Alphin | 39-25 |
| 17:53 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin lays it up and in | 39-27 |
| 17:33 | Michigan State | David Burnett is fouled on the floor by Ronald Wilkins - foul #3 on Ronald Wilkins, team foul #4 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Jerry Poch (PF), Lucas Ziek (C) David Burnett, James Cecere, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Hukill (PG), Ruben Laws (SG), Darrell Lugo (PF) Ronald Wilkins, Alonso Alphin, George Ingram | |
| 17:13 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson drills a shot from close range | 41-27 |
| 17:03 | Ball State | James Ford misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 41-27 |
| 17:01 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek grabs the board | 41-27 |
| 16:44 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG), Patrick Wilkinson (SF) Eric Ansley, Brian Shurtleff | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Bartlett (SF), Timothy Slape (PF) James Ford, Michael Brewer | |
| 16:27 | Ball State | John Bartlett can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-27 |
| 16:25 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson gets the rebound | 41-27 |
| 16:02 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-27 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Poch (fresh) C - Lucas Ziek (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric Hukill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ruben Laws (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Bartlett (fresh) PF - Timothy Slape (fresh) 3 pts. C - Darrell Lugo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Ball State | Timothy Slape misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 44-27 |
| 15:47 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo grabs the offensive board | 44-27 |
| 15:37 | Ball State | Ruben Laws misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 44-27 |
| 15:36 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch snags the defensive board | 44-27 |
| 15:14 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 44-27 |
| 15:12 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch grabs the offensive rebound | 44-27 |
| 15:02 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Ruben Laws - foul #1 on Ruben Laws, team foul #5 | 44-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Brian Shurtleff (SF), James Cecere (PF), Mark Arnold (C) Kenneth Swanson, Patrick Wilkinson, Jerry Poch, Lucas Ziek | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins (PG), Alonso Alphin (SG), Scott Henderson (SF), George Ingram (PF), Michael Brewer (C) Eric Hukill, Ruben Laws, John Bartlett, Timothy Slape, Darrell Lugo | |
| 15:02 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 45-27 |
| 15:02 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 45-27 |
| 15:02 | Ball State | George Ingram snags the defensive board | 45-27 |
| 14:42 | Ball State | Michael Brewer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-27 |
| 14:41 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff grabs the defensive rebound | 45-27 |
| 14:19 | Michigan State | James Cecere can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 45-27 |
| 14:17 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff tips it home | 47-27 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:10 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin buries a 3 from the right wing | 47-30 |
| 13:51 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Alonso Alphin - foul #3 on Alonso Alphin, team foul #6 | 47-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Ansley (SG) Ray Boyd | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 13:51 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff misses the 1st free throw | 47-30 |
| 13:51 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff misses the 2nd free throw | 47-30 |
| 13:51 | Ball State | Scott Henderson gets the rebound | 47-30 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:31 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-30 |
| 13:29 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-30 |
| 13:20 | Ball State | Michael Brewer misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-30 |
| 13:18 | Michigan State | David Burnett pulls down the rebound | 47-30 |
| 13:10 | Michigan State | James Cecere can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 47-30 |
| 13:08 | Ball State | George Ingram pulls down the rebound | 47-30 |
| 12:49 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 47-30 |
| 12:47 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold grabs the defensive rebound | 47-30 |
| 12:32 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-30 |
| 12:30 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold grabs the offensive rebound | 47-30 |
| 12:25 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-30 |
| 12:23 | Ball State | Scott Henderson pulls down the rebound | 47-30 |
| 12:17 | Ball State | George Ingram is hacked by James Cecere - foul #2 on James Cecere, team foul #2 | 47-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Patrick Wilkinson (SF), Jerry Poch (PF), Lucas Ziek (C) David Burnett, Brian Shurtleff, James Cecere, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ruben Laws (SG), James Ford (SF), Timothy Slape (PF), Darrell Lugo (C) Alonso Alphin, Scott Henderson, George Ingram, Michael Brewer | |
| 12:03 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins loses the ball out of bounds | 47-30 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Poch (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lucas Ziek (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Wilkins (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ruben Laws (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Ford (fresh) PF - Timothy Slape (fresh) 3 pts. C - Darrell Lugo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Michigan State | Timothy Slape is called for the reach on Kenneth Swanson - foul #1 on Timothy Slape, team foul #7 | 47-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Hukill (PG) Ronald Wilkins | |
| 11:43 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson misses the 1st free throw | 47-30 |
| 11:43 | Ball State | Timothy Slape pulls down the rebound | 47-30 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:34 | Ball State | James Ford clanks a runner from the baseline | 47-30 |
| 11:32 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch snags the defensive board | 47-30 |
| 11:17 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Brewer (C) Timothy Slape | |
| 11:02 | Ball State | Michael Brewer scores on a jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Patrick Wilkinson - foul #1 on Patrick Wilkinson, team foul #3 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Scott Henderson (SG) Ruben Laws | |
| 11:02 | Ball State | Michael Brewer makes the free throw | 47-33 |
| 10:37 | Michigan State | Darrell Lugo steps in front of the Patrick Wilkinson pass | 47-33 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:18 | Ball State | Michael Brewer buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-36 |
| 10:03 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson can't throw it down but he's fouled by Eric Hukill - foul #2 on Eric Hukill, team foul #8 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG), Brian Shurtleff (SF), James Cecere (PF), Mark Arnold (C) Eric Ansley, Patrick Wilkinson, Jerry Poch, Lucas Ziek | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins (PG), Alonso Alphin (SG), George Ingram (PF) Eric Hukill, James Ford, Darrell Lugo | |
| 10:03 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 10:03 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson misses the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| 10:03 | Ball State | Scott Henderson grabs the board | 48-36 |
| 09:45 | Ball State | James Cecere is called for the reach on Scott Henderson - foul #3 on James Cecere, team foul #4 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG) Kenneth Swanson | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Bartlett (SF) Scott Henderson | |
| 09:29 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins banks in the layup | 48-38 |
| 09:00 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd steps out of bounds on the baseline | 48-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Ansley (SG) Ray Boyd | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Ford (SF), Darrell Lugo (C) John Bartlett, Michael Brewer | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:43 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins misses the lay-in | 48-38 |
| 08:41 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Alonso Alphin | 48-38 |
| 08:17 | Ball State | George Ingram double dribbles | 48-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Scott Henderson (SF) James Ford | |
| 08:12 | Michigan State | David Burnett's pass is intercepted by Alonso Alphin in the backcourt | 48-38 |
| 07:51 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin is fouled on the floor by James Cecere - foul #4 on James Cecere, team foul #5 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry Poch (PF) James Cecere | |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Slape (PF) George Ingram | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Poch (fresh) 4 reb. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Wilkins (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SG - Alonso Alphin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Scott Henderson (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Slape (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Darrell Lugo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-40 |
| 07:08 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by David Burnett | 50-40 |
| 06:48 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Jerry Poch - foul #2 on Jerry Poch, team foul #6 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Ray Boyd (SG), Patrick Wilkinson (SF), Lucas Ziek (C) David Burnett, Eric Ansley, Brian Shurtleff, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Ford (SF), George Ingram (PF), Michael Brewer (C) Alonso Alphin, Timothy Slape, Darrell Lugo | |
| 06:48 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 06:48 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 06:30 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ray Boyd and the foul's on George Ingram - foul #2 on George Ingram, team foul #9 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Cecere (PF) Lucas Ziek | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Hukill (PG), Ruben Laws (SG) Ronald Wilkins, Scott Henderson | |
| 06:30 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch misses the free throw | 52-42 |
| 06:30 | Ball State | Michael Brewer gets the rebound | 52-42 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:16 | Ball State | Michael Brewer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 52-42 |
| 06:15 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Ruben Laws | 52-42 |
| 06:05 | Ball State | Ruben Laws misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 52-42 |
| 06:03 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson pulls down the rebound | 52-42 |
| 05:41 | Michigan State | James Cecere throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Ansley (SG) Ray Boyd | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 05:12 | Ball State | Ruben Laws knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by James Ford | 52-45 |
| 04:49 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley clanks a turnaround from close range | 52-45 |
| 04:48 | Ball State | James Ford grabs the board | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:26 | Ball State | George Ingram misses the easy layup | 52-45 |
| 04:24 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to James Ford | 52-45 |
| 04:24 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Brian Shurtleff (SF), Mark Arnold (C) Kenneth Swanson, Patrick Wilkinson, Jerry Poch | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins (PG), Alonso Alphin (SG), Scott Henderson (SF) Eric Hukill, Ruben Laws, James Ford | |
| 04:03 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-45 |
| 04:02 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins can't tip it in | 52-45 |
| 04:01 | Michigan State | James Cecere grabs the defensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 03:54 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Cecere | 54-45 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ronald Wilkins (fresh) 17 pts. 3 pf. SG - Alonso Alphin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Scott Henderson (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Ingram (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Brewer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-48 |
| 03:29 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by David Burnett | 57-48 |
| 03:15 | Ball State | George Ingram misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 57-48 |
| 03:14 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold grabs the defensive rebound | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:10 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 57-48 |
| 03:08 | Michigan State | David Burnett snags the offensive board | 57-48 |
| 02:50 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley makes the contested 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-48 |
| 02:39 | Ball State | Ronald Wilkins drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by George Ingram | 60-50 |
| 02:28 | Michigan State | David Burnett can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Ronald Wilkins - foul #4 on Ronald Wilkins, team foul #10 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG), Patrick Wilkinson (SF), Jerry Poch (PF), Lucas Ziek (C) Eric Ansley, Brian Shurtleff, James Cecere, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Hukill (PG), Ruben Laws (SG), James Ford (SF), Timothy Slape (PF), Darrell Lugo (C) Ronald Wilkins, Alonso Alphin, Scott Henderson, George Ingram, Michael Brewer | |
| 02:28 | Michigan State | David Burnett misses the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 02:28 | Michigan State | David Burnett makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 02:10 | Ball State | James Ford clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 61-50 |
| 02:08 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd grabs the board | 61-50 |
| 01:48 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch knocks in the floater from the baseline | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:28 | Ball State | Ruben Laws can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 63-50 |
| 01:26 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo hits the follow up shot | 63-52 |
| 01:11 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Ray Boyd | 65-52 |
| 00:56 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo dunks the ball and he's hacked by David Burnett - foul #3 on David Burnett, team foul #7 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG) David Burnett | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:56 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo misses the free throw | 65-54 |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek grabs the defensive rebound | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Ball State | Ruben Laws misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-54 |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch pulls down the rebound | 65-54 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson runs out the clock | 65-54 |