| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard Howell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Carter Foreman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Mowrey (fresh) PF - Jan Barry (fresh) C - Harold Clancy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff inbounds the ball | 32-20 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff knocks in the shot from the left wing | 34-20 |
| 19:15 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-20 |
| 19:13 | Rutgers | Richard Howell tips it back up and in | 34-22 |
| 18:51 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold is fouled on the floor by Harold Clancy - foul #3 on Harold Clancy, team foul #1 | 34-22 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook (C) Harold Clancy | |
| 18:36 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-22 |
| 18:35 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Shurtleff | 34-22 |
| 18:19 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Anthony Westbrook - foul #1 on Anthony Westbrook, team foul #2 | 34-22 |
| 18:19 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 35-22 |
| 18:19 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 36-22 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 17:58 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Richard Howell | 36-25 |
| 17:54 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley is called for a charge - foul #2 on Eric Ansley, team foul #1 | 36-25 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 17:33 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Carter Foreman, team foul #3 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Jerry Poch (PF) David Burnett, James Cecere | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 17:12 | Michigan State | Anthony Westbrook is called for the reach on Brian Shurtleff - foul #2 on Anthony Westbrook, team foul #4 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek (C) Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Walsh (PF) Jan Barry | |
| 17:01 | Michigan State | Carter Foreman steps in front of the Eric Ansley pass | 36-25 |
| 16:57 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman misses the easy layup | 36-25 |
| 16:56 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook grabs the offensive rebound | 36-25 |
| 16:35 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman connects on the turnaround from the left block | 36-27 |
| 16:12 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Kenneth Swanson, team foul #2 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Ray Boyd (SG), Patrick Wilkinson (SF), James Cecere (PF) Kenneth Swanson, Eric Ansley, Brian Shurtleff, Lucas Ziek | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio (PG), Allen Ordonez (SG), Jan Barry (PF) Richard Howell, Carter Foreman, Thomas Mowrey | |
| 15:43 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 36-27 |
| 15:42 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch grabs the defensive rebound | 36-27 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Jerry Poch (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alan Oliverio (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Allen Ordonez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Walsh (fresh) PF - Jan Barry (fresh) C - Anthony Westbrook (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-27 |
| 15:22 | Michigan State | David Burnett grabs the offensive rebound | 36-27 |
| 15:09 | Michigan State | David Burnett misses the lay-in | 36-27 |
| 15:08 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd grabs the offensive rebound | 36-27 |
| 15:01 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-27 |
| 15:00 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio grabs the defensive rebound | 36-27 |
| 14:36 | Rutgers | Jan Barry misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on James Cecere - foul #1 on James Cecere, team foul #3 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Eric Ansley (SG), Brian Shurtleff (SF), Lucas Ziek (PF), Mark Arnold (C) David Burnett, Ray Boyd, Patrick Wilkinson, James Cecere, Jerry Poch | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (PG), Carter Foreman (SG), Thomas Mowrey (SF), Harold Clancy (C) Alan Oliverio, Allen Ordonez, Charles Walsh, Anthony Westbrook | |
| 14:36 | Rutgers | Jan Barry makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 14:36 | Rutgers | Jan Barry misses the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 14:36 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Mark Arnold | 36-28 |
| 14:14 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Swanson | 38-28 |
| 14:01 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Richard Howell | 38-31 |
| 13:37 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Eric Ansley | 40-31 |
| 13:08 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey misses the shot near the basket but the foul's on Mark Arnold - foul #2 on Mark Arnold, team foul #4 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), James Cecere (PF) Kenneth Swanson, Lucas Ziek | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Walsh (PF) Jan Barry | |
| 13:08 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey misses the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 13:08 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey misses the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 13:08 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy gets the offensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 12:45 | Rutgers | Eric Ansley steps in front of the Thomas Mowrey pass | 40-31 |
| 12:41 | Michigan State | David Burnett lays it up and in set up by Eric Ansley | 42-31 |
| 12:12 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Mowrey | 42-34 |
| 11:44 | Michigan State | Charles Walsh steals the ball from James Cecere | 42-34 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Arnold (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard Howell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carter Foreman (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Mowrey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Walsh (fresh) 3 pts. C - Harold Clancy (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by David Burnett - foul #2 on David Burnett, team foul #5 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG), Patrick Wilkinson (SF), Jerry Poch (C) Eric Ansley, Brian Shurtleff, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook (PF) Thomas Mowrey | |
| 11:27 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 11:27 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 11:18 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson is whistled for a carry | 42-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Lucas Ziek (C) David Burnett, James Cecere | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez (SG) Carter Foreman | |
| 10:57 | Rutgers | Lucas Ziek steals the ball from Anthony Westbrook | 42-36 |
| 10:34 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 10:32 | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| 10:26 | Rutgers | Charles Walsh drills a jumper from the left side set up by Richard Howell | 42-38 |
| 09:57 | Michigan State | The jump hook by Kenneth Swanson is blocked by Harold Clancy | 42-38 |
| 09:55 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch grabs the offensive board | 42-38 |
| 09:50 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Lucas Ziek, team foul #6 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Eric Ansley (SG), James Cecere (PF), Mark Arnold (C) Kenneth Swanson, Ray Boyd, Jerry Poch, Lucas Ziek | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio (PG), Carter Foreman (SG), Thomas Mowrey (SF), Jan Barry (PF) Richard Howell, Allen Ordonez, Charles Walsh, Harold Clancy | |
| 09:27 | Rutgers | Patrick Wilkinson steals the ball from Alan Oliverio | 42-38 |
| 09:17 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from David Burnett | 45-38 |
| 08:59 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Alan Oliverio | 45-41 |
| 08:39 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley is hacked by Alan Oliverio - foul #2 on Alan Oliverio, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff (SF) Patrick Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 08:26 | Michigan State | Thomas Mowrey picks off the pass by Brian Shurtleff | 45-41 |
| 08:22 | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio hits the finger roll set up by Thomas Mowrey | 45-43 |
| 08:10 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by David Burnett | 48-43 |
| 07:45 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook is hacked by Mark Arnold - foul #3 on Mark Arnold, team foul #7 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Jerry Poch (PF), Lucas Ziek (C) David Burnett, James Cecere, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (PG), Charles Walsh (SF), Harold Clancy (C) Alan Oliverio, Carter Foreman, Jan Barry | |
| 07:45 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook misses the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 07:45 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Lucas Ziek | 48-43 |
| 07:37 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley is hacked by Thomas Mowrey - foul #1 on Thomas Mowrey, team foul #6 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Allen Ordonez (SG) Anthony Westbrook | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Poch (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lucas Ziek (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard Howell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allen Ordonez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Mowrey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Walsh (fresh) 5 pts. C - Harold Clancy (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley drills a 3 from straight away | 51-43 |
| 07:20 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey misses the dunk attempt | 51-43 |
| 07:19 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch grabs the defensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 07:10 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 51-43 |
| 07:08 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Allen Ordonez | 51-43 |
| 06:44 | Rutgers | Eric Ansley takes the ball from Richard Howell | 51-43 |
| 06:29 | Michigan State | Richard Howell takes the ball from Lucas Ziek | 51-43 |
| 06:26 | Rutgers | Richard Howell lays it up and in | 51-45 |
| 06:10 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Brian Shurtleff | 53-45 |
| 05:50 | Rutgers | Lucas Ziek is called for the reach on Harold Clancy - foul #3 on Lucas Ziek, team foul #8 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Ray Boyd (SG), James Cecere (PF), Mark Arnold (C) Kenneth Swanson, Eric Ansley, Jerry Poch, Lucas Ziek | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carter Foreman (SG), Jan Barry (PF) Thomas Mowrey, Charles Walsh | |
| 05:50 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 05:50 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 05:32 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd is fouled on the floor by Carter Foreman - foul #3 on Carter Foreman, team foul #7 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SF) Brian Shurtleff | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 05:32 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 05:32 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 05:16 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman misses the 3 from straight away | 55-47 |
| 05:14 | Michigan State | James Cecere grabs the defensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 04:55 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by David Burnett | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:37 | Rutgers | Richard Howell scores on a floater from the left side | 58-49 |
| 04:12 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-49 |
| 04:11 | Rutgers | Jan Barry grabs the board | 58-49 |
| 03:56 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-52 |
| 03:43 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Allen Ordonez - foul #1 on Allen Ordonez, team foul #8 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Eric Ansley (SG), Jerry Poch (PF), Lucas Ziek (C) David Burnett, Ray Boyd, James Cecere, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alan Oliverio (PG), Thomas Mowrey (SF), Anthony Westbrook (C) Richard Howell, Allen Ordonez, Harold Clancy | |
| 03:43 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson misses the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 03:43 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Poch (fresh) 4 reb. C - Lucas Ziek (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alan Oliverio (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carter Foreman (fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Mowrey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jan Barry (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Westbrook (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Rutgers | Anthony Westbrook buries a shot in the lane | 59-54 |
| 03:06 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-54 |
| 03:04 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch grabs the offensive board | 59-54 |
| 02:41 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kenneth Swanson and he's hacked by Alan Oliverio - foul #3 on Alan Oliverio, team foul #9 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff (SF) Patrick Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Howell (PG), Charles Walsh (SF), Harold Clancy (C) Alan Oliverio, Carter Foreman, Jan Barry | |
| 02:41 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch makes the free throw | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:38 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), James Cecere (PF), Mark Arnold (C) Kenneth Swanson, Jerry Poch, Lucas Ziek | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carter Foreman (SG) Charles Walsh | |
| 02:22 | Rutgers | Thomas Mowrey buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Richard Howell | 62-56 |
| 02:10 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 62-56 |
| 02:09 | Michigan State | James Cecere tips it back up and in | 64-56 |
| 01:50 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Howell | 64-58 |
| 01:29 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold makes the runner near the basket | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:13 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman loses the ball out of bounds | 66-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jan Barry (PF) Anthony Westbrook | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 66-58 |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy snags the defensive board | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-58 |
| 00:44 | Rutgers | Harold Clancy pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-58 |
| 00:41 | Rutgers | Richard Howell misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-58 |
| 00:39 | Michigan State | James Cecere snags the defensive board | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | James Cecere is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Howell - foul #1 on Richard Howell, team foul #10 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SF) Brian Shurtleff | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | James Cecere makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | James Cecere makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:31 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman is fouled on the floor by Mark Arnold - foul #4 on Mark Arnold, team foul #9 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Ray Boyd (SG), Jerry Poch (PF), Lucas Ziek (C) David Burnett, Eric Ansley, James Cecere, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:31 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman misses the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:31 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch snags the defensive board | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson makes the jump hook from the right block | 70-58 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Carter Foreman is denied on a layup by Jerry Poch | 70-58 |