| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) SG - John Witherell (fresh) SF - James Johanson (fresh) PF - John Mikula (fresh) C - Kwakou Albarazi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Charles Wiseman (fresh) SG - Samuel Davis (fresh) SF - Mike Burns (fresh) PF - Donald Boyd (fresh) C - Seth Jennings (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Donald Boyd wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Ball State | Kwakou Albarazi swats the short shot by Donald Boyd | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Russell Towne | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Ball State | Samuel Davis clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Witherell - foul #1 on John Witherell, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Ball State | Samuel Davis misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Ball State | Samuel Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Michigan State | John Mikula pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Michigan State | Russell Towne is hacked by Samuel Davis - foul #1 on Samuel Davis, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | Michigan State | John Witherell can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Samuel Davis - foul #2 on Samuel Davis, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gilbert Riney (SG) Samuel Davis | |
| 18:26 | Michigan State | John Witherell makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:26 | Michigan State | John Witherell makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:08 | Ball State | Kwakou Albarazi steals the ball from Gilbert Riney | 4-0 |
| 17:41 | Michigan State | James Johanson misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 4-0 |
| 17:39 | Ball State | Seth Jennings pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:24 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman loses the ball out of bounds | 4-0 |
| 17:07 | Michigan State | Russell Towne misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-0 |
| 17:05 | Ball State | Donald Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:00 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Boyd | 4-3 |
| 16:51 | Michigan State | John Mikula buries a shot from the left side | 6-3 |
| 16:31 | Ball State | Mike Burns can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-3 |
| 16:30 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi gets the rebound | 6-3 |
| 16:09 | Michigan State | John Witherell buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Kwakou Albarazi and he's hacked by Mike Burns - foul #1 on Mike Burns, team foul #3 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Walter Swinford (SF), Edgar Pearson (PF), Willard Goheen (C) Mike Burns, Donald Boyd, Seth Jennings | |
| 16:09 | Michigan State | John Witherell misses the free throw | 8-3 |
| 16:09 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson gets the rebound | 8-3 |
| 15:54 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman is fouled on the floor by Kwakou Albarazi - foul #1 on Kwakou Albarazi, team foul #2 | 8-3 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) SG - John Witherell (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Johanson (fresh) PF - John Mikula (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kwakou Albarazi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Charles Wiseman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gilbert Riney (fresh) SF - Walter Swinford (fresh) PF - Edgar Pearson (fresh) C - Willard Goheen (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Ball State | Gilbert Riney's floater is tipped away by John Mikula | 8-3 |
| 15:34 | Michigan State | John Mikula gets the rebound | 8-3 |
| 15:29 | Michigan State | John Witherell misses the jump hook from the baseline | 8-3 |
| 15:27 | Michigan State | Russell Towne gets the offensive rebound | 8-3 |
| 15:15 | Michigan State | John Witherell hits a jumpshot from the left side | 10-3 |
| 14:53 | Ball State | Walter Swinford scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Charles Wiseman | 10-5 |
| 14:35 | Michigan State | Edgar Pearson swats the dunk try by John Mikula | 10-5 |
| 14:33 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Walter Swinford | 10-5 |
| 14:13 | Ball State | Russell Towne steals the ball from Charles Wiseman | 10-5 |
| 13:58 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi is fouled on the floor by Willard Goheen - foul #1 on Willard Goheen, team foul #4 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski (SG), Michael Carlos (SF), William Callahan (PF), Stephen Harrold (C) John Witherell, James Johanson, John Mikula, Kwakou Albarazi | |
| Subs | Ball State | Herbert Herr (PG), Mike Burns (SF), Donald Boyd (PF), Seth Jennings (C) Charles Wiseman, Gilbert Riney, Edgar Pearson, Willard Goheen | |
| 13:42 | Michigan State | Russell Towne misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-5 |
| 13:41 | Ball State | Donald Boyd gets the rebound | 10-5 |
| 13:33 | Ball State | Mike Burns comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-5 |
| 13:32 | Ball State | Seth Jennings grabs the offensive board | 10-5 |
| 13:17 | Ball State | Donald Boyd hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Walter Swinford | 10-7 |
| 13:02 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Mike Burns - foul #2 on Mike Burns, team foul #5 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG), John Witherell (SG) Russell Towne, Boris Gorzynski | |
| Subs | Ball State | Craig Gorman (PG) Mike Burns | |
| 13:02 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos misses the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 13:02 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 12:38 | Ball State | Seth Jennings throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-7 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi (C) Stephen Harrold | |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Wiseman (PG), Gilbert Riney (SG), Willard Goheen (SF) Craig Gorman, Herbert Herr, Walter Swinford | |
| 12:24 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Witherell | 13-7 |
| 12:03 | Ball State | Seth Jennings lays it in | 13-9 |
| 11:59 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp misses the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Seth Jennings - foul #1 on Seth Jennings, team foul #6 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Mikula (PF) William Callahan | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 11:59 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp misses the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 11:59 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 14-9 |
| 11:36 | Ball State | Seth Jennings misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Kwakou Albarazi - foul #2 on Kwakou Albarazi, team foul #3 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Towne (PG), James Johanson (SF), Stephen Harrold (C) Randy Sharp, Michael Carlos, Kwakou Albarazi | |
| Subs | Ball State | Walter Swinford (SF) Willard Goheen | |
| 11:36 | Ball State | Seth Jennings misses the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 11:36 | Ball State | Seth Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) SG - John Witherell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Johanson (fresh) PF - John Mikula (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Harrold (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Charles Wiseman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gilbert Riney (fresh) SF - Walter Swinford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Seth Jennings (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Michigan State | Gilbert Riney is called for the reach on John Mikula - foul #1 on Gilbert Riney, team foul #7 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Edgar Pearson (C) Seth Jennings | |
| 11:17 | Michigan State | John Mikula makes the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 11:17 | Michigan State | John Mikula makes the 2nd free throw | 16-10 |
| 11:08 | Ball State | Donald Boyd blows the layup but the foul's on Stephen Harrold - foul #1 on Stephen Harrold, team foul #4 | 16-10 |
| 11:08 | Ball State | Donald Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 11:08 | Ball State | Donald Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 11:01 | Michigan State | John Mikula is fouled on the floor by Donald Boyd - foul #1 on Donald Boyd, team foul #8 | 16-12 |
| 11:01 | Michigan State | John Mikula makes the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 11:01 | Michigan State | John Mikula makes the 2nd free throw | 18-12 |
| 10:45 | Ball State | Gilbert Riney misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 18-12 |
| 10:44 | Ball State | Donald Boyd tips it in | 18-14 |
| 10:26 | Michigan State | Russell Towne is hacked by Donald Boyd - foul #2 on Donald Boyd, team foul #9 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Willard Goheen (C) Donald Boyd | |
| 10:26 | Michigan State | Russell Towne makes the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 10:26 | Michigan State | Russell Towne makes the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 10:06 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 20-14 |
| 10:05 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to James Johanson | 20-14 |
| 09:59 | Michigan State | A charge is called on John Witherell - foul #2 on John Witherell, team foul #5 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski (SG) John Witherell | |
| Subs | Ball State | Herbert Herr (SG), Seth Jennings (C) Gilbert Riney, Willard Goheen | |
| 09:40 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 20-14 |
| 09:39 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Edgar Pearson | 20-14 |
| 09:29 | Ball State | Stephen Harrold denies the turnaround by Walter Swinford | 20-14 |
| 09:27 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold snags the defensive board | 20-14 |
| 09:01 | Michigan State | James Johanson jams it on a nice dish by Russell Towne | 22-14 |
| 08:43 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson blows the layup | 22-14 |
| 08:42 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski grabs the board | 22-14 |
| 08:20 | Michigan State | Charles Wiseman takes the ball from Stephen Harrold | 22-14 |
| 08:17 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman lays it in | 22-16 |
| 08:02 | Michigan State | Russell Towne connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by John Mikula | 25-16 |
| 07:49 | Ball State | Walter Swinford is whistled for traveling | 25-16 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Carlos (SF), William Callahan (PF) James Johanson, John Mikula | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gilbert Riney (PG), Willard Goheen (SF), Anthony Fischer (PF) Charles Wiseman, Walter Swinford, Edgar Pearson | |
| 07:28 | Michigan State | William Callahan knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Russell Towne | 27-16 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Boris Gorzynski (fresh) SF - Michael Carlos (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Callahan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Harrold (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Gilbert Riney (fresh) SG - Herbert Herr (fresh) SF - Willard Goheen (fresh) PF - Anthony Fischer (fresh) C - Seth Jennings (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Ball State | The jump hook by Seth Jennings is blocked by Stephen Harrold | 27-16 |
| 07:06 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos grabs the defensive rebound | 27-16 |
| 06:55 | Michigan State | Russell Towne scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Michael Carlos | 30-16 |
| 06:36 | Ball State | Seth Jennings misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 30-16 |
| 06:34 | Michigan State | Russell Towne gets the rebound | 30-16 |
| 06:13 | Michigan State | Russell Towne loses the ball out of bounds | 30-16 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG), John Witherell (SG), Kwakou Albarazi (C) Russell Towne, Boris Gorzynski, Stephen Harrold | |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Wiseman (PG) Herbert Herr | |
| 05:46 | Ball State | Charles Wiseman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-16 |
| 05:44 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos pulls down the rebound | 30-16 |
| 05:26 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-16 |
| 05:25 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to John Witherell | 30-16 |
| 05:12 | Michigan State | John Witherell misses short on a floater from the right block | 30-16 |
| 05:11 | Ball State | Willard Goheen gets the rebound | 30-16 |
| 04:51 | Ball State | Seth Jennings misses badly on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Randy Sharp - foul #1 on Randy Sharp, team foul #6 | 30-16 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Towne (PG), James Johanson (SF), John Mikula (PF) Randy Sharp, Michael Carlos, William Callahan | |
| Subs | Ball State | Walter Swinford (SF), Edgar Pearson (PF) Willard Goheen, Anthony Fischer | |
| 04:51 | Ball State | Seth Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 30-17 |
| 04:51 | Ball State | Seth Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 30-18 |
| 04:38 | Michigan State | Gilbert Riney picks off the pass by Kwakou Albarazi | 30-18 |
| 04:32 | Ball State | James Johanson takes the ball from Seth Jennings | 30-18 |
| 04:10 | Michigan State | John Witherell is fouled on the floor by Gilbert Riney - foul #2 on Gilbert Riney, team foul #10 | 30-18 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Herbert Herr (SG) Gilbert Riney | |
| 04:10 | Michigan State | John Witherell makes the 1st free throw | 31-18 |
| 04:10 | Michigan State | John Witherell makes the 2nd free throw | 32-18 |
| 03:56 | Ball State | Edgar Pearson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 32-18 |
| 03:54 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi snags the defensive board | 32-18 |
| 03:39 | Michigan State | John Witherell knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Russell Towne | 34-18 |
| 03:16 | Ball State | Seth Jennings's floater is knocked away by Kwakou Albarazi | 34-18 |
| 03:14 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi grabs the defensive rebound | 34-18 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Witherell (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Johanson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Mikula (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kwakou Albarazi (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Charles Wiseman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herbert Herr (fresh) SF - Walter Swinford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edgar Pearson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Seth Jennings (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Michigan State | Russell Towne drills a 3 from the left corner set up by John Witherell | 37-18 |
| 02:34 | Ball State | Walter Swinford hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-21 |
| 02:12 | Michigan State | John Witherell drills a jumper from close range set up by Russell Towne and he's fouled by Herbert Herr - foul #1 on Herbert Herr, team foul #11 | 39-21 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Carlos (SF), Stephen Harrold (C) James Johanson, Kwakou Albarazi | |
| Subs | Ball State | Gilbert Riney (PG), Samuel Davis (SG), Mike Burns (SF), Donald Boyd (PF), Willard Goheen (C) Charles Wiseman, Herbert Herr, Walter Swinford, Edgar Pearson, Seth Jennings | |
| 02:12 | Michigan State | John Witherell makes the free throw | 40-21 |
| 01:57 | Ball State | Donald Boyd lays it up and in set up by Samuel Davis | 40-23 |
| 01:36 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by John Mikula | 42-23 |
| 01:13 | Ball State | Gilbert Riney misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-23 |
| 01:12 | Michigan State | John Mikula grabs the board | 42-23 |
| 00:48 | Michigan State | John Mikula comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-23 |
| 00:47 | Ball State | Willard Goheen gets the rebound | 42-23 |
| 00:25 | Ball State | Mike Burns hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Samuel Davis | 42-26 |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Russell Towne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG), Boris Gorzynski (SG), James Johanson (SF), William Callahan (PF), Kwakou Albarazi (C) Russell Towne, John Witherell, Michael Carlos, John Mikula, Stephen Harrold | |
| Subs | Ball State | Charles Wiseman (PG) Gilbert Riney | |
| 00:04 | Ball State | Samuel Davis clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-26 |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi snags the defensive board | 42-26 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 42-26 |