| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Gary Hollman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leland Shook (fresh) SF - Marc Estes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Matthew Lantz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Tommy Bise (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Snodgrass (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jean Haynie (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marion Yelton (fresh) 4 pts. C - Barry Paige (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Marc Estes inbounds the ball | 22-30 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Evansville | Matthew Lantz misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing but he's hacked by Marion Yelton - foul #2 on Marion Yelton, team foul #1 | 22-30 |
| 19:48 | Evansville | Matthew Lantz makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 19:48 | Evansville | Matthew Lantz makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 19:48 | Evansville | Matthew Lantz makes the 3rd free throw | 25-30 |
| 19:19 | Michigan State | Jean Haynie's pass is intercepted by Marc Estes | 25-30 |
| 18:59 | Evansville | Tommy Bise is fouled on the floor by Barry Paige - foul #2 on Barry Paige, team foul #2 | 25-30 |
| 18:48 | Evansville | Marc Estes knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-30 |
| 18:26 | Michigan State | Jean Haynie misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Tommy Bise - foul #1 on Tommy Bise, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| 18:26 | Michigan State | Jean Haynie makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 18:26 | Michigan State | Jean Haynie misses the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 18:26 | Evansville | Matthew Lantz pulls down the rebound | 28-31 |
| 18:10 | Evansville | Matthew Lantz double dribbles | 28-31 |
| 17:43 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Snodgrass | 28-33 |
| 17:32 | Evansville | Matthew Lantz can't connect on a floater from the left side | 28-33 |
| 17:30 | Michigan State | Jean Haynie grabs the defensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 17:07 | Michigan State | Barry Paige misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-33 |
| 17:06 | Evansville | Tommy Bise gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| 16:54 | Evansville | Leland Shook comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 28-33 |
| 16:53 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton snags the defensive board | 28-33 |
| 16:24 | Michigan State | Robert Snodgrass comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-33 |
| 16:23 | Evansville | Tommy Bise gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| 16:05 | Evansville | Gary Hollman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Snodgrass - foul #1 on Robert Snodgrass, team foul #3 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Evansville | Jeremy Clewis (SG), Willard Sweeney (SF), Michael Lady (PF), Morris Polak (C) Leland Shook, Marc Estes, Matthew Lantz, Tommy Bise | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Norman Halle (PG), Joseph Wolbert (PF), Donald Hansen (C) Jean Haynie, Marion Yelton, Barry Paige | |
| 16:05 | Evansville | Gary Hollman makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 16:05 | Evansville | Gary Hollman makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 15:40 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 15:39 | Evansville | Morris Polak grabs the board | 30-33 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Gary Hollman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Clewis (fresh) SF - Willard Sweeney (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Lady (fresh) 2 reb. C - Morris Polak (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Norman Halle (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Snodgrass (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Timothy Cooper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Wolbert (fresh) C - Donald Hansen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Evansville | Joseph Wolbert swats the layup by Michael Lady | 30-33 |
| 15:31 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 15:02 | Michigan State | Norman Halle drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Snodgrass | 30-36 |
| 14:43 | Evansville | Gary Hollman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-36 |
| Subs | Evansville | Jeremy McSpedon (SG) Gary Hollman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Barry Paige (C) Donald Hansen | |
| 14:16 | Michigan State | Barry Paige blows the layup but he's fouled by Morris Polak - foul #1 on Morris Polak, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Evansville | Matthew Lantz (PF), Tommy Bise (C) Michael Lady, Morris Polak | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jean Haynie (SG), Marion Yelton (PF) Robert Snodgrass, Joseph Wolbert | |
| 14:16 | Michigan State | Barry Paige makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 14:16 | Michigan State | Barry Paige makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 13:57 | Evansville | Jeremy McSpedon can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 30-38 |
| 13:56 | Michigan State | Barry Paige grabs the board | 30-38 |
| 13:37 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 30-38 |
| 13:35 | Evansville | Matthew Lantz gets the rebound | 30-38 |
| 13:06 | Evansville | Jeremy McSpedon misses short on a floater from the right wing | 30-38 |
| 13:04 | Michigan State | Barry Paige grabs the defensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 12:49 | Michigan State | Jean Haynie loses the ball out of bounds | 30-38 |
| Subs | Evansville | Richard Akins (PG), Leland Shook (SG), Marc Estes (SF) Jeremy Clewis, Jeremy McSpedon, Willard Sweeney | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Snodgrass (PG), Joseph Wolbert (PF), Donald Hansen (C) Norman Halle, Marion Yelton, Barry Paige | |
| 12:29 | Evansville | Matthew Lantz knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-38 |
| 12:10 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper is fouled on the floor by Richard Akins - foul #1 on Richard Akins, team foul #3 | 33-38 |
| 11:51 | Michigan State | Tommy Bise blocks the short jumper by Timothy Cooper | 33-38 |
| 11:49 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert tips it but misses | 33-38 |
| 11:47 | Michigan State | Donald Hansen tips it in | 33-40 |
| 11:30 | Evansville | Marc Estes drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-40 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Richard Akins (fresh) SG - Leland Shook (fresh) SF - Marc Estes (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Matthew Lantz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Tommy Bise (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Snodgrass (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jean Haynie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Cooper (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Wolbert (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Hansen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:05 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert can't finish the layup | 35-40 |
| 11:03 | Michigan State | Donald Hansen grabs the offensive board | 35-40 |
| 10:48 | Michigan State | Leland Shook steps in front of the Joseph Wolbert pass | 35-40 |
| 10:45 | Evansville | Marc Estes hits the finger roll on a great pass from Leland Shook | 37-40 |
| 10:16 | Michigan State | Robert Snodgrass throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | Gary Hollman (PG), Jeremy Clewis (SG), Jeremy McSpedon (SF), Michael Lady (PF), Willard Sweeney (C) Richard Akins, Leland Shook, Marc Estes, Matthew Lantz, Tommy Bise | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Norman Halle (PG), Marion Yelton (PF), Barry Paige (C) Timothy Cooper, Joseph Wolbert, Donald Hansen | |
| 09:59 | Evansville | Marion Yelton picks off the pass by Jeremy McSpedon | 37-40 |
| 09:36 | Michigan State | Norman Halle scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Snodgrass | 37-43 |
| 09:14 | Evansville | Willard Sweeney hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-43 |
| 09:12 | Evansville | Jeremy McSpedon tips it back up and in | 39-43 |
| 08:55 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Barry Paige | 39-45 |
| 08:38 | Evansville | Willard Sweeney connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Hollman | 42-45 |
| 08:13 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jeremy Clewis - foul #2 on Jeremy Clewis, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Evansville | Leland Shook (SG), Marc Estes (SF), Matthew Lantz (PF), Tommy Bise (C) Jeremy Clewis, Jeremy McSpedon, Michael Lady, Willard Sweeney | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper (SF) Jean Haynie | |
| 08:13 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 08:13 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 07:54 | Evansville | Marion Yelton is called for the reach on Leland Shook - foul #3 on Marion Yelton, team foul #4 | 42-47 |
| 07:38 | Evansville | Leland Shook can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Snodgrass - foul #2 on Robert Snodgrass, team foul #5 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Evansville | Jeremy Clewis (PG) Gary Hollman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 07:38 | Evansville | Leland Shook makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 07:38 | Evansville | Leland Shook misses the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 07:38 | Michigan State | Barry Paige gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| 07:16 | Michigan State | Barry Paige banks in the layup on a great pass from Norman Halle | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jeremy Clewis (fresh) SG - Leland Shook (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marc Estes (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Matthew Lantz (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Tommy Bise (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Norman Halle (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Snodgrass (tiring) 11 pts. 6 ast. SF - Timothy Cooper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marion Yelton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Barry Paige (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Evansville | Jeremy Clewis is whistled for traveling | 43-49 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert (PF), Donald Hansen (C) Marion Yelton, Barry Paige | |
| 06:40 | Michigan State | Matthew Lantz swats the short shot by Timothy Cooper | 43-49 |
| 06:38 | Evansville | Tommy Bise pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| 06:35 | Evansville | Norman Halle steps in front of the Jeremy Clewis pass in the backcourt | 43-49 |
| 06:15 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper misses the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Marc Estes - foul #3 on Marc Estes, team foul #5 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Evansville | Gary Hollman (PG), Michael Lady (PF), Willard Sweeney (C) Jeremy Clewis, Matthew Lantz, Tommy Bise | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jean Haynie (SG) Robert Snodgrass | |
| 06:15 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 06:15 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 06:03 | Evansville | Leland Shook's floater is tipped away by Donald Hansen | 43-51 |
| 06:01 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Joseph Wolbert | 43-51 |
| 05:32 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 43-51 |
| 05:31 | Michigan State | Jean Haynie can't tip it in | 43-51 |
| 05:30 | Evansville | Marc Estes grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 05:09 | Evansville | Willard Sweeney can't finish the layup | 43-51 |
| 05:07 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert pulls down the rebound | 43-51 |
| 04:44 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Norman Halle and he's hacked by Marc Estes - foul #4 on Marc Estes, team foul #6 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Evansville | Jeremy McSpedon (SG), Matthew Lantz (PF), Tommy Bise (C) Leland Shook, Marc Estes, Michael Lady | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Snodgrass (PG), Barry Paige (C) Norman Halle, Donald Hansen | |
| 04:44 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert misses the free throw | 43-53 |
| 04:44 | Evansville | Tommy Bise snags the defensive board | 43-53 |
| 04:30 | Evansville | Barry Paige denies the turnaround by Gary Hollman | 43-53 |
| 04:29 | Michigan State | Jean Haynie snags the defensive board | 43-53 |
| 04:12 | Michigan State | Jean Haynie misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-53 |
| 04:11 | Evansville | Tommy Bise grabs the defensive rebound | 43-53 |
| 04:07 | Evansville | Matthew Lantz dunks the ball set up by Jeremy McSpedon | 45-53 |
| 03:39 | Michigan State | Jean Haynie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-53 |
| Subs | Evansville | Jeremy Clewis (PG) Gary Hollman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marion Yelton (PF) Joseph Wolbert | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Evansville | Jeremy McSpedon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-53 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Norman Halle (PG) Timothy Cooper | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:05 | Michigan State | Norman Halle makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-56 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jeremy Clewis (fresh) SG - Jeremy McSpedon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Willard Sweeney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Matthew Lantz (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Tommy Bise (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Norman Halle (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Snodgrass (tiring) 11 pts. 6 ast. SF - Jean Haynie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marion Yelton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Barry Paige (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:53 | Evansville | Matthew Lantz misses the easy layup | 45-56 |
| 02:51 | Michigan State | Barry Paige grabs the defensive rebound | 45-56 |
| 02:28 | Michigan State | Norman Halle misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-56 |
| 02:27 | Evansville | Matthew Lantz grabs the defensive rebound | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:11 | Evansville | Matthew Lantz misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Norman Halle - foul #1 on Norman Halle, team foul #6 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Evansville | Richard Akins (SG), Merle Myers (SF), Michael Lady (C) Jeremy McSpedon, Willard Sweeney, Tommy Bise | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert (PF), Donald Hansen (C) Marion Yelton, Barry Paige | |
| 02:11 | Evansville | Matthew Lantz makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 02:11 | Evansville | Matthew Lantz makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 02:09 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-56 |
| Subs | Evansville | Gary Hollman (PG), Leland Shook (SG), Marc Estes (SF), Tommy Bise (C) Jeremy Clewis, Richard Akins, Merle Myers, Michael Lady | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper (SF), Marion Yelton (PF), Barry Paige (C) Jean Haynie, Joseph Wolbert, Donald Hansen | |
| 01:42 | Michigan State | Barry Paige comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 47-56 |
| 01:40 | Michigan State | Barry Paige tips it home | 47-58 |
| 01:21 | Evansville | Matthew Lantz misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-58 |
| 01:19 | Michigan State | Barry Paige grabs the defensive rebound | 47-58 |
| 00:57 | Michigan State | Barry Paige dunks the ball set up by Norman Halle | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:51 | Evansville | Marion Yelton takes the ball from Gary Hollman | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Marc Estes is called for the reach on Timothy Cooper - foul #5 on Marc Estes, team foul #7 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Evansville | Jeremy Clewis (PG), Jeremy McSpedon (SG), Willard Sweeney (SF), Michael Lady (PF), Morris Polak (C) Gary Hollman, Leland Shook, Marc Estes, Matthew Lantz, Tommy Bise | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jean Haynie (SG), Joseph Wolbert (PF), Donald Hansen (C) Norman Halle, Marion Yelton, Barry Paige | |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 47-62 |
| 00:23 | Evansville | Willard Sweeney knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-62 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Robert Snodgrass runs out the clock | 49-62 |