| Lineup | Pacific | PG - Robert Turner (fresh) SG - Brian Durham (fresh) SF - Noel Stephen (fresh) PF - Richard Conlon (fresh) C - David Franks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronald Adams (fresh) SG - Alfred Lee (fresh) SF - Thomas Smith (fresh) PF - Brooks Karst (fresh) C - Thurman Sauter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Thurman Sauter wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pacific | Pacific is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst is hacked by Richard Conlon - foul #1 on Richard Conlon, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst clanks a floater from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee tips it home | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Pacific | Robert Turner buries a 3 from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:30 | Michigan State | Thurman Sauter is denied on a layup by David Franks | 3-2 |
| 18:28 | Pacific | Noel Stephen gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:24 | Pacific | Brian Durham is fouled on the floor by Alfred Lee - foul #1 on Alfred Lee, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:03 | Pacific | David Franks comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:02 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 17:40 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 17:39 | Pacific | David Franks grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:33 | Pacific | Richard Conlon is alone and drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Noel Stephen | 5-2 |
| 17:15 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Conlon - foul #2 on Richard Conlon, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Pacific | Frank McManamon (PF) Richard Conlon | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon (SG), Walter McGavisk (SF), James Young (PF), Jayson Berman (C) Alfred Lee, Thomas Smith, Brooks Karst, Thurman Sauter | |
| 17:15 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:15 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:03 | Pacific | Ronald Adams is called for the reach on Robert Turner - foul #1 on Ronald Adams, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Pacific | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald (SG) Ronald Adams | |
| 16:52 | Pacific | Noel Stephen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-4 |
| 16:50 | Michigan State | James Young gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:36 | Michigan State | James Young can't connect on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on David Franks - foul #1 on David Franks, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| 16:36 | Michigan State | James Young misses the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:36 | Michigan State | James Young misses the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:36 | Pacific | David Franks pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:26 | Pacific | Jayson Berman picks off the pass by Robert Turner | 5-4 |
| 16:02 | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald travels with the ball | 5-4 |
| Subs | Pacific | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (SG) Walter McGavisk | |
| Lineup | Pacific | PG - Robert Turner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brian Durham (fresh) SF - Noel Stephen (fresh) PF - Frank McManamon (fresh) C - David Franks (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Frederick Ridlon (fresh) SG - Alfred Lee (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronnie Schwald (fresh) PF - James Young (fresh) C - Jayson Berman (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Pacific | Noel Stephen can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 5-4 |
| 15:38 | Pacific | David Franks tips it in | 7-4 |
| 15:11 | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Alfred Lee | 7-7 |
| 14:51 | Pacific | David Franks hits the finger roll | 9-7 |
| 14:22 | Michigan State | Frank McManamon steps in front of the James Young pass | 9-7 |
| 14:08 | Pacific | David Franks is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on David Franks, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Pacific | John Burgess (PG), Gerry Gann (SG), John Brooks (SF), Michael Friedman (C) Robert Turner, Brian Durham, Noel Stephen, David Franks | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG), Walter McGavisk (SF), Thurman Sauter (C) Alfred Lee, Ronnie Schwald, James Young | |
| 13:47 | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 13:46 | Michigan State | Thurman Sauter hits the follow up shot | 9-9 |
| 13:29 | Pacific | Frank McManamon misses short on a 3 from straight away | 9-9 |
| 13:28 | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 12:59 | Michigan State | Thurman Sauter hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by Ronald Adams | 9-11 |
| 12:54 | Pacific | John Brooks is fouled on the floor by Thurman Sauter - foul #1 on Thurman Sauter, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Pacific | Brian Durham (SG), Noel Stephen (SF) Gerry Gann, Frank McManamon | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (SG), Thomas Smith (SF), Brooks Karst (PF) Frederick Ridlon, Walter McGavisk, Jayson Berman | |
| 12:49 | Pacific | John Brooks misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Brooks Karst - foul #1 on Brooks Karst, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Pacific | Robert Turner (PG) John Burgess | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 12:49 | Pacific | John Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 12:49 | Pacific | John Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 12:49 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst grabs the board | 10-11 |
| 12:36 | Michigan State | Thurman Sauter loses the dribble to Michael Friedman | 10-11 |
| 12:29 | Pacific | Robert Turner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-11 |
| Subs | Pacific | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon (SG), James Young (C) Alfred Lee, Thurman Sauter | |
| 12:09 | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon buries a jumper from the right block set up by Thomas Smith | 10-13 |
| 11:47 | Pacific | Brooks Karst is called for the reach on Robert Turner - foul #2 on Brooks Karst, team foul #5 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Pacific | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (SG), Ronnie Schwald (SF), Jayson Berman (PF), Thurman Sauter (C) Frederick Ridlon, Thomas Smith, Brooks Karst, James Young | |
| Lineup | Pacific | PG - Robert Turner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brian Durham (fresh) SF - Noel Stephen (fresh) PF - John Brooks (fresh) 1 pts. C - Michael Friedman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronald Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Schwald (fresh) PF - Jayson Berman (fresh) C - Thurman Sauter (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Pacific | Robert Turner clanks a 3 from straight away | 10-13 |
| 11:32 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee grabs the board | 10-13 |
| 11:07 | Michigan State | Thurman Sauter connects on the shot from the left block and the foul's on Michael Friedman - foul #1 on Michael Friedman, team foul #5 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Pacific | John Burgess (PG), Gerry Gann (SF), Frank McManamon (C) Robert Turner, Noel Stephen, Michael Friedman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon (PG), Walter McGavisk (SF), James Young (PF) Ronald Adams, Ronnie Schwald, Jayson Berman | |
| 11:07 | Michigan State | Thurman Sauter makes the free throw | 10-16 |
| 10:49 | Pacific | Gerry Gann knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by John Burgess | 12-16 |
| 10:20 | Michigan State | James Young is hacked by Frank McManamon - foul #1 on Frank McManamon, team foul #6 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Pacific | Richard Stover (PG), Michael Friedman (C) Brian Durham, John Brooks | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG), Thomas Smith (SF), Jayson Berman (C) Alfred Lee, Walter McGavisk, Thurman Sauter | |
| 09:53 | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-16 |
| 09:52 | Pacific | Michael Friedman pulls down the rebound | 12-16 |
| 09:46 | Pacific | Michael Friedman can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 12-16 |
| 09:44 | Michigan State | James Young grabs the defensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 09:40 | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-19 |
| 09:33 | Pacific | Gerry Gann hits a jumper from the right wing | 14-19 |
| 09:04 | Michigan State | James Young comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 14-19 |
| 09:03 | Pacific | Gerry Gann gets the rebound | 14-19 |
| 08:57 | Pacific | Gerry Gann can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-19 |
| 08:56 | Pacific | Frank McManamon tips it in | 16-19 |
| 08:42 | Michigan State | James Young is fouled on the floor by Frank McManamon - foul #2 on Frank McManamon, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Pacific | Robert Turner (PG), Brian Durham (SG), Noel Stephen (SF), John Brooks (PF) Richard Stover, John Burgess, Gerry Gann, Frank McManamon | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (SG), Walter McGavisk (SF), Thurman Sauter (C) Frederick Ridlon, Thomas Smith, Jayson Berman | |
| 08:42 | Michigan State | James Young makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 08:42 | Michigan State | James Young makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 08:22 | Pacific | Robert Turner is hacked by Ronald Adams - foul #2 on Ronald Adams, team foul #6 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Pacific | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon (PG), Ronnie Schwald (SF), Jayson Berman (PF) Ronald Adams, Walter McGavisk, James Young | |
| 08:01 | Pacific | Brian Durham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-21 |
| Subs | Pacific | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter McGavisk (PF) Jayson Berman | |
| 07:43 | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 16-21 |
| 07:41 | Pacific | The rebound goes to Noel Stephen | 16-21 |
| Lineup | Pacific | PG - Robert Turner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brian Durham (fresh) SF - Noel Stephen (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Brooks (fresh) 1 pts. C - Michael Friedman (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Frederick Ridlon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Alfred Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Schwald (fresh) PF - Walter McGavisk (fresh) C - Thurman Sauter (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:36 | Pacific | Noel Stephen travels with the ball | 16-21 |
| Subs | Pacific | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jayson Berman (PF) Walter McGavisk | |
| 07:10 | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Alfred Lee | 16-24 |
| 06:44 | Pacific | Brian Durham makes the contested shot from close range | 18-24 |
| 06:16 | Michigan State | Noel Stephen takes the ball from Ronnie Schwald | 18-24 |
| 06:07 | Pacific | Robert Turner misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-24 |
| 06:05 | Pacific | Michael Friedman grabs the offensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 05:56 | Pacific | Michael Friedman is called for a charge - foul #2 on Michael Friedman, team foul #8 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Pacific | David Franks (C) Michael Friedman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Smith (SF), Walter McGavisk (PF) Frederick Ridlon, Jayson Berman | |
| 05:38 | Michigan State | Thurman Sauter blows the layup | 18-24 |
| 05:37 | Pacific | David Franks snags the defensive board | 18-24 |
| 05:31 | Pacific | Brian Durham is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 18-24 |
| 05:30 | Michigan State | Thurman Sauter snags the defensive board | 18-24 |
| 05:08 | Michigan State | Thurman Sauter misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 18-24 |
| 05:07 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee tips it back up and in | 18-26 |
| 04:50 | Pacific | David Franks clanks a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Ronnie Schwald - foul #1 on Ronnie Schwald, team foul #7 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Pacific | Richard Stover (PG), John Burgess (SG), Gerry Gann (SF) Robert Turner, Brian Durham, Noel Stephen | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon (PG), James Young (PF), Jayson Berman (C) Thomas Smith, Walter McGavisk, Thurman Sauter | |
| 04:50 | Pacific | David Franks misses the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 04:50 | Pacific | David Franks misses the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 04:50 | Michigan State | Jayson Berman grabs the defensive rebound | 18-26 |
| 04:30 | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Alfred Lee | 18-28 |
| 04:01 | Pacific | John Brooks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 18-28 |
| 03:59 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Frederick Ridlon | 18-28 |
| 03:30 | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald double dribbles | 18-28 |
| Subs | Pacific | Brian Durham (SG), Richard Conlon (PF) Richard Stover, John Brooks | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG), Thomas Smith (SF), Brooks Karst (PF), Thurman Sauter (C) Frederick Ridlon, Alfred Lee, James Young, Jayson Berman | |
| Lineup | Pacific | PG - John Burgess (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Durham (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerry Gann (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Conlon (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Franks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronald Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Schwald (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Smith (fresh) PF - Brooks Karst (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thurman Sauter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Pacific | John Burgess knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 20-28 |
| 03:00 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Brooks Karst, team foul #8 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Pacific | Robert Turner (PG), Noel Stephen (SF) John Burgess, Gerry Gann | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon (SG), Walter McGavisk (PF) Ronnie Schwald, Brooks Karst | |
| 02:53 | Pacific | Thomas Smith is called for the reach on Robert Turner - foul #1 on Thomas Smith, team foul #9 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Pacific | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Young (PF), Jayson Berman (C) Walter McGavisk, Thurman Sauter | |
| 02:53 | Pacific | Robert Turner makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 02:53 | Pacific | Robert Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 02:53 | Michigan State | Jayson Berman snags the defensive board | 21-28 |
| 02:39 | Michigan State | James Young hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 21-28 |
| 02:38 | Pacific | Richard Conlon gets the rebound | 21-28 |
| 02:33 | Pacific | Noel Stephen shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 21-28 |
| 02:32 | Pacific | Noel Stephen pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-28 |
| 02:23 | Pacific | Robert Turner misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 21-28 |
| 02:21 | Michigan State | Jayson Berman pulls down the rebound | 21-28 |
| 02:01 | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon is whistled for traveling | 21-28 |
| Subs | Pacific | Frank McManamon (C) David Franks | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (SG), Ronnie Schwald (SF), Walter McGavisk (PF), Thurman Sauter (C) Frederick Ridlon, Thomas Smith, James Young, Jayson Berman | |
| 01:44 | Pacific | Brian Durham works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-28 |
| 01:43 | Pacific | Frank McManamon grabs the offensive rebound | 21-28 |
| 01:37 | Pacific | Noel Stephen evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Ronnie Schwald - foul #2 on Ronnie Schwald, team foul #10 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Pacific | John Burgess (SG) Brian Durham | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 01:37 | Pacific | Noel Stephen makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 01:37 | Pacific | Noel Stephen makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 01:12 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 23-28 |
| 01:10 | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald tips it back up and in | 23-30 |
| 00:46 | Pacific | Robert Turner hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 23-30 |
| 00:44 | Pacific | Frank McManamon pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-30 |
| 00:28 | Pacific | Noel Stephen is hacked by Walter McGavisk - foul #1 on Walter McGavisk, team foul #11 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Pacific | Brian Durham (SG), David Franks (C) Robert Turner, Richard Conlon | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon (SG), Thomas Smith (SF), James Young (PF), Jayson Berman (C) Alfred Lee, Ronnie Schwald, Walter McGavisk, Thurman Sauter | |
| 00:28 | Pacific | Noel Stephen makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 00:28 | Pacific | Noel Stephen misses the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to James Young | 24-30 |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon is hacked by Noel Stephen - foul #1 on Noel Stephen, team foul #9 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Pacific | Gerry Gann (SF) Noel Stephen | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon misses the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 00:03 | Pacific | Frank McManamon grabs the board | 24-30 |
| 00:00 | Pacific | Frank McManamon hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 24-30 |