| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Richard Ellis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Cory Hulse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Caleb Hunt (fresh) 8 pts. PF - William Austin (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Allison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Murdock (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tyler White (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Gaskin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Lamothe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Hubbs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan Tech. | Caleb Hunt inbounds the ball | 29-46 |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Ellis is called for traveling | 29-46 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Barry Jones (PG), Robert Robinson (SF), Albert Littlejohn (PF), Travis Loyd (C) Joseph Murdock, Leonard Gaskin, James Lamothe, John Hubbs | |
| 19:20 | Michigan State | Albert Littlejohn scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Barry Jones and the foul's on Caleb Hunt - foul #3 on Caleb Hunt, team foul #1 | 29-48 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Kenneth Davis (SF) Caleb Hunt | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Lamothe (PF) Travis Loyd | |
| 19:20 | Michigan State | Albert Littlejohn makes the free throw | 29-49 |
| 18:57 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Ellis clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-49 |
| 18:56 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Tyler White | 29-49 |
| 18:50 | Michigan State | Tyler White hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Albert Littlejohn | 29-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 18:37 | Michigan Tech. | Donald Allison misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-51 |
| 18:35 | Michigan Tech. | Kenneth Davis tips it home | 31-51 |
| 18:22 | Michigan State | Tyler White scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Barry Jones | 31-54 |
| 18:14 | Michigan Tech. | Cory Hulse clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Albert Littlejohn - foul #2 on Albert Littlejohn, team foul #1 | 31-54 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock (PG), Vern Stegall (SG), Leonard Gaskin (SF), Travis Loyd (C) Barry Jones, Tyler White, James Lamothe, Albert Littlejohn | |
| 18:14 | Michigan Tech. | Cory Hulse makes the 1st free throw | 32-54 |
| 18:14 | Michigan Tech. | Cory Hulse makes the 2nd free throw | 33-54 |
| 17:45 | Michigan State | Donald Allison picks off the pass by Joseph Murdock | 33-54 |
| 17:34 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Ellis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-54 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Gary Dennis (PG) Richard Ellis | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tyler White (SG), Albert Littlejohn (PF), John Hubbs (C) Vern Stegall, Robert Robinson, Travis Loyd | |
| 17:15 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Albert Littlejohn | 33-56 |
| 17:05 | Michigan Tech. | Cory Hulse is fouled on the floor by Joseph Murdock - foul #1 on Joseph Murdock, team foul #2 | 33-56 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Harry Wolfe (SF), Gary Hardin (C) Cory Hulse, Donald Allison | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vern Stegall (SG), Fred Langlais (SF), James Lamothe (PF), Travis Loyd (C) Tyler White, Leonard Gaskin, Albert Littlejohn, John Hubbs | |
| 17:00 | Michigan Tech. | Fred Langlais picks off the pass by Kenneth Davis | 33-56 |
| 16:57 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock lays it in on a great pass from Fred Langlais | 33-58 |
| 16:40 | Michigan Tech. | The short jumper by William Austin is denied by Travis Loyd | 33-58 |
| 16:38 | Michigan State | Vern Stegall pulls down the rebound | 33-58 |
| 16:34 | Michigan State | Travis Loyd is hacked by Gary Dennis - foul #3 on Gary Dennis, team foul #2 | 33-58 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Richard Ellis (PG), Jeffery Dietrich (SG) Gary Dennis, Kenneth Davis | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Barry Jones (PG), Tyler White (SG), Leonard Gaskin (SF), Robert Robinson (PF), John Hubbs (C) Joseph Murdock, Vern Stegall, Fred Langlais, James Lamothe, Travis Loyd | |
| 16:15 | Michigan State | Tyler White misses the shot from the right side | 33-58 |
| 16:14 | Michigan Tech. | William Austin grabs the board | 33-58 |
| 15:53 | Michigan Tech. | Richard Ellis is hacked by Barry Jones - foul #2 on Barry Jones, team foul #3 | 33-58 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Cory Hulse (SG), Caleb Hunt (SF), Donald Allison (C) Jeffery Dietrich, Harry Wolfe, William Austin | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock (PG), Vern Stegall (SG), Fred Langlais (SF), Albert Littlejohn (PF), Travis Loyd (C) Barry Jones, Tyler White, Leonard Gaskin, Robert Robinson, John Hubbs | |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Richard Ellis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Cory Hulse (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Caleb Hunt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gary Hardin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Allison (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Murdock (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vern Stegall (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Fred Langlais (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Littlejohn (fresh) 10 pts. C - Travis Loyd (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Michigan Tech. | Cory Hulse misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-58 |
| 15:38 | Michigan State | Travis Loyd grabs the board | 33-58 |
| 15:34 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-58 |
| 15:32 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Vern Stegall | 33-58 |
| 15:17 | Michigan State | Albert Littlejohn is fouled on the floor by Gary Hardin - foul #1 on Gary Hardin, team foul #3 | 33-58 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Gary Dennis (PG) Richard Ellis | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tyler White (SG), Leonard Gaskin (SF), James Lamothe (PF), John Hubbs (C) Vern Stegall, Fred Langlais, Albert Littlejohn, Travis Loyd | |
| 15:07 | Michigan State | Tyler White comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-58 |
| 15:05 | Michigan Tech. | Caleb Hunt pulls down the rebound | 33-58 |
| 14:56 | Michigan Tech. | John Hubbs steals the ball from Caleb Hunt | 33-58 |
| 14:33 | Michigan State | Tyler White hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by John Hubbs | 33-61 |
| 14:15 | Michigan Tech. | Gary Dennis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-61 |
| 14:13 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to John Hubbs | 33-61 |
| 14:09 | Michigan State | John Hubbs's pass is intercepted by Gary Dennis | 33-61 |
| 13:50 | Michigan Tech. | Donald Allison loses the ball out of bounds | 33-61 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Richard Ellis (PG), Kenneth Davis (SG), William Austin (PF), Harry Wolfe (C) Gary Dennis, Cory Hulse, Gary Hardin, Donald Allison | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Barry Jones (PG), Vern Stegall (SG), Robert Robinson (SF), Albert Littlejohn (PF), Travis Loyd (C) Joseph Murdock, Tyler White, Leonard Gaskin, James Lamothe, John Hubbs | |
| 13:27 | Michigan State | Albert Littlejohn hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Robinson | 33-63 |
| 13:20 | Michigan Tech. | William Austin loses the dribble to Barry Jones | 33-63 |
| 12:56 | Michigan State | Albert Littlejohn misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 33-63 |
| 12:54 | Michigan Tech. | Harry Wolfe pulls down the rebound | 33-63 |
| 12:36 | Michigan Tech. | William Austin connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Richard Ellis | 36-63 |
| 12:20 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson scores on a 3 from the right wing | 36-66 |
| 11:58 | Michigan Tech. | Caleb Hunt misses the easy layup | 36-66 |
| 11:57 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson pulls down the rebound | 36-66 |
| 11:53 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 36-66 |
| 11:52 | Michigan State | Travis Loyd grabs the offensive board | 36-66 |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Richard Ellis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Davis (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Caleb Hunt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Austin (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Harry Wolfe (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Barry Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vern Stegall (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Albert Littlejohn (fresh) 12 pts. C - Travis Loyd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Michigan State | Kenneth Davis is called for the reach on Vern Stegall - foul #3 on Kenneth Davis, team foul #4 | 36-66 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Gary Dennis (PG), Cory Hulse (SG), Donald Allison (C) Richard Ellis, Caleb Hunt, Harry Wolfe | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock (PG), Tyler White (SG), Leonard Gaskin (SF), James Lamothe (PF), John Hubbs (C) Barry Jones, Vern Stegall, Robert Robinson, Albert Littlejohn, Travis Loyd | |
| 11:18 | Michigan State | Tyler White scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Murdock | 36-69 |
| 11:14 | Michigan Tech. | John Hubbs takes the ball from Cory Hulse | 36-69 |
| 11:09 | Michigan State | Tyler White is hacked by Donald Allison - foul #2 on Donald Allison, team foul #5 | 36-69 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Robinson (PF) James Lamothe | |
| 10:59 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson buries a driving attempt from the right block | 36-71 |
| 10:46 | Michigan Tech. | Kenneth Davis clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-71 |
| 10:45 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson gets the rebound | 36-71 |
| 10:29 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock connects on the 3 from the right wing | 36-74 |
| 10:12 | Michigan Tech. | Cory Hulse knocks in the shot from the right wing | 38-74 |
| 10:05 | Michigan State | Tyler White banks in the layup on a great pass from Joseph Murdock | 38-76 |
| 09:53 | Michigan Tech. | Cory Hulse can't finish the layup | 38-76 |
| 09:52 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson gets the rebound | 38-76 |
| 09:47 | Michigan State | Cory Hulse is called for the reach on Leonard Gaskin - foul #1 on Cory Hulse, team foul #6 | 38-76 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Jeffery Dietrich (SG), Gary Hardin (PF), Harry Wolfe (C) Cory Hulse, William Austin, Donald Allison | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Lamothe (PF), Travis Loyd (C) Robert Robinson, John Hubbs | |
| 09:31 | Michigan State | Leonard Gaskin lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joseph Murdock | 38-78 |
| 09:15 | Michigan Tech. | Gary Hardin comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on James Lamothe - foul #1 on James Lamothe, team foul #4 | 38-78 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vern Stegall (SG), Fred Langlais (SF), Albert Littlejohn (C) Tyler White, Leonard Gaskin, Travis Loyd | |
| 09:15 | Michigan Tech. | Gary Hardin makes the 1st free throw | 39-78 |
| 09:15 | Michigan Tech. | Gary Hardin makes the 2nd free throw | 40-78 |
| 08:47 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 40-78 |
| 08:46 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Albert Littlejohn | 40-78 |
| 08:32 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-78 |
| 08:30 | Michigan Tech. | Gary Hardin grabs the board | 40-78 |
| 08:13 | Michigan Tech. | Gary Hardin clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-78 |
| 08:12 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock pulls down the rebound | 40-78 |
| 08:06 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock clanks a shot from the free throw line | 40-78 |
| 08:05 | Michigan Tech. | Gary Hardin pulls down the rebound | 40-78 |
| 08:01 | Michigan Tech. | Gary Dennis is fouled on the floor by Vern Stegall - foul #1 on Vern Stegall, team foul #5 | 40-78 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Barry Jones (PG), Tyler White (SG), Leonard Gaskin (SF), Robert Robinson (PF), Travis Loyd (C) Joseph Murdock, Vern Stegall, Fred Langlais, James Lamothe, Albert Littlejohn | |
| 07:50 | Michigan Tech. | Kenneth Davis can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-78 |
| 07:49 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-78 |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Gary Dennis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jeffery Dietrich (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gary Hardin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Harry Wolfe (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Barry Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tyler White (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Gaskin (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Travis Loyd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Michigan State | Leonard Gaskin is denied on a layup by Gary Hardin | 40-78 |
| 07:42 | Michigan State | Leonard Gaskin tips it in | 40-80 |
| 07:24 | Michigan Tech. | Gary Dennis loses the ball out of bounds | 40-80 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock (PG), John Hubbs (C) Barry Jones, Travis Loyd | |
| 07:05 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Joseph Murdock | 40-83 |
| 07:01 | Michigan Tech. | Gary Dennis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-83 |
| 06:59 | Michigan Tech. | Gary Hardin pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-83 |
| 06:54 | Michigan Tech. | Gary Dennis clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 40-83 |
| 06:53 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to John Hubbs | 40-83 |
| 06:48 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-83 |
| 06:46 | Michigan Tech. | The rebound goes to Gary Dennis | 40-83 |
| 06:34 | Michigan Tech. | Harry Wolfe clanks a turnaround in the lane | 40-83 |
| 06:33 | Michigan State | John Hubbs grabs the board | 40-83 |
| 06:28 | Michigan State | Tyler White is whistled for traveling | 40-83 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vern Stegall (SG), Fred Langlais (SF), James Lamothe (PF), Travis Loyd (C) Tyler White, Leonard Gaskin, Robert Robinson, John Hubbs | |
| 06:17 | Michigan Tech. | Gary Hardin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-83 |
| 06:16 | Michigan State | Travis Loyd pulls down the rebound | 40-83 |
| 06:11 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-83 |
| 06:10 | Michigan State | James Lamothe pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-83 |
| 06:01 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Vern Stegall | 40-86 |
| 05:43 | Michigan Tech. | Travis Loyd denies the turnaround by Kenneth Davis | 40-86 |
| 05:41 | Michigan Tech. | Gary Dennis gets the offensive rebound | 40-86 |
| 05:30 | Michigan Tech. | Jeffery Dietrich misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-86 |
| 05:28 | Michigan Tech. | Gary Hardin tips it back up and in | 42-86 |
| 05:12 | Michigan State | Travis Loyd makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Vern Stegall | 42-88 |
| 04:56 | Michigan Tech. | Vern Stegall picks off the pass by Harry Wolfe | 42-88 |
| 04:53 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock banks in the layup set up by Vern Stegall | 42-90 |
| 04:40 | Michigan Tech. | Jeffery Dietrich clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-90 |
| 04:38 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Travis Loyd | 42-90 |
| 04:32 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Fred Langlais | 42-93 |
| 04:13 | Michigan Tech. | Kenneth Davis hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-93 |
| 03:56 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-93 |
| 03:55 | Michigan State | Travis Loyd snags the offensive board | 44-93 |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:32 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-93 |
| 03:31 | Michigan Tech. | The rebound goes to Gary Hardin | 44-93 |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Gary Dennis (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jeffery Dietrich (tiring) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Davis (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gary Hardin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Harry Wolfe (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Murdock (fairly fresh) 31 pts. 7 ast. SG - Vern Stegall (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SF - Fred Langlais (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Lamothe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Travis Loyd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Michigan Tech. | Gary Dennis hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 44-93 |
| 03:24 | Michigan State | Vern Stegall pulls down the rebound | 44-93 |
| 02:57 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Vern Stegall | 44-95 |
| 02:40 | Michigan Tech. | The short jumper by Kenneth Davis is denied by James Lamothe | 44-95 |
| 02:38 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to James Lamothe | 44-95 |
| 02:13 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Joseph Murdock, team foul #6 | 44-95 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Barry Jones (PG), Tyler White (SG), Leonard Gaskin (SF), Robert Robinson (PF), John Hubbs (C) Joseph Murdock, Vern Stegall, Fred Langlais, James Lamothe, Travis Loyd | |
| 01:53 | Michigan Tech. | Harry Wolfe blows the layup but the foul's on John Hubbs - foul #1 on John Hubbs, team foul #7 | 44-95 |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock (PG), James Lamothe (PF) Barry Jones, Robert Robinson | |
| 01:53 | Michigan Tech. | Harry Wolfe misses the 1st free throw | 44-95 |
| 01:53 | Michigan Tech. | Harry Wolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 45-95 |
| 01:33 | Michigan State | Leonard Gaskin misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Harry Wolfe - foul #1 on Harry Wolfe, team foul #7 | 45-95 |
| 01:33 | Michigan State | Leonard Gaskin makes the 1st free throw | 45-96 |
| 01:33 | Michigan State | Leonard Gaskin misses the 2nd free throw | 45-96 |
| 01:33 | Michigan State | James Lamothe grabs the offensive board | 45-96 |
| 01:11 | Michigan State | James Lamothe loses the dribble to Harry Wolfe | 45-96 |
| 00:50 | Michigan Tech. | Kenneth Davis scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-96 |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Leonard Gaskin | 48-98 |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Michigan Tech. | Gary Dennis clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-98 |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Leonard Gaskin gets the rebound | 48-98 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock runs out the clock | 48-98 |