| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Snodgrass (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jean Haynie (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Cooper (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marion Yelton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Barry Paige (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Patrick Skaggs (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Johnny Bushong (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Salvatore Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Luke Rodriguz (fresh) 6 pts. C - Kerry Read (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Birmingham-Southern | Salvatore Russo inbounds the ball | 23-19 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:51 | Birmingham-Southern | Luke Rodriguz drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Johnny Bushong | 23-21 |
| 19:22 | Michigan State | Jean Haynie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-21 |
| 19:05 | Birmingham-Southern | Salvatore Russo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-21 |
| 18:37 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Snodgrass | 26-21 |
| 18:24 | Birmingham-Southern | Johnny Bushong misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-21 |
| 18:23 | Birmingham-Southern | Kerry Read tips it in | 26-23 |
| 18:02 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Johnny Bushong - foul #3 on Johnny Bushong, team foul #1 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Henry Wolfsberger (PG), Yevgeny Zaldivar (SG), Thomas Segura (SF), Robert Brannigan (C) Patrick Skaggs, Johnny Bushong, Salvatore Russo, Kerry Read | |
| 18:02 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton misses the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 18:02 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton misses the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 18:02 | Birmingham-Southern | The rebound goes to Robert Brannigan | 26-23 |
| 17:50 | Birmingham-Southern | Barry Paige takes the ball from Yevgeny Zaldivar | 26-23 |
| 17:47 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Segura - foul #1 on Thomas Segura, team foul #2 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Norman Halle (PG), Joseph Wolbert (PF) Jean Haynie, Marion Yelton | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| 17:30 | Michigan State | Barry Paige knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Timothy Cooper | 28-23 |
| 17:02 | Birmingham-Southern | Luke Rodriguz connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 16:59 | Michigan State | Norman Halle's pass is intercepted by Robert Brannigan in the backcourt | 28-26 |
| 16:45 | Birmingham-Southern | Thomas Segura misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Joseph Wolbert - foul #1 on Joseph Wolbert, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jean Haynie (SG), Donald Hansen (C) Robert Snodgrass, Barry Paige | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Salvatore Russo (SF) Luke Rodriguz | |
| 16:45 | Birmingham-Southern | Thomas Segura makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 16:45 | Birmingham-Southern | Thomas Segura makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 16:43 | Michigan State | Yevgeny Zaldivar is called for the reach on Jean Haynie in the backcourt - foul #1 on Yevgeny Zaldivar, team foul #3 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Patrick Skaggs (PG) Thomas Segura | |
| 16:24 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-28 |
| 16:22 | Birmingham-Southern | Henry Wolfsberger snags the defensive board | 28-28 |
| 16:13 | Birmingham-Southern | Robert Brannigan lays it up and in | 28-30 |
| 15:45 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-30 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Norman Halle (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jean Haynie (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Cooper (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Wolbert (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Hansen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Patrick Skaggs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Yevgeny Zaldivar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Salvatore Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Henry Wolfsberger (fairly fresh) 2 stl. C - Robert Brannigan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Birmingham-Southern | Henry Wolfsberger double dribbles | 30-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Snodgrass (PG), Marion Yelton (PF) Norman Halle, Joseph Wolbert | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Tim McCulla (PG), Johnny Bushong (SG), Luke Rodriguz (PF), Kerry Read (C) Patrick Skaggs, Yevgeny Zaldivar, Henry Wolfsberger, Robert Brannigan | |
| 15:07 | Michigan State | Donald Hansen can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kerry Read - foul #2 on Kerry Read, team foul #4 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Barry Paige (C) Jean Haynie | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Thomas Segura (SF) Salvatore Russo | |
| 15:07 | Michigan State | Donald Hansen makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 15:07 | Michigan State | Donald Hansen misses the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 15:07 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Barry Paige | 31-30 |
| 14:47 | Michigan State | Barry Paige loses the ball out of bounds | 31-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Norman Halle (PG) Donald Hansen | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| 14:35 | Birmingham-Southern | Luke Rodriguz misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-30 |
| 14:33 | Michigan State | Robert Snodgrass grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 14:31 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 31-30 |
| 14:13 | Birmingham-Southern | Luke Rodriguz comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 31-30 |
| 14:11 | Michigan State | Robert Snodgrass snags the defensive board | 31-30 |
| 13:52 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thomas Segura - foul #2 on Thomas Segura, team foul #5 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jean Haynie (SG), Joseph Wolbert (C) Norman Halle, Barry Paige | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Salvatore Russo (SF), Yevgeny Zaldivar (PF), Henry Wolfsberger (C) Thomas Segura, Luke Rodriguz, Kerry Read | |
| 13:52 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 13:52 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 13:42 | Birmingham-Southern | Salvatore Russo misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joseph Wolbert - foul #2 on Joseph Wolbert, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Patrick Skaggs (PG) Tim McCulla | |
| 13:42 | Birmingham-Southern | Salvatore Russo misses the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 13:42 | Birmingham-Southern | Salvatore Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 13:39 | Michigan State | Jean Haynie is hacked by Johnny Bushong in the backcourt - foul #4 on Johnny Bushong, team foul #6 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Hansen (C) Marion Yelton | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Tim McCulla (PG) Johnny Bushong | |
| 13:20 | Michigan State | Donald Hansen misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 32-31 |
| 13:18 | Michigan State | Jean Haynie grabs the offensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 13:04 | Michigan State | Patrick Skaggs takes the ball from Donald Hansen | 32-31 |
| 12:43 | Birmingham-Southern | Tim McCulla knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-34 |
| 12:28 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Timothy Cooper | 34-34 |
| 12:11 | Birmingham-Southern | Tim McCulla misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 12:10 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 12:08 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper is hacked by Salvatore Russo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Salvatore Russo, team foul #7 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Norman Halle (PG), Marion Yelton (PF), Barry Paige (C) Jean Haynie, Joseph Wolbert, Donald Hansen | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Thomas Segura (SF), Robert Brannigan (PF), Kerry Read (C) Salvatore Russo, Yevgeny Zaldivar, Henry Wolfsberger | |
| 12:08 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 12:08 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 11:49 | Birmingham-Southern | Thomas Segura is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Thomas Segura, team foul #8 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jean Haynie (SF) Timothy Cooper | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| 11:24 | Michigan State | Barry Paige is open and scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Norman Halle | 38-34 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Norman Halle (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Snodgrass (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jean Haynie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marion Yelton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Barry Paige (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Tim McCulla (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Skaggs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Segura (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Brannigan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kerry Read (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Birmingham-Southern | Kerry Read is whistled for a carry | 38-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Luke Rodriguz (PF) Kerry Read | |
| 10:51 | Michigan State | Thomas Segura is called for the reach on Jean Haynie - foul #4 on Thomas Segura, team foul #9 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Salvatore Russo (SF), James McCanse (C) Thomas Segura, Robert Brannigan | |
| 10:51 | Michigan State | Jean Haynie makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 10:51 | Michigan State | Jean Haynie misses the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 10:51 | Birmingham-Southern | The rebound goes to James McCanse | 39-34 |
| 10:35 | Birmingham-Southern | Tim McCulla scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 10:13 | Michigan State | Barry Paige misses long on an open shot from the right block | 39-37 |
| 10:11 | Birmingham-Southern | The rebound goes to Patrick Skaggs | 39-37 |
| 09:47 | Birmingham-Southern | Patrick Skaggs misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-37 |
| 09:45 | Michigan State | Barry Paige snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 09:43 | Michigan State | Robert Snodgrass is hacked by Patrick Skaggs in the backcourt - foul #2 on Patrick Skaggs, team foul #10 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper (SF), Joseph Wolbert (PF), Donald Hansen (C) Jean Haynie, Marion Yelton, Barry Paige | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Yevgeny Zaldivar (SG), Henry Wolfsberger (PF), Kerry Read (C) Patrick Skaggs, Luke Rodriguz, James McCanse | |
| 09:43 | Michigan State | Robert Snodgrass makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 09:43 | Michigan State | Robert Snodgrass makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 09:33 | Birmingham-Southern | Henry Wolfsberger hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Tim McCulla | 41-40 |
| 09:09 | Michigan State | Robert Snodgrass misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-40 |
| 09:08 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert grabs the offensive board | 41-40 |
| 08:50 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper misses short on an open jump hook from the left block | 41-40 |
| 08:48 | Birmingham-Southern | The rebound goes to Yevgeny Zaldivar | 41-40 |
| 08:28 | Birmingham-Southern | Tim McCulla misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 08:27 | Michigan State | Donald Hansen grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 08:13 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jean Haynie (SG), Barry Paige (C) Robert Snodgrass, Donald Hansen | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Luke Rodriguz (PF), Robert Brannigan (C) Salvatore Russo, Kerry Read | |
| 07:59 | Birmingham-Southern | Joseph Wolbert swats the short shot by Luke Rodriguz | 41-40 |
| 07:57 | Birmingham-Southern | Henry Wolfsberger snags the offensive board | 41-40 |
| 07:41 | Birmingham-Southern | Barry Paige swats the short shot by Luke Rodriguz | 41-40 |
| 07:39 | Birmingham-Southern | Robert Brannigan snags the offensive board | 41-40 |
| 07:29 | Birmingham-Southern | Luke Rodriguz hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Brannigan | 41-42 |
| 07:10 | Michigan State | Barry Paige hits a jumper in the lane and he's hacked by Yevgeny Zaldivar - foul #2 on Yevgeny Zaldivar, team foul #11 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Snodgrass (PG), Marion Yelton (PF) Norman Halle, Joseph Wolbert | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Johnny Bushong (SG), Thomas Segura (SF) Yevgeny Zaldivar, Henry Wolfsberger | |
| 07:10 | Michigan State | Barry Paige misses the free throw | 43-42 |
| 07:10 | Birmingham-Southern | The rebound goes to Robert Brannigan | 43-42 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Snodgrass (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jean Haynie (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Cooper (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marion Yelton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Barry Paige (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Tim McCulla (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Johnny Bushong (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Thomas Segura (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Luke Rodriguz (fairly fresh) 13 pts. C - Robert Brannigan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Birmingham-Southern | Luke Rodriguz clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-42 |
| 06:57 | Michigan State | Jean Haynie grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 06:32 | Michigan State | Robert Snodgrass connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy Cooper | 46-42 |
| 06:25 | Birmingham-Southern | Robert Brannigan makes the jumpshot from the left side | 46-44 |
| 06:02 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton lays it up and in set up by Robert Snodgrass and he's fouled by Tim McCulla - foul #4 on Tim McCulla, team foul #12 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Hansen (C) Barry Paige | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Patrick Skaggs (PG), Salvatore Russo (SF), Kerry Read (C) Tim McCulla, Thomas Segura, Robert Brannigan | |
| 06:02 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton makes the free throw | 49-44 |
| 05:47 | Birmingham-Southern | Patrick Skaggs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Norman Halle (PG) Robert Snodgrass | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| 05:43 | Michigan State | Johnny Bushong steals the ball from Jean Haynie in the backcourt | 49-44 |
| 05:35 | Birmingham-Southern | Johnny Bushong connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Luke Rodriguz and he's hacked by Donald Hansen - foul #2 on Donald Hansen, team foul #3 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert (PF) Marion Yelton | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Henry Wolfsberger (PF) Luke Rodriguz | |
| 05:35 | Birmingham-Southern | Johnny Bushong makes the free throw | 49-47 |
| 05:33 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper is hacked by Salvatore Russo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Salvatore Russo, team foul #13 | 49-47 |
| 05:33 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 05:33 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 05:23 | Birmingham-Southern | Henry Wolfsberger hits a fadeaway from the right side | 51-49 |
| 05:10 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert misses the lay-in | 51-49 |
| 05:09 | Birmingham-Southern | Johnny Bushong gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 05:03 | Birmingham-Southern | Salvatore Russo is fouled on the floor by Jean Haynie - foul #1 on Jean Haynie, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Snodgrass (SG) Timothy Cooper | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Yevgeny Zaldivar (PF), James McCanse (C) Patrick Skaggs, Kerry Read | |
| 04:38 | Birmingham-Southern | Johnny Bushong is called for traveling | 51-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Barry Paige (C) Donald Hansen | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Patrick Skaggs (PG), Thomas Segura (SF) Henry Wolfsberger, Salvatore Russo | |
| 04:20 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert scores on a runner from close range | 53-49 |
| 04:07 | Birmingham-Southern | Johnny Bushong hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-49 |
| 04:06 | Michigan State | Jean Haynie grabs the defensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 03:47 | Michigan State | Jean Haynie misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-49 |
| 03:46 | Michigan State | Barry Paige grabs the offensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 03:30 | Michigan State | Robert Snodgrass is fouled on the floor by Thomas Segura - foul #5 on Thomas Segura, team foul #14 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper (SF), Marion Yelton (PF) Norman Halle, Joseph Wolbert | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Henry Wolfsberger (PG), Salvatore Russo (SF), Robert Brannigan (PF), Kerry Read (C) Patrick Skaggs, Thomas Segura, Yevgeny Zaldivar, James McCanse | |
| 03:30 | Michigan State | Robert Snodgrass makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 03:30 | Michigan State | Robert Snodgrass makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 03:13 | Birmingham-Southern | Salvatore Russo buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Johnny Bushong | 55-51 |
| 03:09 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Snodgrass | 57-51 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Snodgrass (tired) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jean Haynie (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Cooper (tiring) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marion Yelton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Barry Paige (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Henry Wolfsberger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Johnny Bushong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Salvatore Russo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Brannigan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kerry Read (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Birmingham-Southern | Robert Brannigan connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Henry Wolfsberger | 57-53 |
| 02:28 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton hits the finger roll | 59-53 |
| 02:11 | Birmingham-Southern | Johnny Bushong can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 59-53 |
| 02:10 | Birmingham-Southern | Kerry Read tips it home | 59-55 |
| 02:04 | Michigan State | Robert Snodgrass's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Norman Halle (PG), Donald Hansen (C) Robert Snodgrass, Barry Paige | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Tim McCulla (PG), Yevgeny Zaldivar (SG), Luke Rodriguz (PF) Henry Wolfsberger, Johnny Bushong, Robert Brannigan | |
| 01:59 | Birmingham-Southern | Salvatore Russo clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-55 |
| 01:57 | Birmingham-Southern | Kerry Read tips it home | 59-57 |
| 01:30 | Michigan State | Timothy Cooper misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-57 |
| 01:29 | Birmingham-Southern | Tim McCulla pulls down the rebound | 59-57 |
| 01:07 | Birmingham-Southern | Salvatore Russo's pass is intercepted by Timothy Cooper | 59-57 |
| 01:04 | Michigan State | Jean Haynie lays it in on a nice dish by Timothy Cooper | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:42 | Birmingham-Southern | Luke Rodriguz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-57 |
| 00:41 | Michigan State | Donald Hansen gets the rebound | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:38 | Michigan State | Donald Hansen is hacked by Yevgeny Zaldivar in the backcourt - foul #3 on Yevgeny Zaldivar, team foul #15 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Snodgrass (PG) Norman Halle | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Johnny Bushong (SG) Yevgeny Zaldivar | |
| 00:38 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-57 |
| 00:38 | Michigan State | Donald Hansen makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:38 | Michigan State | Donald Hansen misses the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:38 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Luke Rodriguz is called for the reach on Marion Yelton - foul #3 on Luke Rodriguz, team foul #16 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Norman Halle (PG), Barry Paige (C) Jean Haynie, Donald Hansen | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:30 | Birmingham-Southern | Salvatore Russo knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Johnny Bushong | 64-60 |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | Robert Snodgrass is hacked by Tim McCulla in the backcourt - foul #5 on Tim McCulla, team foul #17 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Patrick Skaggs (PG) Tim McCulla | |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | Robert Snodgrass makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | Robert Snodgrass makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:19 | Birmingham-Southern | Patrick Skaggs can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-60 |
| 00:17 | Birmingham-Southern | Kerry Read gets the offensive rebound | 66-60 |
| 00:14 | Birmingham-Southern | Patrick Skaggs knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Johnny Bushong | 66-63 |
| 00:12 | Michigan State | Johnny Bushong is called for the reach on Robert Snodgrass in the backcourt - foul #5 on Johnny Bushong, team foul #18 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Yevgeny Zaldivar (SG) Johnny Bushong | |
| 00:12 | Michigan State | Robert Snodgrass makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:12 | Michigan State | Robert Snodgrass makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:07 | Birmingham-Southern | Salvatore Russo is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Salvatore Russo, team foul #19 | 68-63 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Robert Snodgrass is hacked by Yevgeny Zaldivar in the backcourt - foul #4 on Yevgeny Zaldivar, team foul #20 | 68-63 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Robert Snodgrass makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Robert Snodgrass makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:00 | Birmingham-Southern | Salvatore Russo misses the halfcourt shot | 70-63 |