| Lineup | Saint Peter's | PG - Ron Wigington (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Cason (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeremy Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Flynn (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Norman Halle (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Jones (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jean Haynie (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Marion Yelton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Wolbert (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Saint Peter's | Robert Jordan inbounds the ball | 33-33 |
| Game Plan | Saint Peter's | Saint Peter's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Saint Peter's | Jeremy Allen misses badly on a floater in the lane | 33-33 |
| 19:41 | Saint Peter's | John Cason grabs the offensive board | 33-33 |
| 19:15 | Saint Peter's | John Cason buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Ron Wigington | 36-33 |
| 18:50 | Michigan State | Eric Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-33 |
| Subs | Saint Peter's | Rodney Heath (C) Mark Flynn | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:40 | Saint Peter's | Ron Wigington is whistled for a carry | 36-33 |
| Subs | Saint Peter's | Michael Johnson (C) Robert Jordan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:38 | Michigan State | John Cason takes the ball from Eric Jones in the backcourt | 36-33 |
| 18:28 | Saint Peter's | Michael Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 36-33 |
| Subs | Saint Peter's | Bradford Cato (SG), Richard Morissette (SF) John Cason, Jeremy Allen | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:00 | Michigan State | Jean Haynie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-33 |
| Subs | Saint Peter's | Robert Gardner (PG) Ron Wigington | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ali Floyd (SG) Eric Jones | |
| 17:51 | Saint Peter's | Michael Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-33 |
| 17:50 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 17:25 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 17:24 | Saint Peter's | Bradford Cato grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 17:08 | Saint Peter's | Norman Halle is called for the reach on Richard Morissette - foul #4 on Norman Halle, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Saint Peter's | Robert Jordan (PG), John Cason (SG), Jeremy Allen (PF), Mark Flynn (C) Robert Gardner, Bradford Cato, Rodney Heath, Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 17:02 | Saint Peter's | Mark Flynn misses badly on a shot from the left side | 36-33 |
| 17:01 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 16:39 | Michigan State | Norman Halle misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-33 |
| 16:38 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton tips it home | 36-35 |
| 16:16 | Saint Peter's | John Cason misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 16:14 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 15:56 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 15:54 | Michigan State | Jean Haynie tips it but misses | 36-35 |
| 15:53 | Saint Peter's | Richard Morissette gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Saint Peter's | PG - Robert Jordan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Cason (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Morissette (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Allen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Flynn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Norman Halle (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ali Floyd (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jean Haynie (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Marion Yelton (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Wolbert (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:29 | Saint Peter's | Jeremy Allen hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 36-35 |
| 15:28 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 15:06 | Michigan State | Ali Floyd hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-35 |
| 15:04 | Saint Peter's | Jeremy Allen grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 14:48 | Saint Peter's | John Cason is fouled on the floor by Ali Floyd - foul #1 on Ali Floyd, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Saint Peter's | Ron Wigington (PG), Bradford Cato (SG), Oleg Tarkowski (SF), Rodney Heath (PF), Michael Johnson (C) Robert Jordan, John Cason, Richard Morissette, Jeremy Allen, Mark Flynn | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Jones (SG) Ali Floyd | |
| 14:41 | Saint Peter's | Michael Johnson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 14:39 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 14:18 | Michigan State | Jean Haynie buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Norman Halle | 36-37 |
| 13:57 | Saint Peter's | Oleg Tarkowski double dribbles | 36-37 |
| 13:34 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-37 |
| Subs | Saint Peter's | Jeremy Allen (PF) Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 13:23 | Saint Peter's | Jeremy Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 13:21 | Saint Peter's | Rodney Heath pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 13:07 | Saint Peter's | Oleg Tarkowski buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Ron Wigington | 39-37 |
| 12:47 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert blows the layup | 39-37 |
| 12:46 | Saint Peter's | Rodney Heath grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 12:28 | Saint Peter's | Bradford Cato comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-37 |
| 12:26 | Saint Peter's | Jeremy Allen tips it but misses | 39-37 |
| 12:25 | Saint Peter's | Rodney Heath can't tip it in | 39-37 |
| 12:23 | Saint Peter's | The offensive rebound goes to Rodney Heath | 39-37 |
| 12:10 | Saint Peter's | Jeremy Allen hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Ron Wigington | 41-37 |
| 11:41 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Rodney Heath - foul #3 on Rodney Heath, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Saint Peter's | Robert Gardner (PG), John Cason (SG), Michael Johnson (PF), Mark Flynn (C) Ron Wigington, Bradford Cato, Jeremy Allen, Rodney Heath | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Bell (SF) Eric Jones | |
| 11:41 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 41-37 |
| 11:41 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 11:41 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Saint Peter's | PG - Robert Gardner (fresh) 1 pts. SG - John Cason (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oleg Tarkowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Flynn (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Norman Halle (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jean Haynie (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Bell (fresh) PF - Marion Yelton (tired) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Joseph Wolbert (tiring) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:27 | Saint Peter's | Robert Gardner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 11:26 | Saint Peter's | Michael Johnson tips it home | 43-39 |
| 11:03 | Michigan State | Jean Haynie misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Cason - foul #3 on John Cason, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Saint Peter's | Ron Wigington (PG), Robert Jordan (SF) Robert Gardner, Oleg Tarkowski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ali Floyd (SG) Anthony Bell | |
| 11:03 | Michigan State | Jean Haynie makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 11:03 | Michigan State | Jean Haynie makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 10:46 | Saint Peter's | Ron Wigington is fouled on the floor by Norman Halle - foul #5 on Norman Halle, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Saint Peter's | Rodney Heath (PF) Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jack French (PG) Norman Halle | |
| 10:41 | Saint Peter's | Mark Flynn is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Mark Flynn, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| 10:18 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Wolbert | 43-43 |
| 10:12 | Saint Peter's | John Cason misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 10:10 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 09:57 | Michigan State | Jean Haynie misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 43-43 |
| 09:56 | Saint Peter's | Ron Wigington grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 09:34 | Saint Peter's | Robert Jordan scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Mark Flynn | 45-43 |
| 09:32 | Michigan State | Mark Flynn takes the ball from Jack French in the backcourt | 45-43 |
| 09:17 | Saint Peter's | John Cason connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Robert Jordan | 48-43 |
| 09:15 | Michigan State | John Cason takes the ball from Jean Haynie in the backcourt | 48-43 |
| 09:14 | Saint Peter's | Rodney Heath banks in the layup set up by John Cason | 50-43 |
| 09:11 | Michigan State | Ali Floyd double dribbles in the backcourt | 50-43 |
| Subs | Saint Peter's | Robert Gardner (PG), Kenneth Cooper (SG), Richard Morissette (SF), Jeremy Allen (PF), Michael Johnson (C) Ron Wigington, John Cason, Robert Jordan, Rodney Heath, Mark Flynn | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Jones (SG) Ali Floyd | |
| 08:58 | Saint Peter's | Robert Gardner loses the ball out of bounds | 50-43 |
| Subs | Saint Peter's | Bradford Cato (SG) Kenneth Cooper | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Casey Almanza (PG) Jack French | |
| 08:54 | Michigan State | Eric Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-43 |
| 08:42 | Saint Peter's | Michael Johnson knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Robert Gardner | 52-43 |
| 08:40 | Michigan State | Bradford Cato is called for the reach on Eric Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bradford Cato, team foul #4 | 52-43 |
| 08:25 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Jeremy Allen - foul #1 on Jeremy Allen, team foul #5 | 52-43 |
| 08:25 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton misses the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 08:25 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton misses the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 08:25 | Saint Peter's | Jeremy Allen pulls down the rebound | 52-43 |
| 07:59 | Saint Peter's | Robert Gardner can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 07:58 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Joseph Wolbert | 52-43 |
| 07:54 | Michigan State | Casey Almanza is hacked by Richard Morissette in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Morissette, team foul #6 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Saint Peter's | Ron Wigington (PG), Kenneth Cooper (SG), Oleg Tarkowski (SF), Rodney Heath (C) Robert Gardner, Bradford Cato, Jeremy Allen, Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 07:29 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 52-43 |
| 07:28 | Saint Peter's | The rebound goes to Ron Wigington | 52-43 |
| Lineup | Saint Peter's | PG - Ron Wigington (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Oleg Tarkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Morissette (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodney Heath (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Casey Almanza (fresh) SG - Eric Jones (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jean Haynie (tired) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Marion Yelton (very tired) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Joseph Wolbert (tired) 12 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:16 | Saint Peter's | Rodney Heath clanks a 3 from the left corner | 52-43 |
| 07:15 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Marion Yelton | 52-43 |
| 07:12 | Michigan State | Ron Wigington is called for the reach on Eric Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ron Wigington, team foul #7 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Saint Peter's | John Cason (SG), Jeremy Allen (PF) Kenneth Cooper, Richard Morissette | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ali Floyd (SG) Casey Almanza | |
| 07:12 | Michigan State | Eric Jones makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 07:12 | Michigan State | Eric Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 06:59 | Saint Peter's | John Cason drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Ron Wigington | 54-45 |
| 06:39 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 54-45 |
| 06:38 | Saint Peter's | John Cason pulls down the rebound | 54-45 |
| 06:17 | Saint Peter's | Jeremy Allen clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-45 |
| 06:15 | Saint Peter's | Jeremy Allen grabs the offensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 05:59 | Saint Peter's | John Cason clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-45 |
| 05:58 | Saint Peter's | Jeremy Allen tips it in | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | Saint Peter's | Saint Peter's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:51 | Michigan State | Ali Floyd is fouled on the floor by John Cason - foul #4 on John Cason, team foul #8 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Saint Peter's | Robert Gardner (PG), Bradford Cato (SG), Robert Jordan (SF), Michael Johnson (PF), Mark Flynn (C) Ron Wigington, John Cason, Oleg Tarkowski, Jeremy Allen, Rodney Heath | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jack French (PG) Eric Jones | |
| 05:51 | Michigan State | Ali Floyd makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 05:51 | Michigan State | Ali Floyd makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 05:32 | Saint Peter's | Robert Gardner knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Bradford Cato | 58-47 |
| 05:30 | Michigan State | Jean Haynie is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 58-47 |
| Subs | Saint Peter's | Richard Morissette (SF) Robert Gardner | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Bell (SF) Ali Floyd | |
| 05:24 | Saint Peter's | Mark Flynn clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-47 |
| 05:22 | Michigan State | Anthony Bell snags the defensive board | 58-47 |
| 05:16 | Michigan State | Jean Haynie can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-47 |
| 05:15 | Saint Peter's | Richard Morissette snags the defensive board | 58-47 |
| 04:53 | Saint Peter's | Bradford Cato is hacked by Anthony Bell - foul #1 on Anthony Bell, team foul #4 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Saint Peter's | Robert Gardner (PG), Kenneth Cooper (SG) Bradford Cato, Mark Flynn | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 04:37 | Saint Peter's | Richard Morissette misses long on a runner in the lane | 58-47 |
| 04:36 | Saint Peter's | Richard Morissette hits the follow up shot | 60-47 |
| 04:36 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 60-47 |
| Subs | Saint Peter's | Ron Wigington (PG), John Cason (SG), Jeremy Allen (PF), Rodney Heath (C) Robert Gardner, Kenneth Cooper, Richard Morissette, Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Game Plan | Saint Peter's | Saint Peter's is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:25 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert misses long on a jumper from the left side | 60-47 |
| 04:23 | Saint Peter's | Robert Jordan pulls down the rebound | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Saint Peter's | Saint Peter's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:01 | Saint Peter's | Rodney Heath blows the layup but he's hacked by Anthony Bell - foul #2 on Anthony Bell, team foul #5 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Saint Peter's | Mark Flynn (C) Robert Jordan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Jones (SG) Anthony Bell | |
| 04:01 | Saint Peter's | Rodney Heath makes the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 04:01 | Saint Peter's | Rodney Heath misses the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 04:01 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton grabs the defensive rebound | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | Saint Peter's | Saint Peter's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:46 | Michigan State | Mark Flynn swats the layup by Joseph Wolbert | 61-47 |
| 03:45 | Saint Peter's | John Cason pulls down the rebound | 61-47 |
| 03:26 | Saint Peter's | Ron Wigington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-47 |
| Subs | Saint Peter's | Robert Gardner (PG), Bradford Cato (SG), Richard Morissette (SF), Michael Johnson (C) Ron Wigington, John Cason, Jeremy Allen, Mark Flynn | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Lineup | Saint Peter's | PG - Robert Gardner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradford Cato (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Morissette (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rodney Heath (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jack French (fresh) SG - Eric Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jean Haynie (tired) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Marion Yelton (very tired) 9 pts. 11 reb. C - Joseph Wolbert (very tired) 12 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:10 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert misses the jumpshot from the left side | 61-47 |
| 03:09 | Saint Peter's | Bradford Cato gets the rebound | 61-47 |
| 02:46 | Saint Peter's | Michael Johnson comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Joseph Wolbert - foul #3 on Joseph Wolbert, team foul #6 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Saint Peter's | Robert Jordan (SF) Rodney Heath | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Casey Almanza (PG), Ali Floyd (SG) Jack French, Eric Jones | |
| 02:46 | Saint Peter's | Michael Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 02:46 | Saint Peter's | Michael Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 02:46 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert snags the defensive board | 61-47 |
| 02:36 | Michigan State | Jean Haynie can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-47 |
| 02:35 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert tips it in | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Saint Peter's | Saint Peter's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:06 | Saint Peter's | Bradford Cato connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Robert Gardner | 64-49 |
| 01:57 | Michigan State | Marion Yelton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-49 |
| Subs | Saint Peter's | Rodney Heath (PF) Robert Gardner | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jack French (PG), Eric Jones (SG) Casey Almanza, Ali Floyd | |
| 01:32 | Saint Peter's | Bradford Cato connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Jordan | 66-49 |
| 01:29 | Michigan State | Jean Haynie is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Morissette - foul #3 on Richard Morissette, team foul #9 | 66-49 |
| 01:29 | Michigan State | Jean Haynie makes the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 01:29 | Michigan State | Jean Haynie makes the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 01:11 | Saint Peter's | Bradford Cato connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Rodney Heath | 68-51 |
| 01:01 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 68-51 |
| 00:59 | Saint Peter's | Rodney Heath snags the defensive board | 68-51 |
| Game Plan | Saint Peter's | Saint Peter's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Saint Peter's | Rodney Heath knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Bradford Cato | 70-51 |
| Game Plan | Saint Peter's | Saint Peter's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Joseph Wolbert misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 70-51 |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | Eric Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 70-51 |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | The jump hook by Joseph Wolbert is blocked by Michael Johnson | 70-51 |
| 00:18 | Saint Peter's | Rodney Heath pulls down the rebound | 70-51 |
| 00:00 | Saint Peter's | Robert Jordan runs out the clock | 70-51 |