| Lineup | Stanford | PG - John Moye (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilfred Mayle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Saterfiel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Douthitt (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Nicholas Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Adrian Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Duane Bumpers (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Rusty Nicolas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jessie Ellington (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gilbert Mortensen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Stanford | John Saterfiel inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Stanford | John Saterfiel dunks the ball | 29-27 |
| 19:16 | Michigan State | Gilbert Mortensen makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-29 |
| 18:48 | Stanford | Nicholas Smith buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Moye | 31-29 |
| 18:22 | Michigan State | Rusty Nicolas blows the layup | 31-29 |
| 18:21 | Stanford | John Saterfiel grabs the board | 31-29 |
| 18:19 | Stanford | Duane Bumpers steps in front of the Wilfred Mayle pass in the backcourt | 31-29 |
| 18:18 | Michigan State | Duane Bumpers jams it | 31-31 |
| 18:08 | Stanford | John Moye is called for 10 seconds | 31-31 |
| Subs | Stanford | Ernest Gardner (SG), Terry Foster (PF), Luther Rivet (C) John Saterfiel, Charles Douthitt, Nicholas Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Waid (SG), George Novetsky (PF), Robert Gilbert (C) Duane Bumpers, Jessie Ellington, Gilbert Mortensen | |
| 18:03 | Michigan State | Robert Gilbert can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 31-31 |
| 18:02 | Michigan State | Jim Waid tips it but misses | 31-31 |
| 18:00 | Stanford | John Moye grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 17:43 | Stanford | Adrian Lee steals it from Ernest Gardner | 31-31 |
| 17:40 | Michigan State | Jim Waid blows the layup | 31-31 |
| 17:39 | Stanford | Luther Rivet gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 17:15 | Stanford | John Moye clanks a 3 from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 17:14 | Stanford | Terry Foster tips it back up and in | 33-31 |
| 16:58 | Michigan State | Adrian Lee misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-31 |
| 16:57 | Stanford | Ernest Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 16:28 | Stanford | John Moye misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-31 |
| 16:27 | Michigan State | Rusty Nicolas pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 16:22 | Michigan State | Adrian Lee misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 33-31 |
| 16:21 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Terry Foster | 33-31 |
| 16:05 | Stanford | Ernest Gardner misses badly on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Jim Waid - foul #1 on Jim Waid, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Stanford | John Saterfiel (SF), Charles Douthitt (PF), Nicholas Smith (C) Wilfred Mayle, Terry Foster, Luther Rivet | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Pillar (PG), Duane Bumpers (SG), Vernon Preston (SF), Lonnie Marques (PF), Gilbert Mortensen (C) Adrian Lee, Jim Waid, Rusty Nicolas, George Novetsky, Robert Gilbert | |
| 16:05 | Stanford | Ernest Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 16:05 | Stanford | Ernest Gardner misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 16:05 | Michigan State | Lonnie Marques grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 15:51 | Michigan State | Gilbert Mortensen misses the dunk but the foul's on Nicholas Smith - foul #2 on Nicholas Smith, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Stanford | Joseph Erbstein (PG), Luke Holcombe (SG) John Moye, Ernest Gardner | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jessie Ellington (PF) Lonnie Marques | |
| 15:51 | Michigan State | Gilbert Mortensen makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 15:51 | Michigan State | Gilbert Mortensen makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Joseph Erbstein (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Luke Holcombe (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Saterfiel (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Douthitt (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Nicholas Smith (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Pillar (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Duane Bumpers (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Vernon Preston (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Jessie Ellington (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gilbert Mortensen (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:24 | Stanford | Nicholas Smith buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-33 |
| 15:12 | Michigan State | Gilbert Mortensen clanks a jumper from close range | 36-33 |
| 15:11 | Stanford | Luke Holcombe snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 14:47 | Stanford | Luke Holcombe is hacked by Jessie Ellington - foul #1 on Jessie Ellington, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Stanford | Ernest Gardner (SG) Luke Holcombe | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Adrian Lee (PG), Rusty Nicolas (SF), Lonnie Marques (PF), George Novetsky (C) Robert Pillar, Vernon Preston, Jessie Ellington, Gilbert Mortensen | |
| 14:33 | Stanford | Nicholas Smith can't throw it down | 36-33 |
| 14:32 | Michigan State | Rusty Nicolas grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 14:26 | Michigan State | George Novetsky lays it up and in on a great pass from Duane Bumpers and he's hacked by John Saterfiel - foul #1 on John Saterfiel, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Stanford | John Moye (PG), Luther Rivet (C) John Saterfiel, Nicholas Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Waid (SG), Robert Gilbert (C) Duane Bumpers, Lonnie Marques | |
| 14:26 | Michigan State | George Novetsky misses the free throw | 36-35 |
| 14:26 | Stanford | Charles Douthitt grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 14:02 | Stanford | Luther Rivet can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on George Novetsky - foul #3 on George Novetsky, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Stanford | Terry Foster (PF) Charles Douthitt | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 14:02 | Stanford | Luther Rivet makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 14:02 | Stanford | Luther Rivet makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 13:47 | Michigan State | Adrian Lee hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Luther Rivet - foul #3 on Luther Rivet, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lonnie Marques (PF) George Novetsky | |
| 13:47 | Michigan State | Adrian Lee makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 13:47 | Michigan State | Adrian Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 13:47 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Luther Rivet | 38-36 |
| 13:18 | Stanford | Terry Foster can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Lonnie Marques - foul #3 on Lonnie Marques, team foul #4 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Stanford | Wilfred Mayle (SG), John Saterfiel (SF), Nicholas Smith (C) Ernest Gardner, Joseph Erbstein, Luther Rivet | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Pillar (PG), Duane Bumpers (SG), Vernon Preston (SF), Gilbert Mortensen (C) Adrian Lee, Jim Waid, Rusty Nicolas, Robert Gilbert | |
| 13:18 | Stanford | Terry Foster makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 13:18 | Stanford | Terry Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 13:02 | Michigan State | Gilbert Mortensen misses short on an open shot in the lane | 40-36 |
| 13:01 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Gilbert Mortensen | 40-36 |
| 12:47 | Michigan State | John Saterfiel picks off the pass by Robert Pillar | 40-36 |
| 12:44 | Stanford | Wilfred Mayle hits the finger roll set up by John Saterfiel | 42-36 |
| 12:37 | Michigan State | Duane Bumpers misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 42-36 |
| 12:36 | Stanford | Terry Foster gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| 12:34 | Stanford | John Saterfiel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-36 |
| Subs | Stanford | Charles Douthitt (PF) Terry Foster | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jessie Ellington (PF), George Novetsky (C) Lonnie Marques, Gilbert Mortensen | |
| 12:20 | Michigan State | George Novetsky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-36 |
| Subs | Stanford | Joseph Erbstein (PG) John Moye | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 11:56 | Stanford | Charles Douthitt comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 42-36 |
| 11:55 | Michigan State | George Novetsky grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 11:49 | Michigan State | Robert Pillar is fouled on the floor by Charles Douthitt - foul #1 on Charles Douthitt, team foul #4 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Stanford | John Moye (PG), Ernest Gardner (SG), Luther Rivet (C) Wilfred Mayle, John Saterfiel, Nicholas Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Waid (PG), Rusty Nicolas (SF) Duane Bumpers, Vernon Preston | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - John Moye (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Gardner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Erbstein (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Charles Douthitt (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Luther Rivet (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jim Waid (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Pillar (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rusty Nicolas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jessie Ellington (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Novetsky (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Michigan State | George Novetsky is hacked by Luther Rivet - foul #4 on Luther Rivet, team foul #5 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Stanford | Nicholas Smith (C) Luther Rivet | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Adrian Lee (PG), Robert Gilbert (C) Robert Pillar, Jessie Ellington | |
| 11:20 | Michigan State | Ernest Gardner picks off the pass by Robert Gilbert | 42-36 |
| 10:57 | Stanford | Joseph Erbstein misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 10:55 | Stanford | John Moye tips it home | 44-36 |
| 10:45 | Michigan State | Joseph Erbstein takes the ball from Robert Gilbert | 44-36 |
| 10:40 | Stanford | Joseph Erbstein can't finish the layup | 44-36 |
| 10:39 | Michigan State | Adrian Lee gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| 10:33 | Michigan State | Rusty Nicolas travels with the ball | 44-36 |
| Subs | Stanford | Wilfred Mayle (SF), Terry Foster (PF) John Moye, Charles Douthitt | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Pillar (PG), Duane Bumpers (SG), Vernon Preston (SF), Lonnie Marques (PF) Adrian Lee, Jim Waid, Rusty Nicolas, George Novetsky | |
| 10:14 | Stanford | Terry Foster is open and scores on a shot from the left block | 46-36 |
| 09:56 | Michigan State | Robert Gilbert is fouled on the floor by Wilfred Mayle - foul #1 on Wilfred Mayle, team foul #6 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Stanford | John Moye (PG), John Saterfiel (SF) Joseph Erbstein, Ernest Gardner | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jessie Ellington (PF), Gilbert Mortensen (C) Lonnie Marques, Robert Gilbert | |
| 09:46 | Michigan State | Wilfred Mayle steps in front of the Jessie Ellington pass | 46-36 |
| 09:41 | Stanford | John Saterfiel connects on the open runner from the baseline on a nice dish by John Moye | 48-36 |
| 09:27 | Michigan State | Vernon Preston misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-36 |
| 09:26 | Stanford | Wilfred Mayle gets the rebound | 48-36 |
| 09:08 | Stanford | John Moye comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 48-36 |
| 09:06 | Michigan State | Gilbert Mortensen grabs the defensive rebound | 48-36 |
| 08:58 | Michigan State | Duane Bumpers makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-39 |
| 08:35 | Stanford | John Saterfiel jams it | 50-39 |
| 08:15 | Michigan State | Duane Bumpers works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Nicholas Smith - foul #3 on Nicholas Smith, team foul #7 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Stanford | Ernest Gardner (SG), Joseph Erbstein (SF), Charles Douthitt (PF) Wilfred Mayle, John Saterfiel, Terry Foster | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Adrian Lee (PG), Rusty Nicolas (SF), George Novetsky (PF), Robert Gilbert (C) Robert Pillar, Vernon Preston, Jessie Ellington, Gilbert Mortensen | |
| 08:15 | Michigan State | Duane Bumpers makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 08:15 | Michigan State | Duane Bumpers misses the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 08:15 | Stanford | Charles Douthitt grabs the board | 50-40 |
| 07:59 | Stanford | Ernest Gardner makes the shot from the right side set up by Joseph Erbstein | 52-40 |
| 07:52 | Michigan State | George Novetsky hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 52-40 |
| 07:50 | Stanford | Joseph Erbstein grabs the defensive rebound | 52-40 |
| 07:48 | Stanford | Ernest Gardner is fouled in the backcourt by Duane Bumpers - foul #1 on Duane Bumpers, team foul #5 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Stanford | Luther Rivet (C) Nicholas Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Waid (SG) Duane Bumpers | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - John Moye (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest Gardner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Erbstein (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Charles Douthitt (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Luther Rivet (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Adrian Lee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jim Waid (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Rusty Nicolas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Novetsky (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Gilbert (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Stanford | Joseph Erbstein misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-40 |
| 07:33 | Michigan State | Robert Gilbert grabs the defensive rebound | 52-40 |
| 07:27 | Michigan State | Jim Waid misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 52-40 |
| 07:25 | Stanford | Luther Rivet grabs the defensive rebound | 52-40 |
| 07:02 | Stanford | Luther Rivet scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 54-40 |
| 06:45 | Michigan State | Rusty Nicolas comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 54-40 |
| 06:44 | Michigan State | Rusty Nicolas tips it in | 54-42 |
| 06:24 | Stanford | Luther Rivet lays it in | 56-42 |
| 06:04 | Michigan State | Adrian Lee is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Rusty Nicolas out of a doubleteam | 56-45 |
| 05:35 | Stanford | Joseph Erbstein can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Rusty Nicolas - foul #2 on Rusty Nicolas, team foul #6 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Stanford | Wilfred Mayle (SG), John Saterfiel (SF), Terry Foster (PF), Nicholas Smith (C) John Moye, Ernest Gardner, Charles Douthitt, Luther Rivet | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Pillar (PG), Duane Bumpers (SG), Vernon Preston (SF), Lonnie Marques (PF), Gilbert Mortensen (C) Adrian Lee, Jim Waid, Rusty Nicolas, George Novetsky, Robert Gilbert | |
| 05:35 | Stanford | Joseph Erbstein misses the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 05:35 | Stanford | Joseph Erbstein misses the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 05:35 | Michigan State | Vernon Preston pulls down the rebound | 56-45 |
| 05:19 | Michigan State | Duane Bumpers shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Robert Pillar | 56-48 |
| 04:58 | Stanford | Joseph Erbstein can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-48 |
| 04:56 | Michigan State | Gilbert Mortensen snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| 04:51 | Michigan State | Robert Pillar comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Wilfred Mayle - foul #2 on Wilfred Mayle, team foul #8 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jessie Ellington (PF) Lonnie Marques | |
| 04:51 | Michigan State | Robert Pillar makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 04:51 | Michigan State | Robert Pillar makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 04:22 | Stanford | John Saterfiel is fouled on the floor by Vernon Preston - foul #1 on Vernon Preston, team foul #7 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Stanford | Luther Rivet (C) Nicholas Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Adrian Lee (PG) Robert Pillar | |
| 04:22 | Stanford | John Saterfiel makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 04:22 | Stanford | John Saterfiel makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 04:04 | Michigan State | Duane Bumpers shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-52 |
| 04:02 | Stanford | Duane Bumpers takes the ball from Wilfred Mayle in the backcourt | 58-52 |
| 03:48 | Michigan State | Adrian Lee makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Duane Bumpers | 58-54 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Joseph Erbstein (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Wilfred Mayle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Saterfiel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Terry Foster (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Luther Rivet (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Adrian Lee (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Duane Bumpers (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Vernon Preston (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Jessie Ellington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Gilbert Mortensen (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Stanford | Joseph Erbstein comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-54 |
| 03:30 | Michigan State | Vernon Preston gets the rebound | 58-54 |
| 03:25 | Michigan State | Adrian Lee drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Gilbert Mortensen | 58-56 |
| 03:00 | Stanford | Luther Rivet misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 58-56 |
| 02:58 | Michigan State | Adrian Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 02:53 | Michigan State | Duane Bumpers splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from the left side | 58-58 |
| 02:26 | Stanford | John Saterfiel misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Vernon Preston - foul #2 on Vernon Preston, team foul #8 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Stanford | John Moye (PG), Ernest Gardner (SG), Charles Douthitt (PF), Nicholas Smith (C) Joseph Erbstein, Wilfred Mayle, Terry Foster, Luther Rivet | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Waid (PG), Robert Pillar (SG), Rusty Nicolas (SF), George Novetsky (PF), Robert Gilbert (C) Adrian Lee, Duane Bumpers, Vernon Preston, Jessie Ellington, Gilbert Mortensen | |
| 02:26 | Stanford | John Saterfiel makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 02:26 | Stanford | John Saterfiel misses the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 02:26 | Michigan State | Robert Gilbert gets the rebound | 59-58 |
| 02:12 | Michigan State | Charles Douthitt swats the layup by Robert Gilbert | 59-58 |
| 02:10 | Michigan State | Rusty Nicolas gets the offensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 01:49 | Michigan State | Charles Douthitt swats the layup by Robert Pillar | 59-58 |
| 01:47 | Stanford | John Moye grabs the board | 59-58 |
| 01:19 | Stanford | John Saterfiel comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 59-58 |
| 01:17 | Michigan State | George Novetsky pulls down the rebound | 59-58 |
| 01:11 | Michigan State | Robert Pillar hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-58 |
| 01:10 | Michigan State | Rusty Nicolas hits the follow up shot | 59-60 |
| 00:49 | Stanford | John Saterfiel's pass is intercepted by Robert Pillar | 59-60 |
| 00:49 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-60 |
| Subs | Stanford | Wilfred Mayle (SG), Joseph Erbstein (SF) Ernest Gardner, John Saterfiel | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Adrian Lee (PG), Duane Bumpers (SG), Jessie Ellington (PF), Gilbert Mortensen (C) Jim Waid, Robert Pillar, George Novetsky, Robert Gilbert | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Gilbert Mortensen hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 59-60 |
| 00:21 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Wilfred Mayle | 59-60 |
| 00:16 | Stanford | Wilfred Mayle travels in the backcourt | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | Adrian Lee is hacked by Charles Douthitt - foul #2 on Charles Douthitt, team foul #9 | 59-60 |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | Adrian Lee makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | Adrian Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Stanford | Joseph Erbstein is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Moye | 62-62 |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Gilbert Mortensen misses long on a jumper in the lane | 62-62 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - John Moye (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wilfred Mayle (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Erbstein (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Charles Douthitt (tiring) 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Nicholas Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Adrian Lee (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SG - Duane Bumpers (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rusty Nicolas (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - Jessie Ellington (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gilbert Mortensen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Stanford | Nicholas Smith wins the tip | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:35 | Stanford | John Moye misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 62-62 |
| 04:33 | Stanford | Charles Douthitt grabs the offensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 04:23 | Stanford | Joseph Erbstein misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-62 |
| 04:22 | Stanford | John Moye pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 04:04 | Stanford | Joseph Erbstein buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by John Moye | 65-62 |
| 03:46 | Michigan State | Adrian Lee misses the jumper from the right wing | 65-62 |
| 03:45 | Michigan State | Rusty Nicolas tips it but misses | 65-62 |
| 03:44 | Michigan State | Rusty Nicolas hits the follow up shot | 65-64 |
| 03:21 | Stanford | Joseph Erbstein hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-64 |
| 03:20 | Michigan State | Rusty Nicolas grabs the defensive rebound | 65-64 |
| 03:09 | Michigan State | Rusty Nicolas hits a 3 from the left corner | 65-67 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:46 | Stanford | John Moye comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 65-67 |
| 02:44 | Michigan State | Rusty Nicolas grabs the defensive rebound | 65-67 |
| 02:39 | Michigan State | Duane Bumpers is hacked by Wilfred Mayle - foul #3 on Wilfred Mayle, team foul #10 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Stanford | Ernest Gardner (SG), John Saterfiel (SF), Terry Foster (PF), Luther Rivet (C) John Moye, Wilfred Mayle, Charles Douthitt, Nicholas Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Waid (PG), George Novetsky (PF), Robert Gilbert (C) Adrian Lee, Jessie Ellington, Gilbert Mortensen | |
| 02:39 | Michigan State | Duane Bumpers misses the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 02:39 | Michigan State | Duane Bumpers misses the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 02:39 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Luther Rivet | 65-67 |
| 02:16 | Stanford | Joseph Erbstein misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-67 |
| 02:15 | Stanford | Luther Rivet pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-67 |
| 01:57 | Stanford | Luther Rivet's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-67 |
| Subs | Stanford | John Moye (PG), Wilfred Mayle (SG), Charles Douthitt (PF), Nicholas Smith (C) Ernest Gardner, John Saterfiel, Terry Foster, Luther Rivet | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Adrian Lee (PG), Jessie Ellington (PF), Gilbert Mortensen (C) Jim Waid, George Novetsky, Robert Gilbert | |
| 01:42 | Michigan State | Jessie Ellington's pass is intercepted by Nicholas Smith | 65-67 |
| 01:31 | Stanford | John Moye clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-67 |
| 01:29 | Michigan State | Gilbert Mortensen grabs the defensive rebound | 65-67 |
| 01:25 | Michigan State | John Moye steals it from Adrian Lee | 65-67 |
| 01:21 | Stanford | Wilfred Mayle blows the dunk | 65-67 |
| 01:19 | Stanford | Joseph Erbstein grabs the offensive rebound | 65-67 |
| 01:09 | Stanford | Joseph Erbstein is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Joseph Erbstein, team foul #11 | 65-67 |
| 00:40 | Michigan State | Jessie Ellington can't finish the layup | 65-67 |
| 00:39 | Stanford | Charles Douthitt gets the rebound | 65-67 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - John Moye (tiring) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Wilfred Mayle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Erbstein (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Charles Douthitt (tired) 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Nicholas Smith (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Adrian Lee (tiring) 12 pts. 3 pf. SG - Duane Bumpers (tiring) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rusty Nicolas (tiring) 14 pts. 12 reb. PF - Jessie Ellington (tiring) 2 pts. C - Gilbert Mortensen (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 00:28 | Stanford | Gilbert Mortensen is called for the reach on Wilfred Mayle - foul #3 on Gilbert Mortensen, team foul #9 | 65-67 |
| 00:28 | Stanford | Wilfred Mayle makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:28 | Stanford | Wilfred Mayle makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:02 | Michigan State | Adrian Lee can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 67-67 |
| 00:00 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Wilfred Mayle | 67-67 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - John Moye (tiring) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Wilfred Mayle (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Erbstein (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Charles Douthitt (tired) 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Nicholas Smith (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Adrian Lee (tiring) 12 pts. 3 pf. SG - Duane Bumpers (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rusty Nicolas (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 12 reb. PF - Jessie Ellington (tiring) 2 pts. C - Gilbert Mortensen (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Stanford | Nicholas Smith wins the tip | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:44 | Stanford | John Moye hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-67 |
| 04:24 | Michigan State | Gilbert Mortensen can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left side | 70-67 |
| 04:23 | Stanford | Nicholas Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 70-67 |
| 04:01 | Stanford | Gilbert Mortensen steals the ball from John Moye | 70-67 |
| 03:40 | Michigan State | Gilbert Mortensen misses the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Nicholas Smith - foul #4 on Nicholas Smith, team foul #12 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Stanford | Ernest Gardner (SG), John Saterfiel (SF), Terry Foster (PF), Luther Rivet (C) John Moye, Wilfred Mayle, Charles Douthitt, Nicholas Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Waid (PG), Robert Pillar (SG), Vernon Preston (SF), George Novetsky (PF) Adrian Lee, Duane Bumpers, Rusty Nicolas, Jessie Ellington | |
| 03:40 | Michigan State | Gilbert Mortensen makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 03:40 | Michigan State | Gilbert Mortensen misses the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 03:40 | Stanford | Terry Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 70-68 |
| 03:18 | Stanford | Luther Rivet can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Gilbert Mortensen - foul #4 on Gilbert Mortensen, team foul #10 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Gilbert (C) Gilbert Mortensen | |
| 03:18 | Stanford | Luther Rivet makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 03:18 | Stanford | Luther Rivet misses the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 03:18 | Stanford | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Foster | 71-68 |
| 02:49 | Stanford | Luther Rivet scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Joseph Erbstein and the foul's on Robert Pillar - foul #1 on Robert Pillar, team foul #11 | 73-68 |
| 02:49 | Stanford | Luther Rivet misses the free throw | 73-68 |
| 02:49 | Michigan State | George Novetsky gets the rebound | 73-68 |
| 02:49 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 73-68 |
| 02:35 | Michigan State | George Novetsky works out of a doubleteam and scores on a turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by Terry Foster - foul #2 on Terry Foster, team foul #13 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Stanford | John Moye (PG), Wilfred Mayle (SG) Joseph Erbstein, Ernest Gardner | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 02:35 | Michigan State | George Novetsky makes the free throw | 73-71 |
| 02:11 | Stanford | Luther Rivet clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Gilbert - foul #1 on Robert Gilbert, team foul #12 | 73-71 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rusty Nicolas (SF) Vernon Preston | |
| 02:11 | Stanford | Luther Rivet makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 02:11 | Stanford | Luther Rivet makes the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 02:09 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-71 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Adrian Lee (PG), Duane Bumpers (SG) Jim Waid, Robert Pillar | |
| 01:56 | Michigan State | Rusty Nicolas makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Duane Bumpers | 75-74 |
| 01:56 | Stanford | Stanford calls a full timeout (2 :30 5 full remaining) | 75-74 |
| Subs | Stanford | Joseph Erbstein (SF), Charles Douthitt (PF), Nicholas Smith (C) John Saterfiel, Terry Foster, Luther Rivet | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jessie Ellington (PF), Gilbert Mortensen (C) George Novetsky, Robert Gilbert | |
| 01:40 | Stanford | John Moye makes the wide open floater near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Erbstein | 77-74 |
| 01:11 | Michigan State | Adrian Lee buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Duane Bumpers | 77-76 |
| 00:47 | Stanford | Joseph Erbstein clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 77-76 |
| 00:46 | Stanford | Nicholas Smith tips it in | 79-76 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - John Moye (tiring) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Wilfred Mayle (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Erbstein (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Charles Douthitt (tiring) 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Nicholas Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Adrian Lee (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. SG - Duane Bumpers (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rusty Nicolas (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 12 reb. PF - Jessie Ellington (tiring) 2 pts. C - Gilbert Mortensen (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 00:35 | Michigan State | Adrian Lee misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 79-76 |
| 00:33 | Stanford | Charles Douthitt snags the defensive board | 79-76 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Stanford | Charles Douthitt is hacked by Adrian Lee in the backcourt - foul #4 on Adrian Lee, team foul #13 | 79-76 |
| Subs | Stanford | Ernest Gardner (SG) Wilfred Mayle | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:32 | Stanford | Charles Douthitt makes the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:32 | Stanford | Charles Douthitt makes the 2nd free throw | 81-76 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Adrian Lee misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by John Moye - foul #2 on John Moye, team foul #14 | 81-76 |
| Subs | Stanford | Wilfred Mayle (SG) Ernest Gardner | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Adrian Lee makes the 1st free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Adrian Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 81-78 |
| 00:23 | Stanford | John Moye is fouled in the backcourt by Adrian Lee - foul #5 on Adrian Lee, team foul #14 | 81-78 |
| Subs | Stanford | Ernest Gardner (SG) Wilfred Mayle | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Waid (PG) Adrian Lee | |
| 00:23 | Stanford | John Moye makes the 1st free throw | 82-78 |
| 00:23 | Stanford | John Moye makes the 2nd free throw | 83-78 |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Jim Waid drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Duane Bumpers | 83-81 |
| 00:17 | Stanford | Joseph Erbstein is fouled in the backcourt by Jim Waid - foul #2 on Jim Waid, team foul #15 | 83-81 |
| Subs | Stanford | Wilfred Mayle (SG) Ernest Gardner | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:17 | Stanford | Joseph Erbstein makes the 1st free throw | 84-81 |
| 00:17 | Stanford | Joseph Erbstein makes the 2nd free throw | 85-81 |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | Jim Waid's pass is intercepted by Nicholas Smith | 85-81 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:07 | Stanford | John Moye is hacked by Jim Waid in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jim Waid, team foul #16 | 85-81 |
| Subs | Stanford | Ernest Gardner (SG) Wilfred Mayle | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:07 | Stanford | John Moye makes the 1st free throw | 86-81 |
| 00:07 | Stanford | John Moye makes the 2nd free throw | 87-81 |
| 00:02 | Michigan State | Rusty Nicolas misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 87-81 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Duane Bumpers | 87-81 |