| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Sanders (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Simmons (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Weisz (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dennis Tan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Robert Logsdon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clarence Luczak (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Sammy Sasse (fresh) 12 pts. PF - George Davis (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Zinke (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | John Weisz inbounds the ball | 40-24 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Michigan State | John Sanders misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 40-24 |
| 19:48 | Michigan State | Dennis Tan grabs the offensive rebound | 40-24 |
| 19:34 | Michigan State | John Sanders misses the 3 from the right corner | 40-24 |
| 19:33 | Vermont | The rebound goes to Sammy Sasse | 40-24 |
| 19:19 | Vermont | Robert Logsdon knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Clarence Luczak | 40-27 |
| 19:03 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Paul Smith | 42-27 |
| 18:51 | Vermont | Sammy Sasse can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-27 |
| 18:50 | Vermont | George Davis tips it in | 42-29 |
| 18:32 | Michigan State | John Zinke swats the short shot by Charles Simmons | 42-29 |
| 18:30 | Vermont | John Zinke grabs the defensive rebound | 42-29 |
| 18:25 | Vermont | Clarence Luczak is called for traveling | 42-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (SG), Seth Taylor (PF), Richard Likens (C) John Sanders, Dennis Tan, Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 18:05 | Michigan State | John Weisz comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-29 |
| 18:03 | Michigan State | John Weisz gets the offensive rebound | 42-29 |
| 17:42 | Michigan State | Seth Taylor throws it down set up by Charles Simmons | 44-29 |
| 17:22 | Vermont | Robert Logsdon clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-29 |
| 17:20 | Vermont | Clarence Luczak snags the offensive board | 44-29 |
| 17:02 | Vermont | Robert Logsdon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-29 |
| 17:00 | Michigan State | William Karr grabs the board | 44-29 |
| 16:51 | Michigan State | Seth Taylor scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Simmons | 46-29 |
| 16:25 | Vermont | Sammy Sasse loses the dribble to Charles Simmons | 46-29 |
| 16:22 | Michigan State | William Karr hits the finger roll on a great pass from Charles Simmons | 48-29 |
| 16:05 | Vermont | John Zinke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Sanders (PG), Dustin Lampley (SF), Dennis Tan (PF), Paul Smith (C) Charles Simmons, John Weisz, Seth Taylor, Richard Likens | |
| Subs | Vermont | George Rumsey (SF), Charles Evers (PF), Larry Libby (C) Sammy Sasse, George Davis, John Zinke | |
| 15:54 | Michigan State | Paul Smith comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-29 |
| 15:53 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Tan | 48-29 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Sanders (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Karr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Lampley (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dennis Tan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Robert Logsdon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clarence Luczak (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Rumsey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Evers (fresh) C - Larry Libby (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Michigan State | Dustin Lampley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Karr | 50-29 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 15:27 | Vermont | Robert Logsdon hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 50-29 |
| 15:25 | Michigan State | Dustin Lampley snags the defensive board | 50-29 |
| 15:11 | Michigan State | Dustin Lampley lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Karr and he's hacked by George Rumsey - foul #2 on George Rumsey, team foul #1 | 52-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Weisz (SF), Richard Likens (C) William Karr, Dennis Tan | |
| Subs | Vermont | William Magers (PG), Eric Washington (SG) Robert Logsdon, Clarence Luczak | |
| 15:11 | Michigan State | Dustin Lampley makes the free throw | 53-29 |
| 15:01 | Vermont | Paul Smith denies the turnaround by William Magers | 53-29 |
| 14:59 | Michigan State | John Weisz snags the defensive board | 53-29 |
| 14:30 | Michigan State | John Weisz hits a jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Larry Libby - foul #1 on Larry Libby, team foul #2 | 55-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Simmons (SG) Dustin Lampley | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 14:30 | Michigan State | John Weisz makes the free throw | 56-29 |
| 14:20 | Vermont | Larry Libby knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from William Magers | 56-32 |
| 14:12 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons hits a turnaround in the lane set up by John Sanders | 58-32 |
| 13:54 | Vermont | William Magers loses the dribble to Paul Smith | 58-32 |
| 13:40 | Michigan State | John Weisz hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Paul Smith | 60-32 |
| 13:36 | Vermont | William Magers clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-32 |
| 13:34 | Vermont | Larry Libby pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-32 |
| 13:29 | Vermont | Larry Libby's layup is rejected by Paul Smith | 60-32 |
| 13:28 | Michigan State | Paul Smith grabs the board | 60-32 |
| 13:13 | Michigan State | John Weisz buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Simmons | 63-32 |
| 13:04 | Vermont | William Magers loses the ball out of bounds | 63-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (SG), Dustin Lampley (SF), Dennis Tan (PF) Charles Simmons, John Weisz, Richard Likens | |
| Subs | Vermont | Clarence Luczak (PG), Sammy Sasse (SF), George Davis (PF), Troy Ward (C) William Magers, George Rumsey, Charles Evers, Larry Libby | |
| 12:44 | Michigan State | John Sanders misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-32 |
| 12:43 | Michigan State | William Karr hits the follow up shot | 65-32 |
| 12:36 | Vermont | Eric Washington connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Troy Ward | 65-34 |
| 12:21 | Michigan State | William Karr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Simmons (SG), John Weisz (SF) William Karr, Dustin Lampley | |
| Subs | Vermont | John Zinke (C) Troy Ward | |
| 12:14 | Vermont | The short jumper by Sammy Sasse is denied by Paul Smith | 65-34 |
| 12:13 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Charles Simmons | 65-34 |
| 11:57 | Michigan State | John Sanders drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Dennis Tan | 68-34 |
| 11:52 | Vermont | Eric Washington can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-34 |
| 11:51 | Vermont | George Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 68-34 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Sanders (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Simmons (fresh) 14 pts. 8 ast. SF - John Weisz (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Tan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Smith (fairly fresh) 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Clarence Luczak (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Washington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Sammy Sasse (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Zinke (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Vermont | George Davis clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Sanders - foul #2 on John Sanders, team foul #1 | 68-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (SG), Dustin Lampley (SF), Richard Likens (C) Charles Simmons, John Weisz, Dennis Tan | |
| Subs | Vermont | Robert Logsdon (PG) Eric Washington | |
| 11:42 | Vermont | George Davis makes the 1st free throw | 68-35 |
| 11:42 | Vermont | George Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 68-36 |
| 11:20 | Michigan State | John Sanders's pass is intercepted by George Davis | 68-36 |
| 11:14 | Vermont | Clarence Luczak misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Karr - foul #2 on William Karr, team foul #2 | 68-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Simmons (SG), John Weisz (SF) William Karr, Dustin Lampley | |
| Subs | Vermont | Charles Evers (PF), Larry Libby (C) George Davis, John Zinke | |
| 11:14 | Vermont | Clarence Luczak misses the 1st free throw | 68-36 |
| 11:14 | Vermont | Clarence Luczak makes the 2nd free throw | 68-37 |
| 11:04 | Michigan State | John Sanders can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-37 |
| 11:02 | Vermont | Charles Evers gets the rebound | 68-37 |
| 10:55 | Vermont | Sammy Sasse is hacked by John Weisz - foul #1 on John Weisz, team foul #3 | 68-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dennis Tan (PF) Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Vermont | William Magers (SG) Clarence Luczak | |
| 10:40 | Vermont | William Magers drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-40 |
| 10:19 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons misses the driving attempt in the lane | 68-40 |
| 10:17 | Michigan State | Richard Likens gets the offensive rebound | 68-40 |
| 10:02 | Michigan State | John Weisz clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 68-40 |
| 10:00 | Vermont | Charles Evers snags the defensive board | 68-40 |
| 09:52 | Vermont | Larry Libby can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-40 |
| 09:51 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons snags the defensive board | 68-40 |
| 09:24 | Michigan State | Dennis Tan is fouled on the floor by William Magers - foul #4 on William Magers, team foul #3 | 68-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (SG), Dustin Lampley (SF), Seth Taylor (PF), Paul Smith (C) Charles Simmons, John Weisz, Dennis Tan, Richard Likens | |
| Subs | Vermont | Clarence Luczak (PG), Eric Washington (SG), George Rumsey (SF), George Davis (PF), John Zinke (C) Robert Logsdon, William Magers, Sammy Sasse, Charles Evers, Larry Libby | |
| 09:07 | Michigan State | John Sanders is called for traveling | 68-40 |
| 08:54 | Vermont | Eric Washington is fouled on the floor by William Karr - foul #3 on William Karr, team foul #4 | 68-40 |
| 08:33 | Vermont | Dustin Lampley is called for the reach on George Davis - foul #1 on Dustin Lampley, team foul #5 | 68-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Simmons (SG), John Weisz (SF) William Karr, Dustin Lampley | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 08:22 | Vermont | Seth Taylor steals it from George Rumsey | 68-40 |
| 08:04 | Michigan State | Paul Smith buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from John Sanders | 70-40 |
| 07:55 | Vermont | John Zinke can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 70-40 |
| 07:53 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Charles Simmons | 70-40 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Sanders (tiring) 20 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Simmons (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 ast. SF - John Weisz (tiring) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Seth Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Paul Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Clarence Luczak (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - George Rumsey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - John Zinke (fairly fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Michigan State | John Sanders hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-40 |
| 07:31 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons tips it but misses | 70-40 |
| 07:30 | Michigan State | Seth Taylor snags the offensive board | 70-40 |
| 07:21 | Michigan State | John Sanders misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-40 |
| 07:20 | Vermont | The rebound goes to George Davis | 70-40 |
| 07:14 | Vermont | Eric Washington connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-43 |
| 06:52 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons misses long on a shot from the left wing | 70-43 |
| 06:50 | Vermont | George Rumsey grabs the board | 70-43 |
| 06:45 | Vermont | Eric Washington misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Seth Taylor - foul #1 on Seth Taylor, team foul #6 | 70-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (SG), Dustin Lampley (SF), Dennis Tan (PF), Richard Likens (C) Charles Simmons, John Weisz, Seth Taylor, Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Vermont | William Magers (PG), Charles Evers (PF), Larry Libby (C) Clarence Luczak, George Davis, John Zinke | |
| 06:45 | Vermont | Eric Washington makes the 1st free throw | 70-44 |
| 06:45 | Vermont | Eric Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 70-45 |
| 06:38 | Michigan State | Richard Likens misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 70-45 |
| 06:36 | Vermont | The rebound goes to Larry Libby | 70-45 |
| 06:32 | Vermont | Eric Washington makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from George Rumsey | 70-47 |
| 06:11 | Michigan State | John Sanders makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from William Karr | 73-47 |
| 06:00 | Vermont | William Magers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-47 |
| 05:59 | Vermont | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Libby | 73-47 |
| 05:40 | Vermont | Charles Evers is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Charles Evers, team foul #4 | 73-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Simmons (PG), John Weisz (SF), Paul Smith (PF) John Sanders, Dustin Lampley, Dennis Tan | |
| Subs | Vermont | Clarence Luczak (SG), Troy Ward (C) Eric Washington, George Rumsey | |
| 05:16 | Michigan State | John Weisz clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-47 |
| 05:14 | Vermont | Larry Libby snags the defensive board | 73-47 |
| 05:09 | Vermont | William Magers misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 73-47 |
| 05:07 | Vermont | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Libby | 73-47 |
| 05:00 | Vermont | Clarence Luczak is whistled for traveling | 73-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Sanders (PG), Dennis Tan (PF) William Karr, Richard Likens | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 04:46 | Michigan State | John Weisz's layup is rejected by Larry Libby | 73-47 |
| 04:45 | Vermont | Charles Evers grabs the defensive rebound | 73-47 |
| 04:41 | Vermont | Dennis Tan denies the turnaround by William Magers | 73-47 |
| 04:39 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons gets the rebound | 73-47 |
| 04:11 | Michigan State | John Sanders is fouled on the floor by Clarence Luczak - foul #3 on Clarence Luczak, team foul #5 | 73-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (SG), Dustin Lampley (SF), Richard Likens (C) Charles Simmons, John Weisz, Dennis Tan | |
| Subs | Vermont | George Rumsey (SF) Larry Libby | |
| 03:56 | Michigan State | Richard Likens misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 73-47 |
| 03:54 | Vermont | Troy Ward pulls down the rebound | 73-47 |
| 03:49 | Vermont | Clarence Luczak connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 73-49 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Sanders (tiring) 23 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Karr (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dustin Lampley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Richard Likens (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - William Magers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Clarence Luczak (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - George Rumsey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Evers (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Troy Ward (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Michigan State | Richard Likens blows the layup but he's hacked by Charles Evers - foul #3 on Charles Evers, team foul #6 | 73-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Simmons (PG), John Weisz (SF) John Sanders, Dustin Lampley | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 03:34 | Michigan State | Richard Likens makes the 1st free throw | 74-49 |
| 03:34 | Michigan State | Richard Likens makes the 2nd free throw | 75-49 |
| 03:15 | Vermont | Clarence Luczak misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 75-49 |
| 03:14 | Michigan State | John Weisz grabs the board | 75-49 |
| 03:05 | Michigan State | Richard Likens knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Troy Ward - foul #1 on Troy Ward, team foul #7 | 77-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Sanders (PG), Dennis Tan (PF) William Karr, Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Vermont | Larry Libby (C) Troy Ward | |
| 03:05 | Michigan State | Richard Likens makes the free throw | 78-49 |
| 02:48 | Vermont | William Magers buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 78-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:28 | Michigan State | John Sanders makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Richard Likens | 81-51 |
| 02:23 | Vermont | Clarence Luczak misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 81-51 |
| 02:21 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons pulls down the rebound | 81-51 |
| 02:02 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons is hacked by Clarence Luczak - foul #4 on Clarence Luczak, team foul #8 | 81-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dustin Lampley (SF), Seth Taylor (PF), Paul Smith (C) John Weisz, Dennis Tan, Richard Likens | |
| Subs | Vermont | Troy Ward (C) George Rumsey | |
| 02:02 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 82-51 |
| 02:02 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 83-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:47 | Vermont | Paul Smith steps in front of the Clarence Luczak pass | 83-51 |
| 01:26 | Michigan State | Seth Taylor buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Dustin Lampley | 85-51 |
| 01:10 | Vermont | Troy Ward makes the driving attempt from the right block | 85-53 |
| 01:04 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Sanders | 87-53 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Vermont | William Magers double dribbles | 87-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Weisz (SF), Dennis Tan (PF) Dustin Lampley, Seth Taylor | |
| Subs | Vermont | George Rumsey (SF) Troy Ward | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Paul Smith can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Larry Libby - foul #2 on Larry Libby, team foul #9 | 87-53 |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Paul Smith makes the 1st free throw | 88-53 |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Paul Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 89-53 |
| 00:22 | Vermont | Clarence Luczak's layup is rejected by Dennis Tan | 89-53 |
| 00:21 | Vermont | Charles Evers hits the follow up shot | 89-55 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | John Sanders runs out the clock | 89-55 |