| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ed Stock (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Galeano (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Knowles (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Clarence Opitz (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Trevor Molnar (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Griffith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark McGavisk (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Michael Shepler (fresh) 4 reb. C - Miroslav Zimmerman (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Monmouth | Mark McGavisk inbounds the ball | 36-21 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Monmouth | Mark McGavisk misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-21 |
| 19:36 | Monmouth | Miroslav Zimmerman tips it back up and in | 36-23 |
| 19:09 | Michigan State | Ed Stock splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-23 |
| 19:08 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz gets the offensive rebound | 36-23 |
| 18:58 | Michigan State | Michael Griffith steals the ball from Walter Knowles | 36-23 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 18:44 | Monmouth | Michael Griffith buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Trevor Molnar | 36-26 |
| 18:19 | Michigan State | Ed Stock is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Trevor Molnar - foul #1 on Trevor Molnar, team foul #1 | 36-26 |
| 18:19 | Michigan State | Ed Stock makes the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 18:19 | Michigan State | Ed Stock misses the 2nd free throw | 37-26 |
| 18:19 | Monmouth | The rebound goes to Miroslav Zimmerman | 37-26 |
| 17:54 | Monmouth | Michael Griffith misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 37-26 |
| 17:53 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz gets the rebound | 37-26 |
| 17:46 | Michigan State | Todd Galeano knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Knowles | 40-26 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 17:36 | Monmouth | Mark McGavisk misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 40-26 |
| 17:35 | Monmouth | Michael Shepler tips it but misses | 40-26 |
| 17:33 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz gets the rebound | 40-26 |
| 17:16 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz knocks in the jump hook from close range | 42-26 |
| 17:07 | Monmouth | Clarence Opitz blocks the jumper by Michael Shepler | 42-26 |
| 17:06 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz grabs the defensive rebound | 42-26 |
| 17:00 | Michigan State | Todd Galeano makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Ed Stock | 45-26 |
| 16:51 | Monmouth | Mark McGavisk misses badly on a shot near the basket | 45-26 |
| 16:50 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz grabs the board | 45-26 |
| 16:26 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-26 |
| 16:24 | Monmouth | Michael Shepler pulls down the rebound | 45-26 |
| 16:19 | Monmouth | Michael Griffith misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-26 |
| 16:17 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson gets the rebound | 45-26 |
| 16:05 | Michigan State | Todd Galeano blows the layup | 45-26 |
| 16:03 | Monmouth | Michael Shepler grabs the defensive rebound | 45-26 |
| 15:56 | Monmouth | Trevor Molnar buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-29 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ed Stock (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Galeano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Knowles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Clarence Opitz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Trevor Molnar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Griffith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark McGavisk (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Michael Shepler (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - Miroslav Zimmerman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Miroslav Zimmerman - foul #2 on Miroslav Zimmerman, team foul #2 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Amos Drapeau (PG), Clay Shaul (SG), Patrick Weissman (SF), Christopher Baker (PF) Ed Stock, Todd Galeano, Walter Knowles, Andrew Wilson | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Jeffrey Lasseter (PG), Williams McGonagle (SG), Keith Ross (SF), Cong Hong (PF), Jimmy Fondren (C) Trevor Molnar, Michael Griffith, Mark McGavisk, Michael Shepler, Miroslav Zimmerman | |
| 15:28 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz makes the 1st free throw | 46-29 |
| 15:28 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz misses the 2nd free throw | 46-29 |
| 15:28 | Monmouth | Keith Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 46-29 |
| 15:08 | Monmouth | Williams McGonagle scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jimmy Fondren | 46-32 |
| 14:50 | Michigan State | Clay Shaul knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Amos Drapeau | 48-32 |
| 14:35 | Monmouth | Williams McGonagle misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-32 |
| 14:34 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Christopher Baker | 48-32 |
| 14:11 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker throws it down on a great pass from Amos Drapeau | 50-32 |
| 13:47 | Monmouth | Jimmy Fondren is called for 5 seconds | 50-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ed Stock (PG), Jason Penley (C) Amos Drapeau, Clarence Opitz | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Trevor Molnar (PG), Michael Griffith (SG) Jeffrey Lasseter, Williams McGonagle | |
| 13:30 | Michigan State | Ed Stock makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Clay Shaul | 52-32 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:11 | Monmouth | Trevor Molnar comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Clay Shaul - foul #2 on Clay Shaul, team foul #1 | 52-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Todd Galeano (SG) Clay Shaul | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Mark McGavisk (SF), Miroslav Zimmerman (C) Keith Ross, Jimmy Fondren | |
| 13:11 | Monmouth | Trevor Molnar makes the 1st free throw | 52-33 |
| 13:11 | Monmouth | Trevor Molnar makes the 2nd free throw | 52-34 |
| 12:51 | Michigan State | Jason Penley is hacked by Miroslav Zimmerman - foul #3 on Miroslav Zimmerman, team foul #3 | 52-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Fox (PF) Christopher Baker | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Michael Shepler (PF) Cong Hong | |
| 12:41 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman is wide open but clanks a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Mark McGavisk - foul #2 on Mark McGavisk, team foul #4 | 52-34 |
| 12:41 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman misses the 1st free throw | 52-34 |
| 12:41 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman makes the 2nd free throw | 53-34 |
| 12:27 | Monmouth | Michael Shepler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson (PF) Kenneth Fox | |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| 12:10 | Michigan State | Michael Griffith picks off the pass by Patrick Weissman | 53-34 |
| 12:06 | Monmouth | Michael Griffith lays it up and in | 53-36 |
| 11:53 | Michigan State | Michael Griffith steps in front of the Patrick Weissman pass | 53-36 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ed Stock (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Galeano (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Weissman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jason Penley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Trevor Molnar (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Griffith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Mark McGavisk (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Michael Shepler (fresh) 7 reb. C - Miroslav Zimmerman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:45 | Monmouth | Mark McGavisk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Knowles (SF) Patrick Weissman | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Jeffrey Lasseter (PG) Trevor Molnar | |
| 11:21 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson misses short on a shot from the left wing | 53-36 |
| 11:19 | Monmouth | Miroslav Zimmerman snags the defensive board | 53-36 |
| 11:01 | Monmouth | Michael Griffith's layup is rejected by Jason Penley | 53-36 |
| 11:00 | Michigan State | Ed Stock pulls down the rebound | 53-36 |
| 10:44 | Michigan State | Michael Shepler is called for the reach on Ed Stock - foul #1 on Michael Shepler, team foul #5 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Amos Drapeau (PG), Clay Shaul (SG), Christopher Baker (PF), Kenneth Fox (C) Ed Stock, Todd Galeano, Andrew Wilson, Jason Penley | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Trevor Molnar (PG), Keith Ross (SF), Cong Hong (PF), Jimmy Fondren (C) Jeffrey Lasseter, Mark McGavisk, Michael Shepler, Miroslav Zimmerman | |
| 10:28 | Michigan State | Trevor Molnar steps in front of the Walter Knowles pass | 53-36 |
| 10:25 | Monmouth | Trevor Molnar misses the lay-in | 53-36 |
| 10:23 | Michigan State | Kenneth Fox pulls down the rebound | 53-36 |
| 10:00 | Michigan State | Clay Shaul is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Fondren - foul #2 on Jimmy Fondren, team foul #6 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman (SF) Walter Knowles | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Williams McGonagle (SG) Michael Griffith | |
| 09:50 | Michigan State | Kenneth Fox lays it up and in set up by Clay Shaul | 55-36 |
| 09:32 | Monmouth | Keith Ross hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Trevor Molnar | 55-38 |
| 09:17 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker travels with the ball | 55-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ed Stock (PG), Clarence Opitz (C) Amos Drapeau, Kenneth Fox | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Mark McGavisk (SF) Keith Ross | |
| 08:52 | Monmouth | Williams McGonagle misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-38 |
| 08:50 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 55-38 |
| 08:35 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Cong Hong - foul #2 on Cong Hong, team foul #7 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Todd Galeano (SG), Andrew Wilson (PF) Clay Shaul, Patrick Weissman | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Jeffrey Lasseter (PG), Michael Griffith (SG), Michael Shepler (PF), Miroslav Zimmerman (C) Trevor Molnar, Williams McGonagle, Cong Hong, Jimmy Fondren | |
| 08:35 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker makes the 1st free throw | 56-38 |
| 08:35 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 57-38 |
| 08:17 | Monmouth | Mark McGavisk scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeffrey Lasseter and he's hacked by Christopher Baker - foul #1 on Christopher Baker, team foul #2 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman (SF) Christopher Baker | |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| 08:17 | Monmouth | Mark McGavisk makes the free throw | 57-41 |
| 07:54 | Michigan State | Ed Stock misses long on a floater near the basket | 57-41 |
| 07:53 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz hits the follow up shot | 59-41 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ed Stock (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Galeano (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Weissman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Clarence Opitz (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Jeffrey Lasseter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Griffith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Mark McGavisk (fresh) 16 pts. PF - Michael Shepler (fresh) 7 reb. C - Miroslav Zimmerman (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:40 | Monmouth | Michael Griffith misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-41 |
| 07:39 | Monmouth | Mark McGavisk tips it in | 59-43 |
| 07:14 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Ed Stock and he's fouled by Jeffrey Lasseter - foul #1 on Jeffrey Lasseter, team foul #8 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Knowles (SF) Patrick Weissman | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Trevor Molnar (PG) Jeffrey Lasseter | |
| 07:14 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz misses the free throw | 61-43 |
| 07:14 | Monmouth | Miroslav Zimmerman snags the defensive board | 61-43 |
| 06:52 | Monmouth | Michael Shepler clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Andrew Wilson - foul #2 on Andrew Wilson, team foul #3 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jason Penley (C) Clarence Opitz | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Keith Ross (SF) Mark McGavisk | |
| 06:52 | Monmouth | Michael Shepler makes the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 06:52 | Monmouth | Michael Shepler misses the 2nd free throw | 61-44 |
| 06:52 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-44 |
| 06:36 | Michigan State | Ed Stock splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the right side | 61-44 |
| 06:34 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles tips it back up and in | 63-44 |
| 06:25 | Monmouth | Michael Shepler can't connect on a shot from the right side | 63-44 |
| 06:24 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Andrew Wilson | 63-44 |
| 06:19 | Michigan State | Ed Stock buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Walter Knowles | 65-44 |
| 06:03 | Monmouth | Andrew Wilson denies the turnaround by Keith Ross | 65-44 |
| 06:01 | Michigan State | Jason Penley grabs the board | 65-44 |
| 05:57 | Michigan State | Ed Stock hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-44 |
| 05:55 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Wilson | 65-44 |
| 05:41 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson hits a wide open jumper from the left side set up by Ed Stock | 67-44 |
| 05:32 | Monmouth | Walter Knowles steps in front of the Michael Griffith pass | 67-44 |
| 05:10 | Michigan State | Ed Stock can't connect on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Michael Shepler - foul #2 on Michael Shepler, team foul #9 | 67-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clay Shaul (SG), Patrick Weissman (SF), Christopher Baker (PF) Todd Galeano, Walter Knowles, Andrew Wilson | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Jeffrey Lasseter (PG), Williams McGonagle (SG), Cong Hong (PF), Jimmy Fondren (C) Trevor Molnar, Michael Griffith, Michael Shepler, Miroslav Zimmerman | |
| 05:10 | Michigan State | Ed Stock makes the 1st free throw | 68-44 |
| 05:10 | Michigan State | Ed Stock makes the 2nd free throw | 69-44 |
| 05:02 | Monmouth | Williams McGonagle misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 69-44 |
| 05:01 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker grabs the board | 69-44 |
| 04:54 | Michigan State | Ed Stock travels with the ball | 69-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Amos Drapeau (PG) Ed Stock | |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| 04:38 | Monmouth | Keith Ross misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 69-44 |
| 04:37 | Monmouth | Jimmy Fondren misses the tip | 69-44 |
| 04:36 | Michigan State | Jason Penley pulls down the rebound | 69-44 |
| 04:21 | Michigan State | Jason Penley hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Jimmy Fondren - foul #3 on Jimmy Fondren, team foul #10 | 69-44 |
| 04:21 | Michigan State | Jason Penley misses the 1st free throw | 69-44 |
| 04:21 | Michigan State | Jason Penley makes the 2nd free throw | 70-44 |
| 04:13 | Monmouth | Williams McGonagle scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Keith Ross | 70-47 |
| 03:47 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman is fouled on the floor by Keith Ross - foul #1 on Keith Ross, team foul #11 | 70-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Fox (C) Jason Penley | |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| 03:47 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman misses the 1st free throw | 70-47 |
| 03:47 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman makes the 2nd free throw | 71-47 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Amos Drapeau (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clay Shaul (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Patrick Weissman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Fox (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Jeffrey Lasseter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Williams McGonagle (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Keith Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Cong Hong (fresh) C - Jimmy Fondren (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Monmouth | Williams McGonagle clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-47 |
| 03:25 | Monmouth | Jeffrey Lasseter can't tip it in | 71-47 |
| 03:23 | Monmouth | Cong Hong grabs the offensive rebound | 71-47 |
| 03:13 | Monmouth | Cong Hong comes up short on the floater in the paint | 71-47 |
| 03:11 | Michigan State | Kenneth Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 71-47 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:59 | Michigan State | Kenneth Fox buries a fadeaway from close range | 73-47 |
| 02:53 | Monmouth | Williams McGonagle misses the floater from the free throw line | 73-47 |
| 02:51 | Michigan State | Amos Drapeau grabs the defensive rebound | 73-47 |
| 02:35 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker misses the lay-in | 73-47 |
| 02:34 | Michigan State | Clay Shaul snags the offensive board | 73-47 |
| 02:18 | Michigan State | Clay Shaul is called for traveling | 73-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jason Penley (C) Christopher Baker | |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| 01:59 | Monmouth | Williams McGonagle is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 73-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Christopher Baker (PF) Kenneth Fox | |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| 01:46 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Amos Drapeau and he's hacked by Jeffrey Lasseter - foul #2 on Jeffrey Lasseter, team foul #12 | 75-47 |
| 01:46 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker makes the free throw | 76-47 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:32 | Monmouth | Keith Ross misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Patrick Weissman - foul #2 on Patrick Weissman, team foul #4 | 76-47 |
| 01:32 | Monmouth | Keith Ross makes the 1st free throw | 76-48 |
| 01:32 | Monmouth | Keith Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 76-48 |
| 01:32 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker pulls down the rebound | 76-48 |
| 01:10 | Michigan State | Amos Drapeau clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 76-48 |
| 01:08 | Monmouth | Keith Ross gets the rebound | 76-48 |
| 00:55 | Monmouth | Keith Ross knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Lasseter | 76-50 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker makes the driving attempt from the right block | 78-50 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Monmouth | Clay Shaul steals the ball from Jeffrey Lasseter | 78-50 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Amos Drapeau runs out the clock | 78-50 |