| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Thomas Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Theodore Green (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Miroslav Koski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Matthew Rico (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Todd Brunner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Coffey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jim Queen (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ricky Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Jim Queen inbounds the ball | 21-22 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Michigan State | Jim Queen scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from John Coffey | 21-25 |
| 19:14 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 21-25 |
| 19:12 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico snags the offensive board | 21-25 |
| 18:48 | Northwestern | Theodore Green's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-25 |
| 18:25 | Michigan State | Jim Queen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-25 |
| 18:24 | Michigan State | John Coffey gets the offensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 18:10 | Michigan State | Jim Queen hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Ricky Williams | 21-28 |
| 17:49 | Northwestern | Theodore Green is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 21-28 |
| 17:48 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner hits the follow up shot | 23-28 |
| 17:27 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders misses the 3 from the left corner | 23-28 |
| 17:26 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams grabs the offensive board | 23-28 |
| 17:00 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Coffey | 23-31 |
| 16:42 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico banks in the layup on a nice dish by Thomas Simpson | 25-31 |
| 16:23 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders's floater is tipped away by Todd Brunner | 25-31 |
| 16:21 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski snags the defensive board | 25-31 |
| 16:11 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Theodore Green and the foul's on Jim Queen - foul #1 on Jim Queen, team foul #1 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Powers (PF) Ricky Williams | |
| 16:11 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson makes the free throw | 28-31 |
| 15:48 | Michigan State | Joseph Powers jams it set up by John Coffey and he's fouled by Matthew Rico - foul #3 on Matthew Rico, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ante Zender (SF), Alvin Campbell (C) Miroslav Koski, Todd Brunner | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells (PF) Daniel Patterson | |
| 15:48 | Michigan State | Joseph Powers misses the free throw | 28-33 |
| 15:48 | Northwestern | Alvin Campbell pulls down the rebound | 28-33 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Thomas Simpson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Theodore Green (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ante Zender (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Matthew Rico (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Alvin Campbell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Coffey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chad Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jim Queen (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Richard Sorrells (fresh) C - Joseph Powers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:27 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson clanks a floater from the left wing | 28-33 |
| 15:25 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Chad Sanders | 28-33 |
| 15:08 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Renato Russo (PG) Thomas Simpson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Poole (SG), Ricky Williams (PF) Chad Sanders, Jim Queen | |
| 14:39 | Northwestern | Theodore Green evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Renato Russo and the foul's on Joseph Powers - foul #1 on Joseph Powers, team foul #2 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski (SF), Todd Brunner (C) Matthew Rico, Alvin Campbell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson (C) Joseph Powers | |
| 14:39 | Northwestern | Theodore Green misses the free throw | 30-33 |
| 14:39 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 14:22 | Michigan State | John Coffey misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 30-33 |
| 14:20 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Ante Zender | 30-33 |
| 14:13 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski's pass is intercepted by Richard Sorrells | 30-33 |
| 14:10 | Michigan State | John Coffey misses the easy layup | 30-33 |
| 14:09 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole snags the offensive board | 30-33 |
| 13:57 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 13:55 | Northwestern | Ante Zender grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 13:40 | Northwestern | Theodore Green is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-33 |
| 13:39 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 13:11 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-36 |
| 12:52 | Northwestern | Ante Zender's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson (PG), Edward Allen (SG), Matthew Rico (PF) Renato Russo, Theodore Green, Ante Zender | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Chad Sanders (SG), Jim Queen (SF), Joseph Powers (PF) John Coffey, Richard Sorrells, Ricky Williams | |
| 12:25 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 12:23 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole gets the offensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 11:58 | Michigan State | Jim Queen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 11:56 | Northwestern | Edward Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 11:43 | Northwestern | Edward Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Theodore Green (SG), Ante Zender (SF), Alvin Campbell (C) Edward Allen, Miroslav Koski, Todd Brunner | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Coffey (PG), Richard Sorrells (PF) Thomas Poole, Daniel Patterson | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Thomas Simpson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Theodore Green (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ante Zender (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Rico (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Alvin Campbell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Coffey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chad Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jim Queen (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Richard Sorrells (fresh) C - Joseph Powers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:17 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-36 |
| 11:15 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Sorrells | 30-36 |
| 10:52 | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 10:50 | Northwestern | Theodore Green snags the defensive board | 30-36 |
| 10:27 | Northwestern | Ante Zender buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Thomas Simpson | 32-36 |
| 10:08 | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells drills a 3 from the right corner set up by John Coffey | 32-39 |
| 09:49 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico dunks the ball set up by Ante Zender | 34-39 |
| 09:23 | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-39 |
| 09:21 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders gets the offensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 08:58 | Michigan State | Theodore Green takes the ball from Joseph Powers | 34-39 |
| 08:33 | Northwestern | Alvin Campbell is open and buries a jumper from the right side set up by Thomas Simpson | 36-39 |
| 08:12 | Michigan State | Jim Queen makes the wide open 3 from the left corner set up by Chad Sanders | 36-42 |
| 07:48 | Northwestern | Jim Queen picks off the pass by Thomas Simpson | 36-42 |
| 07:45 | Michigan State | John Coffey lays it up and in on a great pass from Jim Queen | 36-44 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Thomas Simpson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Theodore Green (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ante Zender (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Rico (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Alvin Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Coffey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Chad Sanders (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jim Queen (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Sorrells (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Powers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:23 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 36-44 |
| 07:22 | Michigan State | John Coffey snags the defensive board | 36-44 |
| 07:00 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-44 |
| 06:58 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico snags the defensive board | 36-44 |
| 06:29 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 06:26 | Michigan State | Thomas Simpson steals the ball from John Coffey in the backcourt | 38-44 |
| 06:25 | Northwestern | Ante Zender lays it up and in set up by Thomas Simpson | 40-44 |
| 05:56 | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by John Coffey | 40-47 |
| 05:56 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski (SF), Todd Brunner (C) Ante Zender, Alvin Campbell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ricky Williams (PF), Daniel Patterson (C) Richard Sorrells, Joseph Powers | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:43 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 40-47 |
| 05:42 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:18 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-47 |
| 05:17 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 05:00 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson is fouled on the floor by Ricky Williams - foul #3 on Ricky Williams, team foul #3 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Renato Russo (PG) Thomas Simpson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells (SF) Jim Queen | |
| 04:39 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner clanks a floater from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 04:37 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Ricky Williams | 40-47 |
| 04:20 | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells's 3 pointer is rejected by Theodore Green | 40-47 |
| 04:19 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams gets the offensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 03:58 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from John Coffey | 40-49 |
| 03:55 | Northwestern | John Coffey picks off the pass by Renato Russo in the backcourt | 40-49 |
| 03:52 | Michigan State | John Coffey lays it in | 40-51 |
| 03:39 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Ricky Williams - foul #4 on Ricky Williams, team foul #4 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson (PG), Edward Allen (SG), Ante Zender (PF) Renato Russo, Theodore Green, Matthew Rico | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Poole (SG), Jim Queen (SF) Chad Sanders, Richard Sorrells | |
| 03:39 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner misses the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 03:39 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner misses the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 03:39 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams snags the defensive board | 40-51 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Thomas Simpson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Allen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Miroslav Koski (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ante Zender (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Todd Brunner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Coffey (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Thomas Poole (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jim Queen (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ricky Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Daniel Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:15 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from John Coffey | 40-53 |
| 03:02 | Northwestern | Jim Queen steps in front of the Todd Brunner pass | 40-53 |
| 02:48 | Michigan State | The short jumper by Daniel Patterson is denied by Todd Brunner | 40-53 |
| 02:46 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson grabs the board | 40-53 |
| 02:35 | Northwestern | Ante Zender misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 40-53 |
| 02:34 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole gets the rebound | 40-53 |
| 02:05 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jim Queen | 40-56 |
| 01:52 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Thomas Simpson | 42-56 |
| 01:36 | Michigan State | Thomas Simpson picks off the pass by John Coffey | 42-56 |
| 01:27 | Northwestern | Jim Queen takes the ball from Miroslav Koski | 42-56 |
| 00:58 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-56 |
| 00:57 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner grabs the board | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jim Queen - foul #2 on Jim Queen, team foul #5 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Renato Russo (PG), Alvin Campbell (C) Thomas Simpson, Todd Brunner | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Chad Sanders (SG) Thomas Poole | |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski makes the 1st free throw | 43-56 |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski makes the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | John Coffey is fouled on the floor by Renato Russo - foul #1 on Renato Russo, team foul #2 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Donald Sims (SF) Miroslav Koski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | John Coffey runs out the clock | 44-56 |