| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Eric Parkerson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Anthony (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Evans (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Earl Schirmer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Blair (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Ricky Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Modlin (fresh) SF - Richard Ogle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Collins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Idaho | Richard Ogle inbounds the ball | 32-17 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Idaho | Richard Ogle misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-17 |
| 19:46 | Michigan State | Matthew Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 32-17 |
| 19:21 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer misses the lay-in | 32-17 |
| 19:19 | Michigan State | David Anthony tips it home | 34-17 |
| 18:55 | Idaho | Samuel Collins misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 34-17 |
| 18:53 | Michigan State | James Blair snags the defensive board | 34-17 |
| 18:29 | Michigan State | Matthew Evans misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Ricky Bennett - foul #1 on Ricky Bennett, team foul #1 | 34-17 |
| 18:29 | Michigan State | Matthew Evans makes the 1st free throw | 35-17 |
| 18:29 | Michigan State | Matthew Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 35-17 |
| 18:29 | Idaho | Robert Williams grabs the board | 35-17 |
| 18:06 | Idaho | Robert Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 35-17 |
| 17:45 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Blair and the foul's on Ricky Bennett - foul #2 on Ricky Bennett, team foul #2 | 37-17 |
| 17:45 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson misses the free throw | 37-17 |
| 17:45 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer grabs the offensive board | 37-17 |
| 17:30 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 37-17 |
| 17:29 | Idaho | Samuel Collins grabs the board | 37-17 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:27 | Idaho | Ricky Bennett throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-17 |
| 17:10 | Michigan State | Matthew Evans is whistled for traveling | 37-17 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Idaho | John Dale (C) Samuel Collins | |
| 16:48 | Idaho | Robert Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-17 |
| 16:46 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson grabs the board | 37-17 |
| 16:22 | Michigan State | James Blair is whistled for a carry | 37-17 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Johnson (SG), Harry Evans (SF), Bruce Banks (PF), Richard Wesley (C) David Anthony, Matthew Evans, Earl Schirmer, James Blair | |
| Subs | Idaho | Robert Thompson (PG), James Krok (SG), Ernest Dematteo (SF), John Wampler (C) Ricky Bennett, Mark Modlin, Richard Ogle, Robert Williams | |
| 15:59 | Idaho | Bruce Banks steps in front of the John Dale pass | 37-17 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Eric Parkerson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harry Evans (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bruce Banks (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Wesley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Robert Thompson (fresh) SG - James Krok (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ernest Dematteo (fresh) PF - John Dale (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Wampler (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 37-17 |
| 15:33 | Idaho | John Dale pulls down the rebound | 37-17 |
| 15:27 | Idaho | Ernest Dematteo misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-17 |
| 15:26 | Idaho | James Krok can't tip it in | 37-17 |
| 15:25 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Eric Parkerson | 37-17 |
| 15:01 | Michigan State | Harry Evans hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Bruce Banks | 40-17 |
| 14:40 | Idaho | John Wampler drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Robert Thompson | 40-19 |
| 14:19 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John Wampler - foul #1 on John Wampler, team foul #3 | 40-19 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Anthony (PG), Matthew Evans (SF), James Blair (C) Eric Parkerson, Robert Johnson, Richard Wesley | |
| Subs | Idaho | Ricky Bennett (PG), Mark Modlin (SG), Richard Ogle (SF), Robert Williams (PF), Samuel Collins (C) Robert Thompson, James Krok, Ernest Dematteo, John Dale, John Wampler | |
| 14:19 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks misses the 1st free throw | 40-19 |
| 14:19 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 41-19 |
| 14:04 | Idaho | Samuel Collins hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Ricky Bennett | 41-22 |
| 13:40 | Michigan State | David Anthony is fouled on the floor by Robert Williams - foul #1 on Robert Williams, team foul #4 | 41-22 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer (PF) Bruce Banks | |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| 13:12 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by James Blair | 43-22 |
| 12:51 | Idaho | Samuel Collins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-22 |
| 12:50 | Idaho | Richard Ogle grabs the offensive board | 43-22 |
| 12:44 | Idaho | Ricky Bennett blows the layup but the foul's on James Blair - foul #1 on James Blair, team foul #1 | 43-22 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Johnson (SG) Harry Evans | |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| 12:44 | Idaho | Ricky Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 43-23 |
| 12:44 | Idaho | Ricky Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 43-24 |
| 12:22 | Michigan State | James Blair clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 43-24 |
| 12:21 | Idaho | The rebound goes to Richard Ogle | 43-24 |
| 12:03 | Idaho | Ricky Bennett misses short on a floater from the right block | 43-24 |
| 12:02 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Matthew Evans | 43-24 |
| 11:44 | Michigan State | David Anthony clanks a floater from the right side | 43-24 |
| 11:42 | Idaho | Robert Williams grabs the board | 43-24 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Anthony (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Schirmer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Blair (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Ricky Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Modlin (fresh) SF - Richard Ogle (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Samuel Collins (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Idaho | Mark Modlin buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Ricky Bennett | 43-26 |
| 11:09 | Michigan State | David Anthony clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Ricky Bennett - foul #3 on Ricky Bennett, team foul #5 | 43-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson (PG), Harry Evans (SF), Bruce Banks (C) Robert Johnson, Matthew Evans, James Blair | |
| Subs | Idaho | James Krok (SG), Bobby Wiseman (SF), John Dale (PF), John Wampler (C) Mark Modlin, Richard Ogle, Robert Williams, Samuel Collins | |
| 11:09 | Michigan State | David Anthony makes the 1st free throw | 44-26 |
| 11:09 | Michigan State | David Anthony misses the 2nd free throw | 44-26 |
| 11:09 | Idaho | The rebound goes to John Wampler | 44-26 |
| 10:57 | Idaho | Bobby Wiseman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Dale | 44-28 |
| 10:36 | Michigan State | John Dale takes the ball from Earl Schirmer | 44-28 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:14 | Idaho | David Anthony is called for the reach on James Krok - foul #2 on David Anthony, team foul #2 | 44-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Johnson (SG), Richard Wesley (C) David Anthony, Earl Schirmer | |
| Subs | Idaho | Ernest Dematteo (SG) Ricky Bennett | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:05 | Idaho | John Dale loses the dribble to Eric Parkerson | 44-28 |
| 10:01 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks lays it up and in set up by Eric Parkerson | 46-28 |
| 09:51 | Idaho | John Dale lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bobby Wiseman and he's fouled by Richard Wesley - foul #3 on Richard Wesley, team foul #3 | 46-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Blair (C) Richard Wesley | |
| Subs | Idaho | Robert Williams (PF), Samuel Collins (C) Ernest Dematteo, John Wampler | |
| 09:51 | Idaho | John Dale makes the free throw | 46-31 |
| 09:29 | Michigan State | Robert Williams steps in front of the Robert Johnson pass | 46-31 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:08 | Idaho | James Blair denies the turnaround by John Dale | 46-31 |
| 09:06 | Michigan State | Harry Evans gets the rebound | 46-31 |
| 08:43 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson is fouled on the floor by Bobby Wiseman - foul #4 on Bobby Wiseman, team foul #6 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Anthony (SG), Matthew Evans (SF), Earl Schirmer (PF) Robert Johnson, Harry Evans, Bruce Banks | |
| Subs | Idaho | Ricky Bennett (PG), Mark Modlin (SG), Richard Ogle (SF) John Dale, James Krok, Bobby Wiseman | |
| 08:25 | Michigan State | James Blair knocks in the shot from the right block | 48-31 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:13 | Idaho | Richard Ogle makes the fadeaway from close range and he's hacked by Matthew Evans - foul #1 on Matthew Evans, team foul #4 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Johnson (SG) Eric Parkerson | |
| Subs | Idaho | John Dale (C) Samuel Collins | |
| 08:13 | Idaho | Richard Ogle makes the free throw | 48-34 |
| 07:55 | Michigan State | James Blair knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew Evans | 50-34 |
| 07:50 | Idaho | James Blair swats the layup by Richard Ogle | 50-34 |
| 07:48 | Idaho | John Dale tips it in | 50-36 |
| 07:21 | Michigan State | David Anthony makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Robert Johnson and he's fouled by Ricky Bennett - foul #4 on Ricky Bennett, team foul #7 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson (PG), Bruce Banks (C) Robert Johnson, James Blair | |
| Subs | Idaho | Bobby Wiseman (C) Robert Williams | |
| 07:21 | Michigan State | David Anthony misses the free throw | 52-36 |
| 07:21 | Idaho | John Dale gets the rebound | 52-36 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Eric Parkerson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Anthony (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Schirmer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Banks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Ricky Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Mark Modlin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Ogle (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Dale (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Bobby Wiseman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:09 | Idaho | Richard Ogle can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 52-36 |
| 07:07 | Michigan State | Matthew Evans gets the rebound | 52-36 |
| 06:40 | Michigan State | David Anthony makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from Matthew Evans | 54-36 |
| 06:31 | Idaho | Eric Parkerson is called for the reach on Mark Modlin - foul #1 on Eric Parkerson, team foul #5 | 54-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Idaho | James Krok (PG), Samuel Collins (C) Ricky Bennett, John Dale | |
| 06:24 | Idaho | James Krok misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 54-36 |
| 06:22 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks grabs the board | 54-36 |
| 06:01 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Matthew Evans | 56-36 |
| 05:53 | Idaho | James Krok is hacked by Bruce Banks - foul #1 on Bruce Banks, team foul #6 | 56-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Johnson (SG), Harry Evans (SF), Richard Wesley (C) David Anthony, Matthew Evans, Earl Schirmer | |
| Subs | Idaho | Robert Thompson (PG), Ernest Dematteo (SF), John Wampler (C) Mark Modlin, Richard Ogle, Samuel Collins | |
| 05:40 | Idaho | John Wampler is fouled on the floor by Richard Wesley - foul #4 on Richard Wesley, team foul #7 | 56-36 |
| 05:40 | Idaho | John Wampler makes the 1st free throw | 56-37 |
| 05:40 | Idaho | John Wampler makes the 2nd free throw | 56-38 |
| 05:11 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks hits a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Eric Parkerson and he's hacked by John Wampler - foul #2 on John Wampler, team foul #8 | 58-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito (PF) Eric Parkerson | |
| Subs | Idaho | John Dale (PF) Robert Thompson | |
| 05:11 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks misses the free throw | 58-38 |
| 05:11 | Idaho | John Wampler snags the defensive board | 58-38 |
| 04:57 | Idaho | John Dale can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 58-38 |
| 04:56 | Michigan State | Harry Evans grabs the board | 58-38 |
| 04:27 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Johnson | 60-38 |
| 04:06 | Idaho | James Krok can't finish the layup | 60-38 |
| 04:05 | Michigan State | Richard Wesley grabs the board | 60-38 |
| 03:45 | Michigan State | Harry Evans is hacked by Bobby Wiseman - foul #5 on Bobby Wiseman, team foul #9 | 60-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson (PG) Bruce Banks | |
| Subs | Idaho | Robert Thompson (PG) Bobby Wiseman | |
| 03:45 | Michigan State | Harry Evans makes the 1st free throw | 61-38 |
| 03:45 | Michigan State | Harry Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 62-38 |
| 03:34 | Idaho | Harry Evans is called for the reach on Ernest Dematteo - foul #2 on Harry Evans, team foul #8 | 62-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Banks (C) Richard Wesley | |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| 03:34 | Idaho | Ernest Dematteo makes the 1st free throw | 62-39 |
| 03:34 | Idaho | Ernest Dematteo makes the 2nd free throw | 62-40 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:05 | Michigan State | Harry Evans comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-40 |
| 03:04 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks gets the offensive rebound | 62-40 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Eric Parkerson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Evans (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Teodoro Esposito (fresh) C - Bruce Banks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Robert Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ernest Dematteo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Krok (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - John Dale (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - John Wampler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:45 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Robert Thompson - foul #1 on Robert Thompson, team foul #10 | 62-40 |
| 02:45 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson makes the 1st free throw | 63-40 |
| 02:45 | Michigan State | Eric Parkerson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-40 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:34 | Idaho | James Krok hits a 3 from the left corner | 64-43 |
| 02:22 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito's fadeaway is rejected by John Wampler | 64-43 |
| 02:20 | Idaho | John Dale pulls down the rebound | 64-43 |
| 02:06 | Idaho | John Wampler drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Thompson | 64-45 |
| 01:52 | Michigan State | John Dale is called for the reach on Teodoro Esposito - foul #1 on John Dale, team foul #11 | 64-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Wesley (C) Eric Parkerson | |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| 01:52 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 65-45 |
| 01:52 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito misses the 2nd free throw | 65-45 |
| 01:52 | Idaho | The rebound goes to John Wampler | 65-45 |
| 01:40 | Idaho | John Dale misses the lay-in | 65-45 |
| 01:39 | Idaho | James Krok hits the follow up shot | 65-47 |
| 01:27 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Johnson | 67-47 |
| 01:19 | Idaho | Harry Evans picks off the pass by James Krok | 67-47 |
| 01:16 | Michigan State | Robert Johnson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Harry Evans | 69-47 |
| 01:04 | Idaho | Ernest Dematteo drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Thompson | 69-49 |
| 00:44 | Michigan State | Ernest Dematteo picks off the pass by Robert Johnson | 69-49 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Idaho | James Krok can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 69-49 |
| 00:38 | Idaho | John Dale grabs the offensive rebound | 69-49 |
| 00:35 | Idaho | Ernest Dematteo misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 69-49 |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | Richard Wesley snags the defensive board | 69-49 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by John Wampler - foul #3 on John Wampler, team foul #12 | 69-49 |
| 00:12 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks makes the 1st free throw | 70-49 |
| 00:12 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks misses the 2nd free throw | 70-49 |
| 00:12 | Idaho | John Wampler snags the defensive board | 70-49 |
| 00:07 | Idaho | James Krok misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-49 |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito gets the rebound | 70-49 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks runs out the clock | 70-49 |