| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Boone (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Zumwalt (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Earl Schirmer (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Blair (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Fadey Zwack (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - James Ambrose (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Royce Schiavo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Peter Tucker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - James Crowder (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | San Francisco | Thomas Williams inbounds the ball | 30-22 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:46 | San Francisco | Royce Schiavo hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-22 |
| 19:44 | San Francisco | Peter Tucker tips it but misses | 30-22 |
| 19:43 | Michigan State | Fadey Zwack snags the defensive board | 30-22 |
| 19:20 | Michigan State | David Boone is fouled on the floor by Royce Schiavo - foul #3 on Royce Schiavo, team foul #1 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Shane Williams (SG) Royce Schiavo | |
| 18:57 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer's fadeaway is rejected by Peter Tucker | 30-22 |
| 18:56 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to David Boone | 30-22 |
| 18:40 | Michigan State | James Blair misses long on a floater from the right wing | 30-22 |
| 18:39 | San Francisco | Thomas Williams grabs the board | 30-22 |
| 18:16 | San Francisco | Peter Tucker can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by James Blair - foul #3 on James Blair, team foul #1 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harry Evans (SF), Bruce Banks (PF), James Hampton (C) Earl Schirmer, James Blair, Fadey Zwack | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Donald Fonseca (SF), Terry Ryan (C) Thomas Williams, James Crowder | |
| 18:16 | San Francisco | Peter Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 18:16 | San Francisco | Peter Tucker misses the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 18:16 | Michigan State | James Hampton gets the rebound | 30-23 |
| 17:50 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by David Boone | 33-23 |
| 17:26 | San Francisco | Shane Williams drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-25 |
| 17:06 | Michigan State | David Boone is open and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by James Hampton | 36-25 |
| 16:59 | San Francisco | James Ambrose misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-25 |
| 16:58 | Michigan State | James Hampton pulls down the rebound | 36-25 |
| 16:56 | Michigan State | James Hampton is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 36-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Jury (PG), Earl Schirmer (SF), Fadey Zwack (C) David Boone, John Zumwalt, Bruce Banks | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Delbert Marshall (PG), Thomas Williams (SF), Charles Fleming (C) James Ambrose, Shane Williams, Terry Ryan | |
| 16:38 | San Francisco | Peter Tucker scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 36-27 |
| 16:19 | Michigan State | Fadey Zwack misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Thomas Williams - foul #3 on Thomas Williams, team foul #2 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Boone (PG) Harry Evans | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Shane Williams (SG), John Casey (SF) Donald Fonseca, Thomas Williams | |
| 16:19 | Michigan State | Fadey Zwack makes the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 16:19 | Michigan State | Fadey Zwack misses the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 16:19 | San Francisco | Charles Fleming pulls down the rebound | 37-27 |
| 15:50 | San Francisco | John Casey misses the turnaround from the left block | 37-27 |
| 15:48 | Michigan State | James Hampton grabs the board | 37-27 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Boone (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Jury (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Schirmer (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Hampton (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Fadey Zwack (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Delbert Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shane Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Casey (fresh) PF - Peter Tucker (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Fleming (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Michigan State | Fadey Zwack scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Jury | 39-27 |
| 15:23 | San Francisco | Delbert Marshall connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Shane Williams | 39-29 |
| 15:04 | Michigan State | David Boone connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Richard Jury and he's fouled by Delbert Marshall - foul #1 on Delbert Marshall, team foul #3 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Zumwalt (SG), James Blair (SF), Bruce Banks (PF) Richard Jury, Earl Schirmer, James Hampton | |
| Subs | San Francisco | James Ambrose (PG), Royce Schiavo (SG), Thomas Williams (SF), Terry Ryan (PF), James Crowder (C) Delbert Marshall, Shane Williams, John Casey, Peter Tucker, Charles Fleming | |
| 15:04 | Michigan State | David Boone makes the free throw | 42-29 |
| 14:43 | San Francisco | Thomas Williams misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-29 |
| 14:41 | Michigan State | James Blair snags the defensive board | 42-29 |
| 14:35 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt connects on the open 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from James Blair | 45-29 |
| 14:16 | San Francisco | Thomas Williams scores on a 3 from straight away | 45-32 |
| 13:54 | Michigan State | James Blair clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 45-32 |
| 13:53 | San Francisco | James Ambrose grabs the board | 45-32 |
| 13:45 | San Francisco | Thomas Williams misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-32 |
| 13:43 | Michigan State | David Boone gets the rebound | 45-32 |
| 13:20 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by James Ambrose - foul #2 on James Ambrose, team foul #4 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Jury (PG), Earl Schirmer (SF) David Boone, Bruce Banks | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Delbert Marshall (PG), Shane Williams (SG), John Casey (SF), Donald Fonseca (PF), Keith Merchant (C) James Ambrose, Royce Schiavo, Thomas Williams, Terry Ryan, James Crowder | |
| 13:20 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt makes the 1st free throw | 46-32 |
| 13:20 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt misses the 2nd free throw | 46-32 |
| 13:20 | San Francisco | Keith Merchant snags the defensive board | 46-32 |
| 12:52 | San Francisco | Shane Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harry Evans (SG), James Hampton (C) John Zumwalt, Fadey Zwack | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Charles Fleming (C) Keith Merchant | |
| 12:50 | Michigan State | James Blair's pass is intercepted by Donald Fonseca in the backcourt | 46-32 |
| 12:28 | San Francisco | Harry Evans steps in front of the John Casey pass | 46-32 |
| 12:05 | Michigan State | Harry Evans makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Richard Jury | 49-32 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 11:45 | San Francisco | Charles Fleming banks in the layup | 49-34 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Richard Jury (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harry Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Earl Schirmer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Blair (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - James Hampton (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Delbert Marshall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shane Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Casey (fresh) PF - Donald Fonseca (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Fleming (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Michigan State | James Blair makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Hampton | 51-34 |
| 11:07 | San Francisco | Donald Fonseca comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-34 |
| 11:06 | San Francisco | Shane Williams hits the follow up shot | 51-36 |
| 11:00 | Michigan State | Richard Jury is fouled in the backcourt by Delbert Marshall - foul #2 on Delbert Marshall, team foul #5 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Boone (PG), John Zumwalt (SG), Bruce Banks (PF), Fadey Zwack (C) Richard Jury, Harry Evans, James Blair, James Hampton | |
| Subs | San Francisco | James Ambrose (PG), Royce Schiavo (SG), Thomas Williams (SF), Peter Tucker (PF), James Crowder (C) Delbert Marshall, Shane Williams, John Casey, Donald Fonseca, Charles Fleming | |
| 10:38 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 51-36 |
| 10:37 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks can't tip it in | 51-36 |
| 10:36 | San Francisco | Thomas Williams pulls down the rebound | 51-36 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 10:16 | San Francisco | Thomas Williams can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-36 |
| 10:15 | San Francisco | Peter Tucker pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-36 |
| 09:51 | San Francisco | James Ambrose is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on James Ambrose, team foul #6 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Jury (PG) David Boone | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Terry Ryan (PF), Keith Merchant (C) Peter Tucker, James Crowder | |
| 09:25 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-36 |
| 09:23 | San Francisco | James Ambrose gets the rebound | 51-36 |
| 09:11 | San Francisco | Royce Schiavo double dribbles | 51-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Blair (PF), James Hampton (C) Bruce Banks, Fadey Zwack | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Shane Williams (SG) Royce Schiavo | |
| 08:50 | Michigan State | James Blair drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by James Hampton and he's fouled by Terry Ryan - foul #2 on Terry Ryan, team foul #7 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Boone (PG), Harry Evans (SF) John Zumwalt, Earl Schirmer | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Donald Fonseca (SF), Peter Tucker (PF) Thomas Williams, Terry Ryan | |
| 08:50 | Michigan State | James Blair makes the free throw | 54-36 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 08:29 | San Francisco | Keith Merchant clanks a jumper from the baseline | 54-36 |
| 08:28 | San Francisco | James Ambrose tips it back up and in | 54-38 |
| 08:04 | Michigan State | James Hampton can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Keith Merchant - foul #1 on Keith Merchant, team foul #8 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Zumwalt (SG) Richard Jury | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Delbert Marshall (PG), Royce Schiavo (SG), Charles Fleming (C) James Ambrose, Donald Fonseca, Keith Merchant | |
| 08:04 | Michigan State | James Hampton misses the 1st free throw | 54-38 |
| 08:04 | Michigan State | James Hampton makes the 2nd free throw | 55-38 |
| 07:41 | San Francisco | Shane Williams clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 55-38 |
| 07:39 | San Francisco | Royce Schiavo grabs the offensive rebound | 55-38 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Boone (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Zumwalt (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Harry Evans (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Blair (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - James Hampton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Delbert Marshall (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Royce Schiavo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Shane Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Peter Tucker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | San Francisco | Royce Schiavo makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Shane Williams | 55-41 |
| 07:05 | Michigan State | Harry Evans misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 55-41 |
| 07:03 | San Francisco | The rebound goes to Peter Tucker | 55-41 |
| 06:55 | San Francisco | Peter Tucker misses the turnaround from the right block | 55-41 |
| 06:54 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt grabs the board | 55-41 |
| 06:51 | Michigan State | David Boone is hacked by Delbert Marshall in the backcourt - foul #3 on Delbert Marshall, team foul #9 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Jury (SG), Earl Schirmer (SF), Bruce Banks (PF), Fadey Zwack (C) John Zumwalt, Harry Evans, James Blair, James Hampton | |
| Subs | San Francisco | James Ambrose (PG), Donald Fonseca (SG), Thomas Williams (SF), Terry Ryan (PF), James Crowder (C) Delbert Marshall, Royce Schiavo, Shane Williams, Peter Tucker, Charles Fleming | |
| 06:51 | Michigan State | David Boone makes the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 06:51 | Michigan State | David Boone makes the 2nd free throw | 57-41 |
| 06:49 | San Francisco | David Boone is called for the reach on James Ambrose in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Boone, team foul #2 | 57-41 |
| 06:32 | San Francisco | Terry Ryan knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 57-43 |
| 06:30 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks's pass is intercepted by James Crowder in the backcourt | 57-43 |
| 06:14 | San Francisco | James Crowder drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Fonseca and the foul's on Fadey Zwack - foul #1 on Fadey Zwack, team foul #3 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Zumwalt (SG) David Boone | |
| Subs | San Francisco | | |
| 06:14 | San Francisco | James Crowder makes the free throw | 57-46 |
| 05:48 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-46 |
| 05:46 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt hits the follow up shot | 59-46 |
| 05:38 | San Francisco | Donald Fonseca misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-46 |
| 05:37 | Michigan State | Richard Jury pulls down the rebound | 59-46 |
| 05:17 | Michigan State | Fadey Zwack hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Ambrose - foul #4 on James Ambrose, team foul #10 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Boone (PG), James Blair (PF) Richard Jury, Bruce Banks | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Delbert Marshall (PG), Royce Schiavo (SG), Shane Williams (SF), Peter Tucker (PF), Charles Fleming (C) James Ambrose, Donald Fonseca, Thomas Williams, Terry Ryan, James Crowder | |
| 05:17 | Michigan State | Fadey Zwack makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 05:17 | Michigan State | Fadey Zwack makes the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| 04:53 | San Francisco | Royce Schiavo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-46 |
| 04:51 | Michigan State | David Boone snags the defensive board | 61-46 |
| 04:37 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer is hacked by Shane Williams - foul #2 on Shane Williams, team foul #11 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Hampton (C) Fadey Zwack | |
| Subs | San Francisco | | |
| 04:37 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer makes the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 04:37 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer makes the 2nd free throw | 63-46 |
| 04:25 | San Francisco | Royce Schiavo comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-46 |
| 04:23 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer grabs the board | 63-46 |
| 04:05 | Michigan State | Charles Fleming picks off the pass by Earl Schirmer | 63-46 |
| 04:03 | San Francisco | Delbert Marshall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Jury (SG), Harry Evans (SF), Bruce Banks (PF) John Zumwalt, Earl Schirmer, James Blair | |
| Subs | San Francisco | John Casey (SF), Terry Ryan (PF), Keith Merchant (C) Royce Schiavo, Peter Tucker, Charles Fleming | |
| 03:42 | Michigan State | Richard Jury hits a wide open jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Boone | 65-46 |
| 03:35 | San Francisco | Shane Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-46 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Boone (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Jury (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Harry Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Bruce Banks (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hampton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Delbert Marshall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shane Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - John Casey (fresh) PF - Terry Ryan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Keith Merchant (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Michigan State | David Boone makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Richard Jury | 68-46 |
| 03:14 | San Francisco | Terry Ryan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Bruce Banks - foul #2 on Bruce Banks, team foul #4 | 68-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Zumwalt (SG) David Boone | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Donald Fonseca (SG) Shane Williams | |
| 03:14 | San Francisco | Terry Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 68-47 |
| 03:14 | San Francisco | Terry Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 68-48 |
| 02:56 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Harry Evans | 70-48 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:47 | San Francisco | Delbert Marshall misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-48 |
| 02:46 | Michigan State | James Hampton grabs the board | 70-48 |
| 02:40 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt is fouled in the backcourt by Delbert Marshall - foul #4 on Delbert Marshall, team foul #12 | 70-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Shane Williams (SG) Keith Merchant | |
| 02:40 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt makes the 1st free throw | 71-48 |
| 02:40 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt misses the 2nd free throw | 71-48 |
| 02:40 | San Francisco | Donald Fonseca grabs the defensive rebound | 71-48 |
| 02:21 | San Francisco | Delbert Marshall misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Harry Evans - foul #1 on Harry Evans, team foul #5 | 71-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Charles Fleming (C) John Casey | |
| 02:21 | San Francisco | Delbert Marshall misses the 1st free throw | 71-48 |
| 02:21 | San Francisco | Delbert Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 71-49 |
| 02:04 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Shane Williams - foul #3 on Shane Williams, team foul #13 | 71-49 |
| 02:04 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt makes the 1st free throw | 72-49 |
| 02:04 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt makes the 2nd free throw | 73-49 |
| 01:57 | San Francisco | John Zumwalt steals the ball from Delbert Marshall | 73-49 |
| 01:53 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt can't finish the layup | 73-49 |
| 01:52 | San Francisco | Charles Fleming grabs the board | 73-49 |
| 01:45 | San Francisco | Richard Jury is called for the reach on Delbert Marshall - foul #2 on Richard Jury, team foul #6 | 73-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer (SF) John Zumwalt | |
| Subs | San Francisco | | |
| 01:32 | San Francisco | Donald Fonseca can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 73-49 |
| 01:31 | San Francisco | Terry Ryan tips it back up and in | 73-51 |
| 01:09 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer connects on the open floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Harry Evans | 75-51 |
| 00:50 | San Francisco | Delbert Marshall is hacked by Harry Evans - foul #2 on Harry Evans, team foul #7 | 75-51 |
| 00:50 | San Francisco | Delbert Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 75-52 |
| 00:50 | San Francisco | Delbert Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 75-53 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Harry Evans hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 75-53 |
| 00:27 | San Francisco | Charles Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 75-53 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:23 | San Francisco | Donald Fonseca's floater is tipped away by Bruce Banks | 75-53 |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | James Hampton pulls down the rebound | 75-53 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Richard Jury runs out the clock | 75-53 |