| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronald Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Alfred Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brooks Karst (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thurman Sauter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Castrejon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Hone (fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Benny (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Borger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith inbounds the ball | 31-18 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-18 |
| 19:39 | Houston | The rebound goes to Joseph Hone | 31-18 |
| 19:13 | Houston | The jump hook by Joseph Hone is blocked by Thurman Sauter | 31-18 |
| 19:12 | Houston | Raymond Borger pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-18 |
| 18:51 | Houston | George Benny hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Alfred Lee - foul #1 on Alfred Lee, team foul #1 | 31-18 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald (SF), James Young (PF), Jayson Berman (C) Thomas Smith, Brooks Karst, Thurman Sauter | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 18:51 | Houston | George Benny makes the 1st free throw | 31-19 |
| 18:51 | Houston | George Benny makes the 2nd free throw | 31-20 |
| 18:27 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams banks in the layup on a great pass from Ronnie Schwald and he's fouled by George Benny - foul #2 on George Benny, team foul #1 | 33-20 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brooks Karst (PF), Thurman Sauter (C) James Young, Jayson Berman | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 18:27 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams misses the free throw | 33-20 |
| 18:27 | Houston | Edward Castrejon gets the rebound | 33-20 |
| 18:10 | Houston | Robert Simmons steps out of bounds on the sideline | 33-20 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Young (PF), Jayson Berman (C) Brooks Karst, Thurman Sauter | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 18:05 | Michigan State | Robert Simmons picks off the pass by Ronald Adams in the backcourt | 33-20 |
| 17:56 | Houston | George Benny misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 33-20 |
| 17:54 | Houston | Robert Simmons tips it back up and in | 33-22 |
| 17:36 | Michigan State | James Young buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Alfred Lee and he's hacked by George Benny - foul #3 on George Benny, team foul #2 | 35-22 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon (SG), Thurman Sauter (C) Alfred Lee, Jayson Berman | |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond English (PF) George Benny | |
| 17:36 | Michigan State | James Young makes the free throw | 36-22 |
| 17:26 | Houston | Raymond English misses the jump hook from close range but the foul's on James Young - foul #3 on James Young, team foul #2 | 36-22 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brooks Karst (PF) James Young | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 17:26 | Houston | Raymond English makes the 1st free throw | 36-23 |
| 17:26 | Houston | Raymond English makes the 2nd free throw | 36-24 |
| 17:05 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-24 |
| 17:04 | Michigan State | Thurman Sauter tips it back up and in | 38-24 |
| 16:48 | Houston | Raymond English double dribbles | 38-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (SG), Jayson Berman (C) Frederick Ridlon, Thurman Sauter | |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Jackson (C) Raymond Borger | |
| 16:34 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Alfred Lee | 40-24 |
| 16:20 | Houston | The short jumper by Brian Jackson is denied by Brooks Karst | 40-24 |
| 16:19 | Michigan State | Jayson Berman pulls down the rebound | 40-24 |
| 15:57 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 40-24 |
| 15:56 | Houston | Raymond English grabs the defensive rebound | 40-24 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronald Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Alfred Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ronnie Schwald (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brooks Karst (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jayson Berman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Simmons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Edward Castrejon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Hone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond English (fresh) 3 pts. C - Brian Jackson (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Houston | Joseph Hone misses long on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Ronnie Schwald - foul #1 on Ronnie Schwald, team foul #3 | 40-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon (SG), Thomas Smith (SF), James Young (PF), Thurman Sauter (C) Alfred Lee, Ronnie Schwald, Brooks Karst, Jayson Berman | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cantwell (PG), Paul Dunn (SG), George Benny (PF) Robert Simmons, Edward Castrejon, Brian Jackson | |
| 15:32 | Houston | Joseph Hone misses the 1st free throw | 40-24 |
| 15:32 | Houston | Joseph Hone makes the 2nd free throw | 40-25 |
| 15:09 | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Ronald Adams | 43-25 |
| 14:52 | Houston | Joseph Hone can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-25 |
| 14:50 | Michigan State | James Young grabs the board | 43-25 |
| 14:29 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-25 |
| 14:28 | Houston | George Benny grabs the defensive rebound | 43-25 |
| 14:20 | Houston | The jump hook by Paul Dunn is blocked by Thomas Smith | 43-25 |
| 14:18 | Michigan State | Thurman Sauter gets the rebound | 43-25 |
| 13:58 | Michigan State | Joseph Hone is called for the reach on Frederick Ridlon - foul #1 on Joseph Hone, team foul #3 | 43-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (SG), Ronnie Schwald (SF), Jayson Berman (C) Ronald Adams, Thomas Smith, Thurman Sauter | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Simmons (PG), Edward Castrejon (SG), Michael Nash (SF), Raymond Borger (C) Robert Cantwell, Paul Dunn, Joseph Hone, Raymond English | |
| 13:47 | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon comes up short on the floater from close range | 43-25 |
| 13:45 | Houston | Robert Simmons snags the defensive board | 43-25 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 13:40 | Houston | Robert Simmons hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 43-25 |
| 13:38 | Michigan State | Jayson Berman snags the defensive board | 43-25 |
| 13:15 | Michigan State | James Young misses long on a shot from the left wing | 43-25 |
| 13:14 | Michigan State | Jayson Berman grabs the offensive board | 43-25 |
| 13:03 | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon connects on the shot near the basket and the foul's on Michael Nash - foul #1 on Michael Nash, team foul #4 | 45-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG), Brooks Karst (PF), Thurman Sauter (C) Ronnie Schwald, James Young, Jayson Berman | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 13:03 | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon makes the free throw | 46-25 |
| 12:34 | Houston | Robert Simmons comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-25 |
| 12:32 | Houston | Raymond Borger tips it in | 46-27 |
| 12:11 | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon is hacked by George Benny - foul #4 on George Benny, team foul #5 | 46-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter McGavisk (SF), James Young (PF), Jayson Berman (C) Frederick Ridlon, Brooks Karst, Thurman Sauter | |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Hone (SF), Raymond English (PF) Michael Nash, George Benny | |
| 11:58 | Michigan State | Jayson Berman misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Edward Castrejon - foul #1 on Edward Castrejon, team foul #6 | 46-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon (PG), Ronnie Schwald (SF) Ronald Adams, Walter McGavisk | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 11:58 | Michigan State | Jayson Berman makes the 1st free throw | 47-27 |
| 11:58 | Michigan State | Jayson Berman misses the 2nd free throw | 47-27 |
| 11:58 | Houston | Joseph Hone snags the defensive board | 47-27 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Frederick Ridlon (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ronnie Schwald (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Young (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jayson Berman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Edward Castrejon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Hone (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond English (fresh) 3 pts. C - Raymond Borger (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Houston | Edward Castrejon knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 47-29 |
| 11:18 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee loses the dribble to Edward Castrejon | 47-29 |
| 11:01 | Houston | Jayson Berman blocks the short jumper by Joseph Hone | 47-29 |
| 11:00 | Michigan State | Jayson Berman snags the defensive board | 47-29 |
| 10:33 | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Frederick Ridlon | 49-29 |
| 10:18 | Houston | Robert Simmons makes the contested 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Raymond Borger | 49-32 |
| 09:55 | Michigan State | James Young misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Raymond Borger - foul #1 on Raymond Borger, team foul #7 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG), Thomas Smith (SF), Thurman Sauter (C) Alfred Lee, Ronnie Schwald, Jayson Berman | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cantwell (PG), Paul Dunn (SG), Michael Nash (SF), Brian Jackson (PF), Philip Kelley (C) Robert Simmons, Edward Castrejon, Joseph Hone, Raymond English, Raymond Borger | |
| 09:55 | Michigan State | James Young makes the 1st free throw | 50-32 |
| 09:55 | Michigan State | James Young misses the 2nd free throw | 50-32 |
| 09:55 | Houston | Philip Kelley pulls down the rebound | 50-32 |
| 09:36 | Houston | Thurman Sauter blocks the short jumper by Michael Nash | 50-32 |
| 09:35 | Michigan State | Thurman Sauter gets the rebound | 50-32 |
| 09:20 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith can't connect on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Brian Jackson - foul #1 on Brian Jackson, team foul #8 | 50-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (SG), Brooks Karst (PF) Frederick Ridlon, James Young | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 09:20 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith makes the 1st free throw | 51-32 |
| 09:20 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 52-32 |
| 09:06 | Houston | Ronald Adams takes the ball from Michael Nash | 52-32 |
| 08:39 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Brooks Karst | 55-32 |
| 08:28 | Houston | Philip Kelley is fouled on the floor by Thomas Smith - foul #1 on Thomas Smith, team foul #4 | 55-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon (SG), Walter McGavisk (SF) Alfred Lee, Thomas Smith | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Simmons (PG), Joseph Hone (SF), Raymond English (PF) Paul Dunn, Michael Nash, Philip Kelley | |
| 08:18 | Houston | Raymond English can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-32 |
| 08:17 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst snags the defensive board | 55-32 |
| 07:58 | Michigan State | Thurman Sauter scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Walter McGavisk and he's fouled by Brian Jackson - foul #2 on Brian Jackson, team foul #9 | 57-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (SG) Frederick Ridlon | |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Dunn (SG), Michael Nash (SF) Robert Simmons, Joseph Hone | |
| 07:58 | Michigan State | Thurman Sauter makes the free throw | 58-32 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronald Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alfred Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Walter McGavisk (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brooks Karst (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thurman Sauter (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Cantwell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Nash (fresh) PF - Raymond English (fresh) 3 pts. C - Brian Jackson (fresh) | |
| 07:46 | Houston | Paul Dunn is whistled for a carry | 58-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jayson Berman (C) Thurman Sauter | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 07:21 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Ronald Adams | 60-32 |
| 07:10 | Houston | Paul Dunn's pass is intercepted by Walter McGavisk | 60-32 |
| 07:06 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams misses the lay-in | 60-32 |
| 07:04 | Houston | Robert Cantwell pulls down the rebound | 60-32 |
| 06:56 | Houston | Robert Cantwell misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-32 |
| 06:54 | Houston | Paul Dunn misses the tip | 60-32 |
| 06:52 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst gets the rebound | 60-32 |
| 06:35 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Brooks Karst | 63-32 |
| 06:19 | Houston | Jayson Berman is called for the reach on Brian Jackson - foul #2 on Jayson Berman, team foul #5 | 63-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon (SG), Thomas Smith (SF), James Young (PF), Thurman Sauter (C) Alfred Lee, Walter McGavisk, Brooks Karst, Jayson Berman | |
| Subs | Houston | Zhuang Xue (PG), Philip Kelley (C) Robert Cantwell, Raymond English | |
| 06:06 | Houston | Paul Dunn can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 63-32 |
| 06:04 | Houston | Paul Dunn grabs the offensive board | 63-32 |
| 05:52 | Houston | Philip Kelley knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Zhuang Xue and he's fouled by Thurman Sauter - foul #1 on Thurman Sauter, team foul #6 | 63-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cantwell (SG), Raymond English (PF) Paul Dunn, Brian Jackson | |
| 05:52 | Houston | Philip Kelley makes the free throw | 63-35 |
| 05:35 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith is hacked by Raymond English - foul #1 on Raymond English, team foul #10 | 63-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (SG) Ronald Adams | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 05:35 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith makes the 1st free throw | 64-35 |
| 05:35 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 65-35 |
| 05:17 | Houston | Philip Kelley's floater is tipped away by Thurman Sauter | 65-35 |
| 05:16 | Houston | Philip Kelley tips it but misses | 65-35 |
| 05:15 | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon gets the rebound | 65-35 |
| 04:48 | Michigan State | Thurman Sauter comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 65-35 |
| 04:46 | Michigan State | James Young tips it back up and in | 67-35 |
| 04:31 | Houston | Raymond English misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 67-35 |
| 04:30 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 67-35 |
| 04:06 | Michigan State | James Young connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 69-35 |
| 03:57 | Houston | Philip Kelley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG), Walter McGavisk (SF), Brooks Karst (PF), Jayson Berman (C) Alfred Lee, Thomas Smith, James Young, Thurman Sauter | |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Dunn (SG), Brian Jackson (PF) Robert Cantwell, Michael Nash | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 69-35 |
| 03:38 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst tips it back up and in | 71-35 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronald Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frederick Ridlon (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter McGavisk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brooks Karst (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jayson Berman (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Zhuang Xue (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Raymond English (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Jackson (fresh) C - Philip Kelley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Houston | Raymond English misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-35 |
| 03:29 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Brooks Karst | 71-35 |
| 03:03 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Walter McGavisk | 74-35 |
| 02:38 | Houston | Paul Dunn misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 74-35 |
| 02:37 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst pulls down the rebound | 74-35 |
| 02:08 | Michigan State | Zhuang Xue steals it from Jayson Berman | 74-35 |
| 02:05 | Houston | Zhuang Xue lays it in | 74-37 |
| 01:59 | Michigan State | Jayson Berman hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Brooks Karst | 76-37 |
| 01:50 | Houston | Brian Jackson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 76-37 |
| 01:48 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst grabs the board | 76-37 |
| 01:26 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams is fouled on the floor by Philip Kelley - foul #1 on Philip Kelley, team foul #11 | 76-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (SG), Thomas Smith (SF), Thurman Sauter (C) Frederick Ridlon, Walter McGavisk, Jayson Berman | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cantwell (PG), Michael Nash (SF) Zhuang Xue, Philip Kelley | |
| 01:26 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams makes the 1st free throw | 77-37 |
| 01:26 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 78-37 |
| 01:06 | Houston | Michael Nash is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Michael Nash, team foul #12 | 78-37 |
| 00:40 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Ronald Adams | 80-37 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Houston | Brian Jackson double dribbles | 80-37 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Ronald Adams | 82-37 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Michael Nash scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Cantwell | 82-39 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams runs out the clock | 82-39 |