| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - John Steffen (fresh) SG - Mitch Hughes (fresh) SF - Dale Barber (fresh) PF - Rodney Sparks (fresh) C - Antoine Geren (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fresh) SG - George Poole (fresh) SF - Thomas Betancourt (fresh) PF - Robert Warren (fresh) C - Eugene Hale (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Eugene Hale wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Michigan State | Robert Warren hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt is fouled on the floor by Dale Barber - foul #1 on Dale Barber, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Michigan State | Eugene Hale clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Charleston Southern | The rebound goes to Rodney Sparks | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Charleston Southern | John Steffen's pass is intercepted by Freddy Derryberry in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Michigan State | Robert Warren lays it up and in set up by Freddy Derryberry | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Charleston Southern | Rodney Sparks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:26 | Michigan State | Eugene Hale's pass is intercepted by Antoine Geren | 0-2 |
| 18:22 | Charleston Southern | Dale Barber's pass is intercepted by George Poole | 0-2 |
| 18:17 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt banks in the layup on a nice dish by George Poole | 0-4 |
| 17:59 | Charleston Southern | The jump hook by Dale Barber is blocked by Robert Warren | 0-4 |
| 17:57 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:41 | Michigan State | Antoine Geren swats the short shot by Robert Warren | 0-4 |
| 17:39 | Charleston Southern | The rebound goes to John Steffen | 0-4 |
| 17:35 | Charleston Southern | John Steffen drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Mitch Hughes | 3-4 |
| 17:10 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Mitch Hughes - foul #1 on Mitch Hughes, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| 17:10 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:10 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt makes the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 16:50 | Charleston Southern | Thomas Betancourt takes the ball from Mitch Hughes | 3-6 |
| 16:43 | Michigan State | Robert Warren can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Rodney Sparks - foul #1 on Rodney Sparks, team foul #3 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scot Mastin (PG), Robert Patin (SF) Freddy Derryberry, Thomas Betancourt | |
| 16:43 | Michigan State | Robert Warren makes the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 16:43 | Michigan State | Robert Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 3-8 |
| 16:36 | Charleston Southern | Dale Barber comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 3-8 |
| 16:34 | Michigan State | Robert Warren snags the defensive board | 3-8 |
| 16:08 | Michigan State | George Poole connects on the floater from the left side set up by Scot Mastin | 3-10 |
| 15:54 | Charleston Southern | Eugene Hale swats the short shot by Mitch Hughes | 3-10 |
| 15:52 | Michigan State | Robert Patin gets the rebound | 3-10 |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - John Steffen (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mitch Hughes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dale Barber (fairly fresh) PF - Rodney Sparks (fairly fresh) C - Antoine Geren (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Scot Mastin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Poole (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Patin (fresh) PF - Robert Warren (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Eugene Hale (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Michigan State | Robert Warren blows the layup | 3-10 |
| 15:34 | Charleston Southern | Antoine Geren pulls down the rebound | 3-10 |
| 15:06 | Charleston Southern | Eugene Hale blocks the short jumper by Dale Barber | 3-10 |
| 15:04 | Charleston Southern | Mitch Hughes tips it back up and in | 5-10 |
| 14:49 | Michigan State | Robert Patin scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-13 |
| 14:23 | Charleston Southern | John Steffen hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Mitch Hughes | 7-13 |
| 14:12 | Michigan State | Robert Warren's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-13 |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Richard Shea (PG), Roger Macdonald (SG), William Rose (SF), Charles Catalan (PF), Willard Bunn (C) John Steffen, Mitch Hughes, Dale Barber, Rodney Sparks, Antoine Geren | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry (PG), Thomas Betancourt (SF), Damian McComack (PF), Richard Waters (C) Scot Mastin, Robert Patin, Robert Warren, Eugene Hale | |
| 13:58 | Charleston Southern | Charles Catalan is hacked by Damian McComack - foul #1 on Damian McComack, team foul #1 | 7-13 |
| 13:43 | Charleston Southern | Willard Bunn is hacked by Richard Waters - foul #1 on Richard Waters, team foul #2 | 7-13 |
| 13:32 | Charleston Southern | Willard Bunn hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 7-13 |
| 13:30 | Charleston Southern | Willard Bunn grabs the offensive board | 7-13 |
| 13:13 | Charleston Southern | William Rose clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-13 |
| 13:12 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to George Poole | 7-13 |
| 13:08 | Michigan State | Richard Shea takes the ball from Freddy Derryberry in the backcourt | 7-13 |
| 13:07 | Charleston Southern | Richard Shea lays it up and in | 9-13 |
| 12:47 | Michigan State | Richard Waters can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-13 |
| 12:45 | Charleston Southern | Charles Catalan gets the rebound | 9-13 |
| 12:26 | Charleston Southern | Charles Catalan misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 9-13 |
| 12:24 | Michigan State | Damian McComack snags the defensive board | 9-13 |
| 11:59 | Michigan State | George Poole comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Charles Catalan - foul #1 on Charles Catalan, team foul #4 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | John Steffen (PG), Antoine Geren (C) William Rose, Willard Bunn | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Patin (SF), Eugene Hale (C) Thomas Betancourt, Richard Waters | |
| 11:59 | Michigan State | George Poole makes the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 11:59 | Michigan State | George Poole makes the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 11:36 | Charleston Southern | Richard Shea misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-15 |
| 11:34 | Michigan State | Damian McComack grabs the board | 9-15 |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - John Steffen (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Shea (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roger Macdonald (fresh) PF - Charles Catalan (fresh) C - Antoine Geren (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Poole (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Patin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Damian McComack (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Eugene Hale (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 11:20 | Michigan State | Robert Patin is denied on a layup by Charles Catalan | 9-15 |
| 11:19 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 11:01 | Michigan State | Damian McComack is whistled for traveling | 9-15 |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Mitch Hughes (SG), Dale Barber (SF), Rodney Sparks (PF) Richard Shea, Roger Macdonald, Charles Catalan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scot Mastin (PG), Scott Boyle (SG), Richard Waters (C) Freddy Derryberry, George Poole, Damian McComack | |
| 10:46 | Charleston Southern | John Steffen misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 9-15 |
| 10:45 | Charleston Southern | Dale Barber grabs the offensive board | 9-15 |
| 10:26 | Charleston Southern | John Steffen's pass is intercepted by Scot Mastin | 9-15 |
| 10:23 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin lays it up and in | 9-17 |
| 10:17 | Charleston Southern | Mitch Hughes misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-17 |
| 10:16 | Michigan State | Robert Patin pulls down the rebound | 9-17 |
| 09:53 | Michigan State | Eugene Hale can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Rodney Sparks - foul #2 on Rodney Sparks, team foul #5 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | David Deveau (PF), Willard Bunn (C) Rodney Sparks, Antoine Geren | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt (SF), Robert Warren (PF) Robert Patin, Richard Waters | |
| 09:53 | Michigan State | Eugene Hale misses the 1st free throw | 9-17 |
| 09:53 | Michigan State | Eugene Hale misses the 2nd free throw | 9-17 |
| 09:53 | Charleston Southern | David Deveau snags the defensive board | 9-17 |
| 09:44 | Charleston Southern | John Steffen loses the ball out of bounds | 9-17 |
| 09:19 | Michigan State | Scott Boyle connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Scot Mastin | 9-20 |
| 08:56 | Charleston Southern | Mitch Hughes can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-20 |
| 08:54 | Charleston Southern | Dale Barber tips it home | 11-20 |
| 08:30 | Michigan State | Robert Warren drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Scott Boyle | 11-22 |
| 08:08 | Charleston Southern | Dale Barber double dribbles | 11-22 |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Richard Shea (PG), Roger Macdonald (SG), William Rose (SF), Charles Catalan (PF), Antoine Geren (C) John Steffen, Mitch Hughes, Dale Barber, David Deveau, Willard Bunn | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry (PG), George Poole (SG), Damian McComack (PF), Richard Waters (C) Scot Mastin, Scott Boyle, Robert Warren, Eugene Hale | |
| 07:50 | Michigan State | George Poole drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Freddy Derryberry and the foul's on William Rose - foul #1 on William Rose, team foul #6 | 11-24 |
| 07:50 | Michigan State | George Poole makes the free throw | 11-25 |
| 07:26 | Charleston Southern | William Rose can't connect on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Betancourt - foul #1 on Thomas Betancourt, team foul #3 | 11-25 |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Patin (SF) Thomas Betancourt | |
| 07:26 | Charleston Southern | William Rose misses the 1st free throw | 11-25 |
| 07:26 | Charleston Southern | William Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 12-25 |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - Richard Shea (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Rose (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Roger Macdonald (fresh) PF - Charles Catalan (fresh) C - Antoine Geren (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Poole (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Patin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Damian McComack (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Waters (fresh) | |
| 07:18 | Michigan State | Robert Patin's pass is intercepted by Richard Shea | 12-25 |
| 07:13 | Charleston Southern | Richard Shea misses the easy layup | 12-25 |
| 07:12 | Michigan State | Richard Waters grabs the defensive rebound | 12-25 |
| 06:52 | Michigan State | Damian McComack can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 12-25 |
| 06:50 | Charleston Southern | Antoine Geren pulls down the rebound | 12-25 |
| 06:35 | Charleston Southern | Richard Shea hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 12-25 |
| 06:33 | Michigan State | Damian McComack gets the rebound | 12-25 |
| 06:12 | Michigan State | Robert Patin comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 12-25 |
| 06:10 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Damian McComack | 12-25 |
| 05:59 | Michigan State | Roger Macdonald is called for the reach on Freddy Derryberry - foul #1 on Roger Macdonald, team foul #7 | 12-25 |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | John Steffen (PG), Mitch Hughes (SG), Dale Barber (SF) Richard Shea, William Rose, Roger Macdonald | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scot Mastin (SG), Thomas Betancourt (SF), Robert Warren (PF) George Poole, Robert Patin, Damian McComack | |
| 05:59 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry makes the 1st free throw | 12-26 |
| 05:59 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry makes the 2nd free throw | 12-27 |
| 05:38 | Charleston Southern | Dale Barber connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 14-27 |
| 05:16 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry is whistled for a carry | 14-27 |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | David Deveau (PF), Willard Bunn (C) Charles Catalan, Antoine Geren | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scott Boyle (SG), Eugene Hale (C) Freddy Derryberry, Richard Waters | |
| 05:00 | Charleston Southern | Mitch Hughes misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 14-27 |
| 04:58 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin pulls down the rebound | 14-27 |
| 04:37 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Robert Warren and he's fouled by Dale Barber - foul #2 on Dale Barber, team foul #8 | 14-29 |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Roger Macdonald (SF) Dale Barber | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 04:37 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt makes the free throw | 14-30 |
| 04:24 | Charleston Southern | Willard Bunn drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-30 |
| 04:16 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin is hacked by John Steffen - foul #1 on John Steffen, team foul #9 | 17-30 |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Antoine Geren (C) Willard Bunn | |
| Subs | Michigan State | George Poole (SG), Robert Patin (SF) Scott Boyle, Thomas Betancourt | |
| 04:16 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin makes the 1st free throw | 17-31 |
| 04:16 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin makes the 2nd free throw | 17-32 |
| 04:04 | Charleston Southern | Mitch Hughes hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Antoine Geren | 20-32 |
| 03:48 | Michigan State | Eugene Hale blows the dunk | 20-32 |
| 03:47 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Patin | 20-32 |
| 03:29 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Roger Macdonald - foul #2 on Roger Macdonald, team foul #10 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Dale Barber (SF), Rodney Sparks (PF) Roger Macdonald, David Deveau | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Damian McComack (PF), Richard Waters (C) Robert Warren, Eugene Hale | |
| 03:29 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin makes the 1st free throw | 20-33 |
| 03:29 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin makes the 2nd free throw | 20-34 |
| 03:26 | Charleston Southern | John Steffen's pass is intercepted by Scot Mastin in the backcourt | 20-34 |
| 03:24 | Michigan State | George Poole lays it up and in on a great pass from Scot Mastin | 20-36 |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - John Steffen (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mitch Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Barber (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rodney Sparks (fresh) C - Antoine Geren (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Scot Mastin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Poole (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Patin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Damian McComack (fresh) 4 reb. C - Richard Waters (fresh) | |
| 03:09 | Charleston Southern | John Steffen knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 23-36 |
| 02:51 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin travels with the ball | 23-36 |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Richard Shea (SG) Mitch Hughes | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry (PG), Scott Boyle (SG), Thomas Betancourt (SF) Scot Mastin, George Poole, Robert Patin | |
| 02:41 | Charleston Southern | Antoine Geren misses the 3 from the right corner | 23-36 |
| 02:40 | Charleston Southern | Antoine Geren grabs the offensive board | 23-36 |
| 02:24 | Charleston Southern | Dale Barber lays it up and in on a great pass from John Steffen and he's hacked by Damian McComack - foul #2 on Damian McComack, team foul #4 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Roger Macdonald (SG), Charles Catalan (C) John Steffen, Antoine Geren | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 02:24 | Charleston Southern | Dale Barber misses the free throw | 25-36 |
| 02:24 | Michigan State | Damian McComack snags the defensive board | 25-36 |
| 02:04 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Freddy Derryberry | 25-38 |
| 01:44 | Charleston Southern | Dale Barber clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-38 |
| 01:42 | Michigan State | Damian McComack pulls down the rebound | 25-38 |
| 01:25 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry is hacked by Roger Macdonald - foul #3 on Roger Macdonald, team foul #11 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | John Steffen (PG), Mitch Hughes (SG), William Rose (SF) Richard Shea, Roger Macdonald, Dale Barber | |
| Subs | Michigan State | George Poole (SG), Robert Patin (SF), Robert Warren (PF), Eugene Hale (C) Scott Boyle, Thomas Betancourt, Damian McComack, Richard Waters | |
| 01:25 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry makes the 1st free throw | 25-39 |
| 01:25 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry misses the 2nd free throw | 25-39 |
| 01:25 | Charleston Southern | Rodney Sparks grabs the board | 25-39 |
| 01:03 | Charleston Southern | William Rose is hacked by Eugene Hale - foul #1 on Eugene Hale, team foul #5 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Antoine Geren (C) Charles Catalan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:51 | Charleston Southern | Rodney Sparks scores on a shot from the right side set up by Mitch Hughes | 27-39 |
| 00:29 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-39 |
| 00:27 | Charleston Southern | The rebound goes to Antoine Geren | 27-39 |
| 00:05 | Charleston Southern | Eugene Hale blocks the short jumper by Rodney Sparks | 27-39 |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Eugene Hale pulls down the rebound | 27-39 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Eugene Hale misses short on a halfcourt shot | 27-39 |