| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fresh) SG - Scot Mastin (fresh) SF - Thomas Betancourt (fresh) PF - Richard Soares (fresh) C - Leroy Farr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Andrew Keenum (fresh) SG - George Kendall (fresh) SF - Bernard Hart (fresh) PF - Charles Bown (fresh) C - Jessie Wilder (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Chicago State | Jessie Wilder wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Chicago State | Charles Bown makes the floater from close range | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt tips it home | 2-2 |
| 19:14 | Chicago State | Andrew Keenum clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 2-2 |
| 19:12 | Michigan State | Richard Soares pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt hits a shot from the right block | 4-2 |
| 18:56 | Chicago State | Andrew Keenum misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 18:54 | Chicago State | George Kendall grabs the offensive board | 4-2 |
| 18:41 | Chicago State | Andrew Keenum clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 4-2 |
| 18:40 | Chicago State | Jessie Wilder grabs the offensive board | 4-2 |
| 18:31 | Chicago State | Thomas Betancourt knocks away the 3 by Andrew Keenum | 4-2 |
| 18:29 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Richard Soares | 4-2 |
| 18:12 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Charles Bown - foul #1 on Charles Bown, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:12 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr makes the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:12 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:50 | Chicago State | George Kendall scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Bown | 6-4 |
| 17:34 | Michigan State | The jump hook by Scot Mastin is blocked by Charles Bown | 6-4 |
| 17:33 | Chicago State | Jessie Wilder snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| 17:16 | Chicago State | George Kendall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-4 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Alan Thedford (PF), Nick Taylor (C) Charles Bown, Jessie Wilder | |
| 16:57 | Michigan State | Richard Soares is hacked by Alan Thedford - foul #1 on Alan Thedford, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Kostka (C) Leroy Farr | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Robert Mayes (SG), Fred Buchanan (SF) George Kendall, Bernard Hart | |
| 16:45 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt drills a runner from the baseline set up by Scot Mastin | 8-4 |
| 16:33 | Chicago State | Andrew Keenum clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 8-4 |
| 16:32 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt snags the defensive board | 8-4 |
| 16:28 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin misses the floater from the right side | 8-4 |
| 16:27 | Chicago State | Alan Thedford grabs the defensive rebound | 8-4 |
| 16:14 | Chicago State | Fred Buchanan misses the 3 from the right wing | 8-4 |
| 16:13 | Michigan State | Richard Soares grabs the defensive rebound | 8-4 |
| 15:44 | Michigan State | Richard Soares is hacked by Alan Thedford - foul #2 on Alan Thedford, team foul #3 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scott Boyle (SG), Robert Patin (PF), Leroy Farr (C) Scot Mastin, Richard Soares, James Kostka | |
| Subs | Chicago State | George Kendall (SG), Bernard Hart (SF), Charles Bown (PF), Jessie Wilder (C) Andrew Keenum, Fred Buchanan, Alan Thedford, Nick Taylor | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fresh) SG - Scott Boyle (fresh) SF - Thomas Betancourt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Patin (fresh) C - Leroy Farr (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Robert Mayes (fresh) SG - George Kendall (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bernard Hart (fresh) PF - Charles Bown (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jessie Wilder (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Betancourt | 10-4 |
| 14:59 | Chicago State | Robert Mayes buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by George Kendall | 10-7 |
| 14:38 | Michigan State | Scott Boyle drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Freddy Derryberry | 12-7 |
| 14:36 | Chicago State | Robert Mayes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-7 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Murphy (SG), Robert Warren (PF) Freddy Derryberry, Thomas Betancourt | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Andrew Keenum (PG), Nick Taylor (C) Robert Mayes, Jessie Wilder | |
| 14:20 | Michigan State | Joseph Murphy knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Boyle | 15-7 |
| 13:58 | Chicago State | Bernard Hart is fouled on the floor by Joseph Murphy - foul #1 on Joseph Murphy, team foul #1 | 15-7 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scot Mastin (SG), James Kostka (C) Joseph Murphy, Leroy Farr | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Fred Buchanan (SG), Robert Lamothe (SF) George Kendall, Bernard Hart | |
| 13:36 | Chicago State | Fred Buchanan is whistled for traveling | 15-7 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry (PG), Richard Soares (PF) Scott Boyle, Robert Warren | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Robert Mayes (SG), Michael Sieg (C) Robert Lamothe, Charles Bown | |
| 13:25 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Mayes - foul #1 on Robert Mayes, team foul #4 | 15-7 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt (SF) Robert Patin | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jessie Wilder (C) Michael Sieg | |
| 13:25 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry makes the 1st free throw | 16-7 |
| 13:25 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry makes the 2nd free throw | 17-7 |
| 13:18 | Chicago State | Andrew Keenum is fouled in the backcourt by Freddy Derryberry - foul #1 on Freddy Derryberry, team foul #2 | 17-7 |
| 13:02 | Chicago State | Fred Buchanan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-7 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | George Kendall (SG), Michael Sieg (PF) Robert Mayes, Nick Taylor | |
| 12:49 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-7 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Bernard Hart (SF) Fred Buchanan | |
| 12:28 | Chicago State | Andrew Keenum hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Jessie Wilder | 17-9 |
| 12:05 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James Kostka | 20-9 |
| 11:47 | Chicago State | Bernard Hart misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 20-9 |
| 11:45 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt grabs the board | 20-9 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scot Mastin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Betancourt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Soares (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - James Kostka (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Andrew Keenum (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Kendall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Hart (fresh) PF - Michael Sieg (fresh) C - Jessie Wilder (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt blows the layup but he's fouled by Bernard Hart - foul #1 on Bernard Hart, team foul #5 | 20-9 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scott Boyle (SG), Robert Patin (PF), Leroy Farr (C) Scot Mastin, Richard Soares, James Kostka | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Robert Mayes (PG), Fred Buchanan (SG), Robert Lamothe (SF), Charles Bown (PF), Nick Taylor (C) Andrew Keenum, George Kendall, Bernard Hart, Michael Sieg, Jessie Wilder | |
| 11:21 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt makes the 1st free throw | 21-9 |
| 11:21 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt makes the 2nd free throw | 22-9 |
| 11:09 | Chicago State | Leroy Farr swats the shot by Charles Bown | 22-9 |
| 11:07 | Chicago State | Charles Bown snags the offensive board | 22-9 |
| 10:52 | Chicago State | Robert Lamothe comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-9 |
| 10:50 | Chicago State | Nick Taylor snags the offensive board | 22-9 |
| 10:34 | Chicago State | Fred Buchanan can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 22-9 |
| 10:33 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Robert Patin | 22-9 |
| 10:26 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 22-9 |
| 10:25 | Chicago State | Robert Lamothe grabs the defensive rebound | 22-9 |
| 09:56 | Chicago State | Robert Mayes misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 22-9 |
| 09:54 | Michigan State | Robert Patin snags the defensive board | 22-9 |
| 09:26 | Michigan State | Robert Mayes steps in front of the Scott Boyle pass | 22-9 |
| 09:11 | Chicago State | Charles Bown clanks a jump hook in the paint | 22-9 |
| 09:10 | Chicago State | Charles Bown grabs the offensive rebound | 22-9 |
| 09:00 | Chicago State | Fred Buchanan scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Charles Bown | 22-11 |
| 08:46 | Michigan State | Nick Taylor steps in front of the Scott Boyle pass | 22-11 |
| 08:26 | Chicago State | Fred Buchanan's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Patin | 22-11 |
| 08:24 | Michigan State | Robert Patin snags the defensive board | 22-11 |
| 08:11 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-11 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Murphy (PG), Scot Mastin (SG), Robert Warren (SF), Richard Soares (PF), James Kostka (C) Freddy Derryberry, Scott Boyle, Thomas Betancourt, Robert Patin, Leroy Farr | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Andrew Keenum (PG), George Kendall (SG), Bernard Hart (SF), Michael Sieg (PF), Jessie Wilder (C) Robert Mayes, Fred Buchanan, Robert Lamothe, Charles Bown, Nick Taylor | |
| 07:47 | Chicago State | Andrew Keenum misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Warren - foul #1 on Robert Warren, team foul #3 | 22-11 |
| 07:47 | Chicago State | Andrew Keenum makes the 1st free throw | 22-12 |
| 07:47 | Chicago State | Andrew Keenum makes the 2nd free throw | 22-13 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Scot Mastin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Warren (fresh) PF - Richard Soares (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Kostka (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Andrew Keenum (fresh) 4 pts. SG - George Kendall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Hart (fresh) PF - Michael Sieg (fresh) C - Jessie Wilder (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 22-13 |
| 07:34 | Chicago State | Bernard Hart snags the defensive board | 22-13 |
| 07:21 | Chicago State | George Kendall makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bernard Hart | 22-16 |
| 07:07 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Warren and he's hacked by George Kendall - foul #1 on George Kendall, team foul #6 | 24-16 |
| 07:07 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin makes the free throw | 25-16 |
| 06:55 | Chicago State | Jessie Wilder misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-16 |
| 06:53 | Michigan State | Joseph Murphy snags the defensive board | 25-16 |
| 06:29 | Michigan State | Robert Warren misses long on a shot from the right wing | 25-16 |
| 06:28 | Michigan State | Joseph Murphy snags the offensive board | 25-16 |
| 06:20 | Michigan State | Joseph Murphy is hacked by Bernard Hart - foul #2 on Bernard Hart, team foul #7 | 25-16 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt (SF) Robert Warren | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Fred Buchanan (SF), Charles Bown (PF) Bernard Hart, Michael Sieg | |
| 06:20 | Michigan State | Joseph Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 26-16 |
| 06:20 | Michigan State | Joseph Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 26-16 |
| 06:20 | Chicago State | Jessie Wilder snags the defensive board | 26-16 |
| 06:07 | Chicago State | George Kendall is whistled for a carry | 26-16 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry (PG), Leroy Farr (C) Joseph Murphy, James Kostka | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 05:52 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-16 |
| 05:38 | Chicago State | George Kendall clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-16 |
| 05:36 | Chicago State | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Buchanan | 26-16 |
| 05:26 | Chicago State | Scot Mastin steals the ball from Charles Bown | 26-16 |
| 05:18 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt misses long on a shot from the left side | 26-16 |
| 05:17 | Chicago State | George Kendall gets the rebound | 26-16 |
| 05:09 | Chicago State | Fred Buchanan misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 26-16 |
| 05:08 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr gets the rebound | 26-16 |
| 04:53 | Michigan State | Richard Soares buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Betancourt | 28-16 |
| 04:35 | Chicago State | Andrew Keenum clanks a floater from the right wing | 28-16 |
| 04:33 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt snags the defensive board | 28-16 |
| 04:27 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Freddy Derryberry | 30-16 |
| 04:05 | Chicago State | Charles Bown blows the layup but he's fouled by Richard Soares - foul #1 on Richard Soares, team foul #4 | 30-16 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scott Boyle (SG), Robert Patin (SF), Robert Warren (PF), James Kostka (C) Scot Mastin, Thomas Betancourt, Richard Soares, Leroy Farr | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Marc Kao (PG), Robert Mayes (SG), Robert Lamothe (SF), Nick Taylor (C) Andrew Keenum, George Kendall, Fred Buchanan, Jessie Wilder | |
| 04:05 | Chicago State | Charles Bown makes the 1st free throw | 30-17 |
| 04:05 | Chicago State | Charles Bown misses the 2nd free throw | 30-17 |
| 04:05 | Michigan State | Scott Boyle grabs the defensive rebound | 30-17 |
| 03:48 | Michigan State | Charles Bown steals it from Robert Patin | 30-17 |
| 03:27 | Chicago State | Charles Bown makes the shot in the lane set up by Nick Taylor | 30-19 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Boyle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Patin (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Warren (fresh) C - James Kostka (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Marc Kao (fresh) SG - Robert Mayes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Lamothe (fresh) PF - Charles Bown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Nick Taylor (fresh) | |
| 03:03 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-19 |
| 03:02 | Michigan State | James Kostka gets the offensive rebound | 30-19 |
| 02:44 | Michigan State | James Kostka hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 30-19 |
| 02:43 | Chicago State | Charles Bown grabs the defensive rebound | 30-19 |
| 02:31 | Chicago State | Robert Mayes misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 30-19 |
| 02:30 | Michigan State | James Kostka grabs the board | 30-19 |
| 02:24 | Michigan State | Robert Patin is hacked by Robert Lamothe - foul #1 on Robert Lamothe, team foul #8 | 30-19 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scot Mastin (SG), Thomas Betancourt (SF) Scott Boyle, Robert Warren | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Andrew Keenum (PG), Bernard Hart (SF), Alan Thedford (PF) Marc Kao, Robert Lamothe, Charles Bown | |
| 02:24 | Michigan State | Robert Patin makes the 1st free throw | 31-19 |
| 02:24 | Michigan State | Robert Patin makes the 2nd free throw | 32-19 |
| 02:12 | Chicago State | Andrew Keenum knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Mayes | 32-21 |
| 01:52 | Michigan State | Robert Patin misses the jump hook from the baseline | 32-21 |
| 01:50 | Chicago State | Andrew Keenum gets the rebound | 32-21 |
| 01:41 | Chicago State | Alan Thedford misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 32-21 |
| 01:40 | Michigan State | Robert Patin snags the defensive board | 32-21 |
| 01:22 | Michigan State | Robert Patin misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 32-21 |
| 01:20 | Michigan State | James Kostka tips it but misses | 32-21 |
| 01:19 | Chicago State | Alan Thedford grabs the defensive rebound | 32-21 |
| 01:04 | Chicago State | Alan Thedford scores on a driving attempt from close range | 32-23 |
| 00:39 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-23 |
| 00:19 | Chicago State | Alan Thedford makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-26 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Robert Patin is hacked by Nick Taylor - foul #1 on Nick Taylor, team foul #9 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scott Boyle (PG), Joseph Murphy (SG), Richard Soares (PF), Leroy Farr (C) Freddy Derryberry, Scot Mastin, Thomas Betancourt, James Kostka | |
| Subs | Chicago State | George Kendall (SG), Charles Bown (PF), Jessie Wilder (C) Robert Mayes, Alan Thedford, Nick Taylor | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Robert Patin makes the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Robert Patin makes the 2nd free throw | 37-26 |