| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Frederick Epps (fresh) SG - Harry Feldman (fresh) SF - Jake Palomares (fresh) PF - Mark Johnson (fresh) C - Calvin Romans (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) PF - James Cecere (fresh) C - Mark Arnold (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Miami (FL) | Calvin Romans wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Miami (FL) | Harry Feldman clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Miami (FL) | Calvin Romans tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Michigan State | James Cecere grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Michigan State | David Burnett's pass is intercepted by Harry Feldman | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Miami (FL) | Frederick Epps lays it up and in on a great pass from Harry Feldman | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Mark Arnold | 2-3 |
| 18:38 | Miami (FL) | Harry Feldman makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Frederick Epps | 5-3 |
| 18:29 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Eric Ansley | 5-5 |
| 18:05 | Miami (FL) | Calvin Romans buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Johnson | 8-5 |
| 17:50 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-5 |
| 17:36 | Miami (FL) | David Burnett takes the ball from Harry Feldman | 8-5 |
| 17:23 | Michigan State | David Burnett connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 8-7 |
| 17:19 | Miami (FL) | David Burnett takes the ball from Frederick Epps in the backcourt | 8-7 |
| 17:04 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Brian Shurtleff | 8-9 |
| 16:57 | Miami (FL) | Calvin Romans misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Mark Arnold - foul #1 on Mark Arnold, team foul #1 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Jerry Poch (PF), Lucas Ziek (C) David Burnett, James Cecere, Mark Arnold | |
| 16:57 | Miami (FL) | Calvin Romans misses the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 16:57 | Miami (FL) | Calvin Romans makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 16:37 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch is fouled on the floor by Mark Johnson - foul #1 on Mark Johnson, team foul #1 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SF) Brian Shurtleff | |
| 16:25 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 16:24 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek misses the tip | 9-9 |
| 16:23 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Mark Johnson | 9-9 |
| 16:13 | Miami (FL) | Calvin Romans travels with the ball | 9-9 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG) Eric Ansley | |
| 15:58 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Harry Feldman - foul #1 on Harry Feldman, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| 15:58 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 15:58 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Frederick Epps (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Feldman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jake Palomares (fairly fresh) PF - Mark Johnson (fairly fresh) C - Calvin Romans (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) SF - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Poch (fresh) C - Lucas Ziek (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Miami (FL) | Jake Palomares scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-11 |
| 15:32 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Kenneth Swanson | 12-13 |
| 15:20 | Miami (FL) | Calvin Romans scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 14-13 |
| 15:04 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson is called for traveling | 14-13 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Eric Ansley (SG), Brian Shurtleff (SF), James Cecere (PF), Mark Arnold (C) Kenneth Swanson, Ray Boyd, Patrick Wilkinson, Jerry Poch, Lucas Ziek | |
| 14:47 | Miami (FL) | Calvin Romans misses the 3 from the right wing | 14-13 |
| 14:46 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Brian Shurtleff | 14-13 |
| 14:32 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Mark Johnson - foul #2 on Mark Johnson, team foul #3 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Craig Fodor (PF) Mark Johnson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 14:32 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 14:32 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 14:12 | Miami (FL) | Calvin Romans misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 14-15 |
| 14:10 | Michigan State | James Cecere snags the defensive board | 14-15 |
| 13:58 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 14-15 |
| 13:56 | Miami (FL) | Frederick Epps pulls down the rebound | 14-15 |
| 13:41 | Miami (FL) | Calvin Romans misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Brian Shurtleff - foul #1 on Brian Shurtleff, team foul #2 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | James Eveland (SF) Jake Palomares | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG) David Burnett | |
| 13:41 | Miami (FL) | Calvin Romans makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 13:41 | Miami (FL) | Calvin Romans misses the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 13:41 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Eric Ansley | 15-15 |
| 13:24 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-15 |
| 13:23 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 13:07 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley loses the dribble to James Eveland | 15-15 |
| 13:02 | Miami (FL) | Harry Feldman jams it set up by James Eveland | 17-15 |
| 12:49 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Calvin Romans - foul #1 on Calvin Romans, team foul #4 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | William Hibbitts (SG), Donald Besser (C) Frederick Epps, Calvin Romans | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG), Patrick Wilkinson (SF), Jerry Poch (PF) Eric Ansley, Brian Shurtleff, James Cecere | |
| 12:49 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 12:49 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold misses the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 12:49 | Miami (FL) | Craig Fodor grabs the board | 17-16 |
| 12:42 | Miami (FL) | Harry Feldman is hacked by Mark Arnold - foul #2 on Mark Arnold, team foul #3 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek (C) Mark Arnold | |
| 12:32 | Miami (FL) | William Hibbitts misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 17-16 |
| 12:30 | Miami (FL) | William Hibbitts gets the offensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 12:16 | Miami (FL) | Harry Feldman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-16 |
| 12:15 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd snags the defensive board | 17-16 |
| 12:10 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-16 |
| 12:08 | Miami (FL) | Craig Fodor grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 12:05 | Miami (FL) | Harry Feldman is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Swanson - foul #1 on Kenneth Swanson, team foul #4 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jake Palomares (PG) Harry Feldman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG) Kenneth Swanson | |
| 12:00 | Miami (FL) | Jake Palomares hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Lucas Ziek - foul #1 on Lucas Ziek, team foul #5 | 17-16 |
| 12:00 | Miami (FL) | Jake Palomares makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 12:00 | Miami (FL) | Jake Palomares makes the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Jake Palomares (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Hibbitts (fresh) SF - James Eveland (fresh) PF - Craig Fodor (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Besser (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) SF - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jerry Poch (fresh) C - Lucas Ziek (fresh) | |
| 11:44 | Michigan State | James Eveland blocks the short jumper by Lucas Ziek | 19-16 |
| 11:42 | Miami (FL) | Donald Besser gets the rebound | 19-16 |
| 11:38 | Miami (FL) | James Eveland misses the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Patrick Wilkinson - foul #1 on Patrick Wilkinson, team foul #6 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Frederick Epps (PG) Jake Palomares | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 11:38 | Miami (FL) | James Eveland makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 11:38 | Miami (FL) | James Eveland makes the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 11:23 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-19 |
| 11:19 | Miami (FL) | Frederick Epps knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-19 |
| 11:09 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch blows the layup | 24-19 |
| 11:08 | Miami (FL) | Frederick Epps pulls down the rebound | 24-19 |
| 10:51 | Miami (FL) | Frederick Epps makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by William Hibbitts | 27-19 |
| 10:31 | Michigan State | William Hibbitts is called for the reach on David Burnett - foul #1 on William Hibbitts, team foul #5 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Harry Feldman (SG), Jake Palomares (SF), Calvin Romans (C) William Hibbitts, James Eveland, Donald Besser | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Eric Ansley (SG), Brian Shurtleff (SF), James Cecere (PF) David Burnett, Ray Boyd, Patrick Wilkinson, Lucas Ziek | |
| 10:17 | Michigan State | Craig Fodor swats the layup by Kenneth Swanson | 27-19 |
| 10:15 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch grabs the offensive board | 27-19 |
| 09:59 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Cecere | 27-22 |
| 09:36 | Miami (FL) | Frederick Epps misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-22 |
| 09:35 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley grabs the board | 27-22 |
| 09:18 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Brian Shurtleff and the foul's on Craig Fodor - foul #1 on Craig Fodor, team foul #6 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | William Hibbitts (SG) Frederick Epps | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 09:18 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson makes the free throw | 27-25 |
| 09:08 | Miami (FL) | Harry Feldman drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Craig Fodor | 30-25 |
| 08:48 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-25 |
| 08:47 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Jake Palomares | 30-25 |
| 08:43 | Miami (FL) | Harry Feldman makes the jumpshot from the left side and the foul's on Jerry Poch - foul #1 on Jerry Poch, team foul #7 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Donald Besser (C) Craig Fodor | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Lucas Ziek (C) Kenneth Swanson, Jerry Poch | |
| 08:43 | Miami (FL) | Harry Feldman misses the free throw | 32-25 |
| 08:43 | Michigan State | James Cecere snags the defensive board | 32-25 |
| 08:23 | Michigan State | David Burnett's pass is intercepted by Harry Feldman | 32-25 |
| 08:11 | Miami (FL) | Calvin Romans drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Donald Besser | 34-25 |
| 07:49 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-25 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Frederick Epps (PG) William Hibbitts | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG), Patrick Wilkinson (SF) Eric Ansley, Brian Shurtleff | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Frederick Epps (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Feldman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jake Palomares (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Calvin Romans (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Donald Besser (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) SF - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Cecere (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Lucas Ziek (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Miami (FL) | Harry Feldman misses the dunk attempt | 34-25 |
| 07:28 | Miami (FL) | Donald Besser misses the tip | 34-25 |
| 07:27 | Michigan State | James Cecere snags the defensive board | 34-25 |
| 07:05 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-25 |
| 07:03 | Michigan State | David Burnett grabs the offensive rebound | 34-25 |
| 06:52 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Frederick Epps - foul #1 on Frederick Epps, team foul #7 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | William Hibbitts (SG), James Eveland (SF), Craig Fodor (PF) Harry Feldman, Jake Palomares, Donald Besser | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Jerry Poch (C) David Burnett, Lucas Ziek | |
| 06:52 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 06:52 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 06:40 | Miami (FL) | Calvin Romans loses the ball out of bounds | 34-26 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Ansley (SG) Ray Boyd | |
| 06:35 | Michigan State | Frederick Epps takes the ball from Kenneth Swanson in the backcourt | 34-26 |
| 06:29 | Miami (FL) | Frederick Epps misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Patrick Wilkinson - foul #2 on Patrick Wilkinson, team foul #8 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff (SF) Patrick Wilkinson | |
| 06:29 | Miami (FL) | Frederick Epps makes the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 06:29 | Miami (FL) | Frederick Epps makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 06:07 | Michigan State | James Cecere misses the lay-in | 36-26 |
| 06:05 | Miami (FL) | William Hibbitts grabs the board | 36-26 |
| 05:38 | Miami (FL) | Frederick Epps's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-26 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Harry Feldman (PG), Jake Palomares (SF), Donald Besser (C) Frederick Epps, James Eveland, Calvin Romans | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 05:30 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-26 |
| 05:28 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch grabs the offensive board | 36-26 |
| 05:18 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff comes up short on the shot in the lane | 36-26 |
| 05:17 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley tips it home | 36-28 |
| 05:07 | Miami (FL) | Eric Ansley steals it from Jake Palomares | 36-28 |
| 04:52 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Brian Shurtleff | 36-31 |
| 04:47 | Miami (FL) | Craig Fodor loses the ball out of bounds | 36-31 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Frederick Epps (PG) William Hibbitts | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Ray Boyd (SG), Lucas Ziek (C) Eric Ansley, Brian Shurtleff, Jerry Poch | |
| 04:35 | Michigan State | James Cecere scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 36-33 |
| 04:30 | Miami (FL) | Jake Palomares is hacked by David Burnett - foul #1 on David Burnett, team foul #9 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Calvin Romans (C) Donald Besser | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff (SF) Kenneth Swanson | |
| 04:30 | Miami (FL) | Jake Palomares makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 04:30 | Miami (FL) | Jake Palomares misses the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 04:30 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 04:09 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff knocks in the floater from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Jake Palomares - foul #1 on Jake Palomares, team foul #8 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry Poch (C) James Cecere | |
| 04:09 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff makes the free throw | 37-36 |
| 03:55 | Miami (FL) | Jerry Poch blocks the jumper by Craig Fodor | 37-36 |
| 03:54 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jerry Poch | 37-36 |
| 03:47 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-36 |
| 03:46 | Miami (FL) | Calvin Romans grabs the board | 37-36 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Frederick Epps (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Feldman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jake Palomares (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Craig Fodor (tiring) 2 reb. C - Calvin Romans (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lucas Ziek (fresh) C - Jerry Poch (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Miami (FL) | Calvin Romans connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Frederick Epps | 39-36 |
| 03:18 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 02:58 | Miami (FL) | Harry Feldman clanks a jumper in the paint | 39-38 |
| 02:57 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 02:39 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-38 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | William Hibbitts (SG), James Eveland (SF), Mark Johnson (PF), Donald Besser (C) Frederick Epps, Jake Palomares, Craig Fodor, Calvin Romans | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Eric Ansley (SG), Patrick Wilkinson (SF), James Cecere (PF), Mark Arnold (C) David Burnett, Ray Boyd, Brian Shurtleff, Lucas Ziek, Jerry Poch | |
| 02:30 | Miami (FL) | James Eveland is fouled on the floor by Patrick Wilkinson - foul #3 on Patrick Wilkinson, team foul #10 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Frederick Epps (PG) Harry Feldman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff (SF) Patrick Wilkinson | |
| 02:30 | Miami (FL) | James Eveland makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 02:30 | Miami (FL) | James Eveland makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 02:04 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson is hacked by Frederick Epps - foul #2 on Frederick Epps, team foul #9 | 41-38 |
| 02:04 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 02:04 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 01:54 | Miami (FL) | Brian Shurtleff takes the ball from James Eveland | 41-40 |
| 01:29 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley is hacked by James Eveland - foul #1 on James Eveland, team foul #10 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Harry Feldman (PG) Frederick Epps | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG) Brian Shurtleff | |
| 01:29 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 01:29 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 01:29 | Miami (FL) | Mark Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 01:15 | Miami (FL) | Donald Besser is fouled on the floor by Ray Boyd - foul #1 on Ray Boyd, team foul #11 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry Poch (PF) James Cecere | |
| 01:15 | Miami (FL) | Donald Besser makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 01:15 | Miami (FL) | Donald Besser makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 00:55 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson can't finish the layup | 43-41 |
| 00:53 | Miami (FL) | Harry Feldman grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 00:47 | Miami (FL) | Mark Johnson makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by William Hibbitts | 45-41 |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-41 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Jake Palomares (SF), Calvin Romans (C) James Eveland, Donald Besser | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Brian Shurtleff (SF), Lucas Ziek (PF) Ray Boyd, Kenneth Swanson, Jerry Poch | |
| 00:05 | Miami (FL) | Harry Feldman knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-41 |
| 00:01 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | The clock runs out | 47-41 |