| Lineup | Army | PG - David Suitt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Ray (fresh) SF - Robert Coddington (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Claude Nothstein (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Truesdell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Poole (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Betancourt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Warren (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Hale (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Army | Robert Coddington inbounds the ball | 33-37 |
| Game Plan | Army | Army is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Army | Robert Coddington scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from David Suitt | 36-37 |
| 19:22 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt clanks a jumper in the lane | 36-37 |
| 19:20 | Michigan State | Robert Warren tips it back up and in | 36-39 |
| 19:03 | Army | Freddy Derryberry steps in front of the Robert Coddington pass | 36-39 |
| 18:59 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry banks in the layup | 36-41 |
| 18:39 | Army | David Suitt misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-41 |
| 18:37 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt pulls down the rebound | 36-41 |
| 18:23 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt drills a 3 from straight away set up by Robert Warren | 36-44 |
| 18:04 | Army | Claude Nothstein connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Coddington | 38-44 |
| 17:46 | Michigan State | Eugene Hale can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 38-44 |
| 17:45 | Army | The rebound goes to Claude Nothstein | 38-44 |
| 17:39 | Army | The jump hook by Charles Truesdell is blocked by Robert Warren | 38-44 |
| 17:37 | Michigan State | George Poole snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 17:15 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Warren and he's hacked by Charles Truesdell - foul #1 on Charles Truesdell, team foul #1 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Army | Joseph McGlown (PG), Clint Rhodes (SG), Anthony Simmons (SF), Robert Wilkerson (C) David Suitt, Kenneth Ray, Robert Coddington, Claude Nothstein | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scot Mastin (PG), Damian McComack (PF) Freddy Derryberry, Robert Warren | |
| 17:15 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt misses the free throw | 38-46 |
| 17:15 | Army | The rebound goes to Anthony Simmons | 38-46 |
| 16:56 | Army | Anthony Simmons comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-46 |
| 16:54 | Michigan State | Eugene Hale grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 16:40 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Scot Mastin, team foul #1 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Army | Ira Wakeland (C) Charles Truesdell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Patin (SF) Thomas Betancourt | |
| 16:38 | Army | George Poole steps in front of the Joseph McGlown pass in the backcourt | 38-46 |
| 16:17 | Michigan State | George Poole clanks a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Anthony Simmons - foul #3 on Anthony Simmons, team foul #2 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Army | Robert Coddington (SF) Anthony Simmons | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:17 | Michigan State | George Poole misses the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 16:17 | Michigan State | George Poole makes the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 15:57 | Army | Robert Coddington misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-47 |
| 15:55 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Eugene Hale | 38-47 |
| Lineup | Army | PG - Joseph McGlown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clint Rhodes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Coddington (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Wilkerson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ira Wakeland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Scot Mastin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Poole (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Patin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Damian McComack (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Eugene Hale (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 15:50 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin buries a jumper in the lane set up by George Poole | 38-49 |
| 15:38 | Army | Robert Coddington is fouled on the floor by Scot Mastin - foul #2 on Scot Mastin, team foul #2 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Army | David Suitt (PG), Anthony Simmons (SG), Claude Nothstein (PF), Thomas Miller (C) Joseph McGlown, Clint Rhodes, Robert Wilkerson, Ira Wakeland | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry (PG) Scot Mastin | |
| 15:22 | Army | Anthony Simmons misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-49 |
| 15:21 | Michigan State | Eugene Hale pulls down the rebound | 38-49 |
| 15:03 | Michigan State | George Poole is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on George Poole, team foul #3 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Army | Kenneth Ray (SG) Robert Coddington | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Warren (PF), Richard Waters (C) Damian McComack, Eugene Hale | |
| 14:47 | Army | David Suitt buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Anthony Simmons | 41-49 |
| 14:36 | Michigan State | Richard Waters misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 14:35 | Army | Thomas Miller grabs the board | 41-49 |
| 14:16 | Army | David Suitt knocks in the shot from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 13:55 | Michigan State | Thomas Miller steals it from Robert Patin | 43-49 |
| 13:39 | Army | Thomas Miller comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 43-49 |
| 13:38 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Richard Waters | 43-49 |
| 13:16 | Michigan State | Robert Patin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-49 |
| Subs | Army | Joseph McGlown (PG), Clint Rhodes (SG), Robert Coddington (SF), Charles Truesdell (PF) David Suitt, Kenneth Ray, Anthony Simmons, Claude Nothstein | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scot Mastin (PG), Scott Boyle (SG), Thomas Betancourt (SF), Damian McComack (PF), Eugene Hale (C) Freddy Derryberry, George Poole, Robert Patin, Robert Warren, Richard Waters | |
| 12:54 | Army | Charles Truesdell can't throw it down | 43-49 |
| 12:53 | Army | Clint Rhodes grabs the offensive board | 43-49 |
| 12:45 | Army | Joseph McGlown double dribbles | 43-49 |
| Subs | Army | Robert Wilkerson (C) Thomas Miller | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 12:21 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Robert Wilkerson - foul #2 on Robert Wilkerson, team foul #3 | 43-51 |
| 12:21 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin misses the free throw | 43-51 |
| 12:21 | Army | Charles Truesdell snags the defensive board | 43-51 |
| 12:00 | Army | Robert Coddington connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph McGlown | 45-51 |
| 11:43 | Michigan State | Damian McComack misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 45-51 |
| 11:42 | Army | The rebound goes to Charles Truesdell | 45-51 |
| Lineup | Army | PG - Joseph McGlown (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Clint Rhodes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Coddington (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Truesdell (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Wilkerson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Scot Mastin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Boyle (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Betancourt (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Damian McComack (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Eugene Hale (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 11:38 | Army | Robert Wilkerson is whistled for traveling | 45-51 |
| Subs | Army | David Suitt (PG), Kenneth Ray (SG), Claude Nothstein (PF), Thomas Miller (C) Joseph McGlown, Clint Rhodes, Charles Truesdell, Robert Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Warren (PF), Richard Waters (C) Damian McComack, Eugene Hale | |
| 11:22 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-51 |
| 11:21 | Army | Thomas Miller grabs the board | 45-51 |
| 11:08 | Army | Thomas Miller misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-51 |
| 11:07 | Army | Robert Coddington misses the tip | 45-51 |
| 11:05 | Army | David Suitt hits the follow up shot | 47-51 |
| 10:57 | Michigan State | Robert Warren makes the jumper from the left wing | 47-53 |
| 10:32 | Army | Robert Coddington clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-53 |
| 10:30 | Army | The offensive rebound goes to Claude Nothstein | 47-53 |
| 10:14 | Army | David Suitt misses short on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Betancourt - foul #2 on Thomas Betancourt, team foul #4 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Army | Clint Rhodes (SG), Anthony Simmons (SF), Charles Truesdell (PF), Robert Wilkerson (C) Kenneth Ray, Robert Coddington, Claude Nothstein, Thomas Miller | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry (PG), George Poole (SG), Robert Patin (SF), Damian McComack (PF), Eugene Hale (C) Scot Mastin, Scott Boyle, Thomas Betancourt, Robert Warren, Richard Waters | |
| 10:14 | Army | David Suitt makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 10:14 | Army | David Suitt makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 09:55 | Michigan State | Clint Rhodes takes the ball from Freddy Derryberry | 49-53 |
| 09:52 | Army | Charles Truesdell misses the lay-in | 49-53 |
| 09:51 | Army | Clint Rhodes pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 09:42 | Army | Anthony Simmons misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-53 |
| 09:40 | Michigan State | Robert Patin grabs the board | 49-53 |
| 09:35 | Michigan State | George Poole misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-53 |
| 09:34 | Michigan State | Damian McComack snags the offensive board | 49-53 |
| 09:12 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 49-55 |
| 08:58 | Army | Robert Wilkerson can't finish the layup | 49-55 |
| 08:56 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Eugene Hale | 49-55 |
| 08:34 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by George Poole | 49-57 |
| 08:07 | Army | Charles Truesdell clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-57 |
| 08:05 | Army | Charles Truesdell snags the offensive board | 49-57 |
| 07:58 | Army | Damian McComack denies the turnaround by Charles Truesdell | 49-57 |
| 07:57 | Michigan State | Robert Patin gets the rebound | 49-57 |
| 07:52 | Michigan State | Robert Patin scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Freddy Derryberry | 49-59 |
| 07:42 | Army | Clint Rhodes comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Damian McComack - foul #2 on Damian McComack, team foul #5 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Army | Kenneth Ray (SG), Robert Coddington (SF), Claude Nothstein (PF), Thomas Miller (C) David Suitt, Anthony Simmons, Charles Truesdell, Robert Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scot Mastin (PG), Thomas Betancourt (SF), Robert Warren (PF), Richard Waters (C) Freddy Derryberry, Robert Patin, Damian McComack, Eugene Hale | |
| 07:42 | Army | Clint Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 07:42 | Army | Clint Rhodes misses the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 07:42 | Michigan State | Robert Warren grabs the board | 50-59 |
| Lineup | Army | PG - Clint Rhodes (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kenneth Ray (fresh) SF - Robert Coddington (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Claude Nothstein (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Thomas Miller (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Scot Mastin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Poole (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Betancourt (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Warren (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Waters (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin drills a jumper from the baseline | 50-61 |
| 07:17 | Army | Robert Warren steals it from Thomas Miller | 50-61 |
| 07:09 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-61 |
| 07:07 | Army | Thomas Miller pulls down the rebound | 50-61 |
| 07:01 | Army | Thomas Miller hits the finger roll | 52-61 |
| 06:48 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Miller - foul #4 on Thomas Miller, team foul #4 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Army | Joseph McGlown (PG) Clint Rhodes | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scott Boyle (SG) George Poole | |
| 06:48 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin misses the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 06:48 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 06:30 | Army | Thomas Miller drills a jump hook from close range set up by Kenneth Ray | 54-62 |
| 06:21 | Michigan State | Richard Waters's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Miller | 54-62 |
| 06:20 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Waters | 54-62 |
| 06:04 | Michigan State | Scott Boyle clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-62 |
| 06:02 | Michigan State | Robert Warren pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-62 |
| 05:47 | Michigan State | Scott Boyle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-62 |
| Subs | Army | David Suitt (PG) Joseph McGlown | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry (PG), Robert Patin (SF) Scott Boyle, Thomas Betancourt | |
| 05:27 | Army | Robert Coddington scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from David Suitt | 57-62 |
| 05:12 | Michigan State | Richard Waters loses the ball out of bounds | 57-62 |
| Subs | Army | Anthony Simmons (SG), Robert Wilkerson (SF), Charles Truesdell (PF) Kenneth Ray, Robert Coddington, Claude Nothstein | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scott Boyle (SG), Damian McComack (PF), Eugene Hale (C) Scot Mastin, Robert Warren, Richard Waters | |
| 05:01 | Army | David Suitt comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-62 |
| 05:00 | Army | Charles Truesdell tips it in | 59-62 |
| 04:46 | Michigan State | Scott Boyle makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Eugene Hale | 59-65 |
| 04:28 | Army | David Suitt misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Eugene Hale - foul #1 on Eugene Hale, team foul #6 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Army | Clint Rhodes (SG) Thomas Miller | |
| Subs | Michigan State | George Poole (SG), Thomas Betancourt (SF) Scott Boyle, Robert Patin | |
| 04:28 | Army | David Suitt makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 04:28 | Army | David Suitt misses the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 04:28 | Army | Robert Wilkerson pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-65 |
| 04:14 | Army | Clint Rhodes double dribbles | 60-65 |
| Subs | Army | Joseph McGlown (PG), Robert Coddington (SF) David Suitt, Clint Rhodes | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 04:01 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 60-65 |
| 03:59 | Army | Robert Coddington gets the rebound | 60-65 |
| 03:51 | Army | Charles Truesdell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-65 |
| 03:50 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry grabs the defensive rebound | 60-65 |
| 03:34 | Michigan State | George Poole misses the 3 from straight away | 60-65 |
| 03:32 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Betancourt | 60-65 |
| Lineup | Army | PG - Joseph McGlown (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Anthony Simmons (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Robert Coddington (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Truesdell (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Wilkerson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Poole (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Betancourt (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Damian McComack (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Eugene Hale (tiring) 5 pts. 10 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:16 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-65 |
| 03:14 | Army | Robert Coddington snags the defensive board | 60-65 |
| 03:03 | Army | Joseph McGlown drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Anthony Simmons | 62-65 |
| 02:51 | Michigan State | George Poole hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 62-65 |
| 02:50 | Army | Charles Truesdell snags the defensive board | 62-65 |
| 02:50 | Army | Army calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-65 |
| Subs | Army | David Suitt (PG), Kenneth Ray (SG), Claude Nothstein (PF), Thomas Miller (C) Joseph McGlown, Anthony Simmons, Charles Truesdell, Robert Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Warren (PF), Richard Waters (C) Damian McComack, Eugene Hale | |
| 02:31 | Army | Thomas Miller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-65 |
| 02:10 | Michigan State | George Poole connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-68 |
| 01:50 | Army | Richard Waters picks off the pass by Robert Coddington | 62-68 |
| Game Plan | Army | Army is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:39 | Michigan State | Richard Waters comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-68 |
| 01:38 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Warren | 62-68 |
| 01:09 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Thomas Betancourt | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | Army | Army is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:59 | Army | Freddy Derryberry steals it from Kenneth Ray | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | Army | Army is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Michigan State | Robert Warren is fouled in the backcourt by David Suitt - foul #1 on David Suitt, team foul #5 | 62-71 |
| Subs | Army | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Murphy (PG), Eugene Hale (C) Freddy Derryberry, Richard Waters | |
| 00:54 | Michigan State | Joseph Murphy is fouled on the floor by David Suitt - foul #2 on David Suitt, team foul #6 | 62-71 |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | Joseph Murphy is hacked by David Suitt - foul #3 on David Suitt, team foul #7 | 62-71 |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | Joseph Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | Joseph Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:53 | Army | Thomas Miller snags the defensive board | 62-72 |
| Game Plan | Army | Army is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Army | David Suitt loses the ball out of bounds | 62-72 |
| Subs | Army | Joseph McGlown (PG), Clint Rhodes (SG), Anthony Simmons (SF), Charles Truesdell (PF), Robert Wilkerson (C) David Suitt, Kenneth Ray, Robert Coddington, Claude Nothstein, Thomas Miller | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:44 | Michigan State | Joseph Murphy is hacked by Joseph McGlown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph McGlown, team foul #8 | 62-72 |
| 00:44 | Michigan State | Joseph Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 62-73 |
| 00:44 | Michigan State | Joseph Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 62-74 |
| 00:37 | Army | Charles Truesdell misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Warren - foul #1 on Robert Warren, team foul #7 | 62-74 |
| Subs | Army | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry (PG) Joseph Murphy | |
| 00:37 | Army | Charles Truesdell makes the 1st free throw | 63-74 |
| 00:37 | Army | Charles Truesdell misses the 2nd free throw | 63-74 |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | Robert Warren snags the defensive board | 63-74 |
| Game Plan | Army | Army is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | Robert Warren misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 63-74 |
| 00:10 | Army | Joseph McGlown grabs the board | 63-74 |
| 00:05 | Army | Clint Rhodes misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-74 |
| 00:03 | Army | Robert Wilkerson can't tip it in | 63-74 |
| 00:01 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Robert Warren | 63-74 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Robert Warren runs out the clock | 63-74 |