| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Boris Gorzynski (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Lester Neil (fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Johanson (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Craig (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Tommy Sandler (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Joshua Lawrence (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jamie Becker (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Corey Brandes (fresh) C - Cecil Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Charleston | Jamie Becker inbounds the ball | 43-29 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston | Charleston is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Charleston | Joshua Lawrence scores on a 3 from the left wing | 43-32 |
| 19:40 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Boris Gorzynski, team foul #1 | 43-32 |
| 19:26 | Charleston | Joshua Lawrence misses the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Lester Neil - foul #2 on Lester Neil, team foul #2 | 43-32 |
| 19:26 | Charleston | Joshua Lawrence misses the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 19:26 | Charleston | Joshua Lawrence misses the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 19:26 | Charleston | Cecil Fox snags the offensive board | 43-32 |
| 19:08 | Charleston | Corey Brandes drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Joshua Lawrence | 43-35 |
| 19:05 | Michigan State | Lester Neil is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Lawrence - foul #2 on Joshua Lawrence, team foul #1 | 43-35 |
| 18:44 | Michigan State | William Jones is fouled on the floor by Corey Brandes - foul #2 on Corey Brandes, team foul #2 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Charleston | Mike Beagle (PG), Christopher Taylor (SG), Paul Clayborne (C) Tommy Sandler, Joshua Lawrence, Cecil Fox | |
| 18:26 | Michigan State | James Johanson connects on the floater near the basket set up by Boris Gorzynski | 45-35 |
| 18:07 | Charleston | James Johanson takes the ball from Jamie Becker | 45-35 |
| 17:56 | Michigan State | William Jones makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Boris Gorzynski | 47-35 |
| 17:33 | Charleston | William Jones is called for the reach on Corey Brandes - foul #1 on William Jones, team foul #3 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Higgins (PG), Mike Hust (SG), Manuel Kendall (SF), Alex Taylor (PF), Lucas Yutzy (C) Boris Gorzynski, Lester Neil, James Johanson, William Jones, James Craig | |
| Subs | Charleston | Tommy Sandler (PG), Joshua Lawrence (SG), Terry Chapin (PF), Cecil Fox (C) Mike Beagle, Christopher Taylor, Jamie Becker, Corey Brandes | |
| 17:15 | Charleston | Terry Chapin misses the turnaround in the lane | 47-35 |
| 17:14 | Charleston | Terry Chapin can't tip it in | 47-35 |
| 17:12 | Charleston | Cecil Fox can't tip it in | 47-35 |
| 17:10 | Michigan State | Manuel Kendall pulls down the rebound | 47-35 |
| 17:05 | Michigan State | Mike Hust hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-35 |
| 17:03 | Charleston | Cecil Fox pulls down the rebound | 47-35 |
| 16:57 | Charleston | Joshua Lawrence misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-35 |
| 16:56 | Michigan State | Lucas Yutzy grabs the board | 47-35 |
| 16:39 | Michigan State | Alex Taylor lays it in on a great pass from James Higgins | 49-35 |
| 16:21 | Charleston | Paul Clayborne loses the ball out of bounds | 49-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski (PG), James Johanson (SF) James Higgins, Manuel Kendall | |
| Subs | Charleston | Mike Beagle (PG), Christopher Taylor (SG), Jamie Becker (SF), Marko Regulski (PF), Robert Strawn (C) Tommy Sandler, Joshua Lawrence, Paul Clayborne, Terry Chapin, Cecil Fox | |
| 16:18 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski is hacked by Mike Beagle in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mike Beagle, team foul #3 | 49-35 |
| 16:06 | Michigan State | Lucas Yutzy is hacked by Mike Beagle - foul #3 on Mike Beagle, team foul #4 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Craig (C) Lucas Yutzy | |
| Subs | Charleston | Joshua Lawrence (SG) Mike Beagle | |
| 15:54 | Michigan State | Alex Taylor misses short on an open fadeaway from the baseline | 49-35 |
| 15:52 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski grabs the offensive rebound | 49-35 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Boris Gorzynski (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mike Hust (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Johanson (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Alex Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - James Craig (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Christopher Taylor (fresh) SG - Joshua Lawrence (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jamie Becker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Marko Regulski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Strawn (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Michigan State | Jamie Becker steps in front of the Mike Hust pass | 49-35 |
| 15:22 | Charleston | Marko Regulski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lester Neil (SG), William Jones (PF) Mike Hust, Alex Taylor | |
| Subs | Charleston | Richard Leff (PG), Mike Beagle (SG), Corey Brandes (PF) Christopher Taylor, Joshua Lawrence, Robert Strawn | |
| 15:00 | Michigan State | James Johanson connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 51-35 |
| 14:35 | Charleston | Marko Regulski lays it in on a great pass from Corey Brandes and he's fouled by Lester Neil - foul #3 on Lester Neil, team foul #4 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Higgins (PG), Manuel Kendall (SF), Lucas Yutzy (C) Boris Gorzynski, James Johanson, James Craig | |
| Subs | Charleston | Tommy Sandler (SG), Terry Chapin (PF) Jamie Becker, Corey Brandes | |
| 14:35 | Charleston | Marko Regulski makes the free throw | 51-38 |
| 14:32 | Michigan State | Manuel Kendall is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Chapin - foul #2 on Terry Chapin, team foul #5 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Charleston | Cecil Fox (C) Marko Regulski | |
| 14:19 | Michigan State | Lucas Yutzy makes the jumper from close range on a nice dish by James Higgins | 53-38 |
| 13:56 | Charleston | Tommy Sandler buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Terry Chapin | 53-41 |
| 13:36 | Michigan State | Richard Leff steals it from William Jones | 53-41 |
| 13:31 | Charleston | Richard Leff can't throw it down | 53-41 |
| 13:30 | Michigan State | Lucas Yutzy gets the rebound | 53-41 |
| 13:25 | Michigan State | James Higgins is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 53-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski (PG), Mike Hust (SG), James Johanson (SF), Alex Taylor (PF), James Craig (C) James Higgins, Lester Neil, Manuel Kendall, William Jones, Lucas Yutzy | |
| Subs | Charleston | Christopher Taylor (SG), Paul Clayborne (SF), Corey Brandes (PF), Robert Strawn (C) Tommy Sandler, Mike Beagle, Terry Chapin, Cecil Fox | |
| 13:09 | Charleston | Paul Clayborne scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-44 |
| 12:43 | Michigan State | James Craig is whistled for a carry | 53-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Charleston | Joshua Lawrence (SG) Richard Leff | |
| 12:18 | Charleston | Corey Brandes buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-47 |
| 12:04 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Craig | 56-47 |
| 11:41 | Charleston | Joshua Lawrence scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-50 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Boris Gorzynski (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mike Hust (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Johanson (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Alex Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - James Craig (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Christopher Taylor (fairly fresh) SG - Joshua Lawrence (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Clayborne (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Corey Brandes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Strawn (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Michigan State | Joshua Lawrence steals the ball from James Craig | 56-50 |
| 11:06 | Charleston | Christopher Taylor travels with the ball | 56-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Higgins (PG), Lester Neil (SG), Manuel Kendall (SF), William Jones (PF), Lucas Yutzy (C) Boris Gorzynski, Mike Hust, James Johanson, Alex Taylor, James Craig | |
| Subs | Charleston | Richard Leff (PG), Tommy Sandler (SG), Terry Chapin (SF), Marko Regulski (PF), Cecil Fox (C) Christopher Taylor, Joshua Lawrence, Paul Clayborne, Corey Brandes, Robert Strawn | |
| 10:53 | Michigan State | Lucas Yutzy clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-50 |
| 10:51 | Charleston | Cecil Fox pulls down the rebound | 56-50 |
| 10:29 | Charleston | Terry Chapin drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Richard Leff | 56-52 |
| 10:19 | Michigan State | Lucas Yutzy misses the open dunk but the foul's on Cecil Fox - foul #2 on Cecil Fox, team foul #6 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Charleston | Jamie Becker (SF) Marko Regulski | |
| 10:19 | Michigan State | Lucas Yutzy misses the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 10:19 | Michigan State | Lucas Yutzy makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 10:09 | Charleston | A charge is called on Richard Leff - foul #4 on Richard Leff, team foul #7 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Charleston | Mike Beagle (SG) Richard Leff | |
| 09:51 | Michigan State | James Higgins is open and scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-52 |
| 09:46 | Charleston | Tommy Sandler can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 59-52 |
| 09:44 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Lucas Yutzy | 59-52 |
| 09:19 | Michigan State | William Jones buries a runner near the basket set up by James Higgins | 61-52 |
| 08:55 | Charleston | Terry Chapin is whistled for traveling | 61-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski (PG), Mike Hust (SG), James Johanson (SF), Alex Taylor (PF), James Craig (C) James Higgins, Lester Neil, Manuel Kendall, William Jones, Lucas Yutzy | |
| Subs | Charleston | Joshua Lawrence (SG), Corey Brandes (PF), Marko Regulski (C) Tommy Sandler, Terry Chapin, Cecil Fox | |
| 08:27 | Michigan State | Alex Taylor hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Johanson | 63-52 |
| 08:18 | Charleston | Marko Regulski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Charleston | Tommy Sandler (PG) Mike Beagle | |
| 08:13 | Michigan State | Mike Hust is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Lawrence - foul #3 on Joshua Lawrence, team foul #8 | 63-52 |
| 08:13 | Michigan State | Mike Hust misses the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 08:13 | Charleston | Marko Regulski grabs the board | 63-52 |
| 07:48 | Charleston | Jamie Becker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 63-52 |
| 07:47 | Michigan State | Alex Taylor gets the rebound | 63-52 |
| 07:37 | Michigan State | Alex Taylor misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Corey Brandes - foul #3 on Corey Brandes, team foul #9 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Charleston | Richard Leff (PG), Paul Clayborne (SF), Cecil Fox (C) Tommy Sandler, Jamie Becker, Marko Regulski | |
| 07:37 | Michigan State | Alex Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 07:37 | Michigan State | Alex Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 07:37 | Charleston | Cecil Fox gets the rebound | 64-52 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Boris Gorzynski (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mike Hust (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Johanson (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Alex Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - James Craig (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Richard Leff (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joshua Lawrence (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Paul Clayborne (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Corey Brandes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Cecil Fox (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Charleston | James Johanson swats the shot by Corey Brandes | 64-52 |
| 07:12 | Charleston | Richard Leff grabs the offensive board | 64-52 |
| 07:03 | Charleston | Corey Brandes knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Joshua Lawrence | 64-54 |
| 06:59 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Higgins (PG), William Jones (PF), Lucas Yutzy (C) Boris Gorzynski, Alex Taylor, James Craig | |
| Subs | Charleston | Christopher Taylor (SG), Jamie Becker (SF) Joshua Lawrence, Corey Brandes | |
| 06:48 | Charleston | Richard Leff can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 64-54 |
| 06:46 | Charleston | The offensive rebound goes to Cecil Fox | 64-54 |
| 06:31 | Charleston | Christopher Taylor loses the dribble to James Johanson | 64-54 |
| 06:28 | Michigan State | James Johanson lays it up and in | 66-54 |
| 06:05 | Charleston | Jamie Becker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-54 |
| 06:04 | Charleston | Christopher Taylor tips it but misses | 66-54 |
| 06:03 | Charleston | Cecil Fox pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-54 |
| 05:44 | Charleston | Paul Clayborne comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-54 |
| 05:43 | Michigan State | James Johanson grabs the board | 66-54 |
| 05:35 | Michigan State | James Johanson hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Mike Hust and he's fouled by Paul Clayborne - foul #3 on Paul Clayborne, team foul #10 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski (PG), Lester Neil (SG), James Craig (C) James Higgins, Mike Hust, Lucas Yutzy | |
| Subs | Charleston | Mike Beagle (SG), Terry Chapin (SF), Marko Regulski (PF), Robert Strawn (C) Christopher Taylor, Jamie Becker, Paul Clayborne, Cecil Fox | |
| 05:35 | Michigan State | James Johanson makes the free throw | 69-54 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston | Charleston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:26 | Charleston | Robert Strawn misses short on a runner in the paint | 69-54 |
| 05:25 | Michigan State | William Jones pulls down the rebound | 69-54 |
| 05:06 | Michigan State | William Jones misses the lay-in | 69-54 |
| 05:04 | Charleston | Robert Strawn gets the rebound | 69-54 |
| 04:52 | Charleston | Richard Leff knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-57 |
| 04:31 | Michigan State | Marko Regulski denies the turnaround by Boris Gorzynski | 69-57 |
| 04:30 | Charleston | The rebound goes to Robert Strawn | 69-57 |
| 04:21 | Charleston | Robert Strawn misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 69-57 |
| 04:19 | Michigan State | William Jones snags the defensive board | 69-57 |
| 03:58 | Michigan State | Lester Neil misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 69-57 |
| 03:56 | Michigan State | James Craig hits the follow up shot | 71-57 |
| 03:42 | Charleston | A charge is called on Mike Beagle - foul #4 on Mike Beagle, team foul #11 | 71-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Higgins (PG), Mike Hust (SG), Manuel Kendall (SF), Alex Taylor (PF), Lucas Yutzy (C) Boris Gorzynski, Lester Neil, James Johanson, William Jones, James Craig | |
| Subs | Charleston | Tommy Sandler (PG), Joshua Lawrence (SG), Jamie Becker (SF), Corey Brandes (PF), Cecil Fox (C) Richard Leff, Mike Beagle, Terry Chapin, Marko Regulski, Robert Strawn | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston | Charleston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Michigan State | Manuel Kendall is hacked by Jamie Becker - foul #2 on Jamie Becker, team foul #12 | 71-57 |
| 03:25 | Michigan State | Manuel Kendall makes the 1st free throw | 72-57 |
| 03:25 | Michigan State | Manuel Kendall makes the 2nd free throw | 73-57 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - James Higgins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mike Hust (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SF - Manuel Kendall (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alex Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Lucas Yutzy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Tommy Sandler (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Joshua Lawrence (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jamie Becker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Corey Brandes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - Cecil Fox (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Charleston | Joshua Lawrence is fouled on the floor by Mike Hust - foul #1 on Mike Hust, team foul #5 | 73-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Charleston | Christopher Taylor (SG), Paul Clayborne (SF), Terry Chapin (PF), Robert Strawn (C) Joshua Lawrence, Jamie Becker, Corey Brandes, Cecil Fox | |
| 03:05 | Charleston | Christopher Taylor is hacked by Lucas Yutzy - foul #2 on Lucas Yutzy, team foul #6 | 73-57 |
| 02:46 | Charleston | Terry Chapin is hacked by Manuel Kendall - foul #1 on Manuel Kendall, team foul #7 | 73-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski (PG) James Higgins | |
| Subs | Charleston | | |
| 02:46 | Charleston | Terry Chapin makes the 1st free throw | 73-58 |
| 02:46 | Charleston | Terry Chapin makes the 2nd free throw | 73-59 |
| 02:42 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski is fouled in the backcourt by Tommy Sandler - foul #3 on Tommy Sandler, team foul #13 | 73-59 |
| 02:42 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski makes the 1st free throw | 74-59 |
| 02:42 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski makes the 2nd free throw | 75-59 |
| 02:29 | Charleston | Robert Strawn's pass is intercepted by Mike Hust | 75-59 |
| 02:26 | Michigan State | Manuel Kendall lays it in on a great pass from Mike Hust | 77-59 |
| 02:22 | Charleston | Tommy Sandler is whistled for traveling | 77-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Higgins (SG), James Johanson (SF) Mike Hust, Manuel Kendall | |
| Subs | Charleston | Mike Beagle (SG), Marko Regulski (C) Christopher Taylor, Robert Strawn | |
| 01:56 | Michigan State | James Higgins is hacked by Terry Chapin - foul #3 on Terry Chapin, team foul #14 | 77-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lester Neil (SG), William Jones (PF), James Craig (C) Boris Gorzynski, Alex Taylor, Lucas Yutzy | |
| Subs | Charleston | Robert Strawn (C) Marko Regulski | |
| 01:56 | Michigan State | James Higgins misses the 1st free throw | 77-59 |
| 01:56 | Michigan State | James Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 78-59 |
| 01:49 | Charleston | Terry Chapin misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 78-59 |
| 01:48 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to James Higgins | 78-59 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston | Charleston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:22 | Michigan State | William Jones misses the floater from the left block | 78-59 |
| 01:20 | Charleston | Paul Clayborne snags the defensive board | 78-59 |
| 01:16 | Charleston | Tommy Sandler misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 78-59 |
| 01:14 | Charleston | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Chapin | 78-59 |
| 00:58 | Charleston | Paul Clayborne is fouled on the floor by James Craig - foul #2 on James Craig, team foul #8 | 78-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski (PG) James Higgins | |
| Subs | Charleston | | |
| 00:58 | Charleston | Paul Clayborne makes the 1st free throw | 78-60 |
| 00:58 | Charleston | Paul Clayborne makes the 2nd free throw | 78-61 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston | Charleston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Michigan State | James Johanson is wide open but clanks a turnaround in the lane | 78-61 |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | James Craig pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-61 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski runs out the clock | 78-61 |