| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Shawn Wright (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Carlos Dodson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Mitchell (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Howard Menefee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Logsdon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Gardner (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ronald Ehret (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Sagers (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner inbounds the ball | 30-33 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:44 | New Mexico | David Logsdon's pass is intercepted by William Murray | 30-33 |
| 19:25 | Michigan State | William Murray misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 19:23 | New Mexico | James Sagers gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 19:17 | New Mexico | David Logsdon misses short on a 3 from straight away | 30-33 |
| 19:15 | Michigan State | William Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 18:55 | Michigan State | William Mitchell lays it in | 32-33 |
| 18:42 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-33 |
| 18:24 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kenneth Gardner - foul #1 on Kenneth Gardner, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Christopher Jackson (SF), William Jordan (PF) Kenneth Gardner, Ronald Ehret | |
| 18:24 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 18:24 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 18:10 | New Mexico | James Sagers splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the left block but the foul's on William Mitchell - foul #2 on William Mitchell, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eric Appling (PG) Howard Menefee | |
| 18:10 | New Mexico | James Sagers makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 18:10 | New Mexico | James Sagers makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 17:51 | Michigan State | William Mitchell scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 17:35 | New Mexico | James Sagers loses the ball out of bounds | 36-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Alex Fray (SG), Stanley Simons (C) David Logsdon, James Sagers | |
| 17:06 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton is hacked by Alex Fray - foul #1 on Alex Fray, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Howard Menefee (PG), Kenneth Gardner (SF), Ronald Ehret (PF) Eric Appling, Christopher Jackson, William Jordan | |
| 16:41 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson is fouled on the floor by Alex Fray - foul #2 on Alex Fray, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| 16:21 | Michigan State | William Mitchell comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 36-35 |
| 16:20 | New Mexico | Ronald Ehret grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 15:58 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 15:57 | New Mexico | Ronald Ehret gets the offensive rebound | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Hamilton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Shawn Wright (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Carlos Dodson (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Mitchell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Howard Menefee (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alex Fray (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SF - Kenneth Gardner (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ronald Ehret (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Stanley Simons (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:36 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by William Mitchell - foul #3 on William Mitchell, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank McCuan (SG), Daniel Perin (PF) Carlos Dodson, William Mitchell | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eric Appling (PG), David Logsdon (SG), William Jordan (PF), James Sagers (C) Howard Menefee, Alex Fray, Ronald Ehret, Stanley Simons | |
| 15:36 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner misses the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 15:36 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 15:07 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-36 |
| 15:05 | Michigan State | Daniel Perin tips it home | 38-36 |
| 14:59 | New Mexico | James Sagers can't connect on a shot from the right block | 38-36 |
| 14:58 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Shawn Wright | 38-36 |
| 14:41 | Michigan State | Daniel Perin misses the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on William Jordan - foul #1 on William Jordan, team foul #4 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (PG), William Mitchell (C) William Murray, Ronald Hamilton | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Christopher Jackson (SF) Kenneth Gardner | |
| 14:41 | Michigan State | Daniel Perin misses the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 14:41 | Michigan State | Daniel Perin makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 14:17 | New Mexico | William Mitchell steals it from Eric Appling | 39-36 |
| 13:53 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Frank McCuan | 41-36 |
| 13:36 | New Mexico | David Logsdon shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 13:14 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 13:12 | New Mexico | David Logsdon gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 12:50 | New Mexico | William Jordan misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 41-39 |
| 12:48 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to William Mitchell | 41-39 |
| 12:20 | Michigan State | William Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-39 |
| 12:19 | Michigan State | William Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 12:06 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Shawn Wright | 44-39 |
| 11:46 | New Mexico | Christopher Jackson is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed James Sagers | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jeffrey James (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank McCuan (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Shawn Wright (tiring) 12 pts. PF - Daniel Perin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - William Mitchell (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Eric Appling (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Logsdon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Jordan (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Sagers (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Jackson - foul #1 on Christopher Jackson, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Carlos Dodson (PF), Ronald Hamilton (C) Frank McCuan, Shawn Wright, William Mitchell | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Howard Menefee (PG), Alex Fray (SG), Kenneth Gardner (SF), Ronald Ehret (PF), Stanley Simons (C) Eric Appling, David Logsdon, Christopher Jackson, William Jordan, James Sagers | |
| 11:22 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 11:21 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Stanley Simons | 44-42 |
| 11:06 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner hits a driving attempt from the right block | 44-44 |
| 10:51 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 46-44 |
| 10:38 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-44 |
| 10:36 | New Mexico | Ronald Ehret pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 10:17 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner's fadeaway is rejected by Carlos Dodson | 46-44 |
| 10:15 | New Mexico | Stanley Simons grabs the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 10:08 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by William Murray - foul #1 on William Murray, team foul #3 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Mitchell (C) Daniel Perin | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Sagers (C) Stanley Simons | |
| 10:08 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 10:08 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 09:43 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 46-46 |
| 09:41 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 09:15 | New Mexico | Alex Fray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shawn Wright (SF) Jeffrey James | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eric Appling (PG), David Logsdon (SG), Michael Elizalde (SF) Howard Menefee, Alex Fray, Kenneth Gardner | |
| 08:56 | Michigan State | The pull-up jumper by William Murray is blocked by Ronald Ehret | 46-46 |
| 08:54 | New Mexico | Ronald Ehret grabs the defensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 08:35 | New Mexico | David Logsdon misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-46 |
| 08:33 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to William Murray | 46-46 |
| 08:28 | Michigan State | Michael Elizalde is called for the reach on Carlos Dodson - foul #1 on Michael Elizalde, team foul #6 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Christopher Jackson (SF), Stanley Simons (C) Michael Elizalde, James Sagers | |
| 08:06 | Michigan State | William Murray is hacked by Ronald Ehret - foul #1 on Ronald Ehret, team foul #7 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (SG), Daniel Perin (SF) Ronald Hamilton, Shawn Wright | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Howard Menefee (PG) Eric Appling | |
| 08:06 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 08:06 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 07:38 | New Mexico | Christopher Jackson is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Howard Menefee | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey James (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Perin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carlos Dodson (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - William Mitchell (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Howard Menefee (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Logsdon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ronald Ehret (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Stanley Simons (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson is fouled on the floor by Ronald Ehret - foul #2 on Ronald Ehret, team foul #8 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank McCuan (SG), Ronald Hamilton (C) Jeffrey James, William Mitchell | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eric Appling (PG), Kenneth Gardner (SF), William Jordan (PF), James Sagers (C) Howard Menefee, Christopher Jackson, Ronald Ehret, Stanley Simons | |
| 07:19 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 07:19 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 07:12 | New Mexico | James Sagers hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Jordan | 50-51 |
| 07:10 | Michigan State | Kenneth Gardner picks off the pass by William Murray in the backcourt | 50-51 |
| 07:05 | New Mexico | David Logsdon double dribbles | 50-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (PG), Shawn Wright (SF) William Murray, Carlos Dodson | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Alex Fray (SG) David Logsdon | |
| 06:46 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Shawn Wright | 53-51 |
| 06:24 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 53-51 |
| 06:22 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner gets the offensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 06:05 | New Mexico | James Sagers works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 53-51 |
| 06:04 | New Mexico | William Jordan tips it but misses | 53-51 |
| 06:03 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James grabs the defensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 05:44 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-51 |
| 05:42 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton gets the offensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 05:24 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Ronald Hamilton | 56-51 |
| 05:24 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), William Mitchell (C) Frank McCuan, Daniel Perin | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Howard Menefee (PG), David Logsdon (SG), Ronald Ehret (PF), Stanley Simons (C) Eric Appling, Alex Fray, William Jordan, James Sagers | |
| 04:59 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner makes the contested pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Logsdon | 56-53 |
| 04:57 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James travels in the backcourt | 56-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson (PF) Ronald Hamilton | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Christopher Jackson (SF) Kenneth Gardner | |
| 04:45 | New Mexico | Christopher Jackson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-53 |
| 04:44 | Michigan State | William Mitchell grabs the board | 56-53 |
| 04:18 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-53 |
| 04:16 | New Mexico | Christopher Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 03:53 | New Mexico | David Logsdon comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 56-53 |
| 03:52 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright grabs the board | 56-53 |
| 03:50 | Michigan State | David Logsdon steals the ball from William Murray in the backcourt | 56-53 |
| 03:49 | New Mexico | David Logsdon hits the finger roll | 56-55 |
| 03:31 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-55 |
| 03:30 | Michigan State | William Mitchell tips it home | 58-55 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey James (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Wright (tiring) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Dodson (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - William Mitchell (tiring) 6 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Howard Menefee (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Logsdon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ronald Ehret (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Stanley Simons (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:05 | New Mexico | David Logsdon buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Howard Menefee | 58-58 |
| 02:47 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by David Logsdon - foul #4 on David Logsdon, team foul #9 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank McCuan (SF), Daniel Perin (PF), Ronald Hamilton (C) Shawn Wright, Carlos Dodson, William Mitchell | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eric Appling (PG), Alex Fray (SG), Kenneth Gardner (SF), William Jordan (PF), James Sagers (C) Howard Menefee, David Logsdon, Christopher Jackson, Ronald Ehret, Stanley Simons | |
| 02:47 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 02:47 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 02:44 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Mitchell (C) Jeffrey James | |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Logsdon (SG) Alex Fray | |
| 02:18 | New Mexico | James Sagers is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by David Logsdon out of the doubleteam | 60-60 |
| 02:18 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-60 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Howard Menefee (PG) Eric Appling | |
| 01:54 | Michigan State | William Murray drills a shot in the paint set up by Ronald Hamilton and he's fouled by William Jordan - foul #2 on William Jordan, team foul #10 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shawn Wright (SF), Carlos Dodson (PF) Frank McCuan, Daniel Perin | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ronald Ehret (PF) William Jordan | |
| 01:54 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the free throw | 63-60 |
| 01:42 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner loses the ball out of bounds | 63-60 |
| 01:17 | Michigan State | Ronald Ehret blocks the jumper by Shawn Wright | 63-60 |
| 01:16 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 01:03 | New Mexico | William Murray is called for the reach on Howard Menefee - foul #2 on William Murray, team foul #4 | 63-60 |
| 00:54 | New Mexico | Ronald Ehret loses the ball out of bounds | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | William Murray double dribbles in the backcourt | 63-60 |
| 00:35 | New Mexico | David Logsdon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-60 |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | William Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Michigan State | William Mitchell is hacked by Howard Menefee in the backcourt - foul #3 on Howard Menefee, team foul #11 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (SG) Carlos Dodson | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 00:31 | Michigan State | William Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:31 | Michigan State | William Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:26 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Howard Menefee | 65-62 |
| 00:25 | Michigan State | William Murray is hacked by Howard Menefee in the backcourt - foul #4 on Howard Menefee, team foul #12 | 65-62 |
| 00:25 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:25 | Michigan State | William Murray misses the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:25 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Ronald Ehret | 66-62 |
| 00:19 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Shawn Wright | 66-62 |
| 00:16 | Michigan State | David Logsdon is called for the reach on William Murray in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Logsdon, team foul #13 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Alex Fray (SG) David Logsdon | |
| 00:16 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:16 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:10 | New Mexico | Ronald Hamilton is called for the reach on Howard Menefee - foul #3 on Ronald Hamilton, team foul #5 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson (PF) Jeffrey James | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 00:08 | New Mexico | Alex Fray hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-62 |
| 00:07 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright gets the rebound | 68-62 |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | Alex Fray is called for the reach on Shawn Wright in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alex Fray, team foul #14 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (SG) Carlos Dodson | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright misses the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-65 |