| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Will Rameriz (fresh) SG - Kenneth McCollum (fresh) SF - Wesley Carr (fresh) PF - Richard Driskell (fresh) C - Matthew Wittig (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Darrell Pate (fresh) SG - Martin Thompson (fresh) SF - Bill Allen (fresh) PF - Cecil Oliveras (fresh) C - Jonathan Yang (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Montana State | Richard Driskell misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Darrell Pate | 0-5 |
| 18:52 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-5 |
| 18:32 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 18:30 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras gets the offensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:12 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang lays it up and in on a great pass from Bill Allen | 0-7 |
| 17:58 | Montana State | The jumper by Wesley Carr is denied by Cecil Oliveras | 0-7 |
| 17:56 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jonathan Yang | 0-7 |
| 17:50 | Michigan State | Matthew Wittig denies the turnaround by Bill Allen | 0-7 |
| 17:49 | Montana State | Matthew Wittig gets the rebound | 0-7 |
| 17:27 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum makes the jumpshot from the left side | 2-7 |
| 17:18 | Michigan State | Kenneth McCollum is called for the reach on Martin Thompson - foul #1 on Kenneth McCollum, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alan Black (PF), Kermit Hedlund (C) Cecil Oliveras, Jonathan Yang | |
| 17:13 | Michigan State | Wesley Carr steals it from Martin Thompson | 2-7 |
| 17:10 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum misses the lay-in | 2-7 |
| 17:08 | Montana State | Matthew Wittig snags the offensive board | 2-7 |
| 16:56 | Montana State | The jump hook by Matthew Wittig is blocked by Kermit Hedlund | 2-7 |
| 16:54 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund grabs the defensive rebound | 2-7 |
| 16:38 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Martin Thompson and he's fouled by Will Rameriz - foul #1 on Will Rameriz, team foul #2 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Matthew Forte (SG), Arnold Johnson (SF) Martin Thompson, Bill Allen | |
| 16:38 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate misses the free throw | 2-9 |
| 16:38 | Montana State | Wesley Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 2-9 |
| 16:21 | Montana State | Wesley Carr connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-9 |
| 16:04 | Michigan State | Alan Black hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Matthew Forte | 5-11 |
| 15:42 | Montana State | Will Rameriz's pass is intercepted by Arnold Johnson | 5-11 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Will Rameriz (fresh) SG - Kenneth McCollum (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wesley Carr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Driskell (fresh) C - Matthew Wittig (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Darrell Pate (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Forte (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Arnold Johnson (fresh) PF - Alan Black (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kermit Hedlund (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Michigan State | Alan Black misses short on a shot from the right side | 5-11 |
| 15:24 | Montana State | Will Rameriz snags the defensive board | 5-11 |
| 15:08 | Montana State | Wesley Carr travels with the ball | 5-11 |
| Subs | Montana State | Scott Robinson (SG), Jeffrey Carbone (SF), Michael Journey (PF), Jeffrey Chapman (C) Kenneth McCollum, Wesley Carr, Richard Driskell, Matthew Wittig | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Martin Thompson (PG), Bill Allen (SF), Cecil Oliveras (PF), Jonathan Yang (C) Darrell Pate, Arnold Johnson, Alan Black, Kermit Hedlund | |
| 14:53 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Cecil Oliveras | 5-14 |
| 14:32 | Montana State | Jeffrey Chapman is denied on a layup by Jonathan Yang | 5-14 |
| 14:30 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras grabs the defensive rebound | 5-14 |
| 14:26 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Bill Allen | 5-17 |
| 14:17 | Montana State | Jeffrey Chapman hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Scott Robinson | 7-17 |
| 14:05 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-17 |
| Subs | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum (SG), Richard Driskell (PF) Will Rameriz, Scott Robinson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Johnson (PG) Matthew Forte | |
| 13:48 | Montana State | Jeffrey Chapman's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Yang | 7-17 |
| 13:39 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 7-17 |
| 13:38 | Montana State | Jeffrey Chapman snags the defensive board | 7-17 |
| 13:32 | Montana State | Jeffrey Carbone drills a floater from the left block and he's fouled by John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #1 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Montana State | Matthew Wittig (C) Jeffrey Chapman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 13:32 | Montana State | Jeffrey Carbone makes the free throw | 10-17 |
| 13:20 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Martin Thompson | 10-19 |
| 13:01 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum clanks a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Jonathan Yang - foul #1 on Jonathan Yang, team foul #2 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Montana State | Will Rameriz (PG), Wesley Carr (SF) Jeffrey Carbone, Michael Journey | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Darrell Pate (PG), Arnold Johnson (SF) John Johnson, Bill Allen | |
| 13:01 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum makes the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 13:01 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum misses the 2nd free throw | 11-19 |
| 13:01 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras grabs the defensive rebound | 11-19 |
| 12:46 | Michigan State | Arnold Johnson is called for traveling | 11-19 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alan Black (PF), Kermit Hedlund (C) Cecil Oliveras, Jonathan Yang | |
| 12:36 | Montana State | Will Rameriz makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Richard Driskell | 14-19 |
| 12:18 | Michigan State | Richard Driskell denies the turnaround by Kermit Hedlund | 14-19 |
| 12:16 | Michigan State | Alan Black tips it back up and in | 14-21 |
| 12:03 | Montana State | Will Rameriz misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 14-21 |
| 12:02 | Montana State | Wesley Carr snags the offensive board | 14-21 |
| 11:45 | Montana State | Richard Driskell's layup is rejected by Alan Black | 14-21 |
| 11:43 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Arnold Johnson | 14-21 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Will Rameriz (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kenneth McCollum (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wesley Carr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Driskell (fairly fresh) C - Matthew Wittig (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Darrell Pate (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Thompson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arnold Johnson (fresh) PF - Alan Black (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kermit Hedlund (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Michigan State | Richard Driskell is called for the reach on Martin Thompson - foul #1 on Richard Driskell, team foul #3 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Montana State | Scott Robinson (SG), Jeffrey Carbone (SF), Michael Journey (PF), Jeffrey Chapman (C) Kenneth McCollum, Wesley Carr, Richard Driskell, Matthew Wittig | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Matthew Forte (SG), Bill Allen (SF), Cecil Oliveras (PF), Jonathan Yang (C) Martin Thompson, Arnold Johnson, Alan Black, Kermit Hedlund | |
| 11:32 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Bill Allen and the foul's on Jeffrey Chapman - foul #1 on Jeffrey Chapman, team foul #4 | 14-23 |
| 11:32 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang makes the free throw | 14-24 |
| 11:11 | Montana State | The short jumper by Scott Robinson is denied by Jonathan Yang | 14-24 |
| 11:10 | Montana State | Will Rameriz grabs the offensive rebound | 14-24 |
| 10:51 | Montana State | Jeffrey Chapman makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-24 |
| 10:44 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang clanks a jumper in the lane | 17-24 |
| 10:43 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Chapman | 17-24 |
| 10:21 | Montana State | Scott Robinson makes the shot from the left side and he's hacked by Matthew Forte - foul #1 on Matthew Forte, team foul #3 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Driskell (PF) Will Rameriz | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Martin Thompson (PG), Alan Black (PF), Kermit Hedlund (C) Darrell Pate, Cecil Oliveras, Jonathan Yang | |
| 10:21 | Montana State | Scott Robinson misses the free throw | 19-24 |
| 10:21 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund grabs the board | 19-24 |
| 10:10 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 19-26 |
| 09:55 | Montana State | Scott Robinson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-26 |
| 09:53 | Michigan State | Alan Black snags the defensive board | 19-26 |
| 09:37 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-26 |
| 09:35 | Montana State | Michael Journey pulls down the rebound | 19-26 |
| 09:17 | Montana State | Alan Black steals the ball from Richard Driskell | 19-26 |
| 09:06 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Bill Allen | 19-29 |
| 08:43 | Montana State | Jeffrey Chapman double dribbles | 19-29 |
| Subs | Montana State | Will Rameriz (PG), Kenneth McCollum (SG), Wesley Carr (SF), Matthew Wittig (C) Scott Robinson, Jeffrey Carbone, Michael Journey, Jeffrey Chapman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Darrell Pate (PG), Arnold Johnson (SF), Cecil Oliveras (PF), Jonathan Yang (C) Matthew Forte, Bill Allen, Alan Black, Kermit Hedlund | |
| 08:31 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 19-29 |
| 08:30 | Montana State | Matthew Wittig grabs the board | 19-29 |
| 08:18 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 19-29 |
| 08:17 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jonathan Yang | 19-29 |
| 07:57 | Michigan State | Arnold Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-29 |
| 07:55 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras gets the offensive rebound | 19-29 |
| 07:37 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Darrell Pate | 19-32 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Will Rameriz (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kenneth McCollum (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wesley Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Driskell (fairly fresh) C - Matthew Wittig (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Darrell Pate (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Martin Thompson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arnold Johnson (fresh) PF - Cecil Oliveras (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Yang (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:35 | Montana State | Will Rameriz loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-32 |
| Subs | Montana State | Danny Strickland (PF) Richard Driskell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 07:19 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-32 |
| 07:18 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang snags the offensive board | 19-32 |
| 07:02 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate is fouled on the floor by Kenneth McCollum - foul #2 on Kenneth McCollum, team foul #5 | 19-32 |
| Subs | Montana State | Wallace Neale (SG), Michael Journey (PF) Kenneth McCollum, Danny Strickland | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Johnson (PG), Matthew Forte (SG), Bill Allen (SF) Darrell Pate, Martin Thompson, Arnold Johnson | |
| 06:53 | Michigan State | John Johnson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-32 |
| 06:51 | Montana State | Michael Journey grabs the defensive rebound | 19-32 |
| 06:30 | Montana State | Jonathan Yang swats the short shot by Michael Journey | 19-32 |
| 06:29 | Michigan State | Bill Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 19-32 |
| 06:18 | Michigan State | John Johnson drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Matthew Forte | 19-35 |
| 06:03 | Montana State | Will Rameriz scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Matthew Wittig | 21-35 |
| 05:47 | Michigan State | John Johnson is fouled on the floor by Wesley Carr - foul #1 on Wesley Carr, team foul #6 | 21-35 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Carbone (SG), Richard Driskell (PF), Jeffrey Chapman (C) Wallace Neale, Wesley Carr, Matthew Wittig | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Darrell Pate (PG), Alan Black (PF), Kermit Hedlund (C) John Johnson, Cecil Oliveras, Jonathan Yang | |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund misses the floater near the basket | 21-35 |
| 05:28 | Michigan State | Matthew Forte snags the offensive board | 21-35 |
| 05:17 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund loses the ball out of bounds | 21-35 |
| Subs | Montana State | Scott Robinson (SG) Will Rameriz | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Martin Thompson (SG), Arnold Johnson (SF) Matthew Forte, Bill Allen | |
| 05:03 | Montana State | Michael Journey's layup is rejected by Alan Black | 21-35 |
| 05:02 | Montana State | Jeffrey Carbone misses the tip | 21-35 |
| 05:01 | Montana State | Jeffrey Carbone grabs the offensive rebound | 21-35 |
| 04:41 | Montana State | Richard Driskell connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by Scott Robinson | 23-35 |
| 04:29 | Michigan State | Arnold Johnson is fouled on the floor by Michael Journey - foul #1 on Michael Journey, team foul #7 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Montana State | Will Rameriz (PG), Matthew Wittig (C) Michael Journey, Jeffrey Chapman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 04:29 | Michigan State | Arnold Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 04:29 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Richard Driskell | 23-35 |
| 04:14 | Montana State | Matthew Wittig misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 23-35 |
| 04:12 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Alan Black | 23-35 |
| 03:59 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Darrell Pate and the foul's on Matthew Wittig - foul #1 on Matthew Wittig, team foul #8 | 23-37 |
| Subs | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum (SG), Wesley Carr (SF) Scott Robinson, Jeffrey Carbone | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bill Allen (SF) Arnold Johnson | |
| 03:59 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund misses the free throw | 23-37 |
| 03:59 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Matthew Wittig | 23-37 |
| 03:37 | Montana State | Matthew Wittig misses long on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Kermit Hedlund - foul #1 on Kermit Hedlund, team foul #4 | 23-37 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Johnson (PG), Matthew Forte (SG), Cecil Oliveras (PF), Jonathan Yang (C) Darrell Pate, Martin Thompson, Alan Black, Kermit Hedlund | |
| 03:37 | Montana State | Matthew Wittig makes the 1st free throw | 24-37 |
| 03:37 | Montana State | Matthew Wittig makes the 2nd free throw | 25-37 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Will Rameriz (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kenneth McCollum (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wesley Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Driskell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Wittig (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Matthew Forte (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bill Allen (fresh) 4 ast. PF - Cecil Oliveras (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Yang (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:21 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang slams it home on a great pass from Cecil Oliveras | 25-39 |
| 03:13 | Montana State | Richard Driskell loses the dribble to Jonathan Yang | 25-39 |
| 03:04 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang is fouled on the floor by Wesley Carr - foul #2 on Wesley Carr, team foul #9 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Journey (PF), Jeffrey Chapman (C) Richard Driskell, Matthew Wittig | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 03:04 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang makes the 1st free throw | 25-40 |
| 03:04 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang misses the 2nd free throw | 25-40 |
| 03:04 | Montana State | Jeffrey Chapman snags the defensive board | 25-40 |
| 02:42 | Montana State | Wesley Carr scores on a 3 from the right corner | 28-40 |
| 02:34 | Michigan State | John Johnson makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew Forte | 28-42 |
| 02:09 | Montana State | Wesley Carr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-42 |
| 02:07 | Michigan State | Matthew Forte pulls down the rebound | 28-42 |
| 01:44 | Michigan State | Matthew Forte misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-42 |
| 01:42 | Michigan State | Bill Allen tips it in | 28-44 |
| 01:37 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-44 |
| 01:26 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-44 |
| Subs | Montana State | Scott Robinson (PG), Jeffrey Carbone (SF), Richard Driskell (PF), Matthew Wittig (C) Will Rameriz, Wesley Carr, Michael Journey, Jeffrey Chapman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Darrell Pate (PG), Martin Thompson (SG), Arnold Johnson (SF), Alan Black (PF), Kermit Hedlund (C) John Johnson, Matthew Forte, Bill Allen, Cecil Oliveras, Jonathan Yang | |
| 01:14 | Montana State | Richard Driskell can't connect on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Kermit Hedlund - foul #2 on Kermit Hedlund, team foul #5 | 31-44 |
| 01:14 | Montana State | Richard Driskell makes the 1st free throw | 32-44 |
| 01:14 | Montana State | Richard Driskell makes the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 00:55 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-44 |
| 00:53 | Montana State | Richard Driskell grabs the board | 33-44 |
| 00:31 | Montana State | Arnold Johnson steps in front of the Kenneth McCollum pass | 33-44 |
| 00:16 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Arnold Johnson | 33-47 |
| 00:02 | Montana State | Kenneth McCollum is fouled on the floor by Arnold Johnson - foul #1 on Arnold Johnson, team foul #6 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Montana State | Will Rameriz (PG), Michael Journey (SF) Scott Robinson, Kenneth McCollum | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bill Allen (SF) Arnold Johnson | |
| 00:01 | Montana State | Jeffrey Carbone clanks a 3 from the left corner | 33-47 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund pulls down the rebound | 33-47 |