| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Boone (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Zumwalt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Earl Schirmer (fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Blair (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Fadey Zwack (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - William Nicholes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Ennis (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Fulks (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Mason (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Cranston (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Boise State | Ronald Fulks inbounds the ball | 25-27 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Boise State | Thomas Ennis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-27 |
| 19:44 | Michigan State | James Blair pulls down the rebound | 25-27 |
| 19:28 | Michigan State | William Nicholes is called for the reach on David Boone - foul #1 on William Nicholes, team foul #1 | 25-27 |
| 19:00 | Michigan State | James Blair hits the finger roll on a great pass from Fadey Zwack and he's fouled by Jeremy Mason - foul #1 on Jeremy Mason, team foul #2 | 27-27 |
| 19:00 | Michigan State | James Blair misses the free throw | 27-27 |
| 19:00 | Boise State | Thomas Ennis grabs the defensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 18:46 | Boise State | Fadey Zwack is called for the reach on William Nicholes - foul #2 on Fadey Zwack, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| 18:27 | Boise State | Thomas Ennis is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Thomas Ennis, team foul #3 | 27-27 |
| 18:09 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from David Boone | 29-27 |
| 18:04 | Boise State | Dennis Cranston is called for traveling | 29-27 |
| 17:43 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer misses short on a runner from close range | 29-27 |
| 17:41 | Boise State | Thomas Ennis pulls down the rebound | 29-27 |
| 17:36 | Boise State | John Zumwalt picks off the pass by Dennis Cranston | 29-27 |
| 17:13 | Michigan State | David Boone scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John Zumwalt | 32-27 |
| 17:09 | Boise State | John Zumwalt steals it from Jeremy Mason | 32-27 |
| 17:06 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Zumwalt | 34-27 |
| 16:46 | Boise State | Thomas Ennis comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 34-27 |
| 16:45 | Michigan State | Fadey Zwack gets the rebound | 34-27 |
| 16:39 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Earl Schirmer | 37-27 |
| 16:35 | Boise State | William Nicholes comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-27 |
| 16:33 | Michigan State | James Blair pulls down the rebound | 37-27 |
| 16:04 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-27 |
| 16:02 | Boise State | Dennis Cranston pulls down the rebound | 37-27 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Boone (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Zumwalt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Earl Schirmer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Blair (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Fadey Zwack (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - William Nicholes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Ennis (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Fulks (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Mason (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Cranston (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Boise State | Jeremy Mason can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 37-27 |
| 15:55 | Boise State | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Cranston | 37-27 |
| 15:35 | Boise State | William Nicholes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Jury (SG), Harry Evans (SF), Bruce Banks (PF), James Hampton (C) John Zumwalt, Earl Schirmer, James Blair, Fadey Zwack | |
| Subs | Boise State | James Hubbard (PG), Joseph Pomeroy (SG), Raymond Cernansky (SF), Thomas Mitchell (PF), Ronald Cox (C) William Nicholes, Thomas Ennis, Ronald Fulks, Jeremy Mason, Dennis Cranston | |
| 15:12 | Michigan State | Richard Jury makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by David Boone | 40-27 |
| 15:00 | Boise State | Harry Evans steals the ball from Raymond Cernansky | 40-27 |
| 14:39 | Michigan State | David Boone makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Jury and he's hacked by James Hubbard - foul #2 on James Hubbard, team foul #4 | 42-27 |
| 14:39 | Michigan State | David Boone makes the free throw | 43-27 |
| 14:21 | Boise State | James Hubbard can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-27 |
| 14:20 | Michigan State | Harry Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 43-27 |
| 13:57 | Michigan State | Harry Evans loses the dribble to Raymond Cernansky | 43-27 |
| 13:54 | Boise State | Raymond Cernansky lays it up and in | 43-29 |
| 13:31 | Michigan State | David Boone clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-29 |
| 13:30 | Michigan State | David Boone pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-29 |
| 13:12 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by James Hampton | 45-29 |
| 12:50 | Boise State | Raymond Cernansky makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-32 |
| 12:30 | Michigan State | Harry Evans buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from David Boone | 48-32 |
| 12:09 | Boise State | Joseph Pomeroy can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Bruce Banks - foul #2 on Bruce Banks, team foul #2 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Zumwalt (SG), Earl Schirmer (SF), James Blair (PF), Fadey Zwack (C) Richard Jury, Harry Evans, Bruce Banks, James Hampton | |
| Subs | Boise State | William Nicholes (PG), Ronald Fulks (SF), Jeremy Mason (PF), Eugene Henriques (C) James Hubbard, Raymond Cernansky, Thomas Mitchell, Ronald Cox | |
| 12:09 | Boise State | Joseph Pomeroy makes the 1st free throw | 48-33 |
| 12:09 | Boise State | Joseph Pomeroy makes the 2nd free throw | 48-34 |
| 11:50 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer slams it home on a great pass from John Zumwalt | 50-34 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Boone (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Zumwalt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Earl Schirmer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Blair (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Fadey Zwack (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - William Nicholes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Pomeroy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Fulks (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Mason (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Eugene Henriques (fresh) | |
| 11:45 | Boise State | Joseph Pomeroy can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 50-34 |
| 11:43 | Michigan State | Fadey Zwack grabs the board | 50-34 |
| 11:14 | Michigan State | Joseph Pomeroy takes the ball from Fadey Zwack | 50-34 |
| 11:08 | Boise State | William Nicholes misses the jumper from the right side | 50-34 |
| 11:06 | Boise State | Eugene Henriques tips it home | 50-36 |
| 10:51 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Ronald Fulks - foul #1 on Ronald Fulks, team foul #5 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Jury (PG) David Boone | |
| Subs | Boise State | Thomas Ennis (SG), Dennis Cranston (C) Joseph Pomeroy, Eugene Henriques | |
| 10:51 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt makes the 1st free throw | 51-36 |
| 10:51 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt makes the 2nd free throw | 52-36 |
| 10:28 | Boise State | Thomas Ennis misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-36 |
| 10:27 | Boise State | Ronald Fulks tips it back up and in | 52-38 |
| 10:08 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-38 |
| 10:07 | Michigan State | James Blair pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-38 |
| 09:41 | Michigan State | Fadey Zwack is whistled for a carry | 52-38 |
| 09:27 | Boise State | James Blair takes the ball from Ronald Fulks | 52-38 |
| 09:08 | Michigan State | Fadey Zwack clanks a jump hook near the basket | 52-38 |
| 09:07 | Boise State | Thomas Ennis gets the rebound | 52-38 |
| 08:50 | Boise State | Jeremy Mason is fouled on the floor by James Blair - foul #1 on James Blair, team foul #3 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harry Evans (SF), Bruce Banks (PF), James Hampton (C) Earl Schirmer, James Blair, Fadey Zwack | |
| Subs | Boise State | James Hubbard (PG), Joseph Pomeroy (SF), Thomas Mitchell (PF) William Nicholes, Ronald Fulks, Jeremy Mason | |
| 08:27 | Boise State | Dennis Cranston loses the dribble to Richard Jury | 52-38 |
| 08:24 | Michigan State | Richard Jury hits the finger roll | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:15 | Boise State | Thomas Ennis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-38 |
| 08:13 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to James Hampton | 54-38 |
| 07:54 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 54-38 |
| 07:52 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Banks | 54-38 |
| 07:29 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Jury | 56-38 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Richard Jury (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Zumwalt (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Harry Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Bruce Banks (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - James Hubbard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Ennis (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Pomeroy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thomas Mitchell (fresh) C - Dennis Cranston (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Boise State | James Hubbard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-38 |
| 07:21 | Boise State | Thomas Mitchell tips it in | 56-40 |
| 07:00 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt is hacked by Joseph Pomeroy - foul #1 on Joseph Pomeroy, team foul #6 | 56-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Boone (PG), Earl Schirmer (SF), James Blair (PF), Fadey Zwack (C) Richard Jury, John Zumwalt, Bruce Banks, James Hampton | |
| Subs | Boise State | William Nicholes (PG), Ronald Fulks (SF), Jeremy Mason (PF), Ronald Cox (C) James Hubbard, Thomas Ennis, Thomas Mitchell, Dennis Cranston | |
| 06:40 | Michigan State | David Boone hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-40 |
| 06:39 | Boise State | Joseph Pomeroy grabs the board | 56-40 |
| 06:34 | Boise State | William Nicholes makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Ronald Cox | 56-43 |
| 06:06 | Michigan State | David Boone is hacked by William Nicholes - foul #2 on William Nicholes, team foul #7 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Zumwalt (SG) Harry Evans | |
| Subs | Boise State | James Hubbard (SG) Joseph Pomeroy | |
| 06:06 | Michigan State | David Boone misses the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 06:06 | Boise State | James Hubbard grabs the defensive rebound | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:48 | Boise State | Ronald Cox knocks in the shot in the lane and he's fouled by Fadey Zwack - foul #3 on Fadey Zwack, team foul #4 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Boise State | Thomas Ennis (SG) James Hubbard | |
| 05:48 | Boise State | Ronald Cox makes the free throw | 56-46 |
| 05:35 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Blair | 58-46 |
| 05:16 | Boise State | Jeremy Mason misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by James Blair - foul #2 on James Blair, team foul #5 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Jury (SG), James Hampton (PF) John Zumwalt, James Blair | |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| 05:16 | Boise State | Jeremy Mason makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 05:16 | Boise State | Jeremy Mason misses the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 05:16 | Michigan State | James Hampton grabs the board | 58-47 |
| 04:57 | Michigan State | David Boone clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 58-47 |
| 04:55 | Boise State | Thomas Ennis gets the rebound | 58-47 |
| 04:35 | Boise State | William Nicholes clanks a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Earl Schirmer - foul #3 on Earl Schirmer, team foul #6 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Banks (PF) Fadey Zwack | |
| Subs | Boise State | Joseph Pomeroy (SF), Thomas Mitchell (PF), Eugene Henriques (C) Ronald Fulks, Jeremy Mason, Ronald Cox | |
| 04:35 | Boise State | William Nicholes makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 04:35 | Boise State | William Nicholes makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 04:17 | Michigan State | Richard Jury knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Earl Schirmer | 60-49 |
| 04:10 | Boise State | James Hampton takes the ball from Thomas Ennis | 60-49 |
| 03:41 | Michigan State | David Boone hits a shot from the right block set up by Earl Schirmer | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:39 | Boise State | William Nicholes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Zumwalt (SG), Harry Evans (SF), James Blair (PF) David Boone, Earl Schirmer, Bruce Banks | |
| Subs | Boise State | James Hubbard (PG), Raymond Cernansky (SF), Dennis Cranston (C) William Nicholes, Thomas Ennis, Eugene Henriques | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Michigan State | James Blair drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from John Zumwalt | 64-49 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Richard Jury (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Zumwalt (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Harry Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Blair (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - James Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - James Hubbard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Pomeroy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Cernansky (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Thomas Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Cranston (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Boise State | Joseph Pomeroy misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Zumwalt - foul #1 on John Zumwalt, team foul #7 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Banks (PF) James Blair | |
| Subs | Boise State | Ronald Cox (C) Dennis Cranston | |
| 03:20 | Boise State | Joseph Pomeroy makes the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 03:20 | Boise State | Joseph Pomeroy makes the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| 03:12 | Michigan State | Harry Evans drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Jury | 66-51 |
| 02:54 | Boise State | The pull-up jumper by Thomas Mitchell is blocked by Bruce Banks | 66-51 |
| 02:53 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt grabs the defensive rebound | 66-51 |
| 02:25 | Michigan State | James Hampton misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Thomas Mitchell - foul #1 on Thomas Mitchell, team foul #8 | 66-51 |
| 02:25 | Michigan State | James Hampton misses the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 02:25 | Michigan State | James Hampton makes the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:17 | Boise State | Ronald Cox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Boise State | Troy Sanders (PG), Eugene Henriques (PF) Joseph Pomeroy, Thomas Mitchell | |
| 02:05 | Michigan State | Harry Evans scores on a shot near the basket set up by James Hampton | 69-51 |
| 01:45 | Boise State | James Hampton blocks the short jumper by Eugene Henriques | 69-51 |
| 01:44 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt grabs the defensive rebound | 69-51 |
| 01:15 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by James Hampton | 71-51 |
| 01:10 | Boise State | James Hubbard knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by James Hampton - foul #2 on James Hampton, team foul #8 | 71-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer (SF) John Zumwalt | |
| Subs | Boise State | Joseph Pomeroy (SG), Thomas Mitchell (PF) Troy Sanders, Eugene Henriques | |
| 01:10 | Boise State | James Hubbard makes the free throw | 71-54 |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | Ronald Cox swats the layup by Richard Jury | 71-54 |
| 00:49 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Thomas Mitchell | 71-54 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Boise State | Joseph Pomeroy can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 71-54 |
| 00:42 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer gets the rebound | 71-54 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-54 |
| 00:12 | Boise State | Raymond Cernansky can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-54 |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | James Hampton grabs the board | 71-54 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Richard Jury runs out the clock | 71-54 |