| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronald Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alfred Lee (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brooks Karst (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Thurman Sauter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - John Terry (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Allen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lamar Kemp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Sackett (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brian Harrison (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith inbounds the ball | 33-23 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Michigan State | John Terry steps in front of the Ronald Adams pass in the backcourt | 33-23 |
| 19:48 | Delaware | Lamar Kemp is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-23 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon (SG), Ronnie Schwald (SF), James Young (PF) Alfred Lee, Thomas Smith, Brooks Karst | |
| Subs | Delaware | | |
| 19:38 | Michigan State | Lamar Kemp picks off the pass by James Young | 33-23 |
| 19:25 | Delaware | Frederick Ridlon steals the ball from Brian Harrison | 33-23 |
| 18:56 | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-23 |
| 18:55 | Delaware | Brian Harrison snags the defensive board | 33-23 |
| 18:41 | Delaware | Brian Harrison misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 33-23 |
| 18:40 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Ronnie Schwald | 33-23 |
| 18:11 | Michigan State | James Young is fouled on the floor by David Sackett - foul #2 on David Sackett, team foul #1 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (SG), Walter McGavisk (SF), Jayson Berman (C) Ronald Adams, Ronnie Schwald, Thurman Sauter | |
| Subs | Delaware | David Kimble (SG), Walter Tomczak (PF), Milton Richart (C) John Allen, David Sackett, Brian Harrison | |
| 17:55 | Michigan State | Jayson Berman scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Walter McGavisk | 35-23 |
| 17:37 | Delaware | Walter Tomczak comes up short on the jumper from close range but the foul's on James Young - foul #3 on James Young, team foul #1 | 35-23 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG), Thomas Smith (SF), Brooks Karst (PF) Frederick Ridlon, Walter McGavisk, James Young | |
| Subs | Delaware | John Allen (SG) John Terry | |
| 17:37 | Delaware | Walter Tomczak makes the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 17:37 | Delaware | Walter Tomczak makes the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 17:32 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee is hacked by John Allen in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Allen, team foul #2 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon (PG) Ronald Adams | |
| Subs | Delaware | | |
| 17:08 | Michigan State | Jayson Berman makes the turnaround from the baseline | 37-25 |
| 16:56 | Delaware | Lamar Kemp is hacked by Thomas Smith - foul #2 on Thomas Smith, team foul #2 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG), Ronnie Schwald (SF), Thurman Sauter (C) Frederick Ridlon, Thomas Smith, Jayson Berman | |
| Subs | Delaware | David Sackett (PF), Brian Harrison (C) John Allen, Lamar Kemp | |
| 16:38 | Delaware | Walter Tomczak scores on a shot from close range | 37-27 |
| 16:14 | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-27 |
| 16:13 | Michigan State | Thurman Sauter can't tip it in | 37-27 |
| 16:12 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst snags the offensive board | 37-27 |
| 15:57 | Michigan State | Thurman Sauter misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 37-27 |
| 15:56 | Delaware | Milton Richart gets the rebound | 37-27 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronald Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alfred Lee (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronnie Schwald (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Brooks Karst (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Thurman Sauter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - David Kimble (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Walter Tomczak (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Milton Richart (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Sackett (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brian Harrison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Delaware | Brooks Karst is called for the reach on David Sackett - foul #2 on Brooks Karst, team foul #3 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon (SG), Walter McGavisk (SF), James Young (PF), Jayson Berman (C) Alfred Lee, Ronnie Schwald, Brooks Karst, Thurman Sauter | |
| Subs | Delaware | John Terry (PG), Ben Faucher (SG), Lamar Kemp (SF), Joseph Mattox (C) David Kimble, Walter Tomczak, Milton Richart, Brian Harrison | |
| 15:30 | Delaware | Ben Faucher clanks a shot from the left side | 37-27 |
| 15:29 | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon pulls down the rebound | 37-27 |
| 15:02 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Frederick Ridlon | 40-27 |
| 14:44 | Delaware | David Sackett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-27 |
| 14:42 | Michigan State | Jayson Berman pulls down the rebound | 40-27 |
| 14:26 | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Ronald Adams | 42-27 |
| 14:20 | Delaware | John Terry connects on the open shot from the baseline on a great pass from Ben Faucher | 42-29 |
| 14:01 | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-29 |
| 13:59 | Delaware | Lamar Kemp gets the rebound | 42-29 |
| 13:37 | Delaware | John Terry is whistled for a carry | 42-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (SG), Thomas Smith (SF), Thurman Sauter (C) Ronald Adams, Walter McGavisk, Jayson Berman | |
| Subs | Delaware | David Kimble (PG), John Allen (SG), Walter Tomczak (PF), Brian Harrison (C) John Terry, Ben Faucher, David Sackett, Joseph Mattox | |
| 13:14 | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Frederick Ridlon, team foul #4 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brooks Karst (PF) James Young | |
| Subs | Delaware | Milton Richart (PF) Lamar Kemp | |
| 12:48 | Delaware | Brian Harrison misses long on a jumper near the basket | 42-29 |
| 12:46 | Delaware | David Kimble tips it back up and in | 42-31 |
| 12:24 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Thurman Sauter | 45-31 |
| 12:10 | Delaware | John Allen buries a turnaround from the right block | 45-33 |
| 11:55 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the free throw line | 45-33 |
| 11:53 | Michigan State | Thurman Sauter misses the tip | 45-33 |
| 11:52 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst tips it in | 47-33 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Frederick Ridlon (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alfred Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brooks Karst (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Thurman Sauter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - David Kimble (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Tomczak (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Milton Richart (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Harrison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Delaware | Milton Richart is denied on a layup by Brooks Karst | 47-33 |
| 11:31 | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon grabs the board | 47-33 |
| 11:29 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee is hacked by John Allen in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Allen, team foul #3 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG), Ronnie Schwald (SF), James Young (PF), Jayson Berman (C) Frederick Ridlon, Thomas Smith, Brooks Karst, Thurman Sauter | |
| Subs | Delaware | John Terry (PG), Ben Faucher (SG), Lamar Kemp (SF), Byron Sweeting (PF), Wilbert Reynolds (C) David Kimble, John Allen, Walter Tomczak, Milton Richart, Brian Harrison | |
| 11:18 | Michigan State | Jayson Berman connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Ronald Adams and he's hacked by John Terry - foul #1 on John Terry, team foul #4 | 49-33 |
| 11:18 | Michigan State | Jayson Berman misses the free throw | 49-33 |
| 11:18 | Delaware | Byron Sweeting grabs the board | 49-33 |
| 10:59 | Delaware | Wilbert Reynolds misses the jumper from the left side | 49-33 |
| 10:58 | Delaware | Byron Sweeting grabs the offensive board | 49-33 |
| 10:41 | Delaware | Ben Faucher clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-33 |
| 10:39 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee grabs the board | 49-33 |
| 10:19 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams is hacked by Ben Faucher - foul #4 on Ben Faucher, team foul #5 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Smith (SF), Thurman Sauter (C) Ronnie Schwald, Jayson Berman | |
| Subs | Delaware | John Allen (SG), David Sackett (PF), Joseph Mattox (C) Ben Faucher, Byron Sweeting, Wilbert Reynolds | |
| 09:58 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams hits the finger roll on a great pass from Alfred Lee and the foul's on John Allen - foul #4 on John Allen, team foul #6 | 51-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Delaware | Walter Tomczak (SG) John Allen | |
| 09:58 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams makes the free throw | 52-33 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:45 | Delaware | David Sackett drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by John Terry | 52-35 |
| 09:16 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-35 |
| 09:15 | Delaware | Joseph Mattox grabs the board | 52-35 |
| 08:58 | Delaware | Joseph Mattox hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 52-35 |
| 08:57 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith snags the defensive board | 52-35 |
| 08:29 | Michigan State | Thurman Sauter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon (SG), Walter McGavisk (SF), Brooks Karst (PF), Jayson Berman (C) Alfred Lee, Thomas Smith, James Young, Thurman Sauter | |
| Subs | Delaware | David Kimble (SG), Milton Richart (PF), Brian Harrison (C) Walter Tomczak, David Sackett, Joseph Mattox | |
| 08:13 | Delaware | Milton Richart can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 52-35 |
| 08:12 | Delaware | Lamar Kemp hits the follow up shot | 52-37 |
| 07:53 | Michigan State | Jayson Berman knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Frederick Ridlon | 54-37 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronald Adams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Frederick Ridlon (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Walter McGavisk (fresh) PF - Brooks Karst (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Jayson Berman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - John Terry (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Kimble (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lamar Kemp (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Milton Richart (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Harrison (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Delaware | Lamar Kemp hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-37 |
| 07:31 | Delaware | Brian Harrison tips it back up and in | 54-39 |
| 07:06 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-39 |
| 07:04 | Delaware | Brian Harrison gets the rebound | 54-39 |
| 06:52 | Delaware | Brian Harrison makes the fadeaway from the right block | 54-41 |
| 06:48 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams is hacked by John Terry in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Terry, team foul #7 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (SG), Ronnie Schwald (SF), James Young (PF), Thurman Sauter (C) Frederick Ridlon, Walter McGavisk, Brooks Karst, Jayson Berman | |
| Subs | Delaware | Ben Faucher (PG), John Allen (SG), Walter Tomczak (SF), David Sackett (PF), Wilbert Reynolds (C) John Terry, David Kimble, Lamar Kemp, Milton Richart, Brian Harrison | |
| 06:48 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams makes the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 06:48 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| 06:48 | Delaware | The rebound goes to Wilbert Reynolds | 55-41 |
| 06:27 | Delaware | Ben Faucher comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by James Young - foul #4 on James Young, team foul #5 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon (PG), Thomas Smith (SF) Ronald Adams, Ronnie Schwald | |
| Subs | Delaware | | |
| 06:27 | Delaware | Ben Faucher makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 06:27 | Delaware | Ben Faucher makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 06:04 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 55-43 |
| 06:02 | Delaware | David Sackett grabs the board | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:41 | Delaware | David Sackett drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 05:12 | Michigan State | James Young misses long on an open jumpshot from the left side | 55-46 |
| 05:10 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Smith | 55-46 |
| 04:48 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee misses short on an open shot from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 04:47 | Delaware | The rebound goes to John Allen | 55-46 |
| 04:29 | Delaware | Walter Tomczak hits the finger roll | 55-48 |
| 04:11 | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon clanks a shot from the right side | 55-48 |
| 04:10 | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon hits the follow up shot | 57-48 |
| 03:49 | Delaware | Walter Tomczak is hacked by Thomas Smith - foul #3 on Thomas Smith, team foul #6 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG), Ronnie Schwald (SF), Brooks Karst (PF), Jayson Berman (C) Alfred Lee, Thomas Smith, James Young, Thurman Sauter | |
| Subs | Delaware | John Terry (PG), David Kimble (SG), Lamar Kemp (SF), Milton Richart (PF), Brian Harrison (C) Ben Faucher, John Allen, Walter Tomczak, David Sackett, Wilbert Reynolds | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronald Adams (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Frederick Ridlon (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronnie Schwald (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Brooks Karst (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Jayson Berman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - John Terry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Kimble (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lamar Kemp (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Milton Richart (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Harrison (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:37 | Delaware | Milton Richart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-48 |
| 03:24 | Delaware | Lamar Kemp misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-48 |
| 03:22 | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon pulls down the rebound | 57-48 |
| 02:57 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst is whistled for traveling | 57-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (SG), Walter McGavisk (SF) Frederick Ridlon, Ronnie Schwald | |
| Subs | Delaware | | |
| 02:53 | Delaware | Delaware calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Delaware | Walter Tomczak (SG), David Sackett (PF) John Terry, Milton Richart | |
| 02:48 | Delaware | Walter Tomczak connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lamar Kemp | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:23 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Walter McGavisk | 59-50 |
| 02:23 | Delaware | Delaware calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald (SF) Walter McGavisk | |
| Subs | Delaware | John Terry (PG), John Allen (SG) David Kimble, Walter Tomczak | |
| 02:01 | Delaware | Brian Harrison misses the jump hook from the right block | 59-50 |
| 01:59 | Michigan State | Jayson Berman gets the rebound | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:30 | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-50 |
| 01:17 | Delaware | David Sackett misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-50 |
| 01:15 | Michigan State | Jayson Berman grabs the defensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 01:12 | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald is fouled in the backcourt by Lamar Kemp - foul #2 on Lamar Kemp, team foul #8 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Smith (SF), Thurman Sauter (C) Alfred Lee, Jayson Berman | |
| Subs | Delaware | Ben Faucher (PG), David Kimble (SG), Walter Tomczak (SF), Milton Richart (PF), Joseph Mattox (C) John Terry, John Allen, Lamar Kemp, David Sackett, Brian Harrison | |
| 01:12 | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 01:12 | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald makes the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| 01:04 | Delaware | Joseph Mattox buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Milton Richart and he's fouled by Thurman Sauter - foul #1 on Thurman Sauter, team foul #7 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (SG) Ronnie Schwald | |
| Subs | Delaware | | |
| 01:04 | Delaware | Joseph Mattox makes the free throw | 64-53 |
| 00:40 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Brooks Karst | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Delaware | Milton Richart connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by David Kimble | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Michigan State | Milton Richart is called for the reach on Alfred Lee in the backcourt - foul #1 on Milton Richart, team foul #9 | 67-55 |
| 00:31 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee makes the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 00:31 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 69-55 |
| 00:23 | Delaware | Ben Faucher is hacked by Ronald Adams - foul #1 on Ronald Adams, team foul #8 | 69-55 |
| 00:23 | Delaware | Ben Faucher misses the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst grabs the defensive rebound | 69-55 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams runs out the clock | 69-55 |