| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronald Adams (fresh) SG - Alfred Lee (fresh) SF - Thomas Smith (fresh) PF - Brooks Karst (fresh) C - Thurman Sauter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Orval McGuire (fresh) SG - Joseph Tsao (fresh) SF - Joseph Rick (fresh) PF - Wayne Miller (fresh) C - Steve Hendricks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Quinnipiac | Steve Hendricks wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Quinnipiac | Joseph Tsao is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Quinnipiac | Steve Hendricks pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Quinnipiac | Joseph Rick loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith lays it up and in on a nice dish by Thurman Sauter | 2-0 |
| 18:36 | Quinnipiac | Orval McGuire hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Michigan State | Thurman Sauter snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:13 | Michigan State | Orval McGuire is called for the reach on Ronald Adams - foul #1 on Orval McGuire, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 17:57 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 17:55 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst tips it in | 4-0 |
| 17:40 | Quinnipiac | Joseph Rick is hacked by Alfred Lee - foul #1 on Alfred Lee, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon (PG), Ronnie Schwald (SG), Walter McGavisk (SF), James Young (PF), Jayson Berman (C) Ronald Adams, Alfred Lee, Thomas Smith, Brooks Karst, Thurman Sauter | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | | |
| 17:21 | Quinnipiac | Steve Hendricks misses short on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Jayson Berman - foul #1 on Jayson Berman, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| 17:21 | Quinnipiac | Steve Hendricks makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 17:21 | Quinnipiac | Steve Hendricks makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 16:59 | Michigan State | James Young drills a turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by Wayne Miller - foul #1 on Wayne Miller, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Danny McClure (SF), Ismael Galbraith (C) Joseph Rick, Steve Hendricks | |
| 16:59 | Michigan State | James Young makes the free throw | 7-2 |
| 16:39 | Quinnipiac | Wayne Miller comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-2 |
| 16:37 | Quinnipiac | Danny McClure pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-2 |
| 16:19 | Quinnipiac | Jayson Berman steps in front of the Orval McGuire pass | 7-2 |
| 16:16 | Michigan State | Orval McGuire is called for the reach on Walter McGavisk in the backcourt - foul #2 on Orval McGuire, team foul #3 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG), Alfred Lee (SG) Frederick Ridlon, Walter McGavisk | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Micheal Donnelly (PG), Robert McNamara (SG), George Todd (C) Orval McGuire, Joseph Tsao, Wayne Miller | |
| 16:05 | Michigan State | James Young misses badly on the uncontested jump hook in the paint | 7-2 |
| 16:03 | Quinnipiac | The rebound goes to Danny McClure | 7-2 |
| 15:47 | Quinnipiac | Danny McClure buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronald Adams (fresh) SG - Alfred Lee (fresh) SF - Ronnie Schwald (fresh) PF - James Young (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jayson Berman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Micheal Donnelly (fresh) SG - Robert McNamara (fresh) SF - Danny McClure (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ismael Galbraith (fresh) C - George Todd (fresh) | |
| 15:22 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 15:21 | Michigan State | Jayson Berman grabs the offensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 15:07 | Michigan State | James Young comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Ismael Galbraith - foul #1 on Ismael Galbraith, team foul #4 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon (PG), Walter McGavisk (SF), Thurman Sauter (C) Ronald Adams, Alfred Lee, Jayson Berman | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Joseph Tsao (SG), Joseph Rick (SF), Steve Hendricks (C) Robert McNamara, Ismael Galbraith, George Todd | |
| 15:07 | Michigan State | James Young misses the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 15:07 | Michigan State | James Young makes the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 14:46 | Quinnipiac | Joseph Rick can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Thurman Sauter - foul #1 on Thurman Sauter, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG), Alfred Lee (SG), Thomas Smith (SF), Jayson Berman (PF) Frederick Ridlon, Ronnie Schwald, Walter McGavisk, James Young | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Wayne Miller (PF) Danny McClure | |
| 14:46 | Quinnipiac | Joseph Rick makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:46 | Quinnipiac | Joseph Rick misses the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:46 | Michigan State | Jayson Berman snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| 14:20 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jayson Berman | 10-6 |
| 13:58 | Quinnipiac | Micheal Donnelly misses the wide open jumpshot from the right wing | 10-6 |
| 13:56 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Thurman Sauter | 10-6 |
| 13:51 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee is fouled in the backcourt by Micheal Donnelly - foul #1 on Micheal Donnelly, team foul #5 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon (PG), Ronnie Schwald (SG), Walter McGavisk (SF), Brooks Karst (PF) Ronald Adams, Alfred Lee, Thomas Smith, Thurman Sauter | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Steven Gordon (PG), Robert McNamara (SG) Micheal Donnelly, Joseph Tsao | |
| 13:24 | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon is open and scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Walter McGavisk | 12-6 |
| 13:04 | Quinnipiac | Wayne Miller buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 12-8 |
| 12:46 | Michigan State | Joseph Rick steps in front of the Brooks Karst pass | 12-8 |
| 12:43 | Quinnipiac | Joseph Rick misses the lay-in | 12-8 |
| 12:41 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst grabs the defensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 12:17 | Michigan State | Jayson Berman's floater is tipped away by Joseph Rick | 12-8 |
| 12:16 | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon grabs the offensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 12:07 | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 12-8 |
| 12:06 | Quinnipiac | Steve Hendricks snags the defensive board | 12-8 |
| 12:01 | Quinnipiac | Joseph Rick is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Walter McGavisk - foul #1 on Walter McGavisk, team foul #4 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG), Alfred Lee (SG), Thomas Smith (SF), James Young (PF), Thurman Sauter (C) Frederick Ridlon, Ronnie Schwald, Walter McGavisk, Brooks Karst, Jayson Berman | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Micheal Donnelly (PG), Joseph Tsao (SG), Ismael Galbraith (PF), George Todd (C) Steven Gordon, Robert McNamara, Wayne Miller, Steve Hendricks | |
| 12:01 | Quinnipiac | Joseph Rick makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 12:01 | Quinnipiac | Joseph Rick misses the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 12:01 | Michigan State | Thurman Sauter gets the rebound | 12-9 |
| 11:44 | Michigan State | James Young drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Adams | 14-9 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronald Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Lee (fresh) SF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Young (fresh) 6 pts. C - Thurman Sauter (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Micheal Donnelly (fresh) SG - Joseph Tsao (fresh) SF - Joseph Rick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ismael Galbraith (fresh) C - George Todd (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Quinnipiac | Micheal Donnelly is hacked by Thurman Sauter - foul #2 on Thurman Sauter, team foul #5 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon (SF), Brooks Karst (PF) Thomas Smith, Thurman Sauter | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Danny McClure (SF) Joseph Rick | |
| 11:03 | Quinnipiac | Danny McClure clanks a 3 from the right corner | 14-9 |
| 11:02 | Michigan State | James Young gets the rebound | 14-9 |
| 11:00 | Michigan State | Micheal Donnelly takes the ball from Brooks Karst in the backcourt | 14-9 |
| 10:44 | Quinnipiac | George Todd's floater is tipped away by James Young | 14-9 |
| 10:42 | Michigan State | James Young gets the rebound | 14-9 |
| 10:20 | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon is open but can't throw it down | 14-9 |
| 10:18 | Quinnipiac | The rebound goes to Danny McClure | 14-9 |
| 10:02 | Quinnipiac | George Todd misses badly on a floater in the lane but the foul's on James Young - foul #1 on James Young, team foul #6 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Smith (SF), Jayson Berman (C) Frederick Ridlon, Brooks Karst | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Robert McNamara (PG), Wayne Miller (PF) Micheal Donnelly, Ismael Galbraith | |
| 10:02 | Quinnipiac | George Todd makes the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 10:02 | Quinnipiac | George Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 09:33 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-11 |
| 09:31 | Michigan State | Jayson Berman tips it but misses | 14-11 |
| 09:29 | Michigan State | James Young gets the offensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 09:03 | Michigan State | James Young can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 14-11 |
| 09:02 | Quinnipiac | Wayne Miller grabs the board | 14-11 |
| 08:43 | Quinnipiac | George Todd lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert McNamara | 14-13 |
| 08:40 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-13 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon (PG), Ronnie Schwald (SF), Brooks Karst (PF) Ronald Adams, Thomas Smith, James Young | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Micheal Donnelly (PG), Joseph Rick (SF), Steve Hendricks (C) Joseph Tsao, Danny McClure, George Todd | |
| 08:22 | Quinnipiac | Robert McNamara misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-13 |
| 08:21 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst grabs the defensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 08:01 | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Frederick Ridlon | 16-13 |
| 07:46 | Quinnipiac | Robert McNamara's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Frederick Ridlon | 16-13 |
| 07:44 | Quinnipiac | Steve Hendricks gets the offensive rebound | 16-13 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Frederick Ridlon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Lee (fairly fresh) SF - Ronnie Schwald (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brooks Karst (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jayson Berman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Micheal Donnelly (fresh) SG - Robert McNamara (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Rick (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Steve Hendricks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Quinnipiac | Joseph Rick double dribbles | 16-13 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG), Thomas Smith (SF), Walter McGavisk (PF) Alfred Lee, Ronnie Schwald, Brooks Karst | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Steven Gordon (SG), Ismael Galbraith (PF) Robert McNamara, Wayne Miller | |
| 07:29 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams is fouled in the backcourt by Micheal Donnelly - foul #2 on Micheal Donnelly, team foul #6 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Joseph Tsao (SG) Micheal Donnelly | |
| 07:05 | Michigan State | Jayson Berman hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Smith and he's fouled by Joseph Rick - foul #1 on Joseph Rick, team foul #7 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald (SF) Thomas Smith | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | | |
| 07:05 | Michigan State | Jayson Berman makes the free throw | 19-13 |
| 06:51 | Quinnipiac | Ismael Galbraith's fadeaway is rejected by Jayson Berman | 19-13 |
| 06:49 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams grabs the board | 19-13 |
| 06:21 | Michigan State | Walter McGavisk is fouled on the floor by Ismael Galbraith - foul #2 on Ismael Galbraith, team foul #8 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (SG), Thomas Smith (SF), James Young (C) Frederick Ridlon, Ronnie Schwald, Jayson Berman | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Robert McNamara (SG), Danny McClure (SF), Wayne Miller (PF), William Patterson (C) Joseph Tsao, Joseph Rick, Ismael Galbraith, Steve Hendricks | |
| 06:21 | Michigan State | Walter McGavisk makes the 1st free throw | 20-13 |
| 06:21 | Michigan State | Walter McGavisk makes the 2nd free throw | 21-13 |
| 06:00 | Quinnipiac | Ronald Adams steals it from Wayne Miller | 21-13 |
| 05:55 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith banks in the layup on a great pass from Ronald Adams | 23-13 |
| 05:40 | Quinnipiac | Robert McNamara knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-16 |
| 05:17 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Smith | 26-16 |
| 05:01 | Quinnipiac | Robert McNamara's fadeaway is rejected by Walter McGavisk | 26-16 |
| 04:59 | Michigan State | James Young gets the rebound | 26-16 |
| 04:55 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee's fadeaway is rejected by Danny McClure | 26-16 |
| 04:53 | Quinnipiac | Steven Gordon snags the defensive board | 26-16 |
| 04:45 | Quinnipiac | Steven Gordon misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-16 |
| 04:44 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Thomas Smith | 26-16 |
| 04:41 | Michigan State | Robert McNamara is called for the reach on Ronald Adams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert McNamara, team foul #9 | 26-16 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon (SG), Ronnie Schwald (SF), Brooks Karst (PF), Jayson Berman (C) Alfred Lee, Thomas Smith, Walter McGavisk, James Young | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Joseph Tsao (SG), Joseph Rick (SF), George Todd (PF), Steve Hendricks (C) Steven Gordon, Danny McClure, Wayne Miller, William Patterson | |
| 04:41 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams makes the 1st free throw | 27-16 |
| 04:41 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 28-16 |
| 04:22 | Quinnipiac | George Todd connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Robert McNamara | 28-18 |
| 03:53 | Michigan State | Jayson Berman hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Frederick Ridlon | 30-18 |
| 03:34 | Quinnipiac | Joseph Tsao comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-18 |
| 03:33 | Michigan State | Jayson Berman pulls down the rebound | 30-18 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronald Adams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Ridlon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Schwald (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brooks Karst (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jayson Berman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Robert McNamara (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Tsao (fairly fresh) SF - Joseph Rick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Todd (fresh) 6 pts. C - Steve Hendricks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 30-18 |
| 03:13 | Quinnipiac | Steve Hendricks snags the defensive board | 30-18 |
| 02:56 | Quinnipiac | Brooks Karst is called for the reach on Joseph Rick - foul #1 on Brooks Karst, team foul #7 | 30-18 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (SG), Thomas Smith (SF), James Young (PF), Thurman Sauter (C) Ronald Adams, Ronnie Schwald, Brooks Karst, Jayson Berman | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Orval McGuire (PG), Micheal Donnelly (SG), Ismael Galbraith (PF), William Patterson (C) Robert McNamara, Joseph Tsao, George Todd, Steve Hendricks | |
| 02:56 | Quinnipiac | Joseph Rick misses the 1st free throw | 30-18 |
| 02:56 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Thurman Sauter | 30-18 |
| 02:27 | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Ismael Galbraith - foul #3 on Ismael Galbraith, team foul #10 | 30-18 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald (SF), Brooks Karst (PF) Thomas Smith, James Young | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Danny McClure (SF), Wayne Miller (PF) Joseph Rick, Ismael Galbraith | |
| 02:27 | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon makes the 1st free throw | 31-18 |
| 02:27 | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon makes the 2nd free throw | 32-18 |
| 02:06 | Quinnipiac | William Patterson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-18 |
| 02:04 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee snags the defensive board | 32-18 |
| 01:52 | Michigan State | Thurman Sauter can't connect on a floater near the basket | 32-18 |
| 01:51 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee grabs the offensive board | 32-18 |
| 01:37 | Michigan State | Thurman Sauter misses the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by William Patterson - foul #1 on William Patterson, team foul #11 | 32-18 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Smith (SF), James Young (PF) Ronnie Schwald, Brooks Karst | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | | |
| 01:37 | Michigan State | Thurman Sauter makes the 1st free throw | 33-18 |
| 01:37 | Michigan State | Thurman Sauter makes the 2nd free throw | 34-18 |
| 01:26 | Quinnipiac | The jump hook by Micheal Donnelly is blocked by James Young | 34-18 |
| 01:25 | Michigan State | Thurman Sauter grabs the board | 34-18 |
| 00:59 | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Smith | 36-18 |
| 00:48 | Quinnipiac | Danny McClure can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-18 |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | Thurman Sauter pulls down the rebound | 36-18 |
| 00:44 | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon is fouled in the backcourt by Micheal Donnelly - foul #3 on Micheal Donnelly, team foul #12 | 36-18 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG), Ronnie Schwald (SF), Jayson Berman (PF) Alfred Lee, Thomas Smith, James Young | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Joseph Tsao (SG), Steven Gordon (SF), George Todd (PF), Steve Hendricks (C) Micheal Donnelly, Danny McClure, Wayne Miller, William Patterson | |
| 00:44 | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon makes the 1st free throw | 37-18 |
| 00:44 | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon makes the 2nd free throw | 38-18 |
| 00:23 | Quinnipiac | Joseph Tsao hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Thurman Sauter - foul #3 on Thurman Sauter, team foul #8 | 38-18 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (SG), Brooks Karst (PF) Frederick Ridlon, Thurman Sauter | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | | |
| 00:23 | Quinnipiac | Joseph Tsao makes the 1st free throw | 38-19 |
| 00:23 | Quinnipiac | Joseph Tsao makes the 2nd free throw | 38-20 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee loses the dribble to Steven Gordon | 38-20 |
| 00:00 | Quinnipiac | Steven Gordon can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 38-20 |