| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Clarence Holgate (fresh) SG - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Rex Correll (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Carter Kolakowski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Michael Gabriel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ralph Petrey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Green (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Bass (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Mifflin (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Leroy Farr (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass inbounds the ball | 28-24 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:38 | Michigan State | Thomas Green hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Leroy Farr | 28-27 |
| 19:11 | Boston College | Rex Correll misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Daniel Bass - foul #3 on Daniel Bass, team foul #1 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman (PF) Daniel Bass | |
| 19:11 | Boston College | Rex Correll makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 19:11 | Boston College | Rex Correll makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 18:51 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman clanks a 3 from the right corner | 30-27 |
| 18:49 | Boston College | Michael Gabriel grabs the board | 30-27 |
| 18:21 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips lays it up and in on a nice dish by Clarence Holgate and he's fouled by Thomas Green - foul #1 on Thomas Green, team foul #2 | 32-27 |
| 18:21 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips makes the free throw | 33-27 |
| 17:57 | Michigan State | Thomas Green misses short on a shot from the left wing | 33-27 |
| 17:56 | Boston College | Rex Correll snags the defensive board | 33-27 |
| 17:38 | Boston College | Carter Kolakowski makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Clarence Holgate | 35-27 |
| 17:19 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-27 |
| 17:03 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 37-27 |
| 16:39 | Michigan State | Thomas Green travels with the ball | 37-27 |
| Subs | Boston College | Brian Hurt (PF) Carter Kolakowski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edward Sugg (SG) Thomas Green | |
| 16:23 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-27 |
| 16:05 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 39-27 |
| 16:03 | Boston College | Clarence Holgate snags the defensive board | 39-27 |
| 15:47 | Boston College | The short jumper by Bruce Phillips is denied by Leroy Farr | 39-27 |
| 15:46 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin gets the rebound | 39-27 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Clarence Holgate (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bruce Phillips (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Rex Correll (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Brian Hurt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Gabriel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ralph Petrey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Sugg (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Mifflin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ellis Dorman (fresh) C - Leroy Farr (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-27 |
| 15:24 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-27 |
| 15:05 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brian Hurt - foul #1 on Brian Hurt, team foul #1 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Boston College | John Gibson (PG), Marshall Anthony (SG), Carter Kolakowski (PF), Ken Ferrari (C) Clarence Holgate, Bruce Phillips, Brian Hurt, Michael Gabriel | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Green (SG), Daniel Bass (SF) Ralph Petrey, Ellis Dorman | |
| 15:05 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin makes the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 15:05 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 14:39 | Boston College | Rex Correll scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 41-29 |
| 14:28 | Michigan State | Thomas Green makes the 3 from the left wing | 41-32 |
| 14:26 | Boston College | Edward Sugg is called for the reach on John Gibson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Sugg, team foul #3 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank Davis (C) Jeffrey Mifflin | |
| 14:09 | Boston College | Thomas Green picks off the pass by Marshall Anthony | 41-32 |
| 13:47 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-32 |
| 13:45 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass grabs the offensive board | 41-32 |
| 13:16 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Bass | 41-34 |
| 13:00 | Boston College | Marshall Anthony's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-34 |
| Subs | Boston College | Clarence Holgate (PG), Bruce Phillips (SG) John Gibson, Rex Correll | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey (PG), Ellis Dorman (PF) Edward Sugg, Frank Davis | |
| 12:32 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-34 |
| 12:31 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Marshall Anthony | 41-34 |
| 12:07 | Boston College | Carter Kolakowski blows the layup | 41-34 |
| 12:05 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr gets the rebound | 41-34 |
| 11:47 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 11:45 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Clarence Holgate | 41-34 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Clarence Holgate (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Marshall Anthony (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Carter Kolakowski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Ken Ferrari (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ralph Petrey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Green (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Bass (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ellis Dorman (fresh) C - Leroy Farr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Boston College | Ken Ferrari misses the jumpshot from the right side | 41-34 |
| 11:15 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Ellis Dorman | 41-34 |
| 10:51 | Michigan State | Thomas Green knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 41-36 |
| 10:45 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Ralph Petrey - foul #2 on Ralph Petrey, team foul #4 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Boston College | Rex Correll (SF), Brian Hurt (PF), Michael Gabriel (C) Marshall Anthony, Carter Kolakowski, Ken Ferrari | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edward Sugg (SG), Jeffrey Mifflin (SF), Frank Davis (C) Thomas Green, Daniel Bass, Leroy Farr | |
| 10:45 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 10:45 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 10:25 | Michigan State | Edward Sugg comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Bruce Phillips - foul #1 on Bruce Phillips, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Boston College | John Gibson (SG) Bruce Phillips | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 10:25 | Michigan State | Edward Sugg makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 10:25 | Michigan State | Edward Sugg misses the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 10:25 | Boston College | Rex Correll pulls down the rebound | 43-37 |
| 10:04 | Boston College | Brian Hurt hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 43-37 |
| 10:03 | Boston College | Clarence Holgate grabs the offensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 09:58 | Boston College | Frank Davis is called for the reach on Rex Correll - foul #1 on Frank Davis, team foul #5 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Boston College | Marshall Anthony (SG) John Gibson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Ross (SF) Ellis Dorman | |
| 09:40 | Boston College | Brian Hurt makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Clarence Holgate | 45-37 |
| 09:20 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin buries a runner near the basket | 45-39 |
| 09:18 | Boston College | Clarence Holgate is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clarence Holgate, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Boston College | Bruce Phillips (SG) Clarence Holgate | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Stokes (SG), Leroy Farr (C) Ralph Petrey, Frank Davis | |
| 08:56 | Michigan State | Don Ross's floater is tipped away by Brian Hurt | 45-39 |
| 08:54 | Boston College | Marshall Anthony gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 08:37 | Boston College | Brian Hurt knocks in the jumper in the lane | 47-39 |
| 08:18 | Michigan State | John Stokes is fouled on the floor by Michael Gabriel - foul #2 on Michael Gabriel, team foul #4 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Boston College | Clarence Holgate (PG), Carter Kolakowski (PF), Ken Ferrari (C) Marshall Anthony, Brian Hurt, Michael Gabriel | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey (PG), Thomas Green (SG), Daniel Bass (SF) Edward Sugg, John Stokes, Don Ross | |
| 07:57 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin lays it up and in and he's fouled by Carter Kolakowski - foul #1 on Carter Kolakowski, team foul #5 | 47-41 |
| 07:57 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin misses the free throw | 47-41 |
| 07:57 | Boston College | Ken Ferrari gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 07:32 | Boston College | Leroy Farr swats the short shot by Carter Kolakowski | 47-41 |
| 07:30 | Michigan State | Thomas Green snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Clarence Holgate (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Rex Correll (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Carter Kolakowski (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Ken Ferrari (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ralph Petrey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Green (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Bass (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Mifflin (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Leroy Farr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:07 | Michigan State | The pull-up jumper by Daniel Bass is blocked by Ken Ferrari | 47-41 |
| 07:05 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin tips it home | 47-43 |
| 06:36 | Boston College | Clarence Holgate loses the dribble to Ralph Petrey | 47-43 |
| 06:08 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 06:06 | Boston College | Ken Ferrari snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| 05:40 | Boston College | Rex Correll hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Clarence Holgate | 49-43 |
| 05:13 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ken Ferrari - foul #4 on Ken Ferrari, team foul #6 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Boston College | John Gibson (SG), Marshall Anthony (SF), Brian Hurt (PF), Michael Gabriel (C) Bruce Phillips, Rex Correll, Carter Kolakowski, Ken Ferrari | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edward Sugg (PG), John Stokes (SG), Don Ross (SF), Ellis Dorman (PF) Ralph Petrey, Thomas Green, Daniel Bass, Jeffrey Mifflin | |
| 05:13 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr misses the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 05:13 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 04:47 | Boston College | Marshall Anthony throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-44 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank Davis (C) Leroy Farr | |
| 04:32 | Michigan State | Don Ross hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 49-44 |
| 04:30 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 04:11 | Michigan State | Frank Davis can't finish the layup | 49-44 |
| 04:10 | Michigan State | John Stokes can't tip it in | 49-44 |
| 04:09 | Boston College | Michael Gabriel pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| 03:40 | Boston College | Brian Hurt can't connect on a shot near the basket | 49-44 |
| 03:39 | Boston College | John Gibson grabs the offensive board | 49-44 |
| 03:17 | Boston College | Brian Hurt can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ellis Dorman - foul #1 on Ellis Dorman, team foul #6 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Boston College | Rex Correll (PG), Bruce Phillips (SG), Ken Ferrari (C) Clarence Holgate, John Gibson, Michael Gabriel | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey (PG), Thomas Green (SG), Daniel Bass (SF), Jeffrey Mifflin (PF) Edward Sugg, John Stokes, Don Ross, Ellis Dorman | |
| 03:17 | Boston College | Brian Hurt makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 03:17 | Boston College | Brian Hurt makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Rex Correll (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Marshall Anthony (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brian Hurt (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Ken Ferrari (fresh) 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ralph Petrey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Green (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Bass (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Mifflin (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. C - Frank Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Michigan State | Thomas Green comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 03:03 | Boston College | Marshall Anthony grabs the board | 51-44 |
| 02:59 | Boston College | Boston College calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-44 |
| Subs | Boston College | Carter Kolakowski (PF) Brian Hurt | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leroy Farr (C) Frank Davis | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:38 | Boston College | Rex Correll misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 51-44 |
| 02:36 | Boston College | The offensive rebound goes to Ken Ferrari | 51-44 |
| 02:10 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-44 |
| Subs | Boston College | Clarence Holgate (PG) Marshall Anthony | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 01:51 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-44 |
| 01:50 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin tips it in | 51-46 |
| 01:29 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Clarence Holgate | 53-46 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:23 | Michigan State | Thomas Green is fouled on the floor by Bruce Phillips - foul #2 on Bruce Phillips, team foul #7 | 53-46 |
| 01:23 | Michigan State | Thomas Green makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 01:23 | Michigan State | Thomas Green makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 01:03 | Boston College | Ken Ferrari can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 53-48 |
| 01:01 | Boston College | Carter Kolakowski tips it back up and in | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin's layup is rejected by Ken Ferrari | 55-48 |
| 00:53 | Boston College | Ken Ferrari grabs the board | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Boston College | Ken Ferrari is hacked by Ralph Petrey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ralph Petrey, team foul #7 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Boston College | Brian Hurt (PF) Carter Kolakowski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:50 | Boston College | Ken Ferrari makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 00:50 | Boston College | Ken Ferrari makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Michigan State | Thomas Green misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-48 |
| 00:42 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Rex Correll | 57-48 |
| 00:39 | Boston College | Ralph Petrey is called for the reach on Rex Correll in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ralph Petrey, team foul #8 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Boston College | Michael Gabriel (C) Ken Ferrari | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:39 | Boston College | Rex Correll misses the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 00:39 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Leroy Farr | 57-48 |
| 00:32 | Michigan State | Thomas Green misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-48 |
| 00:31 | Boston College | Michael Gabriel snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| 00:31 | Boston College | Boston College calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-48 |
| 00:28 | Boston College | Clarence Holgate is hacked by Ralph Petrey in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ralph Petrey, team foul #9 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edward Sugg (PG) Ralph Petrey | |
| 00:28 | Boston College | Clarence Holgate makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 00:28 | Boston College | Clarence Holgate makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Sugg | 59-51 |
| 00:21 | Boston College | Boston College calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 59-51 |
| 00:18 | Boston College | Edward Sugg is called for the reach on Clarence Holgate in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edward Sugg, team foul #10 | 59-51 |
| 00:18 | Boston College | Clarence Holgate makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:18 | Boston College | Clarence Holgate makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Edward Sugg clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-51 |
| 00:11 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips grabs the board | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Boston College | Clarence Holgate runs out the clock | 61-51 |