| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Boone (fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Zumwalt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Earl Schirmer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Blair (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Fadey Zwack (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Terry Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Auld (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Godfrey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Fontes (fresh) 5 pts. C - Dennis Biles (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | San Diego State | Thomas Godfrey inbounds the ball | 30-32 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | San Diego State | Justin Auld throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-32 |
| 19:24 | Michigan State | Justin Auld is called for the reach on David Boone - foul #1 on Justin Auld, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| 19:07 | Michigan State | David Boone scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from John Zumwalt | 32-32 |
| 18:54 | San Diego State | John Fontes is hacked by James Blair - foul #2 on James Blair, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 18:43 | San Diego State | Thomas Godfrey's pass is intercepted by Fadey Zwack | 32-32 |
| 18:19 | Michigan State | David Boone misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-32 |
| 18:18 | San Diego State | Thomas Godfrey pulls down the rebound | 32-32 |
| 18:00 | San Diego State | David Boone steals it from John Fontes | 32-32 |
| 17:45 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 17:37 | San Diego State | Justin Auld comes up short on the floater from the right side | 35-32 |
| 17:35 | San Diego State | Terry Smith snags the offensive board | 35-32 |
| 17:29 | San Diego State | Justin Auld is called for a charge - foul #2 on Justin Auld, team foul #2 | 35-32 |
| 17:00 | Michigan State | James Blair throws it down on a great pass from John Zumwalt | 37-32 |
| 16:38 | San Diego State | Terry Smith is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Terry Smith, team foul #3 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harry Evans (SF), Bruce Banks (PF), James Hampton (C) Earl Schirmer, James Blair, Fadey Zwack | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Harvey Gemmill (PG), Mark Breslin (SG), Herbert McKever (PF), Kenneth Mast (C) Terry Smith, Justin Auld, John Fontes, Dennis Biles | |
| 16:20 | Michigan State | David Boone can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Herbert McKever - foul #1 on Herbert McKever, team foul #4 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Jury (SG) John Zumwalt | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 16:20 | Michigan State | David Boone makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 16:20 | Michigan State | David Boone misses the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 16:20 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Herbert McKever | 38-32 |
| 16:08 | San Diego State | Thomas Godfrey lays it in and he's fouled by Bruce Banks - foul #2 on Bruce Banks, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| 16:08 | San Diego State | Thomas Godfrey makes the free throw | 38-35 |
| 15:47 | Michigan State | Herbert McKever is called for the reach on Richard Jury - foul #2 on Herbert McKever, team foul #5 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Larry Prisco (PG) Thomas Godfrey | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Boone (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Richard Jury (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Evans (fresh) PF - Bruce Banks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hampton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Larry Prisco (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harvey Gemmill (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Breslin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Herbert McKever (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kenneth Mast (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Michigan State | James Hampton scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by David Boone | 40-35 |
| 14:59 | San Diego State | Harvey Gemmill misses the 3 from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 14:57 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks snags the defensive board | 40-35 |
| 14:35 | Michigan State | David Boone is fouled on the floor by Larry Prisco - foul #1 on Larry Prisco, team foul #6 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Zumwalt (SG), Earl Schirmer (SF), James Blair (PF), Fadey Zwack (C) David Boone, Harry Evans, Bruce Banks, James Hampton | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Terry Smith (PG), Justin Auld (SG), Thomas Godfrey (SF), John Fontes (PF), Dennis Biles (C) Larry Prisco, Harvey Gemmill, Mark Breslin, Herbert McKever, Kenneth Mast | |
| 14:19 | Michigan State | Richard Jury throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-35 |
| 14:09 | San Diego State | Terry Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 14:08 | San Diego State | Thomas Godfrey tips it home | 40-37 |
| 13:39 | Michigan State | James Blair misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Fontes - foul #3 on John Fontes, team foul #7 | 40-37 |
| 13:39 | Michigan State | James Blair makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 13:39 | Michigan State | James Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 13:24 | San Diego State | Justin Auld misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-37 |
| 13:23 | Michigan State | Fadey Zwack grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 13:03 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt double dribbles | 42-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Boone (PG) Richard Jury | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 12:45 | San Diego State | Justin Auld drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 12:28 | Michigan State | Fadey Zwack misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 12:26 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Dennis Biles | 42-39 |
| 12:21 | San Diego State | Terry Smith misses the fadeaway from the right side | 42-39 |
| 12:20 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| 11:56 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from David Boone | 45-39 |
| 11:50 | San Diego State | Thomas Godfrey buries a 3 from the left corner | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Boone (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Zumwalt (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Earl Schirmer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Blair (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Fadey Zwack (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Terry Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Auld (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Godfrey (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Fontes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Dennis Biles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Thomas Godfrey - foul #3 on Thomas Godfrey, team foul #8 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harry Evans (SF), Bruce Banks (PF), James Hampton (C) Earl Schirmer, James Blair, Fadey Zwack | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Harvey Gemmill (PG), Mark Breslin (SG), Herbert McKever (PF), Kenneth Mast (C) Terry Smith, Justin Auld, John Fontes, Dennis Biles | |
| 11:31 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt misses the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 11:31 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 11:19 | San Diego State | Mark Breslin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-42 |
| 11:18 | Michigan State | James Hampton snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 10:56 | Michigan State | David Boone scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Harry Evans | 48-42 |
| 10:48 | San Diego State | Herbert McKever misses the dunk but the foul's on Bruce Banks - foul #3 on Bruce Banks, team foul #3 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Jury (SG) John Zumwalt | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Larry Prisco (PG) Thomas Godfrey | |
| 10:48 | San Diego State | Herbert McKever makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 10:48 | San Diego State | Herbert McKever makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 10:46 | Michigan State | David Boone throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-44 |
| 10:29 | San Diego State | James Hampton takes the ball from Kenneth Mast | 48-44 |
| 10:00 | Michigan State | David Boone makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Jury | 51-44 |
| 09:43 | San Diego State | Harvey Gemmill is fouled on the floor by James Hampton - foul #2 on James Hampton, team foul #4 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Zumwalt (SG), Earl Schirmer (SF), James Blair (PF), Fadey Zwack (C) David Boone, Harry Evans, Bruce Banks, James Hampton | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Terry Smith (PG), Thomas Godfrey (SF), Dennis Biles (C) Larry Prisco, Mark Breslin, Kenneth Mast | |
| 09:23 | San Diego State | Dennis Biles blows the layup but the foul's on Fadey Zwack - foul #2 on Fadey Zwack, team foul #5 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Justin Auld (SG) Harvey Gemmill | |
| 09:23 | San Diego State | Dennis Biles makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 09:23 | San Diego State | Dennis Biles makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 08:57 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 51-46 |
| 08:55 | Michigan State | Richard Jury misses the tip | 51-46 |
| 08:54 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer grabs the offensive board | 51-46 |
| 08:36 | Michigan State | Richard Jury's pass is intercepted by Terry Smith | 51-46 |
| 08:16 | San Diego State | Terry Smith clanks a shot in the paint | 51-46 |
| 08:15 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Fadey Zwack | 51-46 |
| 07:55 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Jury | 54-46 |
| 07:32 | San Diego State | Herbert McKever can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 54-46 |
| 07:30 | San Diego State | Thomas Godfrey gets the offensive rebound | 54-46 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Richard Jury (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Zumwalt (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SF - Earl Schirmer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Blair (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Fadey Zwack (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Terry Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Auld (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Godfrey (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Herbert McKever (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Biles (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | San Diego State | Justin Auld scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-49 |
| 07:14 | Michigan State | Richard Jury makes the runner from the right block set up by John Zumwalt and he's hacked by Terry Smith - foul #3 on Terry Smith, team foul #9 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Boone (PG), Harry Evans (SF), Bruce Banks (PF), James Hampton (C) John Zumwalt, Earl Schirmer, James Blair, Fadey Zwack | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Harvey Gemmill (PG), Mark Breslin (SG), John Fontes (PF), Kenneth Mast (C) Terry Smith, Justin Auld, Herbert McKever, Dennis Biles | |
| 07:14 | Michigan State | Richard Jury makes the free throw | 57-49 |
| 07:05 | San Diego State | Thomas Godfrey can't connect on a runner near the basket | 57-49 |
| 07:04 | San Diego State | Mark Breslin tips it home | 57-51 |
| 06:46 | Michigan State | James Hampton misses the lay-in but the foul's on Mark Breslin - foul #1 on Mark Breslin, team foul #10 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer (SF) Richard Jury | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Larry Prisco (PG) Thomas Godfrey | |
| 06:46 | Michigan State | James Hampton makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 06:46 | Michigan State | James Hampton makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 06:30 | San Diego State | Harvey Gemmill lays it in and he's hacked by James Hampton - foul #3 on James Hampton, team foul #6 | 59-53 |
| 06:30 | San Diego State | Harvey Gemmill misses the free throw | 59-53 |
| 06:30 | Michigan State | James Hampton grabs the defensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 06:04 | Michigan State | David Boone misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-53 |
| 06:03 | San Diego State | John Fontes gets the rebound | 59-53 |
| 05:46 | San Diego State | Harvey Gemmill misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-53 |
| 05:44 | San Diego State | Kenneth Mast tips it back up and in | 59-55 |
| 05:24 | Michigan State | David Boone misses long on a shot from the baseline | 59-55 |
| 05:23 | Michigan State | James Hampton grabs the offensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 05:03 | Michigan State | David Boone misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 59-55 |
| 05:01 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks grabs the offensive board | 59-55 |
| 05:01 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Zumwalt (SG), James Blair (PF), Fadey Zwack (C) Harry Evans, Bruce Banks, James Hampton | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Terry Smith (PG), Justin Auld (SG), Thomas Godfrey (SF), Dennis Biles (C) Larry Prisco, Harvey Gemmill, Mark Breslin, Kenneth Mast | |
| 04:36 | Michigan State | David Boone connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by John Zumwalt | 62-55 |
| 04:20 | San Diego State | Thomas Godfrey misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 62-55 |
| 04:18 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt grabs the board | 62-55 |
| 04:02 | Michigan State | James Blair's fadeaway is rejected by Dennis Biles | 62-55 |
| 04:01 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt grabs the offensive board | 62-55 |
| 03:41 | Michigan State | Dennis Biles steps in front of the Fadey Zwack pass | 62-55 |
| 03:17 | San Diego State | John Fontes comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 62-55 |
| 03:16 | Michigan State | Fadey Zwack snags the defensive board | 62-55 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Boone (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Zumwalt (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. SF - Earl Schirmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Blair (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Fadey Zwack (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Terry Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Justin Auld (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Godfrey (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Fontes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Biles (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:56 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by David Boone | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:48 | San Diego State | Thomas Godfrey hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 64-55 |
| 02:46 | Michigan State | James Blair pulls down the rebound | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:29 | Michigan State | David Boone is hacked by Terry Smith - foul #4 on Terry Smith, team foul #11 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Hampton (PF) Earl Schirmer | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Harvey Gemmill (SG), Herbert McKever (PF) Justin Auld, John Fontes | |
| 02:29 | Michigan State | David Boone makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 02:29 | Michigan State | David Boone makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 02:12 | San Diego State | Thomas Godfrey misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on James Hampton - foul #4 on James Hampton, team foul #7 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Jury (PG), Harry Evans (SF), Bruce Banks (PF) David Boone, James Blair, Fadey Zwack | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mark Breslin (SG), Kenneth Mast (C) Terry Smith, Dennis Biles | |
| 02:12 | San Diego State | Thomas Godfrey makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 02:12 | San Diego State | Thomas Godfrey makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 02:10 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Boone (PG), James Blair (SF), Fadey Zwack (C) Richard Jury, Harry Evans, Bruce Banks | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Terry Smith (PG), Justin Auld (SG), Dennis Biles (C) Harvey Gemmill, Mark Breslin, Kenneth Mast | |
| 01:53 | Michigan State | David Boone makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 68-57 |
| 01:43 | San Diego State | Justin Auld misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-57 |
| 01:42 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to David Boone | 68-57 |
| 01:32 | Michigan State | David Boone is fouled on the floor by Dennis Biles - foul #2 on Dennis Biles, team foul #12 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Jury (SG), Harry Evans (SF), Bruce Banks (PF) John Zumwalt, James Blair, Fadey Zwack | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Larry Prisco (PG), Harvey Gemmill (SG), Mark Breslin (SF), Kenneth Mast (C) Terry Smith, Justin Auld, Thomas Godfrey, Dennis Biles | |
| 01:32 | Michigan State | David Boone makes the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 01:32 | Michigan State | David Boone makes the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| 01:16 | San Diego State | Richard Jury steals the ball from Mark Breslin | 70-57 |
| 00:54 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks blows the layup | 70-57 |
| 00:52 | San Diego State | Herbert McKever snags the defensive board | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | San Diego State | The short jumper by Harvey Gemmill is denied by Bruce Banks | 70-57 |
| 00:44 | San Diego State | Kenneth Mast tips it in | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Michigan State | Richard Jury can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 70-59 |
| 00:14 | San Diego State | Kenneth Mast grabs the defensive rebound | 70-59 |
| 00:08 | San Diego State | Kenneth Mast misses the easy layup | 70-59 |
| 00:06 | San Diego State | Harvey Gemmill grabs the offensive rebound | 70-59 |
| 00:03 | San Diego State | Kenneth Mast drills a floater in the paint set up by Mark Breslin | 70-61 |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-61 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Zumwalt (SG), Earl Schirmer (SF), James Blair (PF), Fadey Zwack (C) Richard Jury, Harry Evans, Bruce Banks, James Hampton | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Terry Smith (PG), Justin Auld (SG), Thomas Godfrey (SF), John Fontes (PF), Dennis Biles (C) Larry Prisco, Harvey Gemmill, Mark Breslin, Herbert McKever, Kenneth Mast | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | David Boone runs out the clock | 70-61 |