| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kevin Holloway (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mario Rarick (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Randall Backus (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Mayle (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Brian McGahey (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Barney Phares (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Guillermo Guzman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lino Zwagerman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randy Lister (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Welcher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman inbounds the ball | 68-30 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Northwestern | Mario Rarick takes the ball from Barney Phares in the backcourt | 68-30 |
| 19:51 | Michigan State | Brian McGahey is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Randall Backus | 71-30 |
| 19:32 | Northwestern | James Welcher loses the ball out of bounds | 71-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kevin McKanic (SF), Darell Wilber (PF) Lino Zwagerman, Randy Lister | |
| 19:28 | Michigan State | Randall Backus's pass is intercepted by Darell Wilber in the backcourt | 71-30 |
| 19:17 | Northwestern | Mario Rarick picks off the pass by Kevin McKanic | 71-30 |
| 18:54 | Michigan State | Brian McGahey connects on the open 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Kevin Holloway | 74-30 |
| 18:50 | Northwestern | Barney Phares throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Sherman Hunter (PG), John Ferguson (SG), Richard Depp (PF), Marvin Muysenberg (C) Kevin Holloway, Mario Rarick, Ronald Mayle, Brian McGahey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich (PG), Robert Romanoski (SG), Lino Zwagerman (SF), Robert Savage (PF) Barney Phares, Guillermo Guzman, Kevin McKanic, Darell Wilber | |
| 18:27 | Michigan State | John Ferguson connects on the open turnaround in the lane set up by Sherman Hunter | 76-30 |
| 18:22 | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 76-30 |
| 18:21 | Michigan State | Richard Depp gets the rebound | 76-30 |
| 18:16 | Michigan State | Richard Depp is fouled on the floor by Robert Savage - foul #3 on Robert Savage, team foul #1 | 76-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Hollis Lachance (SF) Randall Backus | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Randy Lister (PF) Robert Savage | |
| 17:56 | Michigan State | Richard Depp throws it down | 78-30 |
| 17:44 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kevin Holloway (PG), Joseph Keith (SG), Ronald Mayle (PF), David Baccus (C) Sherman Hunter, John Ferguson, Richard Depp, Marvin Muysenberg | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Barney Phares (PG), Guillermo Guzman (SG), Darell Wilber (C) Robert Goodrich, Robert Romanoski, James Welcher | |
| 17:31 | Michigan State | Kevin Holloway drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Hollis Lachance | 81-30 |
| 17:12 | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 81-33 |
| 16:54 | Michigan State | Hollis Lachance misses short on a jumper near the basket | 81-33 |
| 16:53 | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman grabs the board | 81-33 |
| 16:38 | Northwestern | Barney Phares knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 81-36 |
| 16:27 | Michigan State | Hollis Lachance knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Kevin Holloway and the foul's on Darell Wilber - foul #2 on Darell Wilber, team foul #2 | 83-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mario Rarick (SG), Brian McGahey (C) Joseph Keith, David Baccus | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kevin McKanic (SF), James Welcher (C) Lino Zwagerman, Darell Wilber | |
| 16:27 | Michigan State | Hollis Lachance makes the free throw | 84-36 |
| 16:20 | Northwestern | James Welcher misses badly on a floater in the lane | 84-36 |
| 16:19 | Michigan State | Brian McGahey snags the defensive board | 84-36 |
| 16:13 | Michigan State | Kevin Holloway's dunk attempt is rejected by Randy Lister | 84-36 |
| 16:11 | Northwestern | Kevin McKanic snags the defensive board | 84-36 |
| 16:05 | Northwestern | Barney Phares clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 84-36 |
| 16:04 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Ronald Mayle | 84-36 |
| 16:01 | Michigan State | Kevin Holloway is hacked by Kevin McKanic in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin McKanic, team foul #3 | 84-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randall Backus (SF) Hollis Lachance | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich (SG), Darell Wilber (PF) Guillermo Guzman, Randy Lister | |
| 15:44 | Michigan State | Barney Phares is called for the reach on Kevin Holloway - foul #2 on Barney Phares, team foul #4 | 84-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Depp (PF) Ronald Mayle | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harley Medley (PG), Gregory Elrod (SF), Robert Savage (PF) Barney Phares, Kevin McKanic, Darell Wilber | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kevin Holloway (tiring) 13 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mario Rarick (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 stl. SF - Randall Backus (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Richard Depp (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian McGahey (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Harley Medley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Goodrich (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gregory Elrod (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Savage (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - James Welcher (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Michigan State | Randall Backus comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 84-36 |
| 15:38 | Northwestern | Robert Savage grabs the defensive rebound | 84-36 |
| 15:34 | Northwestern | Richard Depp steals it from Gregory Elrod in the backcourt | 84-36 |
| 15:26 | Michigan State | Randall Backus comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Gregory Elrod - foul #4 on Gregory Elrod, team foul #5 | 84-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Sherman Hunter (PG), Marvin Muysenberg (C) Kevin Holloway, Brian McGahey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Barney Phares (PG), Guillermo Guzman (SG) Robert Goodrich, Gregory Elrod | |
| 15:26 | Michigan State | Randall Backus misses the 1st free throw | 84-36 |
| 15:26 | Michigan State | Randall Backus makes the 2nd free throw | 85-36 |
| 15:16 | Northwestern | Randall Backus takes the ball from Guillermo Guzman | 85-36 |
| 15:12 | Michigan State | Harley Medley is called for the reach on Marvin Muysenberg in the backcourt - foul #4 on Harley Medley, team foul #6 | 85-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Ferguson (SG), Brian McGahey (C) Mario Rarick, Richard Depp | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Romanoski (SG), Kevin McKanic (SF) Guillermo Guzman, Harley Medley | |
| 14:55 | Michigan State | Randall Backus is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Marvin Muysenberg | 87-36 |
| 14:41 | Northwestern | James Welcher makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Savage | 87-38 |
| 14:37 | Michigan State | Randall Backus hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Sherman Hunter | 89-38 |
| 14:16 | Northwestern | Kevin McKanic clanks a shot from the free throw line | 89-38 |
| 14:14 | Northwestern | James Welcher hits the follow up shot | 89-40 |
| 14:10 | Michigan State | Robert Romanoski is called for the reach on John Ferguson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Romanoski, team foul #7 | 89-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Keith (PG), Mario Rarick (SG), Ronald Mayle (PF), David Baccus (C) Sherman Hunter, Randall Backus, Marvin Muysenberg, Brian McGahey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich (PG), Guillermo Guzman (SG), Lino Zwagerman (SF), Randy Lister (PF), Darell Wilber (C) Barney Phares, Robert Romanoski, Kevin McKanic, Robert Savage, James Welcher | |
| 14:10 | Michigan State | John Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 90-40 |
| 14:10 | Michigan State | John Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 91-40 |
| 14:01 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich double dribbles | 91-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randall Backus (SF) John Ferguson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:53 | Michigan State | Randall Backus misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 91-40 |
| 13:51 | Michigan State | Mario Rarick pulls down the offensive rebound | 91-40 |
| 13:35 | Michigan State | Ronald Mayle is alone and drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Joseph Keith | 93-40 |
| 13:13 | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Randall Backus - foul #3 on Randall Backus, team foul #1 | 93-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kevin Holloway (PG), Hollis Lachance (SF), Richard Depp (C) Joseph Keith, Randall Backus, David Baccus | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Welcher (C) Darell Wilber | |
| 13:13 | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman makes the 1st free throw | 93-41 |
| 13:13 | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman makes the 2nd free throw | 93-42 |
| 13:04 | Michigan State | Kevin Holloway misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Goodrich - foul #2 on Robert Goodrich, team foul #8 | 93-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian McGahey (C) Ronald Mayle | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:04 | Michigan State | Kevin Holloway makes the 1st free throw | 94-42 |
| 13:04 | Michigan State | Kevin Holloway makes the 2nd free throw | 95-42 |
| 13:00 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 95-42 |
| 13:00 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 95-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Keith (SG) Mario Rarick | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Barney Phares (PG) Guillermo Guzman | |
| 12:47 | Michigan State | Richard Depp misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 95-42 |
| 12:46 | Michigan State | Richard Depp hits the follow up shot | 97-42 |
| 12:28 | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 97-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Sherman Hunter (SG), David Baccus (C) Hollis Lachance, Brian McGahey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman (SG), Kevin McKanic (SF), Darell Wilber (PF) Robert Goodrich, Lino Zwagerman, Randy Lister | |
| 12:14 | Michigan State | Richard Depp clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Barney Phares - foul #3 on Barney Phares, team foul #9 | 97-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randall Backus (SF) Joseph Keith | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Romanoski (PG) Barney Phares | |
| 12:14 | Michigan State | Richard Depp makes the 1st free throw | 98-42 |
| 12:14 | Michigan State | Richard Depp makes the 2nd free throw | 99-42 |
| 12:03 | Northwestern | Robert Romanoski can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 99-42 |
| 12:02 | Michigan State | Richard Depp grabs the board | 99-42 |
| 11:59 | Michigan State | David Baccus is fouled in the backcourt by James Welcher - foul #3 on James Welcher, team foul #10 | 99-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mario Rarick (SG), John Ferguson (SF), Ronald Mayle (PF) Sherman Hunter, Randall Backus, Richard Depp | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich (SG), Robert Savage (PF) Guillermo Guzman, James Welcher | |
| 11:59 | Michigan State | David Baccus makes the 1st free throw | 100-42 |
| 11:59 | Michigan State | David Baccus makes the 2nd free throw | 101-42 |
| 11:40 | Northwestern | Darell Wilber's pass is intercepted by John Ferguson | 101-42 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kevin Holloway (tiring) 15 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mario Rarick (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 stl. SF - John Ferguson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Mayle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - David Baccus (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Romanoski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Goodrich (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Kevin McKanic (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Robert Savage (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Darell Wilber (tired) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:36 | Michigan State | John Ferguson is hacked by Kevin McKanic in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin McKanic, team foul #11 | 101-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marvin Muysenberg (C) David Baccus | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 11:36 | Michigan State | John Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 102-42 |
| 11:36 | Michigan State | John Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 103-42 |
| 11:23 | Northwestern | Kevin McKanic comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 103-42 |
| 11:21 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Ronald Mayle | 103-42 |
| 11:14 | Michigan State | Kevin Holloway connects on the floater from the left side | 105-42 |
| 11:10 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Mayle - foul #2 on Ronald Mayle, team foul #2 | 105-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Sherman Hunter (SG), Randall Backus (SF), Brian McGahey (C) Mario Rarick, John Ferguson, Marvin Muysenberg | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 10:55 | Northwestern | Robert Savage buries a jumpshot from the left side | 105-44 |
| 10:41 | Michigan State | Randall Backus hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 105-44 |
| 10:40 | Michigan State | Ronald Mayle tips it back up and in | 107-44 |
| 10:38 | Northwestern | Ronald Mayle steps in front of the Robert Goodrich pass in the backcourt | 107-44 |
| 10:18 | Michigan State | Randall Backus is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 107-44 |
| 10:16 | Michigan State | Brian McGahey gets the offensive rebound | 107-44 |
| 10:05 | Michigan State | Sherman Hunter misses the easy open layup but the foul's on Robert Goodrich - foul #3 on Robert Goodrich, team foul #12 | 107-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Keith (PG), Hollis Lachance (SF), Richard Depp (PF) Kevin Holloway, Randall Backus, Ronald Mayle | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 10:05 | Michigan State | Sherman Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 108-44 |
| 10:05 | Michigan State | Sherman Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 109-44 |
| 10:01 | Northwestern | Joseph Keith steps in front of the Robert Romanoski pass in the backcourt | 109-44 |
| 09:50 | Michigan State | Sherman Hunter misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 109-44 |
| 09:49 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Robert Savage | 109-44 |
| 09:45 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 109-44 |
| 09:44 | Michigan State | Brian McGahey grabs the board | 109-44 |
| 09:42 | Michigan State | Robert Romanoski takes the ball from Joseph Keith in the backcourt | 109-44 |
| 09:34 | Northwestern | Hollis Lachance denies the turnaround by Robert Savage | 109-44 |
| 09:32 | Michigan State | Hollis Lachance pulls down the rebound | 109-44 |
| 09:14 | Michigan State | Hollis Lachance lays it up and in set up by Richard Depp | 111-44 |
| 09:05 | Northwestern | Darell Wilber clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brian McGahey - foul #1 on Brian McGahey, team foul #3 | 111-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kevin Holloway (PG), Mario Rarick (SG), Marvin Muysenberg (PF), David Baccus (C) Joseph Keith, Sherman Hunter, Richard Depp, Brian McGahey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 09:05 | Northwestern | Darell Wilber misses the 1st free throw | 111-44 |
| 09:05 | Northwestern | Darell Wilber makes the 2nd free throw | 111-45 |
| 09:02 | Michigan State | Kevin Holloway is hacked by Robert Goodrich in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Goodrich, team foul #13 | 111-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harley Medley (SG) Robert Goodrich | |
| 09:02 | Michigan State | Kevin Holloway misses the 1st free throw | 111-45 |
| 09:02 | Michigan State | Kevin Holloway makes the 2nd free throw | 112-45 |
| 09:00 | Northwestern | Mario Rarick steals it from Robert Savage in the backcourt | 112-45 |
| 08:59 | Michigan State | Mario Rarick blows the dunk | 112-45 |
| 08:58 | Michigan State | Mario Rarick snags the offensive board | 112-45 |
| 08:46 | Michigan State | Hollis Lachance misses the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Darell Wilber - foul #3 on Darell Wilber, team foul #14 | 112-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod (SF) Kevin McKanic | |
| 08:46 | Michigan State | Hollis Lachance makes the 1st free throw | 113-45 |
| 08:46 | Michigan State | Hollis Lachance misses the 2nd free throw | 113-45 |
| 08:46 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod snags the defensive board | 113-45 |
| 08:24 | Northwestern | Robert Savage is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Robert Savage, team foul #15 | 113-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Ferguson (SG), Randall Backus (SF), Ronald Mayle (PF) Kevin Holloway, Hollis Lachance, Marvin Muysenberg | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kevin McKanic (SF) Robert Savage | |
| 08:02 | Michigan State | David Baccus connects on the open fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Mario Rarick | 115-45 |
| 07:46 | Northwestern | Harley Medley connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 115-48 |
| 07:36 | Michigan State | Mario Rarick comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 115-48 |
| 07:35 | Michigan State | Ronald Mayle hits the follow up shot | 117-48 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Mario Rarick (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 5 stl. SG - John Ferguson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randall Backus (tired) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Mayle (tiring) 10 pts. 12 reb. C - David Baccus (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Romanoski (very tired) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Harley Medley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - Kevin McKanic (very tired) 2 reb. PF - Darell Wilber (very tired) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Gregory Elrod (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Northwestern | Robert Romanoski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 117-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Keith (PG), Richard Depp (C) John Ferguson, David Baccus | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich (SG), Robert Savage (C) Robert Romanoski, Kevin McKanic | |
| 07:21 | Michigan State | Randall Backus buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mario Rarick | 119-48 |
| 07:04 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Mario Rarick - foul #1 on Mario Rarick, team foul #4 | 119-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Ferguson (SG), Hollis Lachance (SF), Marvin Muysenberg (PF), Brian McGahey (C) Mario Rarick, Randall Backus, Ronald Mayle, Richard Depp | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 07:04 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod makes the 1st free throw | 119-49 |
| 07:04 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod makes the 2nd free throw | 119-50 |
| 07:01 | Michigan State | Joseph Keith is hacked by Robert Goodrich in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Goodrich, team foul #16 | 119-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Romanoski (SG) Robert Goodrich | |
| 07:01 | Michigan State | Joseph Keith misses the 1st free throw | 119-50 |
| 07:01 | Michigan State | Joseph Keith makes the 2nd free throw | 120-50 |
| 06:53 | Northwestern | Darell Wilber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 120-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kevin Holloway (PG) Joseph Keith | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 06:50 | Michigan State | Hollis Lachance's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 120-50 |
| 06:37 | Northwestern | The jumper by Robert Romanoski is denied by Marvin Muysenberg | 120-50 |
| 06:36 | Michigan State | Hollis Lachance snags the defensive board | 120-50 |
| 06:34 | Michigan State | Kevin Holloway is hacked by Gregory Elrod in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gregory Elrod, team foul #17 | 120-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Sherman Hunter (SG), Ronald Mayle (PF) John Ferguson, Marvin Muysenberg | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kevin McKanic (SF) Gregory Elrod | |
| 06:34 | Michigan State | Kevin Holloway makes the 1st free throw | 121-50 |
| 06:34 | Michigan State | Kevin Holloway makes the 2nd free throw | 122-50 |
| 06:30 | Northwestern | Kevin McKanic is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin McKanic, team foul #18 | 122-50 |
| 06:17 | Michigan State | Sherman Hunter misses short on an open shot from the free throw line | 122-50 |
| 06:16 | Michigan State | Ronald Mayle tips it back up and in | 124-50 |
| 06:03 | Northwestern | Harley Medley is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on Harley Medley, team foul #19 | 124-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Keith (PG), Mario Rarick (SG), Randall Backus (SF), Richard Depp (C) Kevin Holloway, Sherman Hunter, Hollis Lachance, Brian McGahey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Barney Phares (PG), James Welcher (C) Harley Medley, Robert Savage | |
| 05:52 | Michigan State | Randall Backus scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Ronald Mayle and the foul's on Darell Wilber - foul #4 on Darell Wilber, team foul #20 | 126-50 |
| 05:52 | Michigan State | Randall Backus makes the free throw | 127-50 |
| 05:41 | Northwestern | James Welcher misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 127-50 |
| 05:39 | Michigan State | Joseph Keith snags the defensive board | 127-50 |
| 05:33 | Michigan State | Ronald Mayle is open and scores on a jumper near the basket set up by Joseph Keith | 129-50 |
| 05:13 | Northwestern | James Welcher misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Randall Backus - foul #4 on Randall Backus, team foul #5 | 129-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kevin Holloway (PG), John Ferguson (SG), Hollis Lachance (SF), Marvin Muysenberg (PF), Brian McGahey (C) Joseph Keith, Mario Rarick, Randall Backus, Ronald Mayle, Richard Depp | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman (SG) Barney Phares | |
| 05:13 | Northwestern | James Welcher misses the 1st free throw | 129-50 |
| 05:13 | Northwestern | James Welcher makes the 2nd free throw | 129-51 |
| 05:02 | Michigan State | Marvin Muysenberg is hacked by Darell Wilber - foul #5 on Darell Wilber, team foul #21 | 129-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Savage (PF) Darell Wilber | |
| 05:02 | Michigan State | Marvin Muysenberg makes the 1st free throw | 130-51 |
| 05:02 | Michigan State | Marvin Muysenberg misses the 2nd free throw | 130-51 |
| 05:02 | Northwestern | James Welcher pulls down the rebound | 130-51 |
| 04:49 | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 130-51 |
| 04:47 | Michigan State | Marvin Muysenberg pulls down the rebound | 130-51 |
| 04:33 | Michigan State | Brian McGahey misses long on an open 3 from the right wing | 130-51 |
| 04:32 | Michigan State | Marvin Muysenberg snags the offensive board | 130-51 |
| 04:23 | Michigan State | Brian McGahey comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 130-51 |
| 04:22 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Kevin McKanic | 130-51 |
| 04:18 | Northwestern | Robert Romanoski drills a floater from the free throw line | 130-53 |
| 04:02 | Michigan State | John Ferguson blows the wide open layup | 130-53 |
| 04:01 | Michigan State | Marvin Muysenberg snags the offensive board | 130-53 |
| 03:51 | Michigan State | Kevin Holloway is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 130-53 |
| 03:50 | Northwestern | Robert Savage snags the defensive board | 130-53 |
| 03:44 | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 130-53 |
| 03:43 | Michigan State | Brian McGahey snags the defensive board | 130-53 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Michigan State | Kevin Holloway misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 130-53 |
| 03:38 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Brian McGahey | 130-53 |
| 03:27 | Michigan State | Guillermo Guzman is called for the reach on John Ferguson - foul #1 on Guillermo Guzman, team foul #22 | 130-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Keith (PG), Sherman Hunter (SG), Ronald Mayle (PF), David Baccus (C) Kevin Holloway, Hollis Lachance, Marvin Muysenberg, Brian McGahey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Barney Phares (PG), Randy Lister (PF) Guillermo Guzman, James Welcher | |
| 03:27 | Michigan State | John Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 131-53 |
| 03:27 | Michigan State | John Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 132-53 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Keith (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sherman Hunter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SF - John Ferguson (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Mayle (tiring) 14 pts. 13 reb. C - David Baccus (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Barney Phares (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Romanoski (very tired) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kevin McKanic (very tired) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Randy Lister (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Savage (very tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Northwestern | Randy Lister hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 132-53 |
| 03:18 | Michigan State | John Ferguson gets the rebound | 132-53 |
| 03:15 | Michigan State | John Ferguson is hacked by Kevin McKanic in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kevin McKanic, team foul #23 | 132-53 |
| 03:15 | Michigan State | John Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 133-53 |
| 03:15 | Michigan State | John Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 134-53 |
| 03:01 | Northwestern | Kevin McKanic misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 134-53 |
| 03:00 | Michigan State | Ronald Mayle pulls down the rebound | 134-53 |
| 02:55 | Michigan State | John Ferguson blows the layup | 134-53 |
| 02:54 | Michigan State | Sherman Hunter tips it but misses | 134-53 |
| 02:53 | Michigan State | Ronald Mayle tips it in | 136-53 |
| 02:35 | Northwestern | Randy Lister misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 136-53 |
| 02:34 | Michigan State | Sherman Hunter grabs the board | 136-53 |
| 02:28 | Michigan State | Joseph Keith knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 139-53 |
| 02:07 | Northwestern | Barney Phares misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Ferguson - foul #2 on John Ferguson, team foul #6 | 139-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mario Rarick (SG), Randall Backus (SF), Richard Depp (C) Sherman Hunter, John Ferguson, David Baccus | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Welcher (C) Randy Lister | |
| 02:07 | Northwestern | Barney Phares misses the 1st free throw | 139-53 |
| 02:07 | Northwestern | Barney Phares makes the 2nd free throw | 139-54 |
| 01:56 | Michigan State | Randall Backus misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Kevin McKanic - foul #5 on Kevin McKanic, team foul #24 | 139-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kevin Holloway (PG), Brian McGahey (C) Joseph Keith, Richard Depp | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman (SG), Lino Zwagerman (SF) Barney Phares, Kevin McKanic | |
| 01:56 | Michigan State | Randall Backus misses the 1st free throw | 139-54 |
| 01:56 | Michigan State | Randall Backus misses the 2nd free throw | 139-54 |
| 01:56 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Welcher | 139-54 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:34 | Northwestern | James Welcher hits the finger roll | 139-56 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:30 | Michigan State | Randall Backus's floater is knocked away by James Welcher | 139-56 |
| 01:28 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Welcher | 139-56 |
| 01:24 | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 139-56 |
| 01:22 | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman grabs the offensive rebound | 139-56 |
| 01:16 | Northwestern | Robert Romanoski is called for traveling | 139-56 |
| 00:58 | Michigan State | Kevin Holloway misses the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 139-56 |
| 00:57 | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman gets the rebound | 139-56 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Northwestern | Randall Backus steals it from Robert Romanoski in the backcourt | 139-56 |
| 00:52 | Michigan State | Mario Rarick hits the finger roll set up by Randall Backus | 141-56 |
| 00:49 | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman is hacked by Randall Backus in the backcourt - foul #5 on Randall Backus, team foul #7 | 141-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Hollis Lachance (SF) Randall Backus | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:49 | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman makes the 1st free throw | 141-57 |
| 00:49 | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman makes the 2nd free throw | 141-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Michigan State | Kevin Holloway is fouled in the backcourt by Guillermo Guzman - foul #2 on Guillermo Guzman, team foul #25 | 141-58 |
| 00:43 | Michigan State | Kevin Holloway makes the 1st free throw | 142-58 |
| 00:43 | Michigan State | Kevin Holloway makes the 2nd free throw | 143-58 |
| 00:37 | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 143-58 |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Hollis Lachance grabs the board | 143-58 |
| 00:16 | Michigan State | Lino Zwagerman takes the ball from Hollis Lachance | 143-58 |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | James Welcher jams it on a nice dish by Robert Romanoski | 143-60 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Kevin Holloway runs out the clock | 143-60 |