| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Witherell (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Johanson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Mikula (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Kwakou Albarazi (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tim Banister (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Lloyd Connolly (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Dike (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Mitchell Scott (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Lloyd Connolly inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Dayton | Tim Banister splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 19:34 | Dayton | Robert Dike gets the offensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 19:20 | Dayton | Lloyd Connolly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-27 |
| 19:05 | Michigan State | John Mikula knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by James Johanson | 29-27 |
| 18:47 | Dayton | Michael Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-27 |
| 18:26 | Michigan State | John Mikula is fouled on the floor by Robert Dike - foul #2 on Robert Dike, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| 18:04 | Michigan State | James Johanson misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Mitchell Scott - foul #3 on Mitchell Scott, team foul #2 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Darrell Presson (C) Mitchell Scott | |
| 18:04 | Michigan State | James Johanson misses the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 18:04 | Michigan State | James Johanson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 17:49 | Dayton | Tim Banister connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Michael Thompson | 30-30 |
| 17:26 | Michigan State | James Johanson hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from John Witherell | 32-30 |
| 17:05 | Dayton | John Witherell is called for the reach on Tim Banister - foul #2 on John Witherell, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Carlos (SF) James Johanson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle (SG), Marvin Bonham (SF), David Kugler (PF) Michael Thompson, Lloyd Connolly, Robert Dike | |
| 16:52 | Dayton | David Kugler is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on David Kugler, team foul #3 | 32-30 |
| 16:33 | Michigan State | Tim Banister picks off the pass by Kwakou Albarazi | 32-30 |
| 16:09 | Dayton | John Mikula swats the short shot by Marvin Bonham | 32-30 |
| 16:07 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| 15:49 | Michigan State | Tim Banister picks off the pass by Michael Carlos | 32-30 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Witherell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Carlos (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Mikula (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Kwakou Albarazi (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Tim Banister (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 stl. SG - Jeffrey Battle (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marvin Bonham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Kugler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Darrell Presson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski (SG), James Johanson (SF), William Callahan (PF), Stephen Harrold (C) John Witherell, Michael Carlos, John Mikula, Kwakou Albarazi | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Thompson (PG), Lloyd Connolly (SF), Robert Dike (PF), Mitchell Scott (C) Tim Banister, Marvin Bonham, David Kugler, Darrell Presson | |
| 15:19 | Michigan State | Russell Towne misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-30 |
| 15:17 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| 15:00 | Dayton | Robert Dike misses long on a shot from the left block | 32-30 |
| 14:58 | Dayton | Robert Dike hits the follow up shot | 32-32 |
| 14:39 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Stephen Harrold | 35-32 |
| 14:26 | Dayton | Michael Thompson connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Lloyd Connolly | 35-34 |
| 14:19 | Michigan State | Mitchell Scott steals it from Russell Towne | 35-34 |
| 13:50 | Dayton | Michael Thompson comes up short on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Boris Gorzynski - foul #1 on Boris Gorzynski, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG), John Witherell (SG), John Mikula (PF), Kwakou Albarazi (C) Russell Towne, Boris Gorzynski, William Callahan, Stephen Harrold | |
| Subs | Dayton | Tim Banister (SG), Marvin Bonham (SF) Jeffrey Battle, Lloyd Connolly | |
| 13:50 | Dayton | Michael Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 13:50 | Dayton | Michael Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 13:25 | Michigan State | John Witherell can't throw it down but he's fouled by Michael Thompson - foul #1 on Michael Thompson, team foul #4 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Embry (PG) Michael Thompson | |
| 13:25 | Michigan State | John Witherell makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 13:25 | Michigan State | John Witherell makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 12:56 | Dayton | Tim Banister scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Marvin Bonham | 37-39 |
| 12:46 | Michigan State | John Witherell makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Randy Sharp | 40-39 |
| 12:18 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 12:16 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi grabs the defensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 12:06 | Michigan State | Robert Dike swats the short shot by Kwakou Albarazi | 40-39 |
| 12:05 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi tips it in | 42-39 |
| 11:46 | Dayton | Mark Embry blows the layup | 42-39 |
| 11:45 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Kwakou Albarazi | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Randy Sharp (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Witherell (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Johanson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Mikula (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Kwakou Albarazi (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Mark Embry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tim Banister (fresh) 17 pts. 3 stl. SF - Marvin Bonham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Dike (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Mitchell Scott (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | Michigan State | John Witherell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Randy Sharp | 44-39 |
| 11:04 | Dayton | Tim Banister is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-39 |
| 11:03 | Michigan State | John Mikula grabs the board | 44-39 |
| 10:52 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi makes the shot near the basket set up by James Johanson | 46-39 |
| 10:23 | Dayton | Robert Dike loses the ball out of bounds | 46-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Towne (PG), Michael Carlos (SF), William Callahan (PF), Stephen Harrold (C) Randy Sharp, James Johanson, John Mikula, Kwakou Albarazi | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Thompson (PG), Lloyd Connolly (SF), David Kugler (PF), Darrell Presson (C) Mark Embry, Marvin Bonham, Robert Dike, Mitchell Scott | |
| 10:04 | Michigan State | William Callahan misses short on a jumper from the right side | 46-39 |
| 10:02 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold can't tip it in | 46-39 |
| 10:00 | Michigan State | Russell Towne grabs the offensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 09:45 | Michigan State | Michael Thompson is called for the reach on John Witherell - foul #2 on Michael Thompson, team foul #5 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle (SG) Tim Banister | |
| 09:37 | Michigan State | Russell Towne hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 09:35 | Dayton | Darrell Presson grabs the board | 46-39 |
| 09:13 | Dayton | Darrell Presson is called for 5 seconds | 46-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski (SG), Kwakou Albarazi (C) John Witherell, Stephen Harrold | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 08:47 | Michigan State | William Callahan hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Darrell Presson - foul #1 on Darrell Presson, team foul #6 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Tim Banister (SG) Jeffrey Battle | |
| 08:47 | Michigan State | William Callahan makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 08:47 | Michigan State | William Callahan makes the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 08:24 | Dayton | Tim Banister comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-39 |
| 08:23 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| 08:04 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Russell Towne | 50-39 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:45 | Dayton | Michael Thompson is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Tim Banister out of the doubleteam | 50-41 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boris Gorzynski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Carlos (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Callahan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kwakou Albarazi (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tim Banister (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Lloyd Connolly (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Kugler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Darrell Presson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Michigan State | William Callahan misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-41 |
| 07:29 | Michigan State | William Callahan tips it back up and in | 52-41 |
| 07:22 | Dayton | Tim Banister evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by David Kugler | 52-43 |
| 07:16 | Michigan State | William Callahan connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Kwakou Albarazi | 54-43 |
| 07:07 | Dayton | David Kugler misses short on a jumper from the right side | 54-43 |
| 07:05 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski gets the rebound | 54-43 |
| 06:45 | Michigan State | Darrell Presson is called for the reach on Boris Gorzynski - foul #2 on Darrell Presson, team foul #7 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Johanson (SF), John Mikula (PF) Michael Carlos, William Callahan | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle (SG), Marvin Bonham (SF), Robert Dike (PF), Mitchell Scott (C) Michael Thompson, Lloyd Connolly, David Kugler, Darrell Presson | |
| 06:45 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 06:45 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 06:30 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround in the paint | 56-43 |
| 06:28 | Michigan State | John Mikula grabs the defensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 06:05 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi's pass is intercepted by Mitchell Scott | 56-43 |
| 05:41 | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Russell Towne - foul #3 on Russell Towne, team foul #3 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG), John Witherell (SG), Stephen Harrold (C) Russell Towne, Boris Gorzynski, Kwakou Albarazi | |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Embry (PG) Tim Banister | |
| 05:41 | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 05:41 | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 05:23 | Michigan State | John Witherell buries a floater near the basket | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 05:13 | Dayton | Randy Sharp is called for the reach on Robert Dike - foul #2 on Randy Sharp, team foul #4 | 58-45 |
| 05:01 | Dayton | 3 seconds is called on Mark Embry | 58-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Towne (PG) Randy Sharp | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 04:46 | Michigan State | Mitchell Scott blocks the short jumper by John Mikula | 58-45 |
| 04:45 | Dayton | Robert Dike pulls down the rebound | 58-45 |
| 04:40 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham misses the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Stephen Harrold - foul #1 on Stephen Harrold, team foul #5 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi (C) Stephen Harrold | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Thompson (PG), Tim Banister (SG) Mark Embry, Jeffrey Battle | |
| 04:40 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham misses the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 04:40 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham misses the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| 04:40 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi pulls down the rebound | 58-45 |
| 04:25 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Russell Towne and he's hacked by Mitchell Scott - foul #4 on Mitchell Scott, team foul #8 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Lloyd Connolly (SF), David Kugler (PF), Darrell Presson (C) Marvin Bonham, Robert Dike, Mitchell Scott | |
| 04:25 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi makes the free throw | 61-45 |
| 04:07 | Dayton | Tim Banister is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Tim Banister, team foul #9 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG), Boris Gorzynski (SG), Michael Carlos (SF), William Callahan (PF), Stephen Harrold (C) Russell Towne, John Witherell, James Johanson, John Mikula, Kwakou Albarazi | |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Hill (PG), Jeffrey Battle (SG), Mark Embry (SF) Michael Thompson, Tim Banister, Lloyd Connolly | |
| 03:49 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Boris Gorzynski | 64-45 |
| 03:39 | Dayton | Darrell Presson buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Charles Hill and the foul's on Michael Carlos - foul #3 on Michael Carlos, team foul #6 | 64-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Marvin Bonham (SF) Charles Hill | |
| 03:39 | Dayton | Darrell Presson misses the free throw | 64-47 |
| 03:39 | Michigan State | William Callahan gets the rebound | 64-47 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Randy Sharp (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Boris Gorzynski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Carlos (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - William Callahan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Harrold (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Mark Embry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Battle (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Marvin Bonham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Kugler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Darrell Presson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:35 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 64-47 |
| 03:34 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp tips it back up and in | 66-47 |
| 03:22 | Dayton | Mark Embry misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Boris Gorzynski - foul #2 on Boris Gorzynski, team foul #7 | 66-47 |
| 03:22 | Dayton | Mark Embry makes the 1st free throw | 66-48 |
| 03:22 | Dayton | Mark Embry misses the 2nd free throw | 66-48 |
| 03:22 | Michigan State | William Callahan pulls down the rebound | 66-48 |
| 03:06 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold is hacked by Darrell Presson - foul #3 on Darrell Presson, team foul #10 | 66-48 |
| 03:06 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold makes the 1st free throw | 67-48 |
| 03:06 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold makes the 2nd free throw | 68-48 |
| 02:45 | Dayton | Michael Carlos denies the turnaround by Mark Embry | 68-48 |
| 02:44 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold grabs the defensive rebound | 68-48 |
| 02:29 | Michigan State | Darrell Presson takes the ball from William Callahan | 68-48 |
| 02:22 | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 68-48 |
| 02:21 | Dayton | Darrell Presson gets the offensive rebound | 68-48 |
| 02:06 | Dayton | Darrell Presson is denied on a layup by Stephen Harrold | 68-48 |
| 02:05 | Michigan State | William Callahan snags the defensive board | 68-48 |
| 01:46 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos hits the finger roll on a great pass from Boris Gorzynski and he's hacked by Marvin Bonham - foul #2 on Marvin Bonham, team foul #11 | 70-48 |
| 01:46 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos misses the free throw | 70-48 |
| 01:46 | Dayton | Darrell Presson grabs the defensive rebound | 70-48 |
| 01:30 | Dayton | Randy Sharp is called for the reach on Mark Embry - foul #3 on Randy Sharp, team foul #8 | 70-48 |
| 01:30 | Dayton | Mark Embry misses the 1st free throw | 70-48 |
| 01:30 | Michigan State | William Callahan grabs the board | 70-48 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 01:03 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-48 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 00:57 | Dayton | Darrell Presson is hacked by Stephen Harrold - foul #2 on Stephen Harrold, team foul #9 | 70-48 |
| 00:57 | Dayton | Darrell Presson misses the 1st free throw | 70-48 |
| 00:57 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold gets the rebound | 70-48 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Michigan State | Darrell Presson takes the ball from Stephen Harrold | 70-48 |
| 00:23 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 70-48 |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold pulls down the rebound | 70-48 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp runs out the clock | 70-48 |