| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Joey Gorrell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Segal (fresh) SF - Raymond Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Selby (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Grimes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Norman Halle (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - Ali Floyd (fresh) SF - Jean Haynie (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marion Yelton (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Wolbert (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Fordham | Raymond Cooper inbounds the ball | 33-26 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Fordham | Robert Grimes hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 33-26 |
| 19:41 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Norman Halle | 33-26 |
| 19:21 | Michigan State | Robert Grimes swats the short shot by Joseph Wolbert | 33-26 |
| 19:20 | Fordham | Joseph Segal grabs the defensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 18:57 | Fordham | Robert Grimes misses long on a shot from the left wing | 33-26 |
| 18:56 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert grabs the board | 33-26 |
| 18:51 | Michigan State | Norman Halle hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Joseph Wolbert | 33-29 |
| 18:29 | Fordham | Robert Grimes hits a turnaround from the left block and he's fouled by Joseph Wolbert - foul #1 on Joseph Wolbert, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| 18:29 | Fordham | Robert Grimes misses the free throw | 35-29 |
| 18:29 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert gets the rebound | 35-29 |
| 18:25 | Michigan State | Norman Halle clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 18:23 | Fordham | John Selby gets the rebound | 35-29 |
| 18:10 | Fordham | Joey Gorrell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-29 |
| 18:08 | Fordham | John Selby grabs the offensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 17:58 | Fordham | Joseph Segal is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Joseph Segal, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| 17:37 | Michigan State | Norman Halle clanks a 3 from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 17:36 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert can't tip it in | 35-29 |
| 17:35 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Robert Grimes | 35-29 |
| 17:21 | Fordham | Ali Floyd is called for the reach on John Selby - foul #2 on Ali Floyd, team foul #2 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Fordham | Robert Webster (SF), Carl Quigley (C) Raymond Cooper, Robert Grimes | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Bell (SF) Ali Floyd | |
| 16:59 | Fordham | Joseph Segal misses the jumper from the right side | 35-29 |
| 16:57 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert snags the defensive board | 35-29 |
| 16:28 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton connects on the runner near the basket | 35-31 |
| 15:59 | Fordham | Joseph Segal's pass is intercepted by Norman Halle | 35-31 |
| 15:56 | Michigan State | Anthony Bell misses the lay-in | 35-31 |
| 15:54 | Fordham | John Selby grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Joey Gorrell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Segal (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Webster (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Selby (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Carl Quigley (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Norman Halle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SG - Jean Haynie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Bell (fresh) PF - Marion Yelton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Wolbert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Fordham | Joey Gorrell loses the ball out of bounds | 35-31 |
| Subs | Fordham | Donald Upton (PG), Raymond Cooper (SF), Robert Grimes (C) Joey Gorrell, Joseph Segal, John Selby | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Jones (SG) Anthony Bell | |
| 15:20 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert lays it in | 35-33 |
| 15:04 | Fordham | Raymond Cooper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-33 |
| 14:35 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Carl Quigley - foul #2 on Carl Quigley, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| 14:35 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 14:35 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 14:19 | Fordham | Robert Webster hits the finger roll set up by Donald Upton | 37-35 |
| 13:55 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-37 |
| 13:33 | Fordham | Donald Upton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 13:32 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 13:05 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton drills a floater from close range | 37-39 |
| 12:51 | Fordham | Norman Halle steps in front of the Carl Quigley pass | 37-39 |
| 12:46 | Michigan State | Norman Halle lays it in | 37-41 |
| 12:21 | Fordham | Donald Upton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-41 |
| 12:20 | Fordham | Carl Quigley pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 12:07 | Fordham | Donald Upton misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Norman Halle - foul #5 on Norman Halle, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Fordham | Joseph Segal (SG), Joey Gorrell (SF), John Selby (PF), Leslie Burlingame (C) Robert Webster, Raymond Cooper, Carl Quigley, Robert Grimes | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jack French (PG), Ali Floyd (SG) Norman Halle, Eric Jones | |
| 12:07 | Fordham | Donald Upton makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 12:07 | Fordham | Donald Upton misses the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 12:07 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 11:43 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert loses the ball out of bounds | 38-41 |
| Subs | Fordham | David Meyerowitz (SF) Donald Upton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Joey Gorrell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Segal (fresh) SF - David Meyerowitz (fresh) PF - John Selby (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Leslie Burlingame (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jack French (fresh) SG - Ali Floyd (fresh) SF - Jean Haynie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marion Yelton (tiring) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Wolbert (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Fordham | Joey Gorrell is fouled on the floor by Jack French - foul #1 on Jack French, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| 11:04 | Fordham | John Selby misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 38-41 |
| 11:03 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 10:48 | Michigan State | David Meyerowitz is called for the reach on Jean Haynie - foul #1 on David Meyerowitz, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Fordham | Donald Upton (PG) David Meyerowitz | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 10:33 | Michigan State | Jean Haynie is hacked by Joey Gorrell - foul #3 on Joey Gorrell, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Jones (SG) Ali Floyd | |
| 10:11 | Michigan State | Eric Jones loses the dribble to Joey Gorrell | 38-41 |
| 09:55 | Fordham | Joseph Segal drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Joey Gorrell | 41-41 |
| 09:36 | Michigan State | Jean Haynie misses the 3 from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 09:35 | Fordham | Leslie Burlingame grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 09:23 | Fordham | Joseph Segal buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Upton and the foul's on Jean Haynie - foul #1 on Jean Haynie, team foul #5 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Fordham | Raymond Cooper (SF), Robert Grimes (C) Joey Gorrell, Leslie Burlingame | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 09:23 | Fordham | Joseph Segal makes the free throw | 44-41 |
| 09:04 | Michigan State | Jack French double dribbles | 44-41 |
| Subs | Fordham | Robert Webster (SG), Carl Quigley (PF) Joseph Segal, John Selby | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Casey Almanza (PG) Jack French | |
| 08:45 | Fordham | Carl Quigley can't connect on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Marion Yelton - foul #1 on Marion Yelton, team foul #6 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ali Floyd (SG) Eric Jones | |
| 08:45 | Fordham | Carl Quigley makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 08:45 | Fordham | Carl Quigley misses the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 08:45 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 08:16 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Grimes - foul #2 on Robert Grimes, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Fordham | Joey Gorrell (PG) Donald Upton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 08:16 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 08:16 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 08:01 | Fordham | Robert Webster clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-43 |
| 08:00 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Joseph Wolbert | 45-43 |
| 07:40 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert misses the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Carl Quigley - foul #3 on Carl Quigley, team foul #6 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Fordham | Joseph Segal (SG), John Selby (PF) Robert Webster, Robert Grimes | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jack French (PG), Eric Jones (SG) Casey Almanza, Ali Floyd | |
| 07:40 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert misses the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 07:40 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Joey Gorrell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Segal (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Raymond Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Selby (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Carl Quigley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jack French (fresh) SG - Eric Jones (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Jean Haynie (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marion Yelton (tiring) 17 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Wolbert (tiring) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Fordham | Joey Gorrell is hacked by Jack French - foul #2 on Jack French, team foul #7 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Fordham | Robert Webster (SF) Raymond Cooper | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 07:29 | Fordham | Joey Gorrell misses the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 07:29 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 07:07 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 45-44 |
| 07:06 | Fordham | The rebound goes to John Selby | 45-44 |
| 06:54 | Fordham | Joey Gorrell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-44 |
| 06:52 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 06:27 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-44 |
| 06:26 | Fordham | John Selby grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 06:12 | Fordham | Joseph Segal is hacked by Eric Jones - foul #4 on Eric Jones, team foul #8 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Fordham | Donald Upton (PG), Raymond Cooper (SF), Robert Grimes (C) Joey Gorrell, Robert Webster, Carl Quigley | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 06:12 | Fordham | Joseph Segal makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 06:12 | Fordham | Joseph Segal makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 05:48 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert lays it in | 47-46 |
| 05:38 | Fordham | Eric Jones steps in front of the John Selby pass | 47-46 |
| 05:16 | Michigan State | Jean Haynie's floater is knocked away by Robert Grimes | 47-46 |
| 05:15 | Fordham | Robert Grimes pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 04:57 | Fordham | Joseph Segal can't finish the layup | 47-46 |
| 04:56 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jean Haynie | 47-46 |
| 04:31 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton's floater is tipped away by Robert Grimes | 47-46 |
| 04:29 | Fordham | Joseph Segal grabs the defensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 04:24 | Fordham | Raymond Cooper can't throw it down | 47-46 |
| 04:23 | Fordham | Donald Upton grabs the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 04:07 | Fordham | John Selby buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Joseph Segal | 49-46 |
| 04:07 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-46 |
| 03:46 | Michigan State | Jean Haynie can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-46 |
| 03:44 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Robert Grimes | 49-46 |
| 03:33 | Fordham | Raymond Cooper misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-46 |
| 03:31 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Donald Upton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Segal (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Selby (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Grimes (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jack French (fairly fresh) SG - Eric Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pf. SF - Jean Haynie (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marion Yelton (tired) 17 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Wolbert (tiring) 15 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Michigan State | John Selby is called for the reach on Marion Yelton - foul #1 on John Selby, team foul #7 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Fordham | Robert Webster (SF) Raymond Cooper | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Casey Almanza (PG), Ali Floyd (SG) Jack French, Eric Jones | |
| 03:02 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 03:02 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 02:38 | Fordham | Donald Upton buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by John Selby | 52-48 |
| 02:38 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 52-48 |
| Subs | Fordham | Raymond Cooper (SF) Robert Webster | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jack French (PG), Eric Jones (SG) Casey Almanza, Ali Floyd | |
| 02:21 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Eric Jones | 52-50 |
| 02:04 | Fordham | Jean Haynie is called for the reach on Donald Upton - foul #2 on Jean Haynie, team foul #9 | 52-50 |
| 02:04 | Fordham | Donald Upton misses the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 02:04 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton gets the rebound | 52-50 |
| 01:38 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-50 |
| 01:29 | Fordham | Raymond Cooper clanks a floater in the lane | 52-50 |
| 01:27 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert gets the rebound | 52-50 |
| 01:07 | Michigan State | Jean Haynie scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 52-52 |
| 00:45 | Fordham | Donald Upton knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-52 |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert hits a shot from the left wing | 55-54 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Fordham | Jack French is called for the reach on Donald Upton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jack French, team foul #10 | 55-54 |
| 00:26 | Fordham | Donald Upton misses the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 00:26 | Fordham | Donald Upton misses the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 00:12 | Michigan State | Jean Haynie is fouled on the floor by Donald Upton - foul #4 on Donald Upton, team foul #8 | 55-54 |
| 00:12 | Michigan State | Jean Haynie makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 00:12 | Michigan State | Jean Haynie makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Fordham | Raymond Cooper is fouled on the floor by Eric Jones - foul #5 on Eric Jones, team foul #11 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ali Floyd (SG) Eric Jones | |
| 00:08 | Fordham | Raymond Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 00:08 | Fordham | Raymond Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 00:08 | Fordham | John Selby gets the offensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 00:06 | Fordham | Raymond Cooper knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 57-56 |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Jean Haynie hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 57-56 |