| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Charles Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Karr (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dane Savala (fresh) PF - David Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Walter Crowe (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jeffrey Heaney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bert Warren (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Adams (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Wood (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmy Dodson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Dane Savala inbounds the ball | 39-32 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:34 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons drills a runner in the paint set up by Dane Savala and the foul's on Jeffrey Heaney - foul #2 on Jeffrey Heaney, team foul #1 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Bombard (PF) David Taylor | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 19:34 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons misses the free throw | 41-32 |
| 19:34 | Missouri State | John Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 19:12 | Missouri State | Bert Warren misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Bombard - foul #2 on John Bombard, team foul #1 | 41-32 |
| 19:12 | Missouri State | Bert Warren misses the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 19:12 | Missouri State | Bert Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 18:50 | Michigan State | William Karr hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 18:49 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to John Wood | 41-33 |
| 18:25 | Missouri State | Paul Adams misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Bombard - foul #3 on John Bombard, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Myers (SG), David Taylor (PF) William Karr, John Bombard | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 18:25 | Missouri State | Paul Adams makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 18:25 | Missouri State | Paul Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 17:57 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons lays it in on a great pass from David Taylor | 43-35 |
| 17:39 | Missouri State | Bert Warren misses the lay-in | 43-35 |
| 17:37 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 17:18 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Dane Savala | 45-35 |
| 17:03 | Missouri State | Bert Warren misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-35 |
| 17:01 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe gets the rebound | 45-35 |
| 16:33 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers is fouled on the floor by Bert Warren - foul #3 on Bert Warren, team foul #2 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (SG), John Hatmaker (PF) Anthony Myers, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist (PG), Larry McMurdo (SG), Shawn Dorsey (SF), Laurence Starling (PF), James Roberts (C) Jeffrey Heaney, Bert Warren, Paul Adams, John Wood, Jimmy Dodson | |
| 16:10 | Michigan State | John Hatmaker is fouled on the floor by Shawn Dorsey - foul #1 on Shawn Dorsey, team foul #3 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Myers (PG) Charles Simmons | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 15:55 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe misses the shot from the right block | 45-35 |
| 15:54 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling grabs the board | 45-35 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Anthony Myers (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Karr (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dane Savala (fairly fresh) PF - John Hatmaker (fresh) C - Walter Crowe (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Leroy Gilchrist (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry McMurdo (fresh) SF - Shawn Dorsey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Laurence Starling (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Roberts (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey is hacked by Dane Savala - foul #3 on Dane Savala, team foul #3 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Simmons (PG), John Bombard (PF) Anthony Myers, John Hatmaker | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 15:40 | Missouri State | The jump hook by Laurence Starling is blocked by Dane Savala | 45-35 |
| 15:39 | Michigan State | William Karr pulls down the rebound | 45-35 |
| 15:19 | Michigan State | William Karr misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-35 |
| 15:17 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to James Roberts | 45-35 |
| 15:06 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling drills a runner from the left block | 45-37 |
| 14:44 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-37 |
| 14:42 | Michigan State | John Bombard hits the follow up shot | 47-37 |
| 14:28 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling's fadeaway is rejected by Walter Crowe | 47-37 |
| 14:26 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons pulls down the rebound | 47-37 |
| 14:05 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Roberts - foul #1 on James Roberts, team foul #4 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Myers (PG), Rene Conti (SF) Charles Simmons, Dane Savala | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney (PG), Bert Warren (SG), Paul Adams (SF), John Wood (PF), Jimmy Dodson (C) Leroy Gilchrist, Larry McMurdo, Shawn Dorsey, Laurence Starling, James Roberts | |
| 14:05 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe makes the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 14:05 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe makes the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| 13:52 | Missouri State | Paul Adams misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-37 |
| 13:50 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to John Bombard | 49-37 |
| 13:31 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Anthony Myers | 51-37 |
| 13:20 | Missouri State | Bert Warren hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Paul Adams | 51-40 |
| 12:56 | Michigan State | William Karr makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Rene Conti | 54-40 |
| 12:37 | Missouri State | Paul Adams clanks a jump hook in the lane | 54-40 |
| 12:35 | Michigan State | John Bombard grabs the board | 54-40 |
| 12:14 | Michigan State | William Karr can't finish the layup | 54-40 |
| 12:13 | Missouri State | John Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 54-40 |
| 12:02 | Missouri State | Paul Adams can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 54-40 |
| 12:01 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-40 |
| 11:52 | Missouri State | Paul Adams travels with the ball | 54-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Simmons (PG), Dane Savala (SF), David Taylor (PF) William Karr, Rene Conti, Walter Crowe | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey (C) Jimmy Dodson | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Charles Simmons (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Myers (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dane Savala (fresh) 3 pf. PF - David Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Bombard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jeffrey Heaney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bert Warren (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Adams (fresh) 9 pts. PF - John Wood (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Shawn Dorsey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Michigan State | David Taylor makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Charles Simmons | 56-40 |
| 11:18 | Missouri State | Anthony Myers takes the ball from Bert Warren | 56-40 |
| 11:15 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers hits the finger roll | 58-40 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:09 | Missouri State | Bert Warren misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-40 |
| 11:07 | Missouri State | John Wood grabs the offensive board | 58-40 |
| 10:58 | Missouri State | John Wood misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 58-40 |
| 10:56 | Missouri State | Bert Warren snags the offensive board | 58-40 |
| 10:45 | Missouri State | Bert Warren misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-40 |
| 10:43 | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey grabs the offensive rebound | 58-40 |
| 10:26 | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey drills a jump hook near the basket | 58-42 |
| 10:09 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers misses the dunk but the foul's on Bert Warren - foul #4 on Bert Warren, team foul #5 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Crowe (C) John Bombard | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist (PG), Larry McMurdo (SG), Laurence Starling (PF), Jimmy Dodson (C) Jeffrey Heaney, Bert Warren, Paul Adams, John Wood | |
| 10:09 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers misses the 1st free throw | 58-42 |
| 10:09 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers misses the 2nd free throw | 58-42 |
| 10:09 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling grabs the board | 58-42 |
| 09:58 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling's floater is tipped away by Walter Crowe | 58-42 |
| 09:56 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe pulls down the rebound | 58-42 |
| 09:50 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons hits the finger roll on a great pass from Walter Crowe | 60-42 |
| 09:31 | Missouri State | Charles Simmons takes the ball from Larry McMurdo | 60-42 |
| 09:19 | Michigan State | Dane Savala clanks a runner near the basket | 60-42 |
| 09:17 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson gets the rebound | 60-42 |
| 09:03 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 60-42 |
| 09:02 | Michigan State | David Taylor snags the defensive board | 60-42 |
| 08:41 | Michigan State | Dane Savala misses badly on a floater from the right side | 60-42 |
| 08:39 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe tips it but misses | 60-42 |
| 08:37 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Laurence Starling | 60-42 |
| 08:33 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-45 |
| 08:14 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons clanks a jumper from the right wing | 60-45 |
| 08:13 | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey grabs the board | 60-45 |
| 08:07 | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey lays it in set up by Leroy Gilchrist | 60-47 |
| 07:57 | Michigan State | Larry McMurdo steals the ball from Walter Crowe | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Charles Simmons (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Anthony Myers (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dane Savala (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - David Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Crowe (tired) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Leroy Gilchrist (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry McMurdo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shawn Dorsey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Laurence Starling (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmy Dodson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:35 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson misses long on a shot in the paint | 60-47 |
| 07:34 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons pulls down the rebound | 60-47 |
| 07:07 | Michigan State | Jimmy Dodson steals it from Anthony Myers | 60-47 |
| 06:57 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling connects on the fadeaway in the paint and he's fouled by David Taylor - foul #2 on David Taylor, team foul #4 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (SG), Rene Conti (SF), John Bombard (PF), John Hatmaker (C) Anthony Myers, Dane Savala, David Taylor, Walter Crowe | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney (PG), Bert Warren (SG), Paul Adams (SF), John Wood (PF) Leroy Gilchrist, Larry McMurdo, Shawn Dorsey, Jimmy Dodson | |
| 06:57 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling misses the free throw | 60-49 |
| 06:57 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to John Hatmaker | 60-49 |
| 06:43 | Michigan State | William Karr misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 60-49 |
| 06:42 | Missouri State | John Wood gets the rebound | 60-49 |
| 06:30 | Missouri State | Paul Adams hits a 3 from the left corner | 60-52 |
| 06:05 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Laurence Starling - foul #2 on Laurence Starling, team foul #6 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dane Savala (SF) Rene Conti | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Roberts (C) Laurence Starling | |
| 06:05 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 06:05 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 05:45 | Missouri State | Bert Warren hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Paul Adams | 61-54 |
| 05:32 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons misses the shot from the left wing | 61-54 |
| 05:31 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons hits the follow up shot | 63-54 |
| 05:13 | Missouri State | Dane Savala picks off the pass by Paul Adams | 63-54 |
| 04:52 | Michigan State | James Roberts denies the turnaround by Charles Simmons | 63-54 |
| 04:50 | Michigan State | John Hatmaker grabs the offensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 04:29 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 63-54 |
| 04:28 | Michigan State | William Karr misses the tip | 63-54 |
| 04:27 | Missouri State | Paul Adams grabs the board | 63-54 |
| 04:10 | Missouri State | James Roberts misses short on a runner in the paint | 63-54 |
| 04:08 | Michigan State | John Bombard grabs the defensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 03:50 | Michigan State | Dane Savala misses the easy layup | 63-54 |
| 03:49 | Michigan State | Dane Savala hits the follow up shot | 65-54 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Charles Simmons (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Karr (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dane Savala (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Bombard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - John Hatmaker (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jeffrey Heaney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bert Warren (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Paul Adams (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Wood (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - James Roberts (fairly fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:43 | Missouri State | John Wood's pass is intercepted by William Karr | 65-54 |
| 03:36 | Michigan State | John Hatmaker misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 65-54 |
| 03:35 | Missouri State | John Wood pulls down the rebound | 65-54 |
| 03:21 | Missouri State | James Roberts blows the dunk but he's hacked by Charles Simmons - foul #2 on Charles Simmons, team foul #5 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rene Conti (SF), David Taylor (PF), Walter Crowe (C) Dane Savala, John Bombard, John Hatmaker | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist (PG), Larry McMurdo (SG), Shawn Dorsey (SF), Laurence Starling (PF) Jeffrey Heaney, Bert Warren, Paul Adams, John Wood | |
| 03:21 | Missouri State | James Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 03:21 | Missouri State | James Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 02:52 | Michigan State | Larry McMurdo picks off the pass by Charles Simmons | 65-56 |
| 02:52 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeffrey Heaney (PG), Bert Warren (SG), Paul Adams (SF), John Wood (PF), Jimmy Dodson (C) Leroy Gilchrist, Larry McMurdo, Shawn Dorsey, Laurence Starling, James Roberts | |
| 02:43 | Missouri State | David Taylor steals the ball from John Wood | 65-56 |
| 02:14 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons hits a runner from close range on a great pass from David Taylor and he's hacked by Jeffrey Heaney - foul #3 on Jeffrey Heaney, team foul #7 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dane Savala (SF) Rene Conti | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist (PG), Larry McMurdo (SG), Shawn Dorsey (SF), Stephen Lee (PF), Laurence Starling (C) Jeffrey Heaney, Bert Warren, Paul Adams, John Wood, Jimmy Dodson | |
| 02:14 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons makes the free throw | 68-56 |
| 01:57 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 68-56 |
| 01:56 | Missouri State | Laurence Starling tips it back up and in | 68-58 |
| 01:36 | Michigan State | William Karr hits a jumper from the left side | 70-58 |
| 01:21 | Missouri State | Shawn Dorsey drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-61 |
| 00:52 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Walter Crowe | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Missouri State | Stephen Lee misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 72-61 |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | David Taylor snags the defensive board | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | William Karr makes the floater from the left block set up by Charles Simmons | 74-61 |
| 00:15 | Missouri State | Leroy Gilchrist scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Shawn Dorsey | 74-64 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons runs out the clock | 74-64 |