| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Tyrone Adam (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Tapia (fresh) SF - Ronald Bastarache (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Longwell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jon Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache inbounds the ball | 41-19 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:52 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley drills a floater from the left block | 41-21 |
| 19:29 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun is alone and drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from William Hansen | 43-21 |
| 19:23 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-21 |
| 19:21 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas tips it back up and in | 43-23 |
| 18:52 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Zhuang Chu | 45-23 |
| 18:35 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-23 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (SG), Joseph Daley (SF), Justin Rose (PF), Dema Lamparski (C) William Hansen, Zhuang Chu, Cedric Owens, Tyrone Adam | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Cork (PF) John Longwell | |
| 18:09 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun is hacked by David Cork - foul #1 on David Cork, team foul #1 | 45-23 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hamm (SF), Cedric Owens (PF), Tyrone Adam (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Justin Rose, Dema Lamparski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Ernest Thomas (SG), Robert Rea (SF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Dennis Hurley, Robert Tapia, Ronald Bastarache, Jon Thomas | |
| 17:53 | Michigan State | Robert Hamm is by himself and knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Fontaine | 47-23 |
| 17:42 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Robert Rea and he's hacked by Robert Hamm - foul #2 on Robert Hamm, team foul #1 | 47-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (PG) Robert Hamm | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:42 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas makes the free throw | 47-26 |
| 17:39 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu (SF), Dema Lamparski (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Tyrone Adam | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:22 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas is whistled for a carry | 47-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (PG), Justin Rose (PF), Tyrone Adam (C) Zhuang Chu, Cedric Owens, Dema Lamparski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache (SF), John Longwell (PF) Robert Rea, Andrew Stalvey | |
| 16:59 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun is fouled on the floor by John Longwell - foul #2 on John Longwell, team foul #2 | 47-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu (SF), Cedric Owens (PF) Joseph Daley, Justin Rose | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jon Thomas (C) David Cork | |
| 16:46 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Jing-Quo Sun | 50-26 |
| 16:32 | Northwestern | Cedric Owens swats the layup by Ernest Thomas | 50-26 |
| 16:30 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu snags the defensive board | 50-26 |
| 16:26 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-26 |
| 16:25 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache grabs the defensive rebound | 50-26 |
| 16:18 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Tyrone Adam - foul #2 on Tyrone Adam, team foul #2 | 50-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Joseph Daley (SF), Dema Lamparski (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Zhuang Chu, Tyrone Adam | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Robert Tapia (SG), Robert Rea (SF), Andrew Stalvey (PF) Leonard Chung, Ernest Thomas, Ronald Bastarache, John Longwell | |
| 16:18 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 50-27 |
| 16:18 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 50-28 |
| 16:01 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens drills a jumper from the left wing | 52-28 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Michael Fontaine (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Daley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cedric Owens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Dema Lamparski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Tapia (fresh) SF - Robert Rea (fresh) PF - Andrew Stalvey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jon Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas banks in the layup | 52-30 |
| 15:19 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens drills a floater from the left block and he's hacked by Robert Rea - foul #2 on Robert Rea, team foul #3 | 54-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Tyrone Adam (C) Michael Fontaine, Joseph Daley, Dema Lamparski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache (SF), David Cork (PF) Robert Rea, Jon Thomas | |
| 15:19 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens makes the free throw | 55-30 |
| 15:06 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley is hacked by William Hansen - foul #1 on William Hansen, team foul #3 | 55-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (SG), Justin Rose (PF) William Hansen, Cedric Owens | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), John Longwell (PF) Dennis Hurley, Andrew Stalvey | |
| 14:52 | Northwestern | Michael Fontaine is called for the reach on Leonard Chung - foul #1 on Michael Fontaine, team foul #4 | 55-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG) Michael Fontaine | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (SG) Robert Tapia | |
| 14:40 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-30 |
| 14:39 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu gets the rebound | 55-30 |
| 14:11 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Hansen | 57-30 |
| 14:06 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-30 |
| 14:05 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam gets the rebound | 57-30 |
| 13:38 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-30 |
| 13:37 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache pulls down the rebound | 57-30 |
| 13:26 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Daley (PG), Michael Fontaine (SG), Cedric Owens (PF), Dema Lamparski (C) William Hansen, Jing-Quo Sun, Justin Rose, Tyrone Adam | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Robert Tapia (SG), Robert Rea (SF), Andrew Stalvey (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Leonard Chung, Ernest Thomas, Ronald Bastarache, John Longwell, David Cork | |
| 13:24 | Michigan State | Dennis Hurley is called for the reach on Michael Fontaine in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dennis Hurley, team foul #4 | 57-30 |
| 13:11 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski is open and buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Daley | 59-30 |
| 13:00 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley hits a 3 from straight away | 59-33 |
| 12:58 | Michigan State | Andrew Stalvey is called for the reach on Joseph Daley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Stalvey, team foul #5 | 59-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (PG), Tyrone Adam (C) Zhuang Chu, Dema Lamparski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 12:31 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-33 |
| 12:29 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas pulls down the rebound | 59-33 |
| 12:25 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia is hacked by Cedric Owens - foul #2 on Cedric Owens, team foul #5 | 59-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu (SF), Dema Lamparski (C) Joseph Daley, Tyrone Adam | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Zackary Hubbard (PF) Andrew Stalvey | |
| 12:15 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas's layup is rejected by Cedric Owens | 59-33 |
| 12:14 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu pulls down the rebound | 59-33 |
| 11:48 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 59-33 |
| 11:47 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley pulls down the rebound | 59-33 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jing-Quo Sun (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Fontaine (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Cedric Owens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Dema Lamparski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Tapia (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Rea (fresh) PF - Zackary Hubbard (fresh) C - Jon Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Northwestern | Zackary Hubbard misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-33 |
| 11:40 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine snags the defensive board | 59-33 |
| 11:13 | Michigan State | Robert Tapia steals it from Dema Lamparski | 59-33 |
| 10:59 | Northwestern | Dema Lamparski is called for the reach on Robert Rea - foul #2 on Dema Lamparski, team foul #6 | 59-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Robert Hamm (SG), Joseph Daley (SF), Tyrone Adam (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Michael Fontaine, Zhuang Chu, Dema Lamparski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Ernest Thomas (SG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), John Longwell (PF), David Cork (C) Dennis Hurley, Robert Tapia, Robert Rea, Zackary Hubbard, Jon Thomas | |
| 10:48 | Northwestern | David Cork throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-33 |
| 10:44 | Michigan State | William Hansen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Justin Rose (PF) Cedric Owens | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 10:33 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache misses short on a shot near the basket | 59-33 |
| 10:31 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to John Longwell | 59-33 |
| 10:21 | Northwestern | David Cork hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 59-33 |
| 10:20 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas tips it home | 59-35 |
| 10:02 | Michigan State | William Hansen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-35 |
| 10:01 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam gets the offensive rebound | 59-35 |
| 09:41 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Daley | 62-35 |
| 09:26 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by John Longwell | 62-38 |
| 09:24 | Michigan State | David Cork is called for the reach on William Hansen in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Cork, team foul #6 | 62-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (PG), Michael Fontaine (SG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Cedric Owens (PF) William Hansen, Robert Hamm, Joseph Daley, Justin Rose | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan (SG), Andrew Stalvey (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Ernest Thomas, John Longwell, David Cork | |
| 09:03 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 62-38 |
| 09:01 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 62-38 |
| 08:56 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan is hacked by Michael Fontaine - foul #2 on Michael Fontaine, team foul #7 | 62-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG) Michael Fontaine | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Robert Rea (SF), Zackary Hubbard (C) Leonard Chung, Ronald Bastarache, Jon Thomas | |
| 08:56 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 62-39 |
| 08:56 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 62-39 |
| 08:56 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 62-39 |
| 08:43 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left block | 62-39 |
| 08:41 | Northwestern | Zackary Hubbard snags the defensive board | 62-39 |
| 08:36 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 62-39 |
| 08:35 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam grabs the defensive rebound | 62-39 |
| 08:15 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-39 |
| 08:10 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 65-39 |
| 08:08 | Northwestern | Robert Rea snags the offensive board | 65-39 |
| 08:03 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 65-39 |
| 08:01 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens grabs the board | 65-39 |
| 07:58 | Michigan State | Zackary Hubbard steps in front of the Cedric Owens pass in the backcourt | 65-39 |
| 07:48 | Northwestern | Robert Rea's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (SG), Dema Lamparski (C) William Hansen, Tyrone Adam | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Robert Tapia (SG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), David Cork (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Dennis Hurley, Eddie Sullivan, Robert Rea, Andrew Stalvey, Zackary Hubbard | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jing-Quo Sun (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Fontaine (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Cedric Owens (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Dema Lamparski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Chung (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Tapia (fresh) SF - Ronald Bastarache (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Cork (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jon Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-39 |
| 07:19 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Cedric Owens | 65-39 |
| 06:57 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu misses the wide open 3 from the left corner | 65-39 |
| 06:56 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Fontaine | 65-39 |
| 06:39 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Fontaine | 68-39 |
| 06:30 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 68-39 |
| 06:29 | Northwestern | David Cork pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-39 |
| 06:15 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 68-39 |
| 06:14 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia tips it home | 68-41 |
| 06:12 | Michigan State | David Cork steals it from Michael Fontaine in the backcourt | 68-41 |
| 06:03 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung banks in the layup | 68-43 |
| 05:51 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 70-43 |
| 05:27 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Leonard Chung | 70-45 |
| 05:01 | Michigan State | Jon Thomas is called for the reach on Zhuang Chu - foul #2 on Jon Thomas, team foul #7 | 70-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Robert Hamm (SG), Justin Rose (PF), Tyrone Adam (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Michael Fontaine, Cedric Owens, Dema Lamparski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (PG), Eddie Sullivan (SG), Robert Rea (SF), Andrew Stalvey (PF), Zackary Hubbard (C) Leonard Chung, Robert Tapia, Ronald Bastarache, David Cork, Jon Thomas | |
| 05:01 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu misses the 1st free throw | 70-45 |
| 05:01 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam gets the offensive rebound | 70-45 |
| 04:49 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Hamm | 73-45 |
| 04:35 | Northwestern | Robert Rea comes up short on the floater from close range | 73-45 |
| 04:33 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam pulls down the rebound | 73-45 |
| 04:13 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left side | 73-45 |
| 04:11 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas gets the rebound | 73-45 |
| 04:05 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Hamm - foul #3 on Robert Hamm, team foul #8 | 73-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (SG), Joseph Daley (SF), Cedric Owens (PF) Robert Hamm, Zhuang Chu, Justin Rose | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 04:05 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 73-45 |
| 04:05 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 73-46 |
| 04:03 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley is fouled in the backcourt by Eddie Sullivan - foul #1 on Eddie Sullivan, team foul #8 | 73-46 |
| 04:03 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley makes the 1st free throw | 74-46 |
| 04:03 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley makes the 2nd free throw | 75-46 |
| 03:36 | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey banks in the layup | 75-48 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SG - Michael Fontaine (tiring) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Joseph Daley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cedric Owens (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Tyrone Adam (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Eddie Sullivan (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Rea (fresh) PF - Andrew Stalvey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Zackary Hubbard (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from William Hansen | 77-48 |
| 03:13 | Northwestern | Robert Rea throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Justin Rose (PF) Michael Fontaine, Cedric Owens | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), David Cork (PF) Eddie Sullivan, Zackary Hubbard | |
| 03:11 | Michigan State | William Hansen is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Hansen, team foul #9 | 77-48 |
| 02:59 | Northwestern | David Cork scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Rea | 77-50 |
| 02:45 | Michigan State | The jump hook by Jing-Quo Sun is blocked by Andrew Stalvey | 77-50 |
| 02:43 | Northwestern | David Cork grabs the board | 77-50 |
| 02:36 | Northwestern | David Cork scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 77-53 |
| 02:13 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 77-53 |
| 02:12 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley gets the offensive rebound | 77-53 |
| 01:51 | Michigan State | William Hansen loses the dribble to Leonard Chung | 77-53 |
| 01:40 | Northwestern | David Cork's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu (SF), Cedric Owens (PF) Joseph Daley, Justin Rose | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 01:12 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by William Hansen | 79-53 |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung drills a turnaround from the baseline | 79-55 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the baseline | 79-55 |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam tips it back up and in | 81-55 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas is called for traveling | 81-55 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | William Hansen runs out the clock | 81-55 |