| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) SG - Joseph Touchette (fresh) SF - Shawn Wright (fresh) PF - Myles Smith (fresh) C - Robert Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Rudolph Green (fresh) SG - Brandon Wicker (fresh) SF - John Hennen (fresh) PF - Kyle Godley (fresh) C - Christopher Gunning (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Robert Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:26 | Michigan | John Hennen hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Shawn Wright - foul #1 on Shawn Wright, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:26 | Michigan | John Hennen makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:26 | Michigan | John Hennen misses the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:26 | Michigan State | Robert Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 3-1 |
| 19:07 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-1 |
| 19:06 | Michigan | Rudolph Green gets the rebound | 3-1 |
| 19:02 | Michigan | Brandon Wicker hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 3-1 |
| 19:01 | Michigan State | Robert Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 3-1 |
| 18:35 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-1 |
| 18:34 | Michigan | Christopher Gunning grabs the defensive rebound | 3-1 |
| 18:19 | Michigan | Rudolph Green comes up short on the shot from the left side | 3-1 |
| 18:18 | Michigan | Christopher Gunning misses the tip | 3-1 |
| 18:17 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to William Murray | 3-1 |
| 17:57 | Michigan State | Rudolph Green takes the ball from William Murray | 3-1 |
| 17:38 | Michigan | Kyle Godley drills a jumper from the right side set up by Rudolph Green | 3-3 |
| 17:22 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette is hacked by Brandon Wicker - foul #1 on Brandon Wicker, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shane Cross (PG), David Blankenship (SG), Brian Wille (SF), John Patterson (PF), Dave Small (C) William Murray, Joseph Touchette, Shawn Wright, Myles Smith, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 17:17 | Michigan State | David Blankenship evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the right corner | 6-3 |
| 17:04 | Michigan | Kyle Godley misses the dunk | 6-3 |
| 17:02 | Michigan State | Dave Small grabs the defensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 16:47 | Michigan State | Brandon Wicker picks off the pass by Shane Cross | 6-3 |
| 16:42 | Michigan | Brandon Wicker dunks the ball | 6-5 |
| 16:25 | Michigan State | David Blankenship clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 16:23 | Michigan | John Hennen grabs the defensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 15:57 | Michigan | Kyle Godley loses the ball out of bounds | 6-5 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton (SF), Myles Smith (PF) Brian Wille, John Patterson | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Shane Cross (fresh) SG - David Blankenship (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) PF - Myles Smith (fresh) C - Dave Small (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Rudolph Green (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brandon Wicker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Hennen (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kyle Godley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Gunning (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Michigan State | Shane Cross blows the layup but he's fouled by John Hennen - foul #1 on John Hennen, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Patterson (PF) Myles Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 15:28 | Michigan State | Shane Cross makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 15:28 | Michigan State | Shane Cross makes the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 15:08 | Michigan | Kyle Godley can't connect on a shot from the left side | 8-5 |
| 15:07 | Michigan | Kyle Godley tips it back up and in | 8-7 |
| 14:44 | Michigan State | Shane Cross makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Patterson | 10-7 |
| 14:23 | Michigan | John Hennen lays it up and in on a great pass from Rudolph Green | 10-9 |
| 14:06 | Michigan State | John Patterson is fouled on the floor by Kyle Godley - foul #1 on Kyle Godley, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shawn Wright (SF), Myles Smith (PF), Robert Brown (C) Ronald Hamilton, John Patterson, Dave Small | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 13:42 | Michigan State | David Blankenship can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 13:40 | Michigan | Christopher Gunning grabs the board | 10-9 |
| 13:16 | Michigan | Rudolph Green can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 10-9 |
| 13:14 | Michigan | John Hennen tips it back up and in | 10-11 |
| 12:52 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright comes up short on the floater from the right side | 10-11 |
| 12:51 | Michigan State | Robert Brown tips it but misses | 10-11 |
| 12:50 | Michigan | John Hennen pulls down the rebound | 10-11 |
| 12:45 | Michigan | John Hennen can't connect on an uncontested shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Shawn Wright - foul #2 on Shawn Wright, team foul #2 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Joseph Touchette (SG), Brian Wille (SF) Shane Cross, David Blankenship, Shawn Wright | |
| Subs | Michigan | Michael Gurrola (PF) Kyle Godley | |
| 12:45 | Michigan | John Hennen makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:45 | Michigan | John Hennen makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 12:29 | Michigan State | Michael Gurrola swats the layup by Robert Brown | 10-13 |
| 12:28 | Michigan | Christopher Gunning snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| 12:09 | Michigan | Brian Wille steals it from Christopher Gunning | 10-13 |
| 11:57 | Michigan State | William Murray misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 11:55 | Michigan State | Robert Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 10-13 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) SG - Joseph Touchette (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Wille (fresh) PF - Myles Smith (fresh) C - Robert Brown (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Rudolph Green (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brandon Wicker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Hennen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Gurrola (fresh) C - Christopher Gunning (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Michigan State | Myles Smith lays it in on a nice dish by Joseph Touchette | 12-13 |
| 11:15 | Michigan | Christopher Gunning can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 12-13 |
| 11:13 | Michigan State | Brian Wille grabs the board | 12-13 |
| 10:50 | Michigan State | Myles Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 12-13 |
| 10:49 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette hits the follow up shot | 14-13 |
| 10:27 | Michigan | William Murray is called for the reach on Rudolph Green - foul #1 on William Murray, team foul #3 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shane Cross (PG), David Blankenship (SG), Ronald Hamilton (SF), John Patterson (PF), Dave Small (C) William Murray, Joseph Touchette, Brian Wille, Myles Smith, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Michigan | Tim Mackey (PG), Adam Schultz (SF), Kyle Godley (PF) Rudolph Green, Brandon Wicker, Christopher Gunning | |
| 10:10 | Michigan | John Hennen misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 14-13 |
| 10:08 | Michigan State | John Patterson grabs the board | 14-13 |
| 10:02 | Michigan State | Shane Cross banks in the layup on a great pass from David Blankenship | 16-13 |
| 09:43 | Michigan | John Hennen is denied on a dunk by Ronald Hamilton | 16-13 |
| 09:41 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Shane Cross | 16-13 |
| 09:24 | Michigan State | John Patterson is called for traveling | 16-13 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Myles Smith (PF) John Patterson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Rudolph Green (PG), Christopher Gunning (C) John Hennen, Michael Gurrola | |
| 08:58 | Michigan | Christopher Gunning throws it down | 16-15 |
| 08:40 | Michigan State | David Blankenship is hacked by Kyle Godley - foul #2 on Kyle Godley, team foul #4 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (SG), Brian Wille (SF), Robert Brown (C) David Blankenship, Ronald Hamilton, Dave Small | |
| Subs | Michigan | Brandon Wicker (SG), John Hennen (PF) Kyle Godley, Christopher Gunning | |
| 08:31 | Michigan State | Robert Brown loses the dribble to Adam Schultz | 16-15 |
| 08:02 | Michigan | Adam Schultz misses short on a floater from the right block | 16-15 |
| 08:00 | Michigan State | Shane Cross snags the defensive board | 16-15 |
| 07:55 | Michigan State | Shane Cross hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Adam Schultz - foul #1 on Adam Schultz, team foul #5 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Blankenship (SG), Ronald Hamilton (SF), John Patterson (PF), Dave Small (C) Joseph Touchette, Brian Wille, Myles Smith, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Michigan | Christopher Gunning (C) Rudolph Green | |
| 07:55 | Michigan State | Shane Cross makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 07:55 | Michigan State | Shane Cross misses the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 07:55 | Michigan | The rebound goes to John Hennen | 17-15 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Shane Cross (fresh) 7 pts. SG - David Blankenship (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) PF - John Patterson (fresh) C - Dave Small (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Tim Mackey (fresh) SG - Brandon Wicker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Adam Schultz (fresh) PF - John Hennen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Gunning (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Michigan | Adam Schultz drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Tim Mackey | 17-17 |
| 07:26 | Michigan State | Dave Small banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Blankenship | 19-17 |
| 07:19 | Michigan | Brandon Wicker knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Tim Mackey | 19-19 |
| 06:57 | Michigan State | Dave Small makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by David Blankenship | 21-19 |
| 06:33 | Michigan | John Hennen drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Brandon Wicker out of the doubleteam and he's fouled by Ronald Hamilton - foul #1 on Ronald Hamilton, team foul #4 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Joseph Touchette (SG), Brian Wille (SF), Myles Smith (PF), Robert Brown (C) Shane Cross, David Blankenship, Ronald Hamilton, John Patterson, Dave Small | |
| Subs | Michigan | Rudolph Green (PG), Kyle Godley (PF), Michael Gurrola (C) Tim Mackey, Adam Schultz, Christopher Gunning | |
| 06:33 | Michigan | John Hennen makes the free throw | 21-22 |
| 06:18 | Michigan State | Myles Smith misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Brandon Wicker - foul #2 on Brandon Wicker, team foul #6 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Tim Mackey (SG) Brandon Wicker | |
| 06:18 | Michigan State | Myles Smith misses the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 06:18 | Michigan State | Myles Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 05:49 | Michigan | Rudolph Green drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by John Hennen and he's fouled by Brian Wille - foul #1 on Brian Wille, team foul #5 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Blankenship (SF) Brian Wille | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 05:49 | Michigan | Rudolph Green makes the free throw | 22-25 |
| 05:37 | Michigan State | Robert Brown clanks a turnaround from close range | 22-25 |
| 05:35 | Michigan State | David Blankenship gets the offensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 05:23 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette misses long on an open jumper from just outside the lane | 22-25 |
| 05:22 | Michigan | John Hennen grabs the board | 22-25 |
| 04:57 | Michigan | Kyle Godley knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from John Hennen and he's hacked by Myles Smith - foul #1 on Myles Smith, team foul #6 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shane Cross (PG), Brian Wille (SF), John Patterson (C) William Murray, Joseph Touchette, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Michigan | Brandon Wicker (SG), Christopher Gunning (C) John Hennen, Michael Gurrola | |
| 04:57 | Michigan | Kyle Godley makes the free throw | 22-28 |
| 04:48 | Michigan State | John Patterson knocks in the shot near the basket | 24-28 |
| 04:28 | Michigan | Kyle Godley jams it | 24-30 |
| 04:16 | Michigan State | Brian Wille comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 24-30 |
| 04:14 | Michigan | Tim Mackey snags the defensive board | 24-30 |
| 03:58 | Michigan | Brandon Wicker splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-30 |
| 03:56 | Michigan | Kyle Godley gets the offensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 03:36 | Michigan | Brandon Wicker splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Rudolph Green | 24-33 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Shane Cross (fresh) 7 pts. SG - David Blankenship (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Wille (fresh) PF - Myles Smith (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Rudolph Green (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brandon Wicker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Mackey (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Kyle Godley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Gunning (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Michigan State | David Blankenship shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Myles Smith | 27-33 |
| 02:54 | Michigan | Christopher Gunning misses the easy layup | 27-33 |
| 02:52 | Michigan State | Myles Smith pulls down the rebound | 27-33 |
| 02:46 | Michigan State | Myles Smith blows the dunk | 27-33 |
| 02:44 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Tim Mackey | 27-33 |
| 02:25 | Michigan | Brandon Wicker is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 27-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Joseph Touchette (SG), Shawn Wright (SF), Robert Brown (C) Shane Cross, David Blankenship, Brian Wille, John Patterson | |
| Subs | Michigan | John Hennen (SG), Adam Schultz (SF), Michael Gurrola (C) Brandon Wicker, Tim Mackey, Christopher Gunning | |
| 02:13 | Michigan State | William Murray hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 27-33 |
| 02:12 | Michigan State | Myles Smith gets the offensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 01:55 | Michigan State | Robert Brown scores on a driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by Michael Gurrola - foul #1 on Michael Gurrola, team foul #7 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Patterson (PF) Myles Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 01:55 | Michigan State | Robert Brown makes the free throw | 30-33 |
| 01:36 | Michigan | Michael Gurrola throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton (SG), Myles Smith (PF) Joseph Touchette, John Patterson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Brandon Wicker (SG) Adam Schultz | |
| 01:12 | Michigan State | Myles Smith is called for traveling | 30-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (SG), John Patterson (PF) Ronald Hamilton, Myles Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan | Tim Mackey (PG), Adam Schultz (SF) Rudolph Green, Kyle Godley | |
| 00:55 | Michigan | John Hennen is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Brandon Wicker | 30-35 |
| 00:35 | Michigan State | William Murray's fadeaway is rejected by John Hennen | 30-35 |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright grabs the offensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-35 |
| 00:10 | Michigan | Brandon Wicker pulls down the rebound | 30-35 |
| 00:04 | Michigan | Tim Mackey misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by John Patterson - foul #1 on John Patterson, team foul #7 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shane Cross (PG), Ronald Hamilton (SG), Myles Smith (PF), Dave Small (C) William Murray, Joseph Touchette, John Patterson, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Michigan | Kyle Godley (PF), Christopher Gunning (C) Adam Schultz, Michael Gurrola | |
| 00:04 | Michigan | Tim Mackey makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 00:04 | Michigan | Tim Mackey makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 30-37 |