| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Martin Lusk (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Orville Curtis (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Michael Bollin (fresh) PF - Orlando Joiner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Larue (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Gildersleeve (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Roger Bobb (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gustavo Martin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Michael Bollin inbounds the ball | 32-20 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 19:42 | Michigan State | Orville Curtis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-20 |
| 19:41 | Michigan State | Gregory Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-20 |
| 19:15 | Michigan State | Roger Bobb steals the ball from Orlando Joiner | 32-20 |
| 18:48 | UMass | Gustavo Martin hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Brian Gildersleeve | 32-22 |
| 18:26 | Michigan State | Orville Curtis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-22 |
| 18:25 | UMass | The rebound goes to Roger Bobb | 32-22 |
| 17:56 | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Roger Bobb | 32-25 |
| 17:31 | Michigan State | Michael Bollin misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-25 |
| 17:29 | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve snags the defensive board | 32-25 |
| 17:22 | UMass | Roger Bobb hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gustavo Martin | 32-27 |
| 16:56 | Michigan State | Orville Curtis knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-27 |
| 16:31 | UMass | Gustavo Martin is whistled for traveling | 35-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bryan Busick (SF), David Atkins (PF) Michael Bollin, Orlando Joiner | |
| Subs | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz (PG), Stanley Wadkins (SF), Hai Xie (PF) Wiley Stevens, Michael Larue, Roger Bobb | |
| 16:06 | Michigan State | David Atkins makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Martin Lusk | 37-27 |
| 15:37 | UMass | Gustavo Martin comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 37-27 |
| 15:36 | Michigan State | Gregory Allen snags the defensive board | 37-27 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Martin Lusk (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Orville Curtis (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Bryan Busick (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Atkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Alfredo Ortiz (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Brian Gildersleeve (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Wadkins (fresh) PF - Hai Xie (fresh) C - Gustavo Martin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:11 | Michigan State | Alfredo Ortiz picks off the pass by Orville Curtis | 37-27 |
| 14:51 | UMass | Gustavo Martin hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Alfredo Ortiz and the foul's on Bryan Busick - foul #2 on Bryan Busick, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Bollin (SF), Orlando Joiner (PF) Martin Lusk, David Atkins | |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Stevens (PG), Michael Larue (SG), James Reeves (SF), Roger Bobb (PF) Alfredo Ortiz, Brian Gildersleeve, Stanley Wadkins, Hai Xie | |
| 14:51 | UMass | Gustavo Martin misses the free throw | 37-29 |
| 14:51 | Michigan State | Orlando Joiner grabs the defensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 14:22 | Michigan State | Bryan Busick is whistled for traveling | 37-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | UMass | Charles Darley (C) Gustavo Martin | |
| 13:57 | UMass | Wiley Stevens hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-32 |
| 13:39 | Michigan State | Michael Larue steps in front of the Gregory Allen pass | 37-32 |
| 13:35 | UMass | Wiley Stevens lays it in on a great pass from Michael Larue | 37-34 |
| 13:15 | Michigan State | Bryan Busick buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Bollin | 39-34 |
| 12:54 | UMass | Roger Bobb hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 39-34 |
| 12:53 | Michigan State | Gregory Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 12:29 | Michigan State | Bryan Busick hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-34 |
| 12:27 | Michigan State | Gregory Allen tips it back up and in | 41-34 |
| 12:07 | UMass | Roger Bobb misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 41-34 |
| 12:06 | Michigan State | Michael Bollin snags the defensive board | 41-34 |
| 11:42 | Michigan State | Orville Curtis splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 11:41 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Allen | 41-34 |
| 11:24 | Michigan State | Orville Curtis misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 11:22 | UMass | James Reeves grabs the board | 41-34 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Bryan Busick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Orville Curtis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Michael Bollin (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Orlando Joiner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Allen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Stevens (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Michael Larue (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Reeves (fresh) PF - Roger Bobb (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Darley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 10:59 | UMass | James Reeves clanks a shot from the right side | 41-34 |
| 10:58 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to James Reeves | 41-34 |
| 10:35 | UMass | Wiley Stevens misses badly on a floater from close range | 41-34 |
| 10:34 | Michigan State | Gregory Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 10:11 | Michigan State | Orville Curtis is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 41-34 |
| 10:10 | Michigan State | Gregory Allen can't tip it in | 41-34 |
| 10:09 | UMass | Wiley Stevens gets the rebound | 41-34 |
| 09:43 | UMass | Michael Larue banks in the layup set up by Wiley Stevens | 41-36 |
| 09:15 | Michigan State | Michael Bollin comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 41-36 |
| 09:14 | Michigan State | Bryan Busick misses the tip | 41-36 |
| 09:12 | Michigan State | Michael Bollin pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 08:47 | Michigan State | Orlando Joiner double dribbles | 41-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Martin Lusk (PG), James James (SF), David Atkins (PF), Thomas Liska (C) Bryan Busick, Michael Bollin, Orlando Joiner, Gregory Allen | |
| Subs | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz (PG), Brian Gildersleeve (SG), Stanley Wadkins (SF), Hai Xie (PF), Gustavo Martin (C) Wiley Stevens, Michael Larue, James Reeves, Roger Bobb, Charles Darley | |
| 08:28 | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Martin Lusk - foul #3 on Martin Lusk, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| 08:28 | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 08:28 | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 08:06 | Michigan State | Orville Curtis's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Alfredo Ortiz | 41-38 |
| 07:50 | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Brian Gildersleeve | 41-41 |
| 07:31 | Michigan State | Orville Curtis hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Martin Lusk | 44-41 |
| 07:13 | UMass | Gustavo Martin misses the easy layup | 44-41 |
| 07:12 | Michigan State | Thomas Liska snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Martin Lusk (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Orville Curtis (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - James James (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Atkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Liska (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Alfredo Ortiz (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Gildersleeve (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stanley Wadkins (fresh) PF - Hai Xie (fresh) C - Gustavo Martin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:54 | Michigan State | James James scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Martin Lusk | 47-41 |
| 06:40 | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Hai Xie and he's fouled by Thomas Liska - foul #2 on Thomas Liska, team foul #3 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gregory Allen (C) Orville Curtis | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Larue (SG), Roger Bobb (PF) Stanley Wadkins, Hai Xie | |
| 06:40 | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz makes the free throw | 47-44 |
| 06:11 | Michigan State | Thomas Liska is fouled on the floor by Brian Gildersleeve - foul #1 on Brian Gildersleeve, team foul #1 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Bollin (SF) Thomas Liska | |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Stevens (PG) Alfredo Ortiz | |
| 05:42 | Michigan State | Martin Lusk can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Wiley Stevens - foul #2 on Wiley Stevens, team foul #2 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Orville Curtis (SG) James James | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 05:42 | Michigan State | Martin Lusk makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 05:42 | Michigan State | Martin Lusk makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 05:14 | UMass | Gustavo Martin's floater is knocked away by Gregory Allen | 49-44 |
| 05:12 | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve tips it home | 49-46 |
| 04:43 | Michigan State | Martin Lusk loses the dribble to Gustavo Martin | 49-46 |
| 04:24 | UMass | Gustavo Martin drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Wiley Stevens | 49-48 |
| 04:20 | Michigan State | Orville Curtis makes the contested fadeaway from the left side set up by Martin Lusk | 51-48 |
| 03:58 | UMass | Gustavo Martin is denied on a layup by Gregory Allen | 51-48 |
| 03:56 | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve hits the follow up shot | 51-50 |
| 03:32 | Michigan State | Brian Gildersleeve steps in front of the Gregory Allen pass | 51-50 |
| 03:03 | UMass | Wiley Stevens is hacked by Martin Lusk - foul #4 on Martin Lusk, team foul #4 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bryan Busick (PG), Thomas Liska (SF), Orlando Joiner (PF) Martin Lusk, Michael Bollin, David Atkins | |
| Subs | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz (PG), Stanley Wadkins (SF), Hai Xie (PF) Wiley Stevens, Michael Larue, Roger Bobb | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Bryan Busick (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Orville Curtis (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SF - Thomas Liska (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Orlando Joiner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Allen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Alfredo Ortiz (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Gildersleeve (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stanley Wadkins (fresh) PF - Hai Xie (fresh) C - Gustavo Martin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:49 | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz's pass is intercepted by Orville Curtis | 51-50 |
| 02:46 | Michigan State | Orville Curtis can't finish the layup | 51-50 |
| 02:44 | Michigan State | Gregory Allen tips it back up and in | 53-50 |
| 02:24 | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Brian Gildersleeve, team foul #3 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Stevens (PG) Alfredo Ortiz | |
| 02:21 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Martin Lusk (PG), Michael Bollin (SF) Bryan Busick, Thomas Liska | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 02:01 | Michigan State | Martin Lusk misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 01:59 | UMass | Hai Xie snags the defensive board | 53-50 |
| 01:33 | UMass | Wiley Stevens misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 53-50 |
| 01:32 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins hits the follow up shot | 53-52 |
| 01:15 | Michigan State | Martin Lusk misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-52 |
| 01:14 | Michigan State | Orlando Joiner grabs the offensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 01:03 | Michigan State | Gregory Allen lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Martin Lusk | 55-52 |
| 00:37 | UMass | Wiley Stevens is fouled on the floor by Michael Bollin - foul #1 on Michael Bollin, team foul #5 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Larue (SG), Roger Bobb (PF) Stanley Wadkins, Hai Xie | |
| 00:16 | UMass | Gustavo Martin knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Wiley Stevens | 55-54 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | Martin Lusk is hacked by Wiley Stevens in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wiley Stevens, team foul #4 | 55-54 |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Gregory Allen is fouled on the floor by Brian Gildersleeve - foul #3 on Brian Gildersleeve, team foul #5 | 55-54 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | Martin Lusk is hacked by Gustavo Martin - foul #1 on Gustavo Martin, team foul #6 | 55-54 |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | Orlando Joiner is hacked by Brian Gildersleeve - foul #4 on Brian Gildersleeve, team foul #7 | 55-54 |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | Orlando Joiner makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | Orlando Joiner makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:10 | UMass | UMass calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 57-54 |
| 00:01 | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Martin Lusk misses short on a fullcourt shot | 57-57 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Martin Lusk (fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. 4 pf. SG - Orville Curtis (fresh) 17 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Bollin (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Orlando Joiner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Allen (fresh) 10 pts. 12 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Stevens (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Larue (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Gildersleeve (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. PF - Roger Bobb (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Gustavo Martin (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 05:00 | UMass | Gustavo Martin wins the tip | 57-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 04:40 | UMass | Gustavo Martin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 04:39 | UMass | Gustavo Martin hits the follow up shot | 57-59 |
| 04:20 | Michigan State | Orlando Joiner is called for traveling | 57-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz (PG) Wiley Stevens | |
| 03:56 | UMass | Roger Bobb drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Alfredo Ortiz | 57-61 |
| 03:51 | Michigan State | Martin Lusk can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 57-61 |
| 03:49 | Michigan State | Gregory Allen tips it home | 59-61 |
| 03:22 | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-61 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Stevens (PG) Alfredo Ortiz | |
| 03:00 | Michigan State | Gregory Allen connects on the open shot near the basket set up by Michael Bollin | 61-61 |
| 02:37 | UMass | Michael Larue misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-61 |
| 02:35 | Michigan State | Gregory Allen gets the rebound | 61-61 |
| 02:06 | Michigan State | Michael Bollin jams the wide open dunk set up by Orville Curtis | 63-61 |
| 01:50 | UMass | Wiley Stevens scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Michael Larue | 63-63 |
| 01:24 | Michigan State | Martin Lusk is called for traveling | 63-63 |
| 00:58 | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Orlando Joiner - foul #1 on Orlando Joiner, team foul #6 | 63-63 |
| 00:58 | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 00:58 | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Martin Lusk (fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. 4 pf. SG - Orville Curtis (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Bollin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Orlando Joiner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Allen (fresh) 14 pts. 14 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Stevens (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Larue (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Gildersleeve (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. PF - Roger Bobb (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Gustavo Martin (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | Orville Curtis shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Martin Lusk | 66-65 |
| 00:27 | UMass | Roger Bobb can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-65 |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Gregory Allen snags the defensive board | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Wiley Stevens is called for the reach on Gregory Allen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Wiley Stevens, team foul #8 | 66-65 |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Gregory Allen makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Gregory Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:03 | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-65 |
| 00:01 | UMass | Roger Bobb snags the offensive board | 68-65 |
| 00:00 | UMass | The clock runs out | 68-65 |