| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Donald Cunningham (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Herr (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Kinney (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jermaine Stringham (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - William Reger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Asbury (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tom Baughman (fresh) PF - Robert Baptista (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryan Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman drills a runner from the baseline set up by Robert Robinson and he's fouled by David Kinney - foul #2 on David Kinney, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| 19:35 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman misses the free throw | 30-31 |
| 19:35 | Boston College | Jermaine Stringham grabs the defensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 19:13 | Boston College | Shawn Herr hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 30-31 |
| 19:12 | Boston College | Jermaine Stringham can't tip it in | 30-31 |
| 19:10 | Boston College | William Reger can't tip it in | 30-31 |
| 19:09 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 18:41 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore makes the contested floater in the paint set up by Keith Asbury and the foul's on William Reger - foul #1 on William Reger, team foul #2 | 30-33 |
| 18:41 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore misses the free throw | 30-33 |
| 18:41 | Boston College | Jermaine Stringham snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 18:18 | Boston College | Shawn Herr scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 18:14 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 33-33 |
| 18:03 | Boston College | Jermaine Stringham comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Baptista - foul #1 on Robert Baptista, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| 18:03 | Boston College | Jermaine Stringham misses the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 18:03 | Boston College | Jermaine Stringham makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 17:45 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-33 |
| 17:33 | Boston College | Shawn Herr evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-33 |
| 17:31 | Boston College | William Reger hits the follow up shot | 36-33 |
| 17:12 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista's dunk attempt is rejected by Jermaine Stringham | 36-33 |
| 17:11 | Boston College | Jermaine Stringham pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 16:42 | Boston College | Jermaine Stringham is open and buries a jumper from the left block and the foul's on Robert Baptista - foul #2 on Robert Baptista, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Boston College | Thomas Hunter (PG), Ronald Hayes (SG), James Duncan (SF), George Geiger (C) Donald Cunningham, Shawn Herr, David Kinney, William Reger | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Matthew Forte (PG), Wilford Greene (SG), Jonathan Yang (PF) Robert Robinson, Keith Asbury, Robert Baptista | |
| 16:42 | Boston College | Jermaine Stringham makes the free throw | 39-33 |
| 16:28 | Michigan State | George Geiger swats the short shot by Bryan Moore | 39-33 |
| 16:26 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore snags the offensive board | 39-33 |
| 16:07 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-33 |
| 15:43 | Boston College | The jump hook by Jermaine Stringham is blocked by Bryan Moore | 39-33 |
| 15:41 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman grabs the board | 39-33 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Thomas Hunter (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Duncan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jermaine Stringham (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - George Geiger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Matthew Forte (fresh) SG - Wilford Greene (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Tom Baughman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Yang (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bryan Moore (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:14 | Michigan State | A charge is called on Jonathan Yang - foul #1 on Jonathan Yang, team foul #3 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Boston College | Donald Cunningham (PG), Shawn Herr (SG), David Kinney (PF), William Reger (C) Thomas Hunter, James Duncan, Jermaine Stringham, George Geiger | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Robinson (PG), Keith Asbury (SG), Robert Baptista (PF) Matthew Forte, Wilford Greene, Jonathan Yang | |
| 15:00 | Boston College | William Reger blows the layup | 39-33 |
| 14:59 | Boston College | William Reger tips it home | 41-33 |
| 14:40 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ronald Hayes - foul #1 on Ronald Hayes, team foul #3 | 41-33 |
| 14:40 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 14:40 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman misses the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 14:40 | Boston College | David Kinney pulls down the rebound | 41-34 |
| 14:27 | Boston College | William Reger banks in the layup set up by Ronald Hayes | 43-34 |
| 14:00 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury is fouled on the floor by William Reger - foul #2 on William Reger, team foul #4 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Boston College | James Duncan (PF) Ronald Hayes | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 13:42 | Michigan State | David Kinney blocks the jumper by Tom Baughman | 43-34 |
| 13:41 | Boston College | David Kinney gets the rebound | 43-34 |
| 13:20 | Boston College | Robert Robinson steals it from Shawn Herr out of a doubleteam | 43-34 |
| 12:51 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-34 |
| 12:49 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 12:29 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Tom Baughman | 43-37 |
| 12:14 | Boston College | William Reger misses the wide open fadeaway from the baseline | 43-37 |
| 12:13 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury grabs the board | 43-37 |
| 11:51 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-37 |
| 11:50 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore grabs the offensive board | 43-37 |
| 11:31 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman connects on the floater from the left wing | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Donald Cunningham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Herr (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Kinney (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Duncan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - William Reger (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Robinson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Asbury (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Tom Baughman (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Baptista (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryan Moore (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Boston College | William Reger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 11:12 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Robert Baptista | 43-39 |
| 11:01 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-39 |
| 10:59 | Boston College | The rebound goes to James Duncan | 43-39 |
| 10:53 | Boston College | William Reger comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 10:51 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 10:36 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-39 |
| Subs | Boston College | Thomas Hunter (PG), Carlos Hartwick (SG), Ronald Hayes (SF), Jermaine Stringham (PF), George Geiger (C) Donald Cunningham, Shawn Herr, David Kinney, James Duncan, William Reger | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath (PG), Wilford Greene (SG), Matthew Forte (SF), Jonathan Yang (PF) Robert Robinson, Keith Asbury, Tom Baughman, Robert Baptista | |
| 10:14 | Boston College | The short jumper by Carlos Hartwick is denied by Bryan Moore | 43-39 |
| 10:13 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 09:50 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Jerry McGrath | 43-41 |
| 09:27 | Boston College | Wilford Greene is called for the reach on Carlos Hartwick - foul #2 on Wilford Greene, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Baptista (PF) Bryan Moore | |
| 09:10 | Boston College | Ronald Hayes misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 09:08 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 08:39 | Michigan State | Wilford Greene clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-41 |
| 08:37 | Boston College | Ronald Hayes snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 08:22 | Boston College | Wilford Greene is called for the reach on George Geiger - foul #3 on Wilford Greene, team foul #5 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Boston College | Donald Cunningham (PG), Shawn Herr (SG), David Kinney (SF) Thomas Hunter, Carlos Hartwick, Ronald Hayes | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Robinson (PG), Keith Asbury (SG), Tom Baughman (SF) Jerry McGrath, Wilford Greene, Matthew Forte | |
| 08:05 | Boston College | David Kinney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | Boston College | James Duncan (PF), William Reger (C) Jermaine Stringham, George Geiger | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bryan Moore (C) Jonathan Yang | |
| 07:48 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-41 |
| 07:35 | Boston College | Bryan Moore is called for the reach on Donald Cunningham - foul #2 on Bryan Moore, team foul #6 | 43-41 |
| 07:11 | Boston College | Donald Cunningham clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 07:09 | Boston College | William Reger gets the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Donald Cunningham (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Herr (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Kinney (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Duncan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Reger (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Robinson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Asbury (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Tom Baughman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Baptista (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Bryan Moore (tiring) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:53 | Boston College | William Reger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | Boston College | Jermaine Stringham (PF) James Duncan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang (PF) Robert Baptista | |
| 06:37 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury drills a 3 from straight away | 43-44 |
| 06:19 | Boston College | Shawn Herr is hacked by Robert Robinson - foul #2 on Robert Robinson, team foul #7 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Boston College | Ronald Hayes (SF) David Kinney | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath (PG) Robert Robinson | |
| 06:19 | Boston College | Shawn Herr misses the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 06:19 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 05:54 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman connects on the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Keith Asbury | 43-46 |
| 05:44 | Boston College | William Reger misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 43-46 |
| 05:42 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 05:24 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman buries a jumper in the paint | 43-48 |
| 05:19 | Boston College | Donald Cunningham scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Shawn Herr | 45-48 |
| 05:04 | Michigan State | Jermaine Stringham takes the ball from Jerry McGrath | 45-48 |
| 04:52 | Boston College | Shawn Herr misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 04:51 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| 04:23 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Jerry McGrath | 45-50 |
| 04:11 | Boston College | Shawn Herr shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ronald Hayes | 47-50 |
| 03:47 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by William Reger - foul #3 on William Reger, team foul #5 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Boston College | Thomas Hunter (PG), Carlos Hartwick (SG), David Kinney (SF), James Duncan (PF), George Geiger (C) Donald Cunningham, Shawn Herr, Ronald Hayes, Jermaine Stringham, William Reger | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Robinson (PG), Wilford Greene (SG), Matthew Forte (SF), Robert Baptista (PF) Jerry McGrath, Keith Asbury, Tom Baughman, Bryan Moore | |
| 03:47 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang misses the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 03:47 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang misses the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 03:47 | Boston College | George Geiger grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 03:27 | Boston College | Carlos Hartwick scores on a floater from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 03:06 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista blows the layup but he's hacked by Thomas Hunter - foul #1 on Thomas Hunter, team foul #6 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bryan Moore (C) Jonathan Yang | |
| 03:06 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista misses the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 03:06 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista misses the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 03:06 | Boston College | James Duncan grabs the defensive rebound | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Thomas Hunter (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carlos Hartwick (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Kinney (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Duncan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - George Geiger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Robinson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wilford Greene (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Forte (fresh) PF - Robert Baptista (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Bryan Moore (tiring) 12 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:50 | Boston College | Carlos Hartwick misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Wilford Greene - foul #4 on Wilford Greene, team foul #8 | 49-50 |
| 02:50 | Boston College | Carlos Hartwick misses the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 02:50 | Boston College | Carlos Hartwick makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 02:46 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-50 |
| Subs | Boston College | Donald Cunningham (PG), Ronald Hayes (SG), Jermaine Stringham (PF), William Reger (C) Thomas Hunter, Carlos Hartwick, James Duncan, George Geiger | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Keith Asbury (SG), Tom Baughman (SF) Wilford Greene, Matthew Forte | |
| 02:27 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista buries a turnaround in the paint | 50-52 |
| 02:08 | Boston College | Ronald Hayes makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Donald Cunningham | 53-52 |
| 01:39 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury misses the lay-in | 53-52 |
| 01:37 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista tips it in | 53-54 |
| 01:19 | Boston College | William Reger misses the lay-in but the foul's on Bryan Moore - foul #3 on Bryan Moore, team foul #9 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Boston College | Shawn Herr (SG) Ronald Hayes | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 01:19 | Boston College | William Reger makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 01:19 | Boston College | William Reger misses the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 01:19 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 01:02 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 01:01 | Boston College | David Kinney grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 00:53 | Boston College | Shawn Herr can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Keith Asbury - foul #1 on Keith Asbury, team foul #10 | 54-54 |
| 00:53 | Boston College | Shawn Herr makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 00:53 | Boston College | Shawn Herr makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 00:53 | Boston College | Shawn Herr makes the 3rd free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:30 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by William Reger - foul #4 on William Reger, team foul #7 | 57-54 |
| 00:30 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore misses the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:30 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Boston College | Robert Robinson is called for the reach on Donald Cunningham in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Robinson, team foul #11 | 57-55 |
| 00:27 | Boston College | Donald Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:27 | Boston College | Donald Cunningham misses the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:27 | Boston College | The offensive rebound goes to Jermaine Stringham | 58-55 |
| 00:26 | Boston College | Jermaine Stringham is hacked by Tom Baughman - foul #3 on Tom Baughman, team foul #12 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Boston College | Ronald Hayes (SF) David Kinney | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:26 | Boston College | Jermaine Stringham makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:26 | Boston College | Jermaine Stringham makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-55 |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson snags the offensive board | 60-55 |
| 00:16 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 00:15 | Boston College | Shawn Herr pulls down the rebound | 60-55 |
| 00:14 | Boston College | Keith Asbury is called for the reach on Shawn Herr in the backcourt - foul #2 on Keith Asbury, team foul #13 | 60-55 |
| 00:14 | Boston College | Shawn Herr makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:14 | Boston College | Shawn Herr misses the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Bryan Moore | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-55 |
| 00:06 | Boston College | Shawn Herr snags the defensive board | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Boston College | Keith Asbury is called for the reach on Shawn Herr in the backcourt - foul #3 on Keith Asbury, team foul #14 | 61-55 |
| 00:04 | Boston College | Shawn Herr makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:04 | Boston College | Shawn Herr makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 63-55 |