| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Scot Mastin (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Betancourt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Soares (fresh) 4 reb. C - Leroy Farr (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Jake McCaffity (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Chumbley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Barrett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Duane Howard (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Sean Laubach (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-32 |
| 19:37 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Thomas Betancourt | 34-32 |
| 19:25 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin is whistled for traveling | 34-32 |
| 19:15 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-35 |
| 19:08 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Freddy Derryberry | 36-35 |
| 19:01 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 19:00 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Richard Soares | 36-35 |
| 18:43 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr throws it down on a great pass from Thomas Betancourt | 38-35 |
| 18:21 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-35 |
| 18:19 | Michigan State | Jake McCaffity is called for the reach on Freddy Derryberry in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jake McCaffity, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| 18:04 | Michigan State | The jump hook by Leroy Farr is blocked by Sean Laubach | 38-35 |
| 18:02 | Michigan State | Richard Soares tips it but misses | 38-35 |
| 18:00 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt tips it in | 40-35 |
| 17:42 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-38 |
| 17:20 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 40-38 |
| 17:18 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr tips it back up and in | 42-38 |
| 16:55 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley buries a jumper from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 16:44 | Michigan State | Sean Laubach is called for the reach on Freddy Derryberry - foul #2 on Sean Laubach, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scott Boyle (SG), Robert Patin (PF), Jimmie Williams (C) Scot Mastin, Richard Soares, Leroy Farr | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago (PG), Roy Dixon (SG), Adam Pender (SF), Coy Schooley (C) Jake McCaffity, John Chumbley, Nicholas Barrett, Sean Laubach | |
| 16:27 | Michigan State | Robert Patin connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 44-40 |
| 16:09 | Western Michigan | Jimmie Williams takes the ball from Adam Pender | 44-40 |
| 15:53 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Scott Boyle | 46-40 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Scott Boyle (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas Betancourt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Patin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jimmie Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Miguel Santiago (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Roy Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Adam Pender (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Duane Howard (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Coy Schooley (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Patin | 46-40 |
| 15:29 | Michigan State | Scott Boyle grabs the board | 46-40 |
| 15:06 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Scott Boyle | 49-40 |
| 14:50 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender misses the easy layup but the foul's on Thomas Betancourt - foul #1 on Thomas Betancourt, team foul #1 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scot Mastin (SG), Richard Soares (PF) Freddy Derryberry, Thomas Betancourt | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity (PG), John Chumbley (SG), Sean Laubach (C) Miguel Santiago, Roy Dixon, Coy Schooley | |
| 14:50 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 14:50 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 14:39 | Michigan State | Richard Soares can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 49-42 |
| 14:38 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 14:25 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-42 |
| 14:23 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Scott Boyle | 49-42 |
| 14:08 | Michigan State | A charge is called on Scot Mastin - foul #2 on Scot Mastin, team foul #2 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Murphy (PG), Leroy Farr (C) Scott Boyle, Jimmie Williams | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett (SF) Adam Pender | |
| 13:55 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett is called for traveling | 49-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry (PG), Robert Warren (SF) Joseph Murphy, Robert Patin | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 13:37 | Michigan State | Robert Warren scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Scot Mastin | 51-42 |
| 13:14 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 13:00 | Michigan State | Robert Warren misses the shot from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 12:58 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| 12:56 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity is hacked by Scot Mastin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Scot Mastin, team foul #3 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt (SF) Richard Soares | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 12:41 | Western Michigan | Freddy Derryberry picks off the pass by Duane Howard | 51-45 |
| 12:30 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt hits a jumper near the basket set up by Freddy Derryberry and he's hacked by Nicholas Barrett - foul #2 on Nicholas Barrett, team foul #3 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Patin (PF), Jimmie Williams (C) Robert Warren, Leroy Farr | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 12:30 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt misses the free throw | 53-45 |
| 12:30 | Western Michigan | Sean Laubach grabs the board | 53-45 |
| 12:08 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-45 |
| 12:07 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jimmie Williams | 53-45 |
| 11:45 | Michigan State | Robert Patin scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Freddy Derryberry | 55-45 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scot Mastin (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Betancourt (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Patin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jimmie Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Jake McCaffity (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Chumbley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Barrett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Duane Howard (tiring) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Sean Laubach (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:26 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard is hacked by Robert Patin - foul #1 on Robert Patin, team foul #4 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scott Boyle (PG), Joseph Murphy (SG), Richard Soares (PF) Freddy Derryberry, Scot Mastin, Robert Patin | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago (PG), Roy Dixon (SG), Coy Schooley (C) Jake McCaffity, John Chumbley, Sean Laubach | |
| 11:14 | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago clanks a 3 from straight away | 55-45 |
| 11:13 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jimmie Williams | 55-45 |
| 10:57 | Michigan State | Scott Boyle is hacked by Nicholas Barrett - foul #3 on Nicholas Barrett, team foul #4 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leroy Farr (C) Jimmie Williams | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Adam Pender (SF) Nicholas Barrett | |
| 10:47 | Michigan State | Scott Boyle knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Betancourt | 58-45 |
| 10:26 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Leroy Farr - foul #2 on Leroy Farr, team foul #5 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry (PG) Joseph Murphy | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity (PG) Miguel Santiago | |
| 10:26 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 10:26 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 10:16 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr banks in the layup on a great pass from Thomas Betancourt | 60-47 |
| 10:03 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-50 |
| 09:43 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Freddy Derryberry | 62-50 |
| 09:28 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 62-50 |
| 09:26 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Richard Soares | 62-50 |
| 09:03 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-50 |
| 09:01 | Western Michigan | Coy Schooley snags the defensive board | 62-50 |
| 08:50 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender misses short on a shot near the basket | 62-50 |
| 08:48 | Michigan State | Richard Soares grabs the board | 62-50 |
| 08:27 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Leroy Farr | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 08:21 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 65-50 |
| 08:19 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Coy Schooley | 65-50 |
| 08:05 | Western Michigan | Scott Boyle is called for the reach on Jake McCaffity - foul #1 on Scott Boyle, team foul #6 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scot Mastin (SG), Robert Patin (SF), Robert Warren (PF), Jimmie Williams (C) Scott Boyle, Thomas Betancourt, Richard Soares, Leroy Farr | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago (PG), John Chumbley (SG), Nicholas Barrett (SF), James Swims (PF), Sean Laubach (C) Jake McCaffity, Roy Dixon, Adam Pender, Duane Howard, Coy Schooley | |
| 08:00 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-50 |
| 07:58 | Michigan State | Jimmie Williams grabs the board | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 07:43 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry misses long on a 3 from the right wing but he's hacked by John Chumbley - foul #3 on John Chumbley, team foul #5 | 65-50 |
| 07:43 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry makes the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 07:43 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry makes the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| 07:43 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry misses the 3rd free throw | 67-50 |
| 07:43 | Western Michigan | James Swims gets the rebound | 67-50 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fresh) 14 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scot Mastin (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Patin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Warren (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jimmie Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Miguel Santiago (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Chumbley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nicholas Barrett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - James Swims (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Sean Laubach (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:21 | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago misses long on a shot near the basket | 67-50 |
| 07:19 | Michigan State | Robert Patin pulls down the rebound | 67-50 |
| 07:13 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 67-50 |
| 07:11 | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago grabs the defensive rebound | 67-50 |
| 07:05 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jimmie Williams - foul #2 on Jimmie Williams, team foul #7 | 67-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Murphy (PG) Freddy Derryberry | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity (PG), Coy Schooley (PF) Miguel Santiago, James Swims | |
| 07:05 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley misses the 1st free throw | 67-50 |
| 07:05 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley misses the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| 07:05 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley grabs the offensive rebound | 67-50 |
| 06:47 | Western Michigan | Coy Schooley loses the ball out of bounds | 67-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt (SF) Robert Warren | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 06:40 | Michigan State | Jake McCaffity steps in front of the Joseph Murphy pass in the backcourt | 67-50 |
| 06:35 | Western Michigan | Thomas Betancourt steals it from Nicholas Barrett | 67-50 |
| 06:10 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt clanks a shot near the basket | 67-50 |
| 06:08 | Western Michigan | Coy Schooley gets the rebound | 67-50 |
| 06:02 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 67-50 |
| 06:00 | Michigan State | Jimmie Williams snags the defensive board | 67-50 |
| 05:37 | Michigan State | Joseph Murphy misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-50 |
| 05:36 | Western Michigan | Sean Laubach grabs the defensive rebound | 67-50 |
| 05:18 | Western Michigan | Coy Schooley misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 67-50 |
| 05:16 | Western Michigan | Sean Laubach grabs the offensive board | 67-50 |
| 05:09 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-50 |
| 05:07 | Michigan State | Robert Patin grabs the board | 67-50 |
| 04:51 | Michigan State | Robert Patin knocks in the 3 from straight away | 70-50 |
| 04:22 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 70-50 |
| 04:21 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt gets the rebound | 70-50 |
| 03:56 | Michigan State | Jimmie Williams misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 70-50 |
| 03:54 | Western Michigan | Coy Schooley snags the defensive board | 70-50 |
| 03:47 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-50 |
| 03:45 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jimmie Williams | 70-50 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Scot Mastin (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Betancourt (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Patin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jimmie Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Jake McCaffity (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Chumbley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nicholas Barrett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Coy Schooley (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Sean Laubach (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:16 | Michigan State | Robert Patin misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Coy Schooley - foul #3 on Coy Schooley, team foul #6 | 70-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry (PG), Scott Boyle (SG), Richard Soares (PF), Leroy Farr (C) Joseph Murphy, Scot Mastin, Thomas Betancourt, Jimmie Williams | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago (PG), Roy Dixon (SG), Adam Pender (SF), Duane Howard (PF), James Swims (C) Jake McCaffity, John Chumbley, Nicholas Barrett, Coy Schooley, Sean Laubach | |
| 03:16 | Michigan State | Robert Patin misses the 1st free throw | 70-50 |
| 03:16 | Michigan State | Robert Patin makes the 2nd free throw | 71-50 |
| 02:56 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender loses the dribble to Scott Boyle | 71-50 |
| 02:53 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry blows the layup | 71-50 |
| 02:52 | Michigan State | Scott Boyle tips it but misses | 71-50 |
| 02:51 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard snags the defensive board | 71-50 |
| 02:33 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender connects on the jump hook in the lane | 71-52 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:16 | Michigan State | Richard Soares scores on a shot near the basket set up by Scott Boyle | 73-52 |
| 02:01 | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 73-52 |
| 02:00 | Western Michigan | James Swims hits the follow up shot | 73-54 |
| 01:54 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scot Mastin (SG), Thomas Betancourt (SF) Scott Boyle, Robert Patin | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity (PG), John Chumbley (SG), Nicholas Barrett (SF), Sean Laubach (C) Miguel Santiago, Roy Dixon, Adam Pender, James Swims | |
| 01:45 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jake McCaffity | 73-57 |
| 01:33 | Michigan State | Duane Howard swats the layup by Scot Mastin | 73-57 |
| 01:32 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt hits the follow up shot | 75-57 |
| 01:13 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-57 |
| 01:11 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Barrett | 75-57 |
| 00:58 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-57 |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | Richard Soares snags the defensive board | 75-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:29 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 75-57 |
| 00:28 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard tips it home | 75-59 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry runs out the clock | 75-59 |