| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Harold Okamoto (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Heintzelman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian McGahey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Mayle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jon Durant (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Daniel Bender (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William James (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Branch (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Morton Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Snavely (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | San Diego State | James Branch inbounds the ball | 33-32 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:31 | San Diego State | Morton Brown can't throw it down but he's hacked by Ronald Mayle - foul #2 on Ronald Mayle, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Fred Blazek (SG), Micheal Grayson (SF), Bruce Wallace (C) William James, James Branch, Christopher Snavely | |
| 19:31 | San Diego State | Morton Brown makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 19:31 | San Diego State | Morton Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 19:21 | Michigan State | Brian McGahey misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Micheal Grayson - foul #1 on Micheal Grayson, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | James Branch (SF), Christopher Snavely (C) Micheal Grayson, Bruce Wallace | |
| 19:21 | Michigan State | Brian McGahey makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 19:21 | Michigan State | Brian McGahey makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 19:05 | San Diego State | Christopher Snavely makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-36 |
| 18:51 | Michigan State | Jon Durant evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Ernest Heintzelman | 37-36 |
| 18:48 | San Diego State | Brian McGahey is called for the reach on Fred Blazek in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian McGahey, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley (PF) Ronald Mayle | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Micheal Grayson (SF), Bruce Wallace (C) James Branch, Christopher Snavely | |
| 18:30 | San Diego State | Fred Blazek comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Jon Durant - foul #1 on Jon Durant, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey Kawczynski (SG), James Fouch (SF) Ernest Heintzelman, Brian McGahey | |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Ogara (PG), Christopher Snavely (C) Daniel Bender, Bruce Wallace | |
| 18:30 | San Diego State | Fred Blazek misses the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 18:30 | San Diego State | Fred Blazek makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 18:28 | Michigan State | David Ogara takes the ball from Harold Okamoto in the backcourt | 37-37 |
| 18:27 | San Diego State | David Ogara lays it up and in | 37-39 |
| 18:03 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley connects on the shot from the left side set up by Harold Okamoto | 39-39 |
| 17:39 | San Diego State | David Ogara misses the jumper from the free throw line | 39-39 |
| 17:37 | Michigan State | James Fouch grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 17:31 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley can't throw it down against a doubleteam but he's hacked by Morton Brown - foul #3 on Morton Brown, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Daniel Bender (PG), William James (SG), James Branch (SF), Bruce Wallace (PF), Milo Russo (C) David Ogara, Fred Blazek, Micheal Grayson, Morton Brown, Christopher Snavely | |
| 17:31 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley misses the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 17:31 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley misses the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 17:31 | Michigan State | Jon Durant grabs the offensive board | 39-39 |
| 17:23 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto misses long on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Milo Russo - foul #1 on Milo Russo, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman (SG), Ronald Mayle (PF) Jeffrey Kawczynski, Gerard Kelley | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 17:23 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto misses the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 17:23 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto misses the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 17:23 | Michigan State | Jon Durant gets the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 17:12 | Michigan State | Ronald Mayle loses the dribble to Daniel Bender | 39-39 |
| 17:07 | San Diego State | William James is hacked by Ernest Heintzelman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ernest Heintzelman, team foul #4 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian McGahey (SF) James Fouch | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Christopher Snavely (C) Milo Russo | |
| 16:52 | San Diego State | William James clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-39 |
| 16:50 | Michigan State | Jon Durant snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 16:45 | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman misses the lay-in | 39-39 |
| 16:44 | San Diego State | Bruce Wallace grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 16:42 | San Diego State | Daniel Bender is fouled in the backcourt by Ernest Heintzelman - foul #3 on Ernest Heintzelman, team foul #5 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Milo Russo (C) Christopher Snavely | |
| 16:28 | San Diego State | James Branch is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on James Branch, team foul #4 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey Kawczynski (SG), James Fouch (SF), Gerard Kelley (PF) Ernest Heintzelman, Brian McGahey, Ronald Mayle | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Christopher Snavely (C) Milo Russo | |
| 16:06 | Michigan State | Jon Durant loses the ball out of bounds | 39-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Micheal Grayson (SF), Milo Russo (PF) James Branch, Bruce Wallace | |
| 15:46 | San Diego State | William James makes the jumper from the right wing | 39-41 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Harold Okamoto (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Kawczynski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Fouch (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gerard Kelley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon Durant (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Daniel Bender (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William James (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal Grayson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Milo Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Snavely (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Kawczynski | 41-41 |
| 15:08 | San Diego State | William James can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-41 |
| 15:07 | Michigan State | James Fouch pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 14:57 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 14:56 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Kawczynski tips it but misses | 41-41 |
| 14:55 | San Diego State | Milo Russo grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 14:36 | San Diego State | Micheal Grayson hits a jumper from the left side and he's hacked by James Fouch - foul #1 on James Fouch, team foul #6 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman (PG), Mark Douglas (SG), Brian McGahey (SF), Ronald Mayle (PF) Harold Okamoto, Jeffrey Kawczynski, James Fouch, Jon Durant | |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Ogara (PG), Richard Wertz (SG), Morton Brown (PF) Daniel Bender, William James, Milo Russo | |
| 14:36 | San Diego State | Micheal Grayson makes the free throw | 41-44 |
| 14:13 | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman is hacked by David Ogara - foul #1 on David Ogara, team foul #5 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | William James (SG), James Branch (SF), Bruce Wallace (C) Richard Wertz, Micheal Grayson, Christopher Snavely | |
| 13:57 | Michigan State | Ronald Mayle comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 41-44 |
| 13:55 | Michigan State | Ronald Mayle hits the follow up shot | 43-44 |
| 13:35 | San Diego State | David Ogara is hacked by Ernest Heintzelman - foul #4 on Ernest Heintzelman, team foul #7 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto (PG) Ernest Heintzelman | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Christopher Snavely (C) Bruce Wallace | |
| 13:35 | San Diego State | David Ogara misses the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 13:35 | Michigan State | Brian McGahey grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 13:15 | Michigan State | Mark Douglas connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Harold Okamoto | 46-44 |
| 12:49 | San Diego State | William James misses the jumper from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 12:47 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 12:42 | Michigan State | Mark Douglas misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-44 |
| 12:41 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to James Branch | 46-44 |
| 12:14 | San Diego State | William James comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 12:12 | San Diego State | Christopher Snavely snags the offensive board | 46-44 |
| 11:55 | San Diego State | William James can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 11:53 | San Diego State | Christopher Snavely grabs the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 11:24 | San Diego State | William James misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 11:23 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Harold Okamoto (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Douglas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brian McGahey (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Mayle (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerard Kelley (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - David Ogara (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William James (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Branch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Morton Brown (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Snavely (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:09 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto's pass is intercepted by Morton Brown | 46-44 |
| 10:52 | San Diego State | Christopher Snavely misses long on a shot from the left side | 46-44 |
| 10:51 | Michigan State | Mark Douglas snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| 10:45 | Michigan State | Christopher Snavely is called for the reach on Mark Douglas - foul #3 on Christopher Snavely, team foul #6 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman (PG), Jeffrey Kawczynski (SG), Hollis Lachance (SF), James Fouch (PF), Jon Durant (C) Harold Okamoto, Mark Douglas, Brian McGahey, Ronald Mayle, Gerard Kelley | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Daniel Bender (PG), Richard Wertz (SG), Micheal Grayson (SF), Milo Russo (C) David Ogara, William James, James Branch, Christopher Snavely | |
| 10:32 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Kawczynski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Fred Blazek (SG) Richard Wertz | |
| 10:27 | San Diego State | Fred Blazek is fouled in the backcourt by Hollis Lachance - foul #2 on Hollis Lachance, team foul #8 | 46-44 |
| 10:27 | San Diego State | Fred Blazek makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 10:27 | San Diego State | Fred Blazek misses the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 10:27 | Michigan State | Jon Durant snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 10:09 | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman is hacked by Fred Blazek - foul #1 on Fred Blazek, team foul #7 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Richard Wertz (SG) Fred Blazek | |
| 10:09 | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 10:09 | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 09:49 | San Diego State | Micheal Grayson clanks a jumper from the left side | 48-45 |
| 09:48 | Michigan State | Jon Durant grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 09:42 | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-45 |
| 09:40 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Jon Durant | 48-45 |
| 09:20 | Michigan State | Jon Durant is hacked by Milo Russo - foul #2 on Milo Russo, team foul #8 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto (PG), Maurice Whitmire (SG), John Ferguson (SF) Ernest Heintzelman, Jeffrey Kawczynski, Hollis Lachance | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Fred Blazek (SG), James Branch (SF), Bruce Wallace (C) Richard Wertz, Micheal Grayson, Milo Russo | |
| 09:20 | Michigan State | Jon Durant misses the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 09:20 | San Diego State | Morton Brown grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 08:58 | San Diego State | James Branch comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-45 |
| 08:57 | Michigan State | Jon Durant pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 08:52 | Michigan State | Maurice Whitmire is fouled on the floor by Morton Brown - foul #4 on Morton Brown, team foul #9 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Mayle (PF) James Fouch | |
| Subs | San Diego State | William James (SG), Micheal Grayson (SF), Christopher Snavely (C) Fred Blazek, James Branch, Morton Brown | |
| 08:52 | Michigan State | Maurice Whitmire makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 08:52 | Michigan State | Maurice Whitmire makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 08:25 | San Diego State | Daniel Bender misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 50-45 |
| 08:23 | Michigan State | Ronald Mayle gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 08:18 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto's pass is intercepted by Bruce Wallace | 50-45 |
| 08:16 | San Diego State | Harold Okamoto picks off the pass by Daniel Bender in the backcourt | 50-45 |
| 08:15 | Michigan State | Maurice Whitmire dunks the ball on a great pass from Harold Okamoto | 52-45 |
| 07:55 | San Diego State | Bruce Wallace buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Daniel Bender | 52-47 |
| 07:44 | Michigan State | Jon Durant knocks in the jump hook near the basket and he's fouled by Christopher Snavely - foul #4 on Christopher Snavely, team foul #10 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman (PG), Jeffrey Kawczynski (SG), Hollis Lachance (SF), James Fouch (PF) Harold Okamoto, Maurice Whitmire, John Ferguson, Ronald Mayle | |
| Subs | San Diego State | James Branch (SF), Morton Brown (PF), Milo Russo (C) Micheal Grayson, Bruce Wallace, Christopher Snavely | |
| 07:44 | Michigan State | Jon Durant makes the free throw | 55-47 |
| 07:15 | San Diego State | William James hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-47 |
| 07:14 | San Diego State | Milo Russo grabs the offensive board | 55-47 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ernest Heintzelman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jeffrey Kawczynski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Hollis Lachance (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Fouch (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jon Durant (tiring) 11 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Daniel Bender (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - William James (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Branch (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Morton Brown (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Milo Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:59 | San Diego State | Daniel Bender makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 06:35 | Michigan State | James Fouch misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 06:34 | San Diego State | Milo Russo pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| 06:30 | San Diego State | William James throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto (PG), Mark Douglas (SG), Brian McGahey (SF), Gerard Kelley (PF) Ernest Heintzelman, Jeffrey Kawczynski, Hollis Lachance, James Fouch | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Fred Blazek (SG), Micheal Grayson (SF), Christopher Snavely (C) William James, James Branch, Milo Russo | |
| 06:19 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Richard Wertz (SG) Fred Blazek | |
| 05:57 | San Diego State | Christopher Snavely's fadeaway is rejected by Gerard Kelley | 55-49 |
| 05:55 | Michigan State | Jon Durant gets the rebound | 55-49 |
| 05:50 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto can't connect on a shot from the right side | 55-49 |
| 05:49 | San Diego State | Morton Brown snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| 05:24 | San Diego State | The jump hook by Daniel Bender is blocked by Gerard Kelley | 55-49 |
| 05:23 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Harold Okamoto | 55-49 |
| 05:17 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Mark Douglas | 57-49 |
| 05:13 | San Diego State | Mark Douglas takes the ball from Richard Wertz in the backcourt | 57-49 |
| 04:57 | Michigan State | Jon Durant knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:34 | San Diego State | Richard Wertz can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-49 |
| 04:33 | Michigan State | Brian McGahey grabs the defensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 04:27 | Michigan State | Jon Durant works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 59-49 |
| 04:26 | San Diego State | Christopher Snavely grabs the defensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 04:07 | San Diego State | Richard Wertz misses the 3 from straight away | 59-49 |
| 04:06 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto gets the rebound | 59-49 |
| 04:02 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 59-49 |
| 04:00 | Michigan State | Brian McGahey grabs the offensive board | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:49 | Michigan State | Brian McGahey is hacked by Micheal Grayson - foul #2 on Micheal Grayson, team foul #11 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman (PG), Jeffrey Kawczynski (SG), Ronald Mayle (PF), James Fouch (C) Harold Okamoto, Mark Douglas, Gerard Kelley, Jon Durant | |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Ogara (PG), William James (SG), James Branch (SF), Milo Russo (C) Daniel Bender, Richard Wertz, Micheal Grayson, Christopher Snavely | |
| 03:49 | Michigan State | Brian McGahey misses the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 03:49 | Michigan State | Brian McGahey makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:46 | San Diego State | Ernest Heintzelman steals the ball from Morton Brown in the backcourt | 60-49 |
| 03:45 | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman dunks the ball | 62-49 |
| 03:31 | San Diego State | Jeffrey Kawczynski is called for the reach on William James - foul #2 on Jeffrey Kawczynski, team foul #9 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Hollis Lachance (SF) Brian McGahey | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Daniel Bender (PG) David Ogara | |
| 03:31 | San Diego State | William James makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 03:31 | San Diego State | William James makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 03:10 | Michigan State | Ronald Mayle misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Morton Brown - foul #5 on Morton Brown, team foul #12 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Ogara (PG), Bruce Wallace (PF) Daniel Bender, Morton Brown | |
| 03:10 | Michigan State | Ronald Mayle misses the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 03:10 | Michigan State | Ronald Mayle makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ernest Heintzelman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Jeffrey Kawczynski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Hollis Lachance (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Mayle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Fouch (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - David Ogara (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William James (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Branch (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bruce Wallace (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Milo Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:08 | San Diego State | David Ogara is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 63-51 |
| 02:53 | Michigan State | Hollis Lachance misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 63-51 |
| 02:52 | San Diego State | James Branch gets the rebound | 63-51 |
| 02:40 | San Diego State | Milo Russo clanks a floater from the right wing | 63-51 |
| 02:39 | San Diego State | Milo Russo gets the offensive rebound | 63-51 |
| 02:26 | San Diego State | William James hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-54 |
| 02:03 | Michigan State | Ronald Mayle connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Ernest Heintzelman | 65-54 |
| 01:49 | San Diego State | William James hits a 3 from the right corner | 65-57 |
| 01:49 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto (PG), Brian McGahey (SF), Jon Durant (C) Jeffrey Kawczynski, Hollis Lachance, James Fouch | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Daniel Bender (PG), Christopher Snavely (C) David Ogara, Milo Russo | |
| 01:27 | Michigan State | Ronald Mayle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:18 | San Diego State | Christopher Snavely is wide open but clanks a shot from close range | 65-57 |
| 01:16 | Michigan State | Brian McGahey grabs the board | 65-57 |
| 00:47 | Michigan State | Bruce Wallace swats the short shot by Harold Okamoto | 65-57 |
| 00:45 | San Diego State | James Branch gets the rebound | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | San Diego State | William James makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel Bender | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:38 | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman is fouled in the backcourt by William James - foul #2 on William James, team foul #13 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Hollis Lachance (SF), James Fouch (PF) Brian McGahey, Ronald Mayle | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 00:38 | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman misses the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:38 | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman misses the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:38 | San Diego State | Bruce Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 00:30 | San Diego State | Daniel Bender knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Christopher Snavely | 65-62 |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Daniel Bender is called for the reach on Ernest Heintzelman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Bender, team foul #14 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey Kawczynski (SG), Brian McGahey (SF), Gerard Kelley (PF) Harold Okamoto, Hollis Lachance, James Fouch | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Ernest Heintzelman makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:24 | San Diego State | William James misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 67-62 |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Brian McGahey grabs the board | 67-62 |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Brian McGahey is hacked by Daniel Bender in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Bender, team foul #15 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Maurice Whitmire (SG), James Fouch (C) Jeffrey Kawczynski, Jon Durant | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Brian McGahey makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Brian McGahey makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:15 | San Diego State | William James clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-62 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley grabs the board | 69-62 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto (PG), Hollis Lachance (SF), Jon Durant (C) Maurice Whitmire, Brian McGahey, Gerard Kelley | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | James Fouch is fouled in the backcourt by William James - foul #3 on William James, team foul #16 | 69-62 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | James Fouch makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | James Fouch makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:08 | San Diego State | Bruce Wallace is called for traveling in the backcourt | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto runs out the clock | 71-62 |