| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Witherell (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Johanson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Mikula (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Kwakou Albarazi (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Charles Heiser (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Randolph Gorsuch (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Karsten (fresh) PF - Herman Rock (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Alvin Bardin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado State | William Karsten inbounds the ball | 43-23 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Colorado State | William Karsten misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 43-23 |
| 19:47 | Colorado State | Charles Heiser misses the tip | 43-23 |
| 19:45 | Colorado State | Herman Rock tips it back up and in | 43-25 |
| 19:27 | Michigan State | William Karsten is called for the reach on Kwakou Albarazi - foul #1 on William Karsten, team foul #1 | 43-25 |
| 19:14 | Michigan State | John Witherell connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Mikula and the foul's on Herman Rock - foul #1 on Herman Rock, team foul #2 | 45-25 |
| 19:14 | Michigan State | John Witherell misses the free throw | 45-25 |
| 19:14 | Colorado State | Alvin Bardin pulls down the rebound | 45-25 |
| 18:58 | Colorado State | Charles Heiser is whistled for traveling | 45-25 |
| 18:43 | Michigan State | John Mikula is fouled on the floor by Charles Heiser - foul #2 on Charles Heiser, team foul #3 | 45-25 |
| 18:28 | Michigan State | John Witherell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 45-25 |
| 18:26 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-25 |
| 18:04 | Michigan State | Russell Towne misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-25 |
| 18:03 | Colorado State | William Karsten snags the defensive board | 45-25 |
| 17:44 | Colorado State | Herman Rock is fouled on the floor by John Mikula - foul #2 on John Mikula, team foul #1 | 45-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Ed Edwards (SG), Darren Stahl (C) Randolph Gorsuch, Alvin Bardin | |
| 17:32 | Colorado State | Herman Rock misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Witherell - foul #1 on John Witherell, team foul #2 | 45-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Carlos (SF) James Johanson | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 17:32 | Colorado State | Herman Rock makes the 1st free throw | 45-26 |
| 17:32 | Colorado State | Herman Rock misses the 2nd free throw | 45-26 |
| 17:32 | Michigan State | John Mikula grabs the board | 45-26 |
| 17:22 | Michigan State | John Witherell can't connect on a shot from the right block | 45-26 |
| 17:21 | Michigan State | John Mikula snags the offensive board | 45-26 |
| 17:05 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-26 |
| 17:04 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Charles Heiser | 45-26 |
| 16:47 | Colorado State | Darren Stahl makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Heiser | 45-28 |
| 16:30 | Michigan State | Russell Towne buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from John Mikula | 48-28 |
| 16:25 | Colorado State | John Mikula steals it from Darren Stahl | 48-28 |
| 16:17 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos is fouled on the floor by William Karsten - foul #2 on William Karsten, team foul #4 | 48-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Johanson (SF), William Callahan (PF), Stephen Harrold (C) Michael Carlos, John Mikula, Kwakou Albarazi | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Randolph Gorsuch (SG), Alvin Bardin (C) William Karsten, Darren Stahl | |
| 16:06 | Michigan State | Ed Edwards picks off the pass by James Johanson | 48-28 |
| 15:52 | Colorado State | Stephen Harrold is called for the reach on Herman Rock - foul #1 on Stephen Harrold, team foul #3 | 48-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG), Boris Gorzynski (SG) Russell Towne, John Witherell | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Marc Mrozek (SF) Ed Edwards | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Randy Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Boris Gorzynski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Johanson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Callahan (fresh) C - Stephen Harrold (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Charles Heiser (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Randolph Gorsuch (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Marc Mrozek (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Herman Rock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Alvin Bardin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Colorado State | Marc Mrozek comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 48-28 |
| 15:40 | Colorado State | Marc Mrozek grabs the offensive board | 48-28 |
| 15:35 | Colorado State | Marc Mrozek throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-28 |
| 15:14 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Alvin Bardin - foul #3 on Alvin Bardin, team foul #5 | 48-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Towne (PG) Randy Sharp | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 15:14 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold makes the 1st free throw | 49-28 |
| 15:14 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold makes the 2nd free throw | 50-28 |
| 15:01 | Colorado State | Randolph Gorsuch misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-28 |
| 15:00 | Michigan State | James Johanson pulls down the rebound | 50-28 |
| 14:37 | Michigan State | Russell Towne knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 53-28 |
| 14:18 | Colorado State | Marc Mrozek misses the lay-in | 53-28 |
| 14:16 | Michigan State | James Johanson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-28 |
| 13:57 | Michigan State | William Callahan misses short on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Herman Rock - foul #2 on Herman Rock, team foul #6 | 53-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Witherell (SG), John Mikula (PF), Kwakou Albarazi (C) Boris Gorzynski, James Johanson, Stephen Harrold | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Ed Edwards (SG), William Karsten (PF), Darren Stahl (C) Randolph Gorsuch, Herman Rock, Alvin Bardin | |
| 13:57 | Michigan State | William Callahan makes the 1st free throw | 54-28 |
| 13:57 | Michigan State | William Callahan misses the 2nd free throw | 54-28 |
| 13:57 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to William Karsten | 54-28 |
| 13:29 | Colorado State | Charles Heiser knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by William Karsten | 54-31 |
| 13:24 | Michigan State | William Callahan misses the lay-in | 54-31 |
| 13:23 | Michigan State | William Callahan pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-31 |
| 13:15 | Michigan State | John Witherell knocks in the shot from the left block set up by William Callahan | 56-31 |
| 12:53 | Colorado State | Darren Stahl scores on a jump hook in the lane and he's hacked by Russell Towne - foul #1 on Russell Towne, team foul #4 | 56-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG), Michael Carlos (SF) Russell Towne, William Callahan | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 12:53 | Colorado State | Darren Stahl misses the free throw | 56-33 |
| 12:53 | Colorado State | William Karsten snags the offensive board | 56-33 |
| 12:37 | Colorado State | William Karsten hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Carlos - foul #2 on Michael Carlos, team foul #5 | 56-33 |
| 12:37 | Colorado State | William Karsten makes the 1st free throw | 56-34 |
| 12:37 | Colorado State | William Karsten makes the 2nd free throw | 56-35 |
| 12:28 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 56-35 |
| 12:26 | Colorado State | Charles Heiser snags the defensive board | 56-35 |
| 12:08 | Colorado State | Ed Edwards loses the dribble to John Witherell | 56-35 |
| 12:04 | Michigan State | John Witherell can't finish the layup | 56-35 |
| 12:02 | Colorado State | William Karsten grabs the board | 56-35 |
| 11:33 | Colorado State | Ed Edwards misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-35 |
| 11:31 | Colorado State | Charles Heiser tips it but misses | 56-35 |
| 11:30 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to John Witherell | 56-35 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Randy Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Witherell (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Carlos (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Mikula (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Kwakou Albarazi (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Charles Heiser (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ed Edwards (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marc Mrozek (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - William Karsten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Darren Stahl (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:14 | Michigan State | John Witherell is hacked by Marc Mrozek - foul #4 on Marc Mrozek, team foul #7 | 56-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Towne (PG), James Johanson (SF) Randy Sharp, Michael Carlos | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joshua Baca (PG), Randolph Gorsuch (SG), Herman Rock (PF), Alvin Bardin (C) Charles Heiser, Ed Edwards, Marc Mrozek, Darren Stahl | |
| 11:14 | Michigan State | John Witherell makes the 1st free throw | 57-35 |
| 11:14 | Michigan State | John Witherell misses the 2nd free throw | 57-35 |
| 11:14 | Michigan State | Russell Towne snags the offensive board | 57-35 |
| 10:48 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Russell Towne | 59-35 |
| 10:32 | Colorado State | Herman Rock connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Joshua Baca | 59-37 |
| 10:22 | Michigan State | John Witherell drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 61-37 |
| 10:04 | Colorado State | Alvin Bardin can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 61-37 |
| 10:03 | Michigan State | John Witherell gets the rebound | 61-37 |
| 09:48 | Michigan State | James Johanson knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Russell Towne | 63-37 |
| 09:43 | Colorado State | Alvin Bardin buries a runner from close range set up by Randolph Gorsuch | 63-39 |
| 09:24 | Michigan State | Russell Towne scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 65-39 |
| 09:03 | Colorado State | Randolph Gorsuch connects on the floater from the free throw line and the foul's on John Mikula - foul #3 on John Mikula, team foul #6 | 65-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski (SG), William Callahan (PF), Stephen Harrold (C) John Witherell, John Mikula, Kwakou Albarazi | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Charles Heiser (PG), Ed Edwards (SF) Joshua Baca, William Karsten | |
| 09:03 | Colorado State | Randolph Gorsuch misses the free throw | 65-41 |
| 09:03 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to William Callahan | 65-41 |
| 08:42 | Michigan State | James Johanson's pass is intercepted by Randolph Gorsuch | 65-41 |
| 08:26 | Colorado State | Herman Rock makes the turnaround in the paint | 65-43 |
| 08:06 | Michigan State | William Callahan misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 65-43 |
| 08:05 | Michigan State | Russell Towne snags the offensive board | 65-43 |
| 07:47 | Michigan State | William Callahan makes the shot from the left block | 67-43 |
| 07:39 | Colorado State | Herman Rock misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 67-43 |
| 07:37 | Michigan State | Russell Towne gets the rebound | 67-43 |
| 07:15 | Michigan State | Russell Towne comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's hacked by Charles Heiser - foul #3 on Charles Heiser, team foul #8 | 67-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Witherell (SG), Michael Carlos (SF), Kwakou Albarazi (C) Boris Gorzynski, James Johanson, Stephen Harrold | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Marc Mrozek (SF), Darren Stahl (C) Randolph Gorsuch, Alvin Bardin | |
| 07:15 | Michigan State | Russell Towne makes the 1st free throw | 68-43 |
| 07:15 | Michigan State | Russell Towne makes the 2nd free throw | 69-43 |
| 07:15 | Michigan State | Russell Towne makes the 3rd free throw | 70-43 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Witherell (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Carlos (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Callahan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Kwakou Albarazi (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Charles Heiser (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ed Edwards (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marc Mrozek (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Herman Rock (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Darren Stahl (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 06:58 | Colorado State | Charles Heiser misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-43 |
| 06:56 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi grabs the board | 70-43 |
| 06:51 | Michigan State | William Callahan makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from John Witherell | 72-43 |
| 06:31 | Colorado State | Charles Heiser misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 72-43 |
| 06:29 | Colorado State | Marc Mrozek grabs the offensive board | 72-43 |
| 06:01 | Colorado State | Charles Heiser evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-43 |
| 05:59 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Michael Carlos | 72-43 |
| 05:53 | Michigan State | Charles Heiser steps in front of the Michael Carlos pass | 72-43 |
| 05:38 | Colorado State | Herman Rock is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 72-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG), Boris Gorzynski (SG), Stephen Harrold (C) Russell Towne, John Witherell, Kwakou Albarazi | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joshua Baca (PG), William Karsten (PF) Charles Heiser, Herman Rock | |
| 05:19 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Randy Sharp | 74-43 |
| 05:03 | Colorado State | The short jumper by Ed Edwards is denied by Stephen Harrold | 74-43 |
| 05:01 | Colorado State | William Karsten gets the offensive rebound | 74-43 |
| 04:42 | Colorado State | Ed Edwards connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Joshua Baca | 74-46 |
| 04:25 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski is called for a backcourt violation | 74-46 |
| 04:05 | Colorado State | Darren Stahl makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Joshua Baca | 74-48 |
| 03:48 | Michigan State | Darren Stahl takes the ball from William Callahan | 74-48 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:37 | Colorado State | Ed Edwards misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 74-48 |
| 03:35 | Colorado State | Darren Stahl snags the offensive board | 74-48 |
| 03:18 | Colorado State | Marc Mrozek loses the ball out of bounds | 74-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Randolph Gorsuch (SG) Marc Mrozek | |
| 02:57 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ed Edwards - foul #2 on Ed Edwards, team foul #9 | 74-48 |
| 02:57 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold makes the 1st free throw | 75-48 |
| 02:57 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold misses the 2nd free throw | 75-48 |
| 02:57 | Colorado State | Darren Stahl gets the rebound | 75-48 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Randy Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boris Gorzynski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Carlos (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Callahan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Harrold (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Joshua Baca (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Randolph Gorsuch (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ed Edwards (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Karsten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Darren Stahl (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:48 | Colorado State | Darren Stahl is hacked by Stephen Harrold - foul #2 on Stephen Harrold, team foul #7 | 75-48 |
| 02:48 | Colorado State | Darren Stahl misses the 1st free throw | 75-48 |
| 02:48 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold gets the rebound | 75-48 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 02:46 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Baca - foul #1 on Joshua Baca, team foul #10 | 75-48 |
| 02:46 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 76-48 |
| 02:46 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 77-48 |
| 02:25 | Colorado State | Ed Edwards scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Randolph Gorsuch | 77-50 |
| 02:12 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 77-50 |
| 02:10 | Colorado State | William Karsten grabs the defensive rebound | 77-50 |
| 02:04 | Colorado State | Ed Edwards misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 77-50 |
| 02:02 | Michigan State | William Callahan grabs the board | 77-50 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 01:43 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 77-50 |
| 01:42 | Michigan State | William Callahan gets the offensive rebound | 77-50 |
| 01:24 | Michigan State | Joshua Baca steps in front of the Boris Gorzynski pass | 77-50 |
| 01:08 | Colorado State | Darren Stahl misses the easy layup | 77-50 |
| 01:06 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski grabs the defensive rebound | 77-50 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 00:40 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 77-50 |
| 00:39 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Ed Edwards | 77-50 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 00:32 | Colorado State | Ed Edwards knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua Baca | 77-52 |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | William Callahan is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Randy Sharp | 79-52 |
| 00:00 | Colorado State | Randolph Gorsuch is fouled on the floor by William Callahan - foul #1 on William Callahan, team foul #8 | 79-52 |
| 00:00 | Colorado State | Randolph Gorsuch makes the 1st free throw | 79-53 |
| 00:00 | Colorado State | Randolph Gorsuch makes the 2nd free throw | 79-54 |