| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Richard Marcus (fresh) SG - Nathaniel Callanan (fresh) SF - Robert Jackson (fresh) PF - David Prouty (fresh) C - Larry Kim (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Gerald Welling (fresh) SG - Napoleon Bracey (fresh) SF - Douglas Nelson (fresh) PF - Michael Ford (fresh) C - Andrew Webb (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Duquesne | Michael Ford wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Duquesne | David Prouty is called for the reach on Michael Ford - foul #1 on David Prouty, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Duquesne | Michael Ford comes up short on the floater from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Duquesne | Andrew Webb tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Michigan State | David Prouty misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Duquesne | The rebound goes to Michael Ford | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Duquesne | Gerald Welling comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Duquesne | Douglas Nelson gets the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | Duquesne | Larry Kim denies the turnaround by Napoleon Bracey | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Michigan State | David Prouty grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Richard Marcus | 3-2 |
| 18:22 | Duquesne | Michael Ford is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael Ford, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:15 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Richard Marcus | 6-2 |
| 18:00 | Duquesne | Napoleon Bracey misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-2 |
| 17:59 | Duquesne | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Nelson | 6-2 |
| 17:41 | Duquesne | Gerald Welling blows the dunk | 6-2 |
| 17:40 | Michigan State | Larry Kim snags the defensive board | 6-2 |
| 17:34 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gerald Welling - foul #1 on Gerald Welling, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| 17:34 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:34 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 8-2 |
| 17:17 | Duquesne | Larry Kim picks off the pass by Douglas Nelson | 8-2 |
| 16:55 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson is whistled for traveling | 8-2 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Kevin Hitz (SF), Scott Shaw (PF) Douglas Nelson, Michael Ford | |
| 16:38 | Duquesne | Scott Shaw buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Hitz | 8-4 |
| 16:18 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Andrew Webb - foul #1 on Andrew Webb, team foul #3 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Cane (PG), Milton Rackers (C) Richard Marcus, Larry Kim | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Shawn Engelbrecht (SG), Jason Jeans (PF) Napoleon Bracey, Andrew Webb | |
| 16:18 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 16:18 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 16:02 | Duquesne | Jason Jeans comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 9-4 |
| 16:01 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Milton Rackers | 9-4 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Bruce Cane (fresh) SG - Nathaniel Callanan (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Jackson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - David Prouty (fairly fresh) C - Milton Rackers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Gerald Welling (fairly fresh) SG - Shawn Engelbrecht (fresh) SF - Kevin Hitz (fresh) PF - Jason Jeans (fresh) C - Scott Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:57 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson hits the finger roll set up by Nathaniel Callanan | 11-4 |
| 15:37 | Duquesne | Shawn Engelbrecht misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 11-4 |
| 15:36 | Duquesne | Jason Jeans tips it home | 11-6 |
| 15:24 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Bruce Cane | 13-6 |
| 14:58 | Duquesne | Scott Shaw's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Jackson | 13-6 |
| 14:56 | Michigan State | David Prouty pulls down the rebound | 13-6 |
| 14:51 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Callanan's pass is intercepted by Scott Shaw | 13-6 |
| 14:28 | Duquesne | Gerald Welling is fouled on the floor by Bruce Cane - foul #1 on Bruce Cane, team foul #2 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Marcus (PG), Steven Pennington (PF), Larry Kim (C) Bruce Cane, David Prouty, Milton Rackers | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Napoleon Bracey (SG), Douglas Nelson (SF), Michael Ford (PF), Andrew Webb (C) Gerald Welling, Kevin Hitz, Jason Jeans, Scott Shaw | |
| 14:05 | Duquesne | Steven Pennington is called for the reach on Michael Ford - foul #1 on Steven Pennington, team foul #3 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Francis Arnold (SG) Nathaniel Callanan | |
| Subs | Duquesne | | |
| 13:47 | Duquesne | Andrew Webb lays it in | 13-8 |
| 13:36 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus's pass is intercepted by Douglas Nelson | 13-8 |
| 13:32 | Duquesne | Shawn Engelbrecht misses the lay-in | 13-8 |
| 13:30 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson gets the rebound | 13-8 |
| 13:26 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Francis Arnold | 16-8 |
| 13:10 | Duquesne | Andrew Webb loses the ball out of bounds | 16-8 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Duquesne | John Boyles (PG) Shawn Engelbrecht | |
| 12:58 | Michigan State | Larry Kim misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 16-8 |
| 12:56 | Duquesne | Michael Ford grabs the board | 16-8 |
| 12:29 | Duquesne | Douglas Nelson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-8 |
| 12:27 | Michigan State | Francis Arnold grabs the defensive rebound | 16-8 |
| 12:16 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson misses the easy layup | 16-8 |
| 12:14 | Duquesne | The rebound goes to Michael Ford | 16-8 |
| 12:04 | Duquesne | John Boyles hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-8 |
| 12:03 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 16-8 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Richard Marcus (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Francis Arnold (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Jackson (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Pennington (fairly fresh) C - Larry Kim (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - John Boyles (fresh) SG - Napoleon Bracey (fresh) SF - Douglas Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Ford (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Andrew Webb (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:45 | Michigan State | Douglas Nelson is called for the reach on Larry Kim - foul #1 on Douglas Nelson, team foul #4 | 16-8 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Cane (PG), Nathaniel Callanan (SG), Robert Sickler (SF), David Prouty (PF), Milton Rackers (C) Richard Marcus, Francis Arnold, Robert Jackson, Steven Pennington, Larry Kim | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Gerald Welling (PG), Shawn Engelbrecht (SG), Kevin Hitz (SF), Jason Jeans (PF), Scott Shaw (C) John Boyles, Napoleon Bracey, Douglas Nelson, Michael Ford, Andrew Webb | |
| 11:38 | Michigan State | Milton Rackers lays it in on a nice dish by David Prouty | 18-8 |
| 11:26 | Duquesne | Jason Jeans misses the 3 from the left wing | 18-8 |
| 11:24 | Michigan State | Milton Rackers snags the defensive board | 18-8 |
| 11:14 | Michigan State | David Prouty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-8 |
| 10:59 | Duquesne | Kevin Hitz connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gerald Welling | 18-10 |
| 10:54 | Michigan State | Shawn Engelbrecht takes the ball from Bruce Cane | 18-10 |
| 10:30 | Duquesne | Scott Shaw hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Hitz and he's hacked by Milton Rackers - foul #1 on Milton Rackers, team foul #4 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Napoleon Bracey (SG), Andrew Webb (C) Shawn Engelbrecht, Jason Jeans | |
| 10:30 | Duquesne | Scott Shaw misses the free throw | 18-12 |
| 10:30 | Duquesne | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Webb | 18-12 |
| 10:15 | Duquesne | Scott Shaw misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 18-12 |
| 10:13 | Michigan State | Milton Rackers gets the rebound | 18-12 |
| 09:57 | Michigan State | David Prouty misses short on a floater from the left side | 18-12 |
| 09:55 | Duquesne | Gerald Welling snags the defensive board | 18-12 |
| 09:49 | Duquesne | Gerald Welling comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-12 |
| 09:47 | Duquesne | Andrew Webb tips it home | 18-14 |
| 09:21 | Michigan State | David Prouty comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Kevin Hitz - foul #1 on Kevin Hitz, team foul #5 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Marcus (PG), Francis Arnold (SG), Robert Jackson (SF), Larry Kim (C) Bruce Cane, Nathaniel Callanan, Robert Sickler, Milton Rackers | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Douglas Nelson (SF), Jason Jeans (PF) Scott Shaw, Kevin Hitz | |
| 09:21 | Michigan State | David Prouty makes the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 09:21 | Michigan State | David Prouty makes the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 09:01 | Duquesne | Jason Jeans misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-14 |
| 08:59 | Duquesne | Douglas Nelson tips it but misses | 20-14 |
| 08:58 | Duquesne | Andrew Webb tips it but misses | 20-14 |
| 08:56 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Robert Jackson | 20-14 |
| 08:51 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-14 |
| 08:50 | Michigan State | Larry Kim grabs the offensive rebound | 20-14 |
| 08:35 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Richard Marcus | 22-14 |
| 08:06 | Duquesne | Jason Jeans connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 22-16 |
| 07:48 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus clanks a shot from the right side | 22-16 |
| 07:46 | Michigan State | Francis Arnold hits the follow up shot | 24-16 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Richard Marcus (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Francis Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Jackson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Prouty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Kim (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Gerald Welling (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Napoleon Bracey (fairly fresh) SF - Douglas Nelson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jason Jeans (fresh) 4 pts. C - Andrew Webb (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Duquesne | Douglas Nelson is hacked by Robert Jackson - foul #1 on Robert Jackson, team foul #5 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Cane (PG), Nathaniel Callanan (SG), Steven Pennington (PF) Richard Marcus, Francis Arnold, David Prouty | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Shawn Engelbrecht (PG), John Boyles (SG), Kevin Hitz (SF), Michael Ford (PF), Scott Shaw (C) Gerald Welling, Napoleon Bracey, Douglas Nelson, Jason Jeans, Andrew Webb | |
| 07:28 | Duquesne | Michael Ford can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 24-16 |
| 07:27 | Michigan State | Larry Kim gets the rebound | 24-16 |
| 07:24 | Michigan State | Shawn Engelbrecht picks off the pass by Bruce Cane in the backcourt | 24-16 |
| 07:23 | Duquesne | Shawn Engelbrecht hits the finger roll | 24-18 |
| 07:07 | Michigan State | Kevin Hitz is called for the reach on Bruce Cane - foul #2 on Kevin Hitz, team foul #6 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Milton Rackers (C) Larry Kim | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Andrew Webb (C) Kevin Hitz | |
| 06:53 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson is denied on a layup by Andrew Webb | 24-18 |
| 06:52 | Duquesne | Michael Ford gets the rebound | 24-18 |
| 06:32 | Duquesne | Scott Shaw misses badly on a floater from the right side | 24-18 |
| 06:30 | Duquesne | Scott Shaw grabs the offensive board | 24-18 |
| 06:15 | Duquesne | Shawn Engelbrecht misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 24-18 |
| 06:14 | Michigan State | Steven Pennington grabs the board | 24-18 |
| 06:10 | Michigan State | Steven Pennington slams it home set up by Bruce Cane | 26-18 |
| 05:54 | Duquesne | Shawn Engelbrecht loses the ball out of bounds | 26-18 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Marcus (PG), Francis Arnold (SG), Robert Sickler (SF), Larry Kim (C) Bruce Cane, Nathaniel Callanan, Robert Jackson, Milton Rackers | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Gerald Welling (PG), Napoleon Bracey (SG) John Boyles, Andrew Webb | |
| 05:34 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus misses the shot from the left wing | 26-18 |
| 05:32 | Duquesne | The rebound goes to Shawn Engelbrecht | 26-18 |
| 05:21 | Duquesne | Gerald Welling misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Richard Marcus - foul #1 on Richard Marcus, team foul #6 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Prouty (PF) Steven Pennington | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Jason Jeans (PF) Michael Ford | |
| 05:21 | Duquesne | Gerald Welling makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 05:21 | Duquesne | Gerald Welling makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 05:07 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-20 |
| 05:05 | Michigan State | Larry Kim snags the offensive board | 26-20 |
| 05:00 | Michigan State | Larry Kim misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-20 |
| 04:59 | Michigan State | David Prouty misses the tip | 26-20 |
| 04:57 | Duquesne | Jason Jeans grabs the board | 26-20 |
| 04:51 | Duquesne | Gerald Welling connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Shawn Engelbrecht | 26-23 |
| 04:44 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus's pass is intercepted by Napoleon Bracey in the backcourt | 26-23 |
| 04:41 | Duquesne | Napoleon Bracey misses the easy layup | 26-23 |
| 04:39 | Michigan State | David Prouty grabs the board | 26-23 |
| 04:33 | Michigan State | Larry Kim drills a shot from close range set up by Richard Marcus and the foul's on Jason Jeans - foul #1 on Jason Jeans, team foul #7 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Nathaniel Callanan (SG) Francis Arnold | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Douglas Nelson (SF), Andrew Webb (C) Scott Shaw, Shawn Engelbrecht | |
| 04:33 | Michigan State | Larry Kim misses the free throw | 28-23 |
| 04:33 | Duquesne | The rebound goes to Andrew Webb | 28-23 |
| 04:17 | Duquesne | Douglas Nelson makes the 3 from the left corner | 28-26 |
| 03:48 | Michigan State | Robert Sickler misses long on a floater near the basket | 28-26 |
| 03:46 | Duquesne | Jason Jeans grabs the defensive rebound | 28-26 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Richard Marcus (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nathaniel Callanan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Sickler (fairly fresh) PF - David Prouty (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Kim (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Gerald Welling (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Napoleon Bracey (fairly fresh) SF - Douglas Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Jeans (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Webb (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Duquesne | Nathaniel Callanan takes the ball from Douglas Nelson | 28-26 |
| 03:03 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-26 |
| 03:02 | Duquesne | Andrew Webb grabs the board | 28-26 |
| 02:57 | Duquesne | Gerald Welling is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Douglas Nelson | 28-29 |
| 02:52 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Sickler | 31-29 |
| 02:27 | Duquesne | Gerald Welling comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 02:25 | Michigan State | Larry Kim gets the rebound | 31-29 |
| 02:20 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Callanan is hacked by Andrew Webb - foul #2 on Andrew Webb, team foul #8 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Cane (PG), Robert Jackson (SF), Steven Pennington (PF), Milton Rackers (C) Richard Marcus, Robert Sickler, David Prouty, Larry Kim | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Shawn Engelbrecht (PG), John Boyles (SG), Kevin Hitz (SF), Michael Ford (PF), Scott Shaw (C) Gerald Welling, Napoleon Bracey, Douglas Nelson, Jason Jeans, Andrew Webb | |
| 02:20 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Callanan makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 02:20 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Callanan makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 02:03 | Duquesne | John Boyles's pass is intercepted by Bruce Cane | 33-29 |
| 01:46 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson misses short on a floater from the right side | 33-29 |
| 01:44 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Jackson | 33-29 |
| 01:29 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson misses the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Scott Shaw - foul #1 on Scott Shaw, team foul #9 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Francis Arnold (SG) Nathaniel Callanan | |
| Subs | Duquesne | | |
| 01:29 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 01:29 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 01:00 | Duquesne | Scott Shaw is wide open but clanks a jump hook from the right block | 34-29 |
| 00:59 | Michigan State | Steven Pennington snags the defensive board | 34-29 |
| 00:54 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-29 |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | Steven Pennington gets the offensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 00:40 | Michigan State | John Boyles steps in front of the Francis Arnold pass | 34-29 |
| 00:24 | Duquesne | John Boyles lays it in | 34-31 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | Bruce Cane grabs the offensive board | 34-31 |
| 00:01 | Michigan State | Francis Arnold is hacked by Shawn Engelbrecht - foul #1 on Shawn Engelbrecht, team foul #10 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Sickler (SF), David Prouty (PF), Jason Raffa (C) Bruce Cane, Steven Pennington, Milton Rackers | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Gerald Welling (PG), Napoleon Bracey (SG), Douglas Nelson (SF), Jason Jeans (PF), Andrew Webb (C) Shawn Engelbrecht, John Boyles, Kevin Hitz, Michael Ford, Scott Shaw | |
| 00:01 | Michigan State | Francis Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 00:01 | Michigan State | Francis Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 00:00 | Duquesne | Douglas Nelson misses short on a halfcourt shot | 36-31 |