| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Eric Choy (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stephen Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Stanton (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Liptak (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Fossett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama A&M | PG - Darren Maxwell (fresh) SG - Robert Roosevelt (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Simon McNabb (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Bedwell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Chandler (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Earl Stanton inbounds the ball | 24-19 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Michigan State | Stephen Jones misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Simon McNabb - foul #2 on Simon McNabb, team foul #1 | 24-19 |
| 19:36 | Michigan State | Stephen Jones misses the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 19:36 | Michigan State | Stephen Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 19:12 | Alabama A&M | Simon McNabb misses the lay-in | 25-19 |
| 19:10 | Alabama A&M | Darren Maxwell gets the offensive rebound | 25-19 |
| 19:01 | Alabama A&M | John Chandler connects on the jumper from close range | 25-21 |
| 18:41 | Michigan State | Frank Fossett misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Simon McNabb - foul #3 on Simon McNabb, team foul #2 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Terry Gagnon (SF) Simon McNabb | |
| 18:41 | Michigan State | Frank Fossett makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 18:41 | Michigan State | Frank Fossett misses the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 18:41 | Alabama A&M | John Chandler snags the defensive board | 26-21 |
| 18:28 | Alabama A&M | Robert Roosevelt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-21 |
| 18:07 | Michigan State | David Liptak misses badly on a jumper from close range | 26-21 |
| 18:05 | Alabama A&M | John Chandler snags the defensive board | 26-21 |
| 17:48 | Alabama A&M | John Chandler misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-21 |
| 17:47 | Michigan State | Earl Stanton grabs the board | 26-21 |
| 17:26 | Michigan State | Stephen Jones comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-21 |
| 17:25 | Michigan State | Frank Fossett gets the offensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 17:08 | Michigan State | Earl Stanton connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Eric Choy | 29-21 |
| 16:52 | Alabama A&M | Darren Maxwell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-21 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Allen Turnage (PF) David Liptak | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Jack Pickett (PG), Anthony Veliz (PF) Darren Maxwell, John Bedwell | |
| 16:38 | Michigan State | Earl Stanton misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 29-21 |
| 16:36 | Alabama A&M | The rebound goes to Jack Pickett | 29-21 |
| 16:22 | Alabama A&M | Terry Gagnon misses the easy layup | 29-21 |
| 16:21 | Alabama A&M | John Chandler grabs the offensive board | 29-21 |
| 16:04 | Alabama A&M | Robert Roosevelt is fouled on the floor by Allen Turnage - foul #3 on Allen Turnage, team foul #1 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Barnes (SG), David Liptak (PF) Stephen Jones, Allen Turnage | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Justin Manning (C) John Chandler | |
| 15:46 | Alabama A&M | Eric Choy steps in front of the Robert Roosevelt pass | 29-21 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Eric Choy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Russell Barnes (fresh) SF - Earl Stanton (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - David Liptak (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Fossett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama A&M | PG - Jack Pickett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Roosevelt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Terry Gagnon (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Anthony Veliz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Justin Manning (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Michigan State | Frank Fossett hits a shot from the right block set up by Russell Barnes | 31-21 |
| 15:21 | Alabama A&M | Anthony Veliz clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-21 |
| 15:19 | Michigan State | Earl Stanton snags the defensive board | 31-21 |
| 14:52 | Michigan State | Eric Choy misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jack Pickett - foul #1 on Jack Pickett, team foul #3 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dave Welsh (SG), Allen Turnage (C) Earl Stanton, Frank Fossett | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Darren Maxwell (PG), Simon McNabb (SF), John Bedwell (PF), John Chandler (C) Robert Roosevelt, Terry Gagnon, Anthony Veliz, Justin Manning | |
| 14:52 | Michigan State | Eric Choy misses the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 14:52 | Michigan State | Eric Choy misses the 2nd free throw | 31-21 |
| 14:52 | Alabama A&M | John Chandler pulls down the rebound | 31-21 |
| 14:37 | Alabama A&M | John Chandler connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-24 |
| 14:16 | Michigan State | David Liptak is whistled for a carry | 31-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Jones (SG) Eric Choy | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Anthony Veliz (SG) Jack Pickett | |
| 14:07 | Alabama A&M | The pull-up jumper by John Chandler is blocked by Allen Turnage | 31-24 |
| 14:05 | Michigan State | David Liptak snags the defensive board | 31-24 |
| 13:59 | Michigan State | Dave Welsh knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Stephen Jones | 34-24 |
| 13:44 | Alabama A&M | Simon McNabb hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-24 |
| 13:42 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Allen Turnage | 34-24 |
| 13:23 | Michigan State | John Bedwell is called for the reach on David Liptak - foul #2 on John Bedwell, team foul #4 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Stanton (SF), Frank Fossett (C) Russell Barnes, David Liptak | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Terry Gagnon (SG) Anthony Veliz | |
| 13:01 | Michigan State | Dave Welsh comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-24 |
| 12:59 | Alabama A&M | Simon McNabb pulls down the rebound | 34-24 |
| 12:46 | Alabama A&M | Simon McNabb is fouled on the floor by Frank Fossett - foul #1 on Frank Fossett, team foul #2 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Robert Roosevelt (SG), Anthony Veliz (PF) Terry Gagnon, John Bedwell | |
| 12:32 | Alabama A&M | Anthony Veliz loses the dribble to Frank Fossett | 34-24 |
| 12:09 | Michigan State | Frank Fossett is whistled for a carry | 34-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Terry Gagnon (PG) Darren Maxwell | |
| 11:44 | Alabama A&M | Terry Gagnon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-24 |
| 11:42 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Earl Stanton | 34-24 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Dave Welsh (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Stanton (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. PF - Allen Turnage (fresh) 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Frank Fossett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama A&M | PG - Terry Gagnon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Roosevelt (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Simon McNabb (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Veliz (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Chandler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Michigan State | Allen Turnage misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-24 |
| 11:14 | Alabama A&M | The rebound goes to John Chandler | 34-24 |
| 11:08 | Alabama A&M | Anthony Veliz clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Dave Welsh - foul #4 on Dave Welsh, team foul #3 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Choy (PG), Russell Barnes (SG), David Liptak (PF) Dave Welsh, Stephen Jones, Allen Turnage | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Justin Manning (C) John Chandler | |
| 11:08 | Alabama A&M | Anthony Veliz makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 11:08 | Alabama A&M | Anthony Veliz makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 10:45 | Michigan State | David Liptak is hacked by Justin Manning - foul #1 on Justin Manning, team foul #5 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Darren Maxwell (PG), John Bedwell (PF) Simon McNabb, Anthony Veliz | |
| 10:29 | Michigan State | Earl Stanton's floater is tipped away by Justin Manning | 34-26 |
| 10:28 | Alabama A&M | John Bedwell grabs the defensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 10:10 | Alabama A&M | John Bedwell misses the turnaround from the baseline | 34-26 |
| 10:09 | Alabama A&M | John Bedwell tips it in | 34-28 |
| 09:46 | Michigan State | Frank Fossett misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Justin Manning - foul #2 on Justin Manning, team foul #6 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Jones (SG), Allen Turnage (PF) Earl Stanton, David Liptak | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Simon McNabb (SF), John Chandler (C) Robert Roosevelt, Justin Manning | |
| 09:46 | Michigan State | Frank Fossett makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 09:46 | Michigan State | Frank Fossett misses the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 09:46 | Michigan State | Eric Choy grabs the offensive board | 35-28 |
| 09:32 | Michigan State | Frank Fossett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Liptak (PF) Frank Fossett | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | | |
| 09:09 | Alabama A&M | John Chandler scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-31 |
| 08:40 | Michigan State | Eric Choy hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Stephen Jones | 37-31 |
| 08:26 | Alabama A&M | Terry Gagnon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Stanton (SF) Russell Barnes | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Jack Pickett (PG), Robert Roosevelt (SG) Darren Maxwell, Terry Gagnon | |
| 08:02 | Michigan State | Earl Stanton clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Bedwell - foul #3 on John Bedwell, team foul #7 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank Fossett (C) Allen Turnage | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Anthony Veliz (PF) John Bedwell | |
| 08:02 | Michigan State | Earl Stanton makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 08:02 | Michigan State | Earl Stanton misses the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 08:02 | Alabama A&M | Anthony Veliz snags the defensive board | 38-31 |
| 07:38 | Alabama A&M | Frank Fossett blocks the short jumper by Simon McNabb | 38-31 |
| 07:36 | Alabama A&M | Jack Pickett grabs the offensive board | 38-31 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Eric Choy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Earl Stanton (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. PF - David Liptak (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Frank Fossett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama A&M | PG - Jack Pickett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Roosevelt (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Simon McNabb (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Veliz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Chandler (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Alabama A&M | Anthony Veliz lays it up and in | 38-33 |
| 07:03 | Michigan State | David Liptak misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-33 |
| 07:02 | Michigan State | David Liptak snags the offensive board | 38-33 |
| 06:36 | Michigan State | Frank Fossett clanks a shot from the left side | 38-33 |
| 06:34 | Michigan State | David Liptak tips it home | 40-33 |
| 06:13 | Alabama A&M | Simon McNabb misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Eric Choy - foul #1 on Eric Choy, team foul #4 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dave Welsh (PG), Russell Barnes (SG), Allen Turnage (PF) Eric Choy, Stephen Jones, David Liptak | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Darren Maxwell (PG), John Bedwell (PF), Justin Manning (C) Jack Pickett, Anthony Veliz, John Chandler | |
| 06:13 | Alabama A&M | Simon McNabb misses the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 06:13 | Alabama A&M | Simon McNabb misses the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 06:13 | Michigan State | Allen Turnage grabs the defensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 05:48 | Michigan State | Earl Stanton knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-33 |
| 05:31 | Alabama A&M | Darren Maxwell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Terry Gagnon (SG), Anthony Veliz (SF) Robert Roosevelt, Simon McNabb | |
| 05:07 | Michigan State | Russell Barnes's pass is intercepted by Darren Maxwell | 43-33 |
| 04:49 | Alabama A&M | Russell Barnes is called for the reach on Terry Gagnon - foul #1 on Russell Barnes, team foul #5 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Liptak (PF) Frank Fossett | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | John Chandler (C) Justin Manning | |
| 04:36 | Alabama A&M | John Chandler is called for traveling | 43-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Robert Roosevelt (SG) Anthony Veliz | |
| 04:21 | Michigan State | Allen Turnage knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Russell Barnes | 45-33 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:13 | Alabama A&M | Robert Roosevelt scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Darren Maxwell | 45-36 |
| 03:52 | Michigan State | Dave Welsh buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Russell Barnes | 48-36 |
| 03:35 | Alabama A&M | Allen Turnage steps in front of the John Bedwell pass | 48-36 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Dave Welsh (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SG - Russell Barnes (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Earl Stanton (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 9 reb. PF - David Liptak (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Allen Turnage (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Alabama A&M | PG - Darren Maxwell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Roosevelt (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Terry Gagnon (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Bedwell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Chandler (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Michigan State | Dave Welsh misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-36 |
| 03:16 | Alabama A&M | John Bedwell snags the defensive board | 48-36 |
| 03:11 | Alabama A&M | Robert Roosevelt misses the jumper from the right side | 48-36 |
| 03:10 | Michigan State | Earl Stanton snags the defensive board | 48-36 |
| 02:41 | Michigan State | Allen Turnage misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Darren Maxwell - foul #2 on Darren Maxwell, team foul #8 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Choy (PG), Stephen Jones (SG), Frank Fossett (C) Dave Welsh, Russell Barnes, David Liptak | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Jack Pickett (SG), Anthony Veliz (SF), Justin Manning (PF), Benjamin Howard (C) Darren Maxwell, Robert Roosevelt, John Bedwell, John Chandler | |
| 02:41 | Michigan State | Allen Turnage misses the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 02:41 | Michigan State | Allen Turnage makes the 2nd free throw | 49-36 |
| 02:26 | Alabama A&M | Justin Manning buries a floater from just outside the lane | 49-38 |
| 01:57 | Michigan State | Frank Fossett blows the layup | 49-38 |
| 01:56 | Alabama A&M | Jack Pickett gets the rebound | 49-38 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:35 | Alabama A&M | Allen Turnage steals the ball from Anthony Veliz | 49-38 |
| 01:12 | Michigan State | Allen Turnage connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Earl Stanton | 51-38 |
| 01:03 | Alabama A&M | Jack Pickett misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-38 |
| 01:01 | Michigan State | Allen Turnage grabs the defensive rebound | 51-38 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | Stephen Jones is hacked by Justin Manning - foul #3 on Justin Manning, team foul #9 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Liptak (PF) Allen Turnage | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | | |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | Stephen Jones makes the 1st free throw | 52-38 |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | Stephen Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 53-38 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Alabama A&M | The short jumper by Justin Manning is denied by Frank Fossett | 53-38 |
| 00:48 | Michigan State | Frank Fossett grabs the board | 53-38 |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Frank Fossett misses the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Justin Manning - foul #4 on Justin Manning, team foul #10 | 53-38 |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Frank Fossett misses the 1st free throw | 53-38 |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Frank Fossett misses the 2nd free throw | 53-38 |
| 00:22 | Alabama A&M | Justin Manning snags the defensive board | 53-38 |
| 00:15 | Alabama A&M | Terry Gagnon misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-38 |
| 00:13 | Alabama A&M | Anthony Veliz grabs the offensive board | 53-38 |
| 00:11 | Alabama A&M | David Liptak blocks the short jumper by Anthony Veliz | 53-38 |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to David Liptak | 53-38 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Eric Choy runs out the clock | 53-38 |