| Lineup | Kent State | PG - David Briggs (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Boshears (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Everett Brasfield (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Combs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Hughes (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff inbounds the ball | 26-33 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by David Burnett | 26-36 |
| 19:09 | Kent State | Thomas Combs drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Everett Brasfield | 28-36 |
| 18:51 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 28-36 |
| 18:50 | Kent State | Thomas Combs snags the defensive board | 28-36 |
| 18:29 | Kent State | Thomas Combs misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Brian Shurtleff - foul #1 on Brian Shurtleff, team foul #1 | 28-36 |
| 18:29 | Kent State | Thomas Combs makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 18:29 | Kent State | Thomas Combs misses the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 18:29 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold grabs the board | 29-36 |
| 18:06 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold is fouled on the floor by Everett Brasfield - foul #1 on Everett Brasfield, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| 18:01 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Charles Mitchell | 29-38 |
| 17:34 | Kent State | David Briggs clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 29-38 |
| 17:32 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Combs | 29-38 |
| 17:06 | Kent State | David Briggs double dribbles | 29-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Dunneback (PG), Donald Levering (SG), James Craine (PF) David Briggs, Robert Boshears, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Ray Boyd (SG), Jerry Poch (C) David Burnett, Charles Mitchell, Mark Arnold | |
| 16:42 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Ray Boyd | 29-40 |
| 16:24 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield clanks a runner from the right block | 29-40 |
| 16:22 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff gets the rebound | 29-40 |
| 15:56 | Michigan State | 3 seconds is called on Kenneth Swanson | 29-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Boshears (SG), Thomas Combs (PF) Everett Brasfield, Larry Hughes | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Charles Mitchell (SG), Mark Arnold (C) Kenneth Swanson, Brian Shurtleff, James Cecere | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Matthew Dunneback (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Boshears (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Levering (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Combs (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - James Craine (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Poch (fresh) C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Kent State | Donald Levering is hacked by Mark Arnold - foul #2 on Mark Arnold, team foul #2 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | David Briggs (PG) Matthew Dunneback | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 15:09 | Kent State | David Briggs hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-40 |
| 14:45 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd is fouled on the floor by Donald Levering - foul #1 on Donald Levering, team foul #2 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Everett Brasfield (SF) Donald Levering | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 14:31 | Michigan State | David Briggs is called for the reach on David Burnett - foul #1 on David Briggs, team foul #3 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Todd Tadlock (PF) Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), James Cecere (PF) David Burnett, Jerry Poch | |
| 14:12 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Arnold | 31-42 |
| 13:51 | Kent State | A charge is called on Robert Boshears - foul #2 on Robert Boshears, team foul #4 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Levering (SG), Larry Hughes (C) Robert Boshears, James Craine | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff (SF), Lucas Ziek (C) Ray Boyd, Mark Arnold | |
| 13:39 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by David Briggs - foul #2 on David Briggs, team foul #5 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry Poch (C) Lucas Ziek | |
| 13:39 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff makes the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 13:39 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff misses the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| 13:39 | Michigan State | James Cecere gets the offensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 13:21 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-46 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:05 | Kent State | David Briggs misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 31-46 |
| 13:04 | Michigan State | James Cecere grabs the defensive rebound | 31-46 |
| 12:38 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch is hacked by Larry Hughes - foul #1 on Larry Hughes, team foul #6 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Boshears (PG), Thomas Combs (PF) David Briggs, Todd Tadlock | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Ray Boyd (SG), Lucas Ziek (C) Kenneth Swanson, Charles Mitchell, James Cecere | |
| 12:23 | Michigan State | Donald Levering is called for the reach on David Burnett - foul #2 on Donald Levering, team foul #7 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Dunneback (PG) Everett Brasfield | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Arnold (C) Lucas Ziek | |
| 12:23 | Michigan State | David Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 31-47 |
| 12:23 | Michigan State | David Burnett misses the 2nd free throw | 31-47 |
| 12:23 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Thomas Combs | 31-47 |
| 12:19 | Kent State | Larry Hughes lays it up and in and the foul's on Mark Arnold - foul #3 on Mark Arnold, team foul #3 | 33-47 |
| 12:19 | Kent State | Larry Hughes makes the free throw | 34-47 |
| 12:03 | Michigan State | Larry Hughes steals the ball from Mark Arnold | 34-47 |
| 11:57 | Kent State | Robert Boshears scores on a fadeaway from the right wing and he's fouled by Jerry Poch - foul #1 on Jerry Poch, team foul #4 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek (PF) Jerry Poch | |
| 11:57 | Kent State | Robert Boshears makes the free throw | 37-47 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Matthew Dunneback (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Boshears (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Levering (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Combs (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lucas Ziek (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:41 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Robert Boshears - foul #3 on Robert Boshears, team foul #8 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Cecere (PF) Lucas Ziek | |
| 11:41 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 11:41 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 11:28 | Kent State | Matthew Dunneback clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-49 |
| 11:26 | Kent State | Robert Boshears tips it but misses | 37-49 |
| 11:24 | Kent State | Thomas Combs grabs the offensive rebound | 37-49 |
| 11:05 | Kent State | Donald Levering clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-49 |
| 11:04 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Ray Boyd | 37-49 |
| 10:39 | Michigan State | James Cecere knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Burnett | 37-51 |
| 10:18 | Kent State | James Cecere blocks the jumper by Matthew Dunneback | 37-51 |
| 10:16 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Dunneback | 37-51 |
| 10:04 | Kent State | David Burnett is called for the reach on Donald Levering - foul #1 on David Burnett, team foul #5 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | David Briggs (PG), Thomas Huff (SG), Everett Brasfield (SF), Todd Tadlock (PF), James Craine (C) Matthew Dunneback, Robert Boshears, Donald Levering, Thomas Combs, Larry Hughes | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell (SG), Kenneth Swanson (SF), Jerry Poch (C) Ray Boyd, Brian Shurtleff, Mark Arnold | |
| 09:47 | Kent State | Thomas Huff comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-51 |
| 09:46 | Kent State | Todd Tadlock tips it back up and in | 39-51 |
| 09:31 | Michigan State | James Cecere hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-51 |
| 09:29 | Kent State | James Craine gets the rebound | 39-51 |
| 09:17 | Kent State | Thomas Huff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff (SF), Lucas Ziek (C) David Burnett, James Cecere | |
| 09:04 | Michigan State | Thomas Huff takes the ball from Kenneth Swanson | 39-51 |
| 08:44 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield buries a floater from the free throw line | 41-51 |
| 08:37 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 41-51 |
| 08:35 | Kent State | Thomas Huff grabs the defensive rebound | 41-51 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:09 | Kent State | Thomas Huff is hacked by Lucas Ziek - foul #1 on Lucas Ziek, team foul #6 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Boshears (SG), Thomas Combs (PF), Larry Hughes (C) Thomas Huff, Todd Tadlock, James Craine | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SF), Mark Arnold (C) Brian Shurtleff, Lucas Ziek | |
| 07:48 | Kent State | Kenneth Swanson steps in front of the Larry Hughes pass | 41-51 |
| 07:45 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell lays it in on a nice dish by Kenneth Swanson | 41-53 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - David Briggs (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Boshears (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Everett Brasfield (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Combs (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Larry Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Boyd (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Poch (fresh) C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:29 | Kent State | Larry Hughes hits a jump hook in the paint | 43-53 |
| 07:06 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd's pass is intercepted by Larry Hughes | 43-53 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:48 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Levering (SG) David Briggs | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Brian Shurtleff (SF), James Cecere (PF) Kenneth Swanson, Charles Mitchell, Jerry Poch | |
| 06:19 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold misses short on a floater from the left block | 43-53 |
| 06:18 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to David Burnett | 43-53 |
| 06:00 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold lays it up and in set up by David Burnett | 43-55 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:43 | Kent State | Larry Hughes is hacked by Mark Arnold - foul #4 on Mark Arnold, team foul #7 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Dunneback (PG), Thomas Huff (SF) Robert Boshears, Everett Brasfield | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (SG), Lucas Ziek (C) Ray Boyd, Mark Arnold | |
| 05:43 | Kent State | Larry Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 05:43 | Kent State | Larry Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 05:15 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff hits a driving attempt near the basket | 45-57 |
| 04:56 | Kent State | Donald Levering loses the ball out of bounds | 45-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | David Briggs (PG), Todd Tadlock (PF), James Craine (C) Matthew Dunneback, Thomas Combs, Larry Hughes | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell (SG), Jerry Poch (C) Brian Shurtleff, Lucas Ziek | |
| 04:41 | Michigan State | James Craine is called for the reach on Charles Mitchell - foul #1 on James Craine, team foul #9 | 45-57 |
| 04:41 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 04:41 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| 04:27 | Kent State | Kenneth Swanson picks off the pass by Thomas Huff | 45-59 |
| 04:07 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson misses short on a runner near the basket | 45-59 |
| 04:06 | Kent State | Todd Tadlock snags the defensive board | 45-59 |
| 04:03 | Kent State | David Briggs is hacked by David Burnett in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Burnett, team foul #8 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Boshears (SG), Everett Brasfield (SF) Donald Levering, Thomas Huff | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SF), Mark Arnold (C) David Burnett, Jerry Poch | |
| 04:03 | Kent State | David Briggs makes the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 04:03 | Kent State | David Briggs makes the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 03:48 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Kenneth Swanson and the foul's on Todd Tadlock - foul #2 on Todd Tadlock, team foul #10 | 47-61 |
| 03:48 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold misses the free throw | 47-61 |
| 03:48 | Kent State | Todd Tadlock grabs the board | 47-61 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - David Briggs (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Boshears (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Everett Brasfield (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Todd Tadlock (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Craine (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Boyd (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:28 | Kent State | Robert Boshears misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 47-61 |
| 03:27 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell loses the dribble to Everett Brasfield | 47-61 |
| 02:57 | Kent State | Robert Boshears can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-61 |
| 02:55 | Michigan State | James Cecere gets the rebound | 47-61 |
| 02:47 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Craine - foul #2 on James Craine, team foul #11 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | Donald Levering (SG), Thomas Combs (PF), Larry Hughes (C) David Briggs, Todd Tadlock, James Craine | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry Poch (PF), Lucas Ziek (C) Charles Mitchell, James Cecere | |
| 02:47 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 02:47 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 47-63 |
| 02:35 | Kent State | Donald Levering's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff (SF) Mark Arnold | |
| 02:24 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-63 |
| 02:23 | Kent State | Robert Boshears grabs the board | 47-63 |
| 02:06 | Kent State | Larry Hughes is denied on a layup by Lucas Ziek | 47-63 |
| 02:05 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek pulls down the rebound | 47-63 |
| 01:51 | Michigan State | Robert Boshears is called for the reach on Brian Shurtleff - foul #4 on Robert Boshears, team foul #12 | 47-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | David Briggs (PG) Donald Levering | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 01:51 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff makes the 1st free throw | 47-64 |
| 01:51 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff makes the 2nd free throw | 47-65 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:43 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield can't throw it down | 47-65 |
| 01:42 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek gets the rebound | 47-65 |
| 01:25 | Michigan State | Everett Brasfield steals it from Brian Shurtleff | 47-65 |
| 01:17 | Kent State | Larry Hughes is fouled on the floor by Lucas Ziek - foul #2 on Lucas Ziek, team foul #9 | 47-65 |
| 01:17 | Kent State | Larry Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 47-65 |
| 01:17 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek grabs the defensive rebound | 47-65 |
| 01:02 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-65 |
| 01:01 | Kent State | Larry Hughes snags the defensive board | 47-65 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Kent State | Thomas Combs makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff drills a floater from the right side | 49-67 |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Jerry Poch picks off the pass by Robert Boshears | 49-67 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson runs out the clock | 49-67 |