| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) SG - Jeffrey James (fresh) SF - Shawn Wright (fresh) PF - Carlos Dodson (fresh) C - William Mitchell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Fred McKever (fresh) SG - Richard Catalano (fresh) SF - Jack Peay (fresh) PF - Donald Johnson (fresh) C - Jeremiah Leavitt (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | William Mitchell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Michigan State | William Mitchell misses the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Richard Catalano - foul #1 on Richard Catalano, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Michigan State | William Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Michigan State | William Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Shawn Wright | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Shawn Wright | 3-0 |
| 18:47 | Boston College | Fred McKever misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 18:45 | Boston College | Jeremiah Leavitt tips it in | 3-2 |
| 18:26 | Michigan State | William Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 3-2 |
| 18:25 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright tips it in | 5-2 |
| 17:57 | Boston College | Jack Peay's pass is intercepted by Carlos Dodson | 5-2 |
| 17:29 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from William Murray | 8-2 |
| 17:08 | Boston College | Jeremiah Leavitt is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on William Mitchell - foul #1 on William Mitchell, team foul #1 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (PG), David Blankenship (SG), Ronald Hamilton (SF), Myles Smith (PF), Robert Brown (C) William Murray, Jeffrey James, Shawn Wright, Carlos Dodson, William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 17:08 | Boston College | Jeremiah Leavitt makes the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 17:08 | Boston College | Jeremiah Leavitt makes the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 16:43 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette is fouled on the floor by Jeremiah Leavitt - foul #1 on Jeremiah Leavitt, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| 16:28 | Michigan State | Myles Smith misses the layup against the doubleteam | 8-4 |
| 16:26 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-4 |
| 16:05 | Michigan State | Myles Smith drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Touchette | 10-4 |
| 15:42 | Boston College | Richard Catalano can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left side | 10-4 |
| 15:41 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton grabs the board | 10-4 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Touchette (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Blankenship (fresh) SF - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Myles Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Fred McKever (fresh) SG - Richard Catalano (fresh) SF - Jack Peay (fresh) PF - Donald Johnson (fresh) C - Jeremiah Leavitt (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:19 | Michigan State | Robert Brown double dribbles | 10-4 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (SG), William Mitchell (C) David Blankenship, Ronald Hamilton | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 14:55 | Boston College | Jeremiah Leavitt is hacked by Robert Brown - foul #1 on Robert Brown, team foul #2 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG) Joseph Touchette | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 14:33 | Boston College | Fred McKever misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on William Murray - foul #1 on William Murray, team foul #3 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (PG) William Murray | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 14:33 | Boston College | Fred McKever misses the 1st free throw | 10-4 |
| 14:33 | Boston College | Fred McKever makes the 2nd free throw | 10-5 |
| 14:12 | Michigan State | Myles Smith lays it in despite the doubleteam on a great pass from Joseph Touchette | 12-5 |
| 13:49 | Boston College | Fred McKever hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Jeffrey James - foul #1 on Jeffrey James, team foul #4 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), David Blankenship (SG), Ronald Hamilton (SF) Joseph Touchette, Jeffrey James, William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Boston College | Joseph Burton (SG), Michael Russell (SF), William Baro (PF) Richard Catalano, Jack Peay, Donald Johnson | |
| 13:49 | Boston College | Fred McKever makes the 1st free throw | 12-6 |
| 13:49 | Boston College | Fred McKever makes the 2nd free throw | 12-7 |
| 13:29 | Michigan State | David Blankenship misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-7 |
| 13:27 | Michigan State | Myles Smith tips it back up and in | 14-7 |
| 13:02 | Boston College | Jeremiah Leavitt's pass is intercepted by William Murray | 14-7 |
| 12:53 | Michigan State | William Murray is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 14-7 |
| 12:51 | Boston College | William Baro grabs the defensive rebound | 14-7 |
| 12:34 | Boston College | Fred McKever misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on William Murray - foul #2 on William Murray, team foul #5 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (PG), Jeffrey James (SG), Shawn Wright (SF), Carlos Dodson (PF), William Mitchell (C) William Murray, David Blankenship, Ronald Hamilton, Myles Smith, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Boston College | Jack Peay (SF), Donald Johnson (PF), Larry Raggs (C) Michael Russell, William Baro, Jeremiah Leavitt | |
| 12:34 | Boston College | Fred McKever makes the 1st free throw | 14-8 |
| 12:34 | Boston College | Fred McKever misses the 2nd free throw | 14-8 |
| 12:34 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson gets the rebound | 14-8 |
| 12:09 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 14-8 |
| 12:07 | Boston College | Jack Peay pulls down the rebound | 14-8 |
| 12:02 | Boston College | Joseph Burton buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Fred McKever | 14-10 |
| 11:34 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Donald Johnson - foul #1 on Donald Johnson, team foul #3 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Myles Smith (PG) Joseph Touchette | |
| Subs | Boston College | Alton Chunn (PG), Richard Catalano (SG) Fred McKever, Joseph Burton | |
| 11:34 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson makes the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 11:34 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson misses the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 11:34 | Boston College | Donald Johnson snags the defensive board | 15-10 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Myles Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jeffrey James (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shawn Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Dodson (fresh) 1 pts. C - William Mitchell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Alton Chunn (fresh) SG - Richard Catalano (fresh) SF - Jack Peay (fresh) PF - Donald Johnson (fresh) C - Larry Raggs (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Boston College | Donald Johnson banks in the layup | 15-12 |
| 11:06 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright is fouled on the floor by Jack Peay - foul #1 on Jack Peay, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (PG), Robert Brown (PF) Shawn Wright, Carlos Dodson | |
| Subs | Boston College | Jeremiah Leavitt (C) Larry Raggs | |
| 10:44 | Michigan State | Myles Smith evades the doubleteam but misses long on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Jack Peay - foul #2 on Jack Peay, team foul #5 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Blankenship (SG) Jeffrey James | |
| Subs | Boston College | Michael Russell (SF) Jack Peay | |
| 10:44 | Michigan State | Myles Smith makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 10:44 | Michigan State | Myles Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 10:23 | Boston College | Alton Chunn hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jeremiah Leavitt out of a doubleteam | 17-15 |
| 09:55 | Michigan State | Robert Brown travels with the ball | 17-15 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (SG), Shawn Wright (SF), Carlos Dodson (PF) Joseph Touchette, David Blankenship, William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Boston College | Fred McKever (PG), William Baro (PF) Alton Chunn, Donald Johnson | |
| 09:37 | Boston College | Jeremiah Leavitt makes the jumper from the right side set up by Richard Catalano | 17-17 |
| 09:12 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-17 |
| 09:11 | Boston College | William Baro pulls down the rebound | 17-17 |
| 08:47 | Boston College | Jeremiah Leavitt hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Russell | 17-19 |
| 08:28 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Carlos Dodson | 19-19 |
| 08:09 | Boston College | Jeremiah Leavitt evades the doubleteam but misses long on a runner from the baseline | 19-19 |
| 08:07 | Boston College | Jeremiah Leavitt snags the offensive board | 19-19 |
| 07:46 | Boston College | William Baro makes the jump hook from close range | 19-21 |
| 07:17 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-21 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (PG), David Blankenship (SG), Ronald Hamilton (SF), William Mitchell (C) Myles Smith, Jeffrey James, Shawn Wright, Carlos Dodson | |
| Subs | Boston College | Alton Chunn (PG), Joseph Burton (SG), Donald Johnson (PF), Larry Raggs (C) Fred McKever, Richard Catalano, William Baro, Jeremiah Leavitt | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Touchette (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Blankenship (fresh) SF - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Brown (fresh) C - William Mitchell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Alton Chunn (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Burton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Russell (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Donald Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Raggs (fresh) | |
| 06:52 | Boston College | Joseph Burton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-21 |
| 06:50 | Boston College | Donald Johnson tips it in | 19-23 |
| 06:32 | Michigan State | Robert Brown scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 21-23 |
| 06:07 | Boston College | Donald Johnson misses the easy layup | 21-23 |
| 06:06 | Michigan State | William Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 05:45 | Michigan State | Robert Brown buries a jump hook near the basket set up by David Blankenship | 23-23 |
| 05:19 | Boston College | Larry Raggs misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on William Mitchell - foul #2 on William Mitchell, team foul #6 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (SF), Myles Smith (PF) Ronald Hamilton, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Boston College | Fred McKever (PG), Jack Peay (SF) Alton Chunn, Michael Russell | |
| 05:19 | Boston College | Larry Raggs makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:19 | Boston College | Larry Raggs makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 04:53 | Michigan State | Myles Smith evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot near the basket | 23-25 |
| 04:51 | Michigan State | Myles Smith tips it but misses | 23-25 |
| 04:50 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Larry Raggs | 23-25 |
| 04:32 | Boston College | Fred McKever lays it in on a nice dish by Joseph Burton | 23-27 |
| 04:11 | Michigan State | Myles Smith evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Jack Peay - foul #3 on Jack Peay, team foul #6 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shawn Wright (SF), Robert Brown (PF) Joseph Touchette, David Blankenship | |
| Subs | Boston College | Alton Chunn (PG), Richard Catalano (SG), Jeremiah Leavitt (C) Joseph Burton, Jack Peay, Larry Raggs | |
| 04:11 | Michigan State | Myles Smith makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 04:11 | Michigan State | Myles Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 03:49 | Boston College | Jeremiah Leavitt misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Jeffrey James - foul #2 on Jeffrey James, team foul #7 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Carlos Dodson (PF) Shawn Wright, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Boston College | William Baro (PF) Donald Johnson | |
| 03:49 | Boston College | Jeremiah Leavitt makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 03:49 | Boston College | Jeremiah Leavitt misses the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 03:49 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Carlos Dodson | 25-28 |
| 03:22 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Richard Catalano - foul #2 on Richard Catalano, team foul #7 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shawn Wright (SF) Carlos Dodson | |
| Subs | Boston College | Michael Russell (SF) Alton Chunn | |
| 03:22 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James misses the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 03:22 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 02:56 | Boston College | Richard Catalano is fouled on the floor by William Murray - foul #3 on William Murray, team foul #8 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton (SF), Robert Brown (PF) William Murray, Shawn Wright | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 02:56 | Boston College | Richard Catalano makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 02:56 | Boston College | Richard Catalano makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Myles Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SG - Jeffrey James (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Brown (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Mitchell (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Fred McKever (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Catalano (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Russell (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Baro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremiah Leavitt (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:32 | Michigan State | Myles Smith hits the finger roll against a doubleteam | 28-30 |
| 02:12 | Boston College | Robert Brown is called for the reach on Fred McKever - foul #2 on Robert Brown, team foul #9 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Blankenship (SG), Shawn Wright (SF), Carlos Dodson (PF) Jeffrey James, Ronald Hamilton, William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Boston College | Donald Johnson (PF) William Baro | |
| 02:12 | Boston College | Fred McKever misses the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 02:12 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Robert Brown | 28-30 |
| 01:56 | Michigan State | Myles Smith is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 28-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (PG), Jeffrey James (SG) Myles Smith, David Blankenship | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 01:31 | Boston College | Michael Russell knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Jeremiah Leavitt | 28-33 |
| 01:03 | Michigan State | Robert Brown hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 28-33 |
| 01:02 | Boston College | Jeremiah Leavitt grabs the board | 28-33 |
| 00:39 | Boston College | Richard Catalano makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Donald Johnson | 28-36 |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | Robert Brown comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Fred McKever - foul #1 on Fred McKever, team foul #8 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Myles Smith (PG), David Blankenship (SG), Ronald Hamilton (SF), William Mitchell (C) Joseph Touchette, Jeffrey James, Shawn Wright, Carlos Dodson | |
| Subs | Boston College | Alton Chunn (PG), Joseph Burton (SG), Larry Raggs (C) Fred McKever, Richard Catalano, Jeremiah Leavitt | |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | Robert Brown makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | Robert Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 00:00 | Boston College | Michael Russell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-36 |